Cathrin Mohr
@cathrinmohr.bsky.social
Professor of Economics at the Kiel Institute and Hamburg University
Interested in Historical Political Economy and Geoeconomics
Interested in Historical Political Economy and Geoeconomics
Very happy to be joining the Kiel Institute and the University of Hamburg!
Excited to welcome two new professors today, both in cooperation with @uni-hamburg.de!
👉 @cathrinmohr.bsky.social working on geoeconomics & political economy
👉 Kaspar Zimmermann focusing on firms, finance & the macroeconomy
Welcome to the team 👋 can't wait for your contributions & research groups!
👉 @cathrinmohr.bsky.social working on geoeconomics & political economy
👉 Kaspar Zimmermann focusing on firms, finance & the macroeconomy
Welcome to the team 👋 can't wait for your contributions & research groups!
September 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Very happy to be joining the Kiel Institute and the University of Hamburg!
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🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
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What's the future of historical political economy in Europe? To find out, we (w/ @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social) conducted a survey and workshop. Here are our main take-aways. Special thanks to all who participated!
New Broadstreet post!
By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...
By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...
The Future of Historical Political Economy in Europe
By Bastian Becker (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Lukas Haffert (University of Geneva), Cathrin Mohr (University of Bonn)
www.broadstreet.blog
May 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
What's the future of historical political economy in Europe? To find out, we (w/ @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social) conducted a survey and workshop. Here are our main take-aways. Special thanks to all who participated!
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What is geoeconomics? In the VoxTalks Economics podcast @voxeu.org @cepr.org podcast, ECONtribute member @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social and Christoph Trebesch @kiel.institute talk about tariffs on trade and great power rivalry. Listen to the podcast here: audioboom.com/posts/871200...
What is geoeconomics?
With the major geopolitical powers squaring up to each other, tariffs on trade and political turmoil, is it time for economics to focus more on the consequences for the world economy of great power ri...
audioboom.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What is geoeconomics? In the VoxTalks Economics podcast @voxeu.org @cepr.org podcast, ECONtribute member @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social and Christoph Trebesch @kiel.institute talk about tariffs on trade and great power rivalry. Listen to the podcast here: audioboom.com/posts/871200...
Had a great time joining @talknormal.co.uk at VoxTalks with Christoph Trebesch to talk about geoeconomics: what it is and why it matters today. If you're interested in the intersection of economics and global power, give it a listen!
Economists @cathrinmohr.bsky.social ky.social (Bonn University) & Christoph Trebesch (@kiel.institute) talk to @talknormal.co.uk al.co.uk about how global power politics are reshaping economics—and what researchers should focus on next.
Listen: cepr.org/multimedia/w...
#Podcast #EconSky
Listen: cepr.org/multimedia/w...
#Podcast #EconSky
May 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Had a great time joining @talknormal.co.uk at VoxTalks with Christoph Trebesch to talk about geoeconomics: what it is and why it matters today. If you're interested in the intersection of economics and global power, give it a listen!
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Was lernt man im VWL-Studium und was genau macht eigentlich eine Volkswirtin? 🔎 Darum ging es heute beim Girls‘ Day an der @unibonn.bsky.social. @econtribute.bsky.social Cluster-Mitglied @cathrinmohr.bsky.social hat Bonner Schülerinnen von ihrem Beruf erzählt. @dfg.de #EconSky
April 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Was lernt man im VWL-Studium und was genau macht eigentlich eine Volkswirtin? 🔎 Darum ging es heute beim Girls‘ Day an der @unibonn.bsky.social. @econtribute.bsky.social Cluster-Mitglied @cathrinmohr.bsky.social hat Bonner Schülerinnen von ihrem Beruf erzählt. @dfg.de #EconSky
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Today, we held our #YoungECONtribute Program workshop where our excellent PhD students and postdocs from Bonn-Cologne presented their current research. Thanks to everyone involved! More about YEP 👉: econtribute.de/young-econtr... @wisocologne.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de #EconSky
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today, we held our #YoungECONtribute Program workshop where our excellent PhD students and postdocs from Bonn-Cologne presented their current research. Thanks to everyone involved! More about YEP 👉: econtribute.de/young-econtr... @wisocologne.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de #EconSky
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Many thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and @beckerbastian.bsky.social for a very interesting Workshop on Historical Political Economy in Europe with great scholars and inspiring discussions.
February 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Many thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and @beckerbastian.bsky.social for a very interesting Workshop on Historical Political Economy in Europe with great scholars and inspiring discussions.
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Fantastic Scoping Workshop on the Historical Political Economy in Europe! Who knew PoliSci and EconHist do not wear such different hats?
Huge thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @beckerbastian.bsky.social for an inspiring deep dive.
Learned a lot!
Huge thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @beckerbastian.bsky.social for an inspiring deep dive.
Learned a lot!
February 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Fantastic Scoping Workshop on the Historical Political Economy in Europe! Who knew PoliSci and EconHist do not wear such different hats?
Huge thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @beckerbastian.bsky.social for an inspiring deep dive.
Learned a lot!
Huge thanks to @lhaffert.bsky.social @cathrinmohr.bsky.social @beckerbastian.bsky.social for an inspiring deep dive.
Learned a lot!
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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
February 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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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💰 Money wins wars: A new study from Jonathan Federle, @schularick.bsky.social & @dominic-rohner.bsky.social analyzes 700+ conflicts (1977–2013) and finds financial power is key. A 10% GDP boost in military spending raises the chance of victory by 32% 👇 www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
Empirical Study: Money Wins Wars
Whether a state emerges as a winner or loser from a military conflict is significantly determined by its financial resources. This has been shown for the first time in a new empirical analysis of the ...
www.ifw-kiel.de
January 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
💰 Money wins wars: A new study from Jonathan Federle, @schularick.bsky.social & @dominic-rohner.bsky.social analyzes 700+ conflicts (1977–2013) and finds financial power is key. A 10% GDP boost in military spending raises the chance of victory by 32% 👇 www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
Have you been hearing the term 'Geoeconomics' everywhere lately but aren't quite sure what it really means? Then this paper has you covered and will tell you all about the current state of the literature www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
January 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Have you been hearing the term 'Geoeconomics' everywhere lately but aren't quite sure what it really means? Then this paper has you covered and will tell you all about the current state of the literature www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
You work in Historical Political Economy and are based in Europe and you have not filled out our survey yet? You can still do so until Sunday and help us to map the field: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
January 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
You work in Historical Political Economy and are based in Europe and you have not filled out our survey yet? You can still do so until Sunday and help us to map the field: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
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📢We are hiring 📢
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
December 13, 2024 at 12:11 PM
📢We are hiring 📢
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
To all researchers in Historical Political Economy based in Europe: Please help @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @lhaffert.bsky.social, and me get a better picture of HPE in Europe and the challenges researchers face by participating in this 15 min survey: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
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 ...
forms.gle
December 12, 2024 at 7:14 AM
To all researchers in Historical Political Economy based in Europe: Please help @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @lhaffert.bsky.social, and me get a better picture of HPE in Europe and the challenges researchers face by participating in this 15 min survey: forms.gle/EtLna72JNXFh...
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Inflation shocks strengthen extremist and populist parties in elections - new paper by Jonathan Federle, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social & @schularick.bsky.social:
🔹summary for press 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
🔹paper 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
@unibonn.bsky.social 🧵👇
🔹summary for press 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
🔹paper 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
@unibonn.bsky.social 🧵👇
Inflation shocks strengthen extremist and populist parties in elections
Both unexpectedly high inflation and weak economic growth significantly boost the electoral performance of extremist and populist parties, according to a recent study by the Kiel Institute. The main r...
ifw-kiel.de
December 4, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Inflation shocks strengthen extremist and populist parties in elections - new paper by Jonathan Federle, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social & @schularick.bsky.social:
🔹summary for press 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
🔹paper 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
@unibonn.bsky.social 🧵👇
🔹summary for press 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
🔹paper 👉 ifw-kiel.de/publications...
@unibonn.bsky.social 🧵👇
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November 8, 2023 at 12:36 PM
Sind persönliche Verbindungen in die Machtelite gut oder schlecht für politische Karrieren? In der
@wiwo
spreche ich über Evidenz aus der DDR und was wir über China und Russland wissen.
@wiwo
spreche ich über Evidenz aus der DDR und was wir über China und Russland wissen.
October 16, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Sind persönliche Verbindungen in die Machtelite gut oder schlecht für politische Karrieren? In der
@wiwo
spreche ich über Evidenz aus der DDR und was wir über China und Russland wissen.
@wiwo
spreche ich über Evidenz aus der DDR und was wir über China und Russland wissen.