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🏫 Can “efficiency upgrades” really fix #schoolchoice outcomes?

👥 A new study by Josué Ortega, @gabrielziegler.bsky.social, R. Pablo Arribillaga, and Geng Zhao shows why improving the Deferred Acceptance algorithm may still leave key problems untouched.

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February 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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💻 ⬆️ Can online tutoring do more than improve grades?

📑 How one-on-one online tutoring helps low-performing students expecially at the critical moment of moving into vocational training or work

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Focus and Research Question

The study examines whether online tutoring for low-performing secondary school students improves not only grades, but also their transition from school into vocational training or work.

Why This Matters

While tutoring is known to raise short-term academic performance, it is unclear whether these gains translate into better early career outcomes, which are crucial for long-term employment prospects.

Data and Methodology

The researchers ran a randomized controlled trial with 839 students in Germany, randomly offering access to one-on-one online tutoring to identify causal effects.

February 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM

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Institut für Sozioökonomie

@ifso.bsky.social

"Time-use and Income: A Trivariate Relative Poverty Surface" –
new @bsoeberlin.bsky.social Discussion Paper by @franziskaedorn.bsky.social , Kim Sarah Meier & @smaxand.bsky.social just published:
opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hsog/f...

Screenshot of the title page of the Discussion Paper

February 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM

Berlin School of Economics

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

🎯 Do people ignore information because it’s costly – or because they’re too confident in what they already know?

📊 A new study shows that overconfidence in one’s own beliefs can reduce attention to new information.

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When Confidence Limits Attention: New Evidence on Belief Updating
by Ciril Bosch-Rosa, Muhammed Bulutay, and Bernhard Kassner

Focus and Research Question

Overprecision—overestimating the accuracy of one’s own beliefs—may shape how people allocate attention to information. This matters because, in an information-rich world, ignoring additional evidence is often framed as rational. However, what seems rational may instead be partially driven by biased confidence in one’s existing views.

Theory and Approach

The authors extend a standard model of rational inattention (choosing how much information to process when it is costly) to include overprecision. They predict that overconfident people will update their beliefs less and pay less attention.

Data and Experiment

They run a pre-registered online experiment with a representative German sample. Participants estimate average ages in photos, report how uncertain they are, and then update their beliefs after seeing some information.

February 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM

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Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.

@vfsecon.bsky.social

📣 Call for Papers opens Feb 1, 2026!
Submit your research for the open part of the VfS Annual Meeting and join us in beautiful Innsbruck. 🏔️
We’re looking forward to your submissions – and to seeing you in the Alps! 🏔️
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#VfSConf_26 #BehavioralEconomics

January 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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🏙️ Is “good #architecture” just aesthetics – or real #economic value?

👥 A new #paper by @ahlfeldt.bsky.social, E. Pietrostefani, and A. Zhang shows how distinctive design can raise prices not only for one building, but also for its neighbourhood.

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How Architecture Creates Economic Value Beyond Buildings

by Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Elisabetta Pietrostefani, and Ailin Zhang

Focus and Research Question

The paper asks how much “good architecture” is worth economically, and whether markets deliver too little of it. The key issue is that design benefits can extend beyond the building itself.

Why markets may underprovide design

High-quality design can create spillovers — benefits to neighbors and the wider area that the developer cannot fully charge for. This can lead to less investment in design than is socially desirable.

Evidence base and data

The authors synthesise evidence from many empirical studies linking architectural design to property prices and rents. They distinguish between effects on the designed building itself and effects on nearby buildings.

January 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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🎯 Does random assignment really guarantee unbiased results?

👥 A new study by @marcodavis94.bsky.social, Constantin Tielkes, and Felix Weinhardt shows why this common assumption can be misleading.

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#economicresearch #evidencebasedpolicy

When Random Assignment Is Not Enough for Causal Evidence
by Marco Schmandt, Constantin Tielkes, and Felix Weinhardt

Focus and Research Question

The paper examines whether studies that rely on random placement — the random assignment of people to places or groups — can still produce biased results when estimating the effects of local conditions or group characteristics. This matters because random placement is often treated as a gold standard for causal evidence in economics.

Core Idea

The authors show that random placement alone does not guarantee unbiased estimates of local factors, because people are assigned to places, not to specific local characteristics like unemployment or social attitudes. As a result, estimates can mix causal effects with hidden biases.

Data and Setting

The framework is tested using administrative data on more than 69,000 refugees in Germany, who were initially assigned to counties under a random dispersal policy. The data track individuals over time and capture all later moves, which is crucial for studying mobility bias.

January 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM

Berlin School of Economics

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

📣 Call for Papers - EXTENSION OF DEADLINE
Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics in July.

🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 30 January 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...

#phdconference #callforpapers @rationalitycrc.bsky.social

January 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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📑🗣️ Call for Papers – Riederau Workshop on People’s Understanding of and Support for Economic Policies

📅 September 8–10, 2026, Riederau am Ammersee

👤 Keynotes: @marcellaalsan.bsky.social, Dmitry Taubinsky

⏰ Submission deadline: Feb 28, 2026

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#callforpapers

Workshop on People’s Understanding of and Support for Economic Policies
September 8-10, 2026
Riederau Ammersee

The workshop is supported by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, CRC Rationality and Competition, and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation (RU “Labor market transformation”).

Keynote Speakers
Marcella Alsan (Stanford University)
Dmitry Taubinsky (University of California, Berkeley)

Call for Papers

Submission deadline: February 28, 2026
Submissions: Full papers; pre-analysis plans, pre-registered reports, and extended abstracts are also welcome.

Logistics & Support: The workshop will be held at Seminarzentrum Riederau; accommodation for two nights will be covered, and limited travel support is available upon request (details in the call).

January 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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🏙️ The #Economics of #Architecture

@ahlfeldt.bsky.social, Elisabetta Pietrostefani & Ailin Zhang bring architectural quality into urban & welfare economics, documenting spillovers, heterogeneous preferences & a coordination problem in design investment.
👇
berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/the-...

January 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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🏗️ From the Industrial Revolution to artificial intelligence – what drives economic growth, and at what cost?

Yesterday, the Nobel Prize Lecture 2025 took place at the School of Business and Economics at @humboldtuni.bsky.social

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Nobel Prize Lecture 2025: The lecture by Prof. Chi Hyun Kim (in the picture) and Prof. Ben Schumann (in the picture) explored key kontributions of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.

Also in the picture: Prof. Daniel Klapper, Dean of the School of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Also in the picture: clapping guests/audience

January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt

@ahlfeldt.bsky.social

Good architecture is a posterchild public good: non-rival and non-excludable. Had great fun using the economics toolbox to study why developments look rather underwhelming and simulate what policies could lead to more beautiful cities. @bsoeberlin.bsky.social github.com/Ahlfeldt/DPs...

January 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt

@ahlfeldt.bsky.social

Assessed values are good for quantification of QSMs. List prices better for hedonic valuation using panel identification. Evidence and replication studies from the NL and NYC in our @cep-lse.bsky.social DP! cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICA...

December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Berlin School of Economics

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

🏘️ Many studies assume that asking prices or tax assessments reflect real market values—but a new paper shows that this assumption does not always hold.

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👥 @ahlfeldt.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social
#spacialeconomics

January 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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⏰ Reminder: Nobel Prize Lecture 2025

Join us on January 14, 2026 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social.

Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann discuss the ideas of the 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences, followed by a New Year’s Reception.

🔗 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...

Nobel Prize Lecture 2025
Title: Economics Growth through Technological Progress and Creative Destruction

This event is supported by the WWG.

January 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM

Berlin School of Economics

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

💡 Can an economic downturn make nursing home care more expensive, even in a system with regulated prices?

📑This new study takes a close look and uncovers a surprising mechanism.

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@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @diw.de

#longtermcare #economicresearch

January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM

Berlin School of Economics

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💫 As the year comes to a close, we would like to extend our warmest wishes for a restorative holiday season and an inspiring start into 2026.

🙏 Thank you for your continued interest, your support, and your commitment to advancing economic research.

#happyholidays #bestwishes

December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Berlin School of Economics

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📢 Nobel Prize Lecture 2025 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🎓

On Jan 14, 2026, Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann introduce the work of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt.

🥂 Followed by the New Year’s Reception

👉 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...

Nobel Prize Lecture 2025
Janaury 14, 2026
18:00 | Heilig-Geist-Kapelle, School of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

This event is supported by the WWG.

December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Berlin School of Economics

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social

📣 Call for Papers

Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026.

🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...

@wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference

December 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Berlin School of Economics

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💬 Can a welfare reform meant to weaken a political rival actually make it stronger?

A new study by @felixkersting.bsky.social on Bismarck’s famous health insurance reform offers historical answers

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@humboldtuni.bsky.social #socialpolicy #politicalecon