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Farzad Saidi
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Full-time economist & full-time dad // Professor @ University of Bonn.
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pengzell.bsky.social
I will be sending this email a lot this year. Feel free to tell me it's problematic, but I've had it with students who don't show up and expect me to be in their corner.
I’m sorry that I cannot provide my recommendation. This is not due to your module grade, but the fact that we had very limited personal interaction. As you know, students now make extensive use of AI tools, which can make it difficult to assess the extent to which written work reflects their own independent reasoning. Meeting regularly and discussing ideas in depth is usually the only reliable way for me to understand a student’s qualities and potential. For these reasons, I generally reserve my references for students with whom I have had repeated and sustained engagement over time, as this is the only basis on which I can provide a well-rounded and meaningful assessment. My door is always open for office hours and I encourage all students to come but few make use of it. In your case, I simply do not have enough direct insight into your work to write a reference that would be fair or helpful to you. I wish you all the very best with your applications.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
I was on a German panel last night, where *every speaker* had strong French links (study etc).
And every speaker expressed massive dismay over the state of Franco-German defence-industrial cooperation. How can we not get this right?!
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
farzado.bsky.social
Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
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October 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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reuters.com
Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows reut.rs/3UVp11o
Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows
Euro zone manufacturing activity expanded in August for the first time since mid-2022 due to a surge in domestic demand and output, raising optimism around future production, a survey showed.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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voxeu.org
@vicbar.bsky.social @ralphdehaas.bsky.social @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social & I Matavelli show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.
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#EconSky
Graph showing a strong negative correlation between GDP per capita and unequal gender role norms. While economists have extensively studied gender norms affecting women, masculinity norms – the informal rules that guide and constrain the behaviours of boys and men – remain underexplored. This column reviews how such norms can shape economic outcomes in labour markets, health, education, households, and politics. Drawing on new survey data from 87,000 individuals across 70 countries, the authors show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.
September 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
farzado.bsky.social
Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · Aug 7
Consulting firms have long claimed to be “CEO factories”, but are their alumni any good at the top job? We’ve constructed an index to put their promise to the test
August 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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puettmann.bsky.social
Läuft ja super mit der Bekämpfung der AfD durch die "Migrationswende", die ja angeblich die "Mutter aller Probleme" anpackt.
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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oiginstitute.bsky.social
Homebuyers and economists alike closely watch indicators for changes in home prices. How do policies that expand access to credit affect those prices? Our article from Ken Cowles explores the research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR
Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics
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July 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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chtraxler.bsky.social
.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).

👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

Please share widely! #EconSky
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July 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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arindube.bsky.social
Very pleased that our local projections dif-in-dif paper is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Joint with @dgirardi.bsky.social, Jorda, and Taylor.

It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).

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July 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
Eurovision is over, but this is still a good read:
“In the end, even as Eurovision is officially a nonpolitical event, everyone knows it’s really geopolitics in drag.”

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/23/e...
The West Is Strong—and in Sequins
Eurovision has never been a bigger party—or more political.
foreignpolicy.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
farzado.bsky.social
Our Cluster of Excellence secured a second funding period today. As one of the PIs, in magnificent company, I am extremely happy that our efforts especially towards the final stage of the reapplication process paid off. Numerous meetings, retreats, and flights taken have contributed to a unique…
econtribute.bsky.social ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · May 22
🎉 Exciting news! Our Cluster of Excellence @econtribute.bsky.social will be funded for another seven years by @dfg.de! We’re excited to continue our journey together. Many thanks to all involved! Find out more here: econtribute.de/funding-exte... #ExStra @unibonn.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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unibonn.bsky.social
A landmark success! The University of Bonn secured funding for all six existing Clusters of Excellence and both new initiatives – more than any other German university. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/095-...

© G. Hübl, V. Lannert, M. Thürbach/ECONtribute, J. F. Saba/UKB, S. Wegener/ML4Q; N. Wietrich
A collage with symbolic images of all eight clusters of excellence. A man working on a machine, an observatory, two people in a field, a woman writing something on a piece of paper, a woman in front of a device, a man writing something on a blackboard, an exhibition, a woman looking through a telescope.
May 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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ncrenic.bsky.social
This is bleak reading
May 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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oiginstitute.bsky.social
New article from Kenneth Cowles explores research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst that explains how an expansion of credit in the form of expanded eligibility for VA loans contributed to increases in home prices. bit.ly/4czY9vR
Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics
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May 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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kiel.institute
📢 Save the date! The 4th Kiel-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics takes place this October—this time in Paris 🇫🇷.
Thanks to #ScPoEcon @sciencespo.bsky.social for hosting—it’s going to be another great one!
📜 Call for papers coming soon. Stay tuned for more info 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev...
April 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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sebfriedrich.bsky.social
„Merz und Söder trieben durch geschürte Empörung ganz bewusst die Leute gegen die Ampelregierung auf die Bäume – und bekommen sie nun, da in den Koalitionsverhandlungen doch wieder schwierige Kompromisse gefragt waren, nicht mehr herunter.“
(@puettmann.bsky.social)

www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Zwischen Christdemokratie und Rechtspopulismus
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenfördes Diktum „Der freiheitliche, säkularisierte Staat lebt von Voraussetzungen, die er selbst nicht garantieren kann“, lässt sich auch auf Parteien anwenden. Die Besetzung der Pa...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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carlzimmer.com
NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
www.science.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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oiginstitute.bsky.social
Homebuyers and economists alike closely watch indicators for changes in home prices. How do policies that expand access to credit affect those prices? New article from Ken Cowles explores the research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR
Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics
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April 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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oiginstitute.bsky.social
In 1991, eligibility criteria for VA loans were relaxed, providing a natural experiment to study what happens to house prices when the supply of credit expands. Our new article looks at research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR
Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics
bit.ly
April 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
farzado.bsky.social
Daniel Brühl hat mich gerade beim Jogging-Endspurt angelächelt. Euer Sonntag kann einpacken!
April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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joshua-goodman.com
With Universities Threatened, Can Boston Still Be Boston?

"Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that."

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher education could change that.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
farzado.bsky.social
That’s my Boston — always strong!
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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suedekum.bsky.social
Hier nochmal in ruhiger, schriftlicher Form, was ich am Donnerstag bei #Illner gesagt habe:

Die baldige Koalition sollte sich darauf fokussieren, das Fiskalpaket zu einer erfolgreichen Wachstumsagenda zu machen und von rein konsumtiven Mehrausgaben absehen.

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Top-Ökonom Südekum fordert Strukturreform von Union und SPD
"Im Kernhaushalt ist de facto kein Geld übrig": Ökonom Südekum fordert von Union und SPD Strukturreformen in Sachen Finanzen.
www.zdf.de
April 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM