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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · 3d

It was great to be in Montreal for the 19th UEA North American Meeting, where I presented my paper „Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? - Evidence from Los Angeles“! #UEA2025

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 We're hiring!
Looking for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Econ student to join our team at JFKI (@jfki-econ.bsky.social) as a Student Assistant 🎓💼

Gain experience, boost your resume, and support our department!
Apply now ➡️
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#EconSky

JF-HKEcon1_25

www.fu-berlin.de

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration

FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 17

🗓️ Thursday, June 5:
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 26

Danke!

Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 22

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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

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Check out the latest newsletter from our Economics department — fresh insights, research highlights, and updates you won't want to miss! #EconSky

FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Here‘s the link to our new #EconFUBerlin Newsletter with all the updates you need:
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · May 12

🚨 PhD Econ students in Berlin:
Join Andy Ferrara’s (@andyferrara.bsky.social) talk "Tips for Navigating the Economics Job Market" on May 16 at 11:00am!

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
#EconSky

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 13

🗓️ Thursday, May 15:
We are very happy to welcome Andreas Ferrara ( @andyferrara.bsky.social ) at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „The U.S. Civil War’s Impact on Women’s Work and Political Participation “
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · May 13

We're looking forward to your talk on Thursday and warmly welcome you in Berlin, @andyferrara.bsky.social!

Excited to host you at @jfki-econ.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
#EconSky

FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 13

🗓️ Thursday, May 15:
We are very happy to welcome Andreas Ferrara ( @andyferrara.bsky.social ) at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „The U.S. Civil War’s Impact on Women’s Work and Political Participation “
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 8

Just returning from the Fourth SaNE Conference in Applied Microeconomics in Crieff, where I presented my paper "Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? Evidence from Los Angeles". Thanks to everyone for the great feedback and discussions!

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Apr 15

📣 New policy brief (in German only) about the importance of interethnic contact in school by Christopher Prömel and Max Steinhardt (@steinhardt.bsky.social).

#ifoSchnelldienst @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social

www.ifo.de/publikatione...

ifo Schnelldienst 04/2025: Gesellschaftliche Vielfalt

Deutschland ist das zweitgrößte Einwanderungsland im OECD-Raum. Zuwanderer kommen mit unterschiedlichen Erwartungen, Voraussetzungen, Bedürfnissen und Talenten. Zunehmend wird Diversität, insbesondere...

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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · Mar 7

Super interesting presentation on „Immigration Shocks and Shifting Social Group Boundaries“ by @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Workshop on Immigration and Refugee Inflows! #EconSky #EconConf

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚨Job Alert: Apply until February 28 for a PhD position at the Chair of Applied Statistics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social!

Jan Marcus @janmarcus.de · Feb 18

📢 I am looking for a new PhD student (Research Associate)📢

🔹 4 year position at FU Berlin (66% TV-L E13)
🔹 Research on causal effects in education, health, labour & family economics
🔹 2 hours teaching/week & statistical consulting

#EconSky

www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

WW-10020500-24-WM15

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Jan Marcus @janmarcus.de · Feb 18

📢 I am looking for a new PhD student (Research Associate)📢

🔹 4 year position at FU Berlin (66% TV-L E13)
🔹 Research on causal effects in education, health, labour & family economics
🔹 2 hours teaching/week & statistical consulting

#EconSky

www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

WW-10020500-24-WM15

www.fu-berlin.de

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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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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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Kapitelman @kapitelman.bsky.social · Jan 30

So wie Merz sich nun hinstellt, und behauptet, dass man „in der Sache“ doch recht habe, Nazikollabo hin oder her.

So werden sich auch welche hinstellen, wenn sie Asylheime anzünden oder (vermeintliche) Ausländer in den Straßen ermorden:
In „der Sache“ habe man doch recht.

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Jan 13

Berlin calling! Great opportunity for economists working on Latin America to present their work at a workshop organized by my colleague @m-santos-silva.bsky.social !

Manuel Santos Silva @m-santos-silva.bsky.social · Jan 13

📢 1st Junior Workshop Economics of Latin America - Call for Papers!

Aimed at PhD students & recent post-docs looking to connect with folks working on Latin American topics.

10-11 July 2025 in Berlin.

Submission deadline: Feb 28. (details below)

#EconConf #EconSky

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Dec 17

🚨Three days until deadline!
Apply until December 20 for our workshop on “The Impact of Immigration and Refugee Inflows on Host Country Economies”.
All infos below ⬇️

Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Nov 26

📣 Call for papers for junior (non-tenured) researchers:

Workshop on “The Impact of Immigration and Refugee Inflows on Host Country Economies”, March 6‐7 in Berlin

Keynote: Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University)

Submission Deadline: December 20, 2024
#EconConf #Econsky

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Nov 26

📣 Call for papers for junior (non-tenured) researchers:

Workshop on “The Impact of Immigration and Refugee Inflows on Host Country Economies”, March 6‐7 in Berlin

Keynote: Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University)

Submission Deadline: December 20, 2024
#EconConf #Econsky

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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · Nov 25

This paper is part of a project on housing space inequality in Germany funded by @boeckler-stiftung.bsky.social. All infos to the project can be found under: www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/wohnraumm...

The Project

www.jfki.fu-berlin.de

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Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · Nov 25

Thanks for the great turnout and the very interesting discussion!

Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · Nov 25

Yesterday, I presented my paper "Crowding (at) the margins: Investigating the unequal distribution of housing space in Germany" (joint work with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social, and @lucastella.bsky.social) at the Southern Economic Association (#SEA) conference in Washington DC.

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