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herman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · Jul 1

Deadline 21 July.
Kohl and team are doing some of the most interesting research on housing and finance these days. And an excellent mentor and all around good guy.
Bonus: berlin

Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jun 12

I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). | Sebastian Kohl

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). Any research projects in political econom...

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jul 1

Deadline July 21st! www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jun 12

I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). | Sebastian Kohl

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). Any research projects in political econom...

www.linkedin.com

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jun 12

I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). | Sebastian Kohl

I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). Any research projects in political econom...

www.linkedin.com

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · May 26

Happy to see our joint work on immigrant housing now published in the Journal of Housing Economics!
With @simonvoss.bsky.social (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social) and Marc-André Luik, we show how language skills shape homeownership outcomes—offering new causal evidence on immigrant integration. #EconSky

Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 22

Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics!
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky

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Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants

In this paper, we deliver the first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host-country language proficiency and homeownership. Using a…

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · May 10

A big thanks to all reviewers! @mpifg.bsky.social, @princetonupress.bsky.social, @cambridgeup.bsky.social, @routledgebuseco.bsky.social, @agendapub.bsky.social

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · May 10

With exciting book reviews of Zacarés' "Residential Capitalism" reviewed by Alejandro F. Pérez, @aspaglayan.bsky.social's "Raised to Obey" by @mcortinaescudero.bsky.social, Bryant/Webber's "Climate Finance" by Giorgio Cuconato and @ccavaille.bsky.social's "Fair Enough" by @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are very happy to welcome everybody at the "Workshop on Immigration & Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
Looking forward to two days full of interesting presentations!

@jfki-econ.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social #EconSky

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 18

Thank you to all the participants of our workshop „The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding“ for these two very interesting days! We look forward to welcoming you soon again at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social!

#EconSky #EconConf

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 17

Insightful key-note lecture by Alexander von Hoffman (@harvard.edu) on "Overcrowding: Concepts, Contexts, and Contingencies" for our workshop on The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding.

#EconSky #EconConf

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Feb 17

Phil Hubbard right now at our overcrowding workshop (w/ @steinhardt.bsky.social) with a talk on the spread of tiny houses in London!
#EconSky #EconConf

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Feb 17

New insights about socio-ecological inequality in housing consumption in the Netherlands by Mira Kopp and @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social presented at the workshop on overcrowding at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Attention spoiler-cars matter!

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 17

Welcoming remarks from @steinhardt.bsky.social and @sebastiankohl.bsky.social at the workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. We look forward to the interesting presentations ahead!

#EconSky #EconConf

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 14

🗓️ Next Monday and Tuesday:
We are very happy to host a workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.

See all information about the workshop and program below
and feel free to join!

@steinhardt.bsky.social @sebastiankohl.bsky.social @lucastella.bsky.social

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Charlotte Bartels @charlottebartels.bsky.social · Feb 4

Join my new Public Economics team at @unileipzig.bsky.social! A 100% PhD/Postdoc position with teaching and a 75% PhD position in a DFG research project on the triangle of growth, housing and voting in Germany with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social & @trgn.bsky.social. Apply until Feb 28

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jan 15

You are welcome to join the guest lecture by Katharina Sass (University of Bergen) on admission choices in secondary-school systems in Norway and Germany next Tuesday (Jan 21st) at the JFK Institute @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social , 16:15-17:45 👇

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Jan 13

Postdoctoral position at LMU Munich with Fabian Pfeffer, focusing on social inequality, wealth, mobility, and quantitative methods. No German required; apply by January 15, 2025, for a preferred start in April. More details: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...

Post-doctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · Jan 13

Are you a political scientist, economist, or sociologist working historically? If you are also based at a European institution, we want to learn more about you!! Please consider filling in our survey (until Jan 20th).

Take a look & spread the word, thanks! 👇

Lukas Haffert @lhaffert.bsky.social · Dec 10

Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...

Historical Political Economy - Insights from Europe

Thank you for your interest in our survey. We are a team of researchers based at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, University of Bonn and University of Geneva. The goal of this survey is to map the ...

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jan 3

Join us next Tuesday at 16:15 for @timwhite100.bsky.social's talk on Venture Capital Experiments with Housing in Berlin, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @jfki-econ.bsky.social 👇

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Alexandros Kentikelenis @akentikelenis.bsky.social · Nov 29

Berlin friends: next Tuesday at 4pm I am presenting findings from my new book project at the Freie Universität.

Join us!

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Nov 27

Eine weitere Stelle, allerdings in Economics, ist in Leipzig geplant im nächsten Jahr

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Nov 27

Welcome to next Tuesday's lecture at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social' JFK Institute, with Alex Kentikelenis presenting his forthcoming book (w/Sarah Babb) on "The Making of the Washington Consensus". Join us at 16:15! @socfub.bsky.social @jfki-econ.bsky.social 👇

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Nov 25

The talk is unfortunately cancelled, new date in the summer term to be announced!

Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Nov 22

Join the public lecture by Barbara Fritz next Tuesday @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's JFK Institute on the Global Financial Safety Net 👇

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