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Tim Krieger
@timkriegerfr.bsky.social

Wilfried Guth Professor of Constitutional Political Economy and Competition Policy @uni-freiburg.de. Mostly working on institutions, migration and/or conflict.
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/timkrieger/home

Economics 37%
Political science 29%
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Great news from my project #APVMaGa!

First #AgriPV at Afri-Farms Gambia is rising—frames up, wiring done! ☀️🌱 3 pilot sites will power irrigation & cooling, boost food + energy security, and train women electricians.

More: bmbf-client.de/en/news/apv-...

#SDGs #econbsky @uni-freiburg.de

Danke!

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So ein gedrucktes Magazin ist schon was! Freue mich, dass ich in Folge 1 von "WeiterDenken" (hrsg. von Hans-Peter Klös et al.) zu Freiheit und Klimaschutz schreiben konnte. Tolle Autoren wie Stefan Kolev, Ralf Fücks und Tim Krieger sind dabei (Buchmessenpräsentation am Freitag mit Heike Göbel).

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Russia: Mothers and spouses of Russian fascists killed in the meat grinder in Ukraine awarded literal meat grinders.
$150 Luxper MG-2000S Meat Grinder
In 15 years on social media I almost never ask my followers to do anything.

If you live in the United States, please stop now & call your representative. I just called. They answer and listen.

The phone numbers are here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Demand action to stop this authoritarian threat:

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Conditioning on the dependent variable is the secret to giving longevity advice.

www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Potatoes and a smile are the secret to a long life, woman says before 114th birthday
Bonita Gibson is part of a small population of supercentenarians in the United States, or someone who is at least 110 years old.
www.usatoday.com

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Just published the introductory essay to an issue (OA! 😀) of @bppjournal.bsky.social I've been co-editing in honor of Mario Rizzo; with articles by Adam Oliver, Gerd Gigerenzer, Shaun Hargreaves Heap, George Loewenstein, Nick Chater, and Cass Sunstein, among others www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Process, rationality and human wellbeing | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Process, rationality and human wellbeing - Volume 9 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org

Auf dem Weg nach #Mannheim zur ersten #Metafin-Treffen, dem Metaprojekt zur #BMBF-Förderrichtlinie "Forschung zu finanzieller Bildung".

Freue mich auf das Zusammentreffen mit den vielen Akteuren der anderen spannenden Projekte!

#fibiflu @uni-freiburg.de

Unser BMBF-Projekt #FiBiFlu (Finanzielle Bildung durch Finfluencer? Fachliches reflektiertes Lernen mit Erklärvideos unterstützen) ist jetzt voll am Start. Heute erstes, sehr gutes Treffen des Projektteams von @unileipzig.bsky.social, PH Freiburg und @uni-freiburg.de in Freiburg. #MetaFin

"America Turns Its Back on the World"

@pkrugman.bsky.social on the value of international students to the US. tl;dr: It's enormous!

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Vortragsankündigung!

Where to read?

Renner L. & Schmid L.: “The decision to flee: exploring gender-specific determinants of international refugee migration,” Journal of Population Economics 38, 2025, Art. 48.

📄 Open-access PDF: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The decision to flee: exploring gender-specific determinants of international refugee migration - Journal of Population Economics
While the determinants of refugee migration are well-studied, heterogeneities within the group of refugees have received little attention. In this paper, we use data on female and male refugee movemen...
link.springer.com

Why does it matter?

⚖️ A gender-sensitive lens can reshape refugee policy: safer corridors for women, targeted aid in first-asylum neighbours, and smarter resource planning for host nations.

#HumanRights #Policy #Asylum

...
👨 Men react more strongly to battlefield intensity—especially in lower-grade conflicts.
🌍 Poverty matters differently by gender: extreme poverty pushes women harder, while rising GDP in destination countries pulls men more.

Lena & Laura analyse movements of female vs. male refugees across 46 African and Asian countries (2002-2018) to understand who flees, why, and where they go.

What they find:
👩 Women are more deterred by long, risky routes and mostly seek safety in neighbouring states. ...

🚨 New publication alert!

Proud to share that my PhD student Lena Schmid & my former postdoc Laura Renner have a fresh article in the J. of Population Econ. that uncovers how gender shapes refugee-flight decisions. Details in the thread!🧵

#Migration #Refugees #GenderEcon #econbsky @uni-freiburg.de

Hey #NEPS #PeaceScience crowd!

Thrilled that our paper with Eugen Dimant & Daniel Meierrieks—“Paying Them to Hate US” (Economic Journal 24)—made the NEPS Medal 2025 shortlist! 🥳

👉 If it speaks to you, pop your vote in by email before 20 May (members only).

@uni-freiburg.de #econsky #econbsky
Paying Them to Hate US: The Effect of US Military Aid on Anti-American Terrorism, 1968–2018
Abstract. How does anti-American terrorism in recipient countries respond to US military aid? Does aid protect United States interests abroad or does it ha
doi.org

Revised WP version:

Inequality, Life Expectancy, and the Alienation Effect: Insights from a Real-Effort Experiment on the Intragenerational Redistribution Puzzle

(with Christine Meemann + Stefan Traub)

@ssrn.bsky.social #econsky #econbsky @uni-freiburg.de

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Inequality, Life Expectancy, and the Alienation Effect: Insights from a Real-Effort Experiment on the Intragenerational Redistribution Puzzle
In most OECD countries, pension reform policy has decreased the level of intragenerational redistribution in the first pillar of the pension system over the las
papers.ssrn.com

Die taz gewohnt süffisant... Und sie hat recht.
Eine arg wetterfühlige Bibliothek
Bei Sonne blendet sie das Umfeld, bei Regen müssen drinnen Eimer aufgestellt werden: Zehn Jahre nach Eröffnung wird die Uni-Bibliothek von Freiburg schon wieder renoviert
taz.de

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Hans Mayer (1907–2001) in «Ein Deutscher auf Widerruf*» Bd. I, S. 75 (1982) über sein Studium in Berlin in den 1920er Jahren und die damals üblichen ‹Karrierewege› in der Wissenschaft. #IchBinHanna ist keine Erfindung der neoliberalisierten Universität.

*der Widerruf geschah am 30. Januar 1933.

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Heute ist die Abordnung der ZSU an der Parade durch London marschiert - und King Charles salutierte vor der Ukrainischen Fahne. 🫡

"The Cambridge Handbook on the Economics of Terrorism" is forthcoming in July!

Including my chapter on "Migration and Terrorism" as well as many other great contributions by the who-is-who in economic terrorism research.

Looking forward to reading this volume!

#econsky #econbsky @uni-freiburg.de
The Cambridge Handbook on the Economics of Terrorism | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org

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*FRA, UK.....[erneut abgetauchtes EU-Land hier einsetzen]*

@paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy:

"I’m going to keep treating “data” as plural unless it refers to a Starfleet commander."

😊😊😊
It’s Trump’s Economy Now
Don’t let him shift the blame
open.substack.com

📢 Unser neues #BMBF -Projekt #FiBiFlu bringt Finfluencer-Erklärvideos ins Klassenzimmer! Wir fördern kritisches, evidenzbasiertes Lernen + stärken die finanzielle Mündigkeit junger Menschen.🚀
Mehr erfahren 👇
#FinanzielleBildung @uni-freiburg.de #econsky #econbsky #EdTech
Finanzielle Bildung durch Finfluencer? Fachliches reflektiertes Lernen mit Erklärvideos unterstützen – Finanzielle Bildung für alle
meta-fin.eu

Gerade erst entdeckt: Mein Kollege Urs Granacher erklärt der BBC, warum wir alle seilspringen oder zumindest hopsen sollten. Klingt nach einem einfachen Plan, sich fit zu halten! Werde ich ausprobieren.
bbc.com/audio/play/m...
BBC Audio | Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley | Get Skipping
How skipping could improve your muscle power and strengthen your bones
bbc.com

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Podiumsdiskussion morgen Abend in der Aula @uni-freiburg.de @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social

🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨

Zwei wiss. Mitarbeitende
(bis 75% TV-L E13, ab sofort bis 2029)

im Rahmen des BMBF-Verbundprojekts "Schriftenreihe 'Vordenker der Liberalen Moderne'".

Teilprojekt zu u.a. Popper, Rawls, Sen und Gray.

Details siehe Ausschreibungstext.

Freue mich auf Bewerbungen!