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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · 7d

Gracias Fulya!

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · 8d

Honoured to be a Jean Monnet Fellow at the EUI this academic year and looking forward to the wonderful intellectual environment of the Robert Schuman Centre!

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · 22d

💸💸governing money by making money💸💸

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · 23d

Drawing on our new Knowledge Economy Index (doi.org/10.1093/ser/...) and earlier work on Germany (doi.org/10.1177/0032...)

We argue that policy change in the transition to the knowledge economy has been *biased towards the highly skilled* across different political economies (Sweden, Germany, UK)🎓

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · 23d

💥 New article out @reggovjournal.bsky.social

Skill-Biased Policy Change: Governing the Transition to the Knowledge Economy in Germany, Sweden & Britain

@ndurazzi.bsky.social @federicofiletti.bsky.social @simonetonelli.bsky.social David Hope, Hanna Kleider

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Skill‐Biased Policy Change: Governing the Transition to the Knowledge Economy in Germany, Sweden and Britain

How have advanced capitalist democracies transitioned from a Fordist to a post-Fordist, knowledge-based economy? And why have they followed seemingly similar policy trajectories despite different eco...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨New article🚨 The consensus is that contestation pushed central banks to talk 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 about inequality & climate.

Our theory: At first, CBs seek to ward off politicization by talking 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 about controversial topics.

We tested this 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬.🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Screenshot of the title page of linked article:
"Noisy Politics, Quiet Technocrats: Strategic Silence by Central Banks"
By Benjamin Braun and Maximilian Düsterhöft

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Steffen Murau @steffenmurau.bsky.social · May 14

🚨 New open access article 🚨

Out now in Journal of Financial Regulation with Alex Goghie and Matteo Giordano

'Encumbered Security? Vertical and Horizontal Repos in the Euro Area and Their Inherent Ambiguity'

academic.oup.com/jfr/advance-...

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Fabio Bulfone @fbulfone.bsky.social · May 6

The PEPP group at Leiden University’s Institute of Public Administration is pleased to announce the next PE_PP Talk by Aneta Spendzharova (Maastricht University) on May 12!
Details below

Please PM if interested
@sebdiessner.bsky.social @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social @alexandreafonso.bsky.social

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · May 5

I shall give it more thought, but in the meantime I'll blame the food and weather 😉 Interesting political economy puzzle indeed!

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Apr 2

Had a great time in Scotland for our pilot within the Leiden-Edinburgh "Global Futures Hub" with @alexandreafonso.bsky.social @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social @eawolff.bsky.social @fbulfone.bsky.social

Thanks for having us @philiprathgeb.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social Daniel Clegg Elke Heins!

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thank you Zbig!!

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Niccolo Durazzi @ndurazzi.bsky.social · Mar 24

🗣️ we have a new paper and new dataset just out on the transition to the knowledge economy in advanced democracies - both OA, available here academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... and here www.knowledge-economy-index.com

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Stanislas Jourdan @stanjourdan.bsky.social · Mar 24

Excited to share my latest publication, written with colleagues from the New Economics Foundation (@sebmang.bsky.social and al) exploring why monetary and fiscal policies need to work together to improve inflation management. 🧵👇

#Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #CentralBanks

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 4

📢 We have an exciting event on *The Governance of Inflation* coming up in our Political Economy & Public Policy seminar on March 21st in The Hague @fggaleiden.bsky.social

With @jvtk.bsky.social @donatodc.bsky.social @lucacigna.bsky.social

Details 👇
www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Mar 7

Huge thanks to @sebdiessner.bsky.social for his thoughtful review and insights! It’s an honor to have our books discussed so carefully alongside those of great colleagues. Looking forward to more conversations on teaching political economy ... esp in these turbulent times! #EuropeanPoliticalEconomy

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Interested in teaching EU governance, political economy and crises—but don't know where to start?

Then this one’s for you
doi.org/10.1080/0703...

Thanks to 3 excellent recent volumes by @manuelamoschella.bsky.social+co-authors @amyverdun.bsky.social @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social
A Bongardt/F Torres

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Interested in teaching EU governance, political economy and crises—but don't know where to start?

Then this one’s for you
doi.org/10.1080/0703...

Thanks to 3 excellent recent volumes by @manuelamoschella.bsky.social+co-authors @amyverdun.bsky.social @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social
A Bongardt/F Torres

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Natascha van der Zwan @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social · Mar 6

Join us for the next PE_PP talk organized by the Political Economy and Public Policy group at Leiden University's Institute of Public Administration! On March 21, @donatodc.bsky.social, @lucacigna.bsky.social and @jvtk.bsky.social will be presenting on the governance of inflation. Details 🔽

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Many thanks Stefanie!

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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · Mar 6

Great resource if you are planning to teach about European Political Economy!

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Interested in teaching EU governance, political economy and crises—but don't know where to start?

Then this one’s for you
doi.org/10.1080/0703...

Thanks to 3 excellent recent volumes by @manuelamoschella.bsky.social+co-authors @amyverdun.bsky.social @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social
A Bongardt/F Torres

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

With pleasure!

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Achim Hurrelmann @achimhurrelmann.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thanks Sebastian for this review - and also to the shout-out to the EU Governance Videos (carleton.ca/eu-governanc...)! Your suggestions for topics to be covered in the next edition are very well taken.

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Merci Lydie!

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

@brigidlaffan.bsky.social @francesconicoli.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @dermothodson.bsky.social @uwepuetter.bsky.social @dovilerimkute.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @gclebaron.bsky.social @jacquelinebest.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

Maybe of interest @erik-jones.bsky.social @vanghel.bsky.social @adinaakbik.bsky.social @elsaclaramassoc.bsky.social @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social @alexandreafonso.bsky.social @donatodc.bsky.social @benbraun.bsky.social @jvtk.bsky.social @steffenmurau.bsky.social @mbabic.bsky.social

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Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Mar 6

With chapters @mcopelov.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social @aidanregan.bsky.social
@angelawigger.bsky.social @lauralohorn.bsky.social @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social @elliotaposner.bsky.social @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social @leilahadjabdou.bsky.social @fredericmerand.bsky.social @micheleknodt.bsky.social

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