Matthias Luecke
matthiasluecke.bsky.social
Matthias Luecke
@matthiasluecke.bsky.social
International economist: migration, trade, European integration
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Real footage of a synthetic control model
December 8, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Cara Hoffman has good advice for those considering emigration to escape the next US president (hint: think about the life you do want and what you will do to make it happen)
Opinion | Running Away From Trump’s America Is Complicated. I Should Know.
For Americans declaring they want to leave a Trump-led America, the best approach is to understand what you are running to, not from.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Afrikas Potenziale für Deutschland: Fachkräfte, erneuerbare Energien & diversifizierte Lieferketten. @heidland.bsky.social & Rainer Thiele analysieren vor dem #GABS2024, wie Partnerschaften für beide Seiten gewinnbringend sein können und wo es derzeit noch hakt. 👇 @faznet.bsky.social
German African Business Summit, GABS – Investieren in Afrika
Viele Länder Afrikas könnten die deutschen Bedürfnisse an Arbeitskräften und an erneuerbaren Energien decken und dabei helfen, Lieferketten zu diversifizieren, analysieren zwei Afrikaforscher.
www.faz.net
November 28, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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Reminder:
6-year postdoc in economics of education
Deadline for application on Sunday
👇
📢 We are hiring 📢

ifo is looking to fill 5 positions, incl. one

6-year Postdoc 👩‍🎓

to join our team at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education!

👉https://econjobmarket.org/positions/11131
Deadline: 24 Nov 2024

Please spread the word! #EconSky
November 22, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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🌍🌍Conference Alert!🌍🌍
We just published the Call for Papers for the Kiel-CEPR African Economic Development Conference! Submit your work by May 29 to join us in Berlin in September for an exciting two days of research and policy discussions. cepr.org/events/kiel-...
The KIEL-CEPR African Economic Development Conference (AEDC)
cepr.org
April 30, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Die wichtigste europäische Reform des Asylsystems des letzten Jahrzehnts macht entscheidenden Schritt im Europäischen Parlament!

Hier mein Statement dazu:
www.ifw-kiel.de/de/publikati...
April 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Decisive step for the most important asylum reform in the EU of the past decade

www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...
April 10, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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New Opportunity 🙌 We're excited to open applications for this year’s fellowship program welcoming three African scholars to collaborate with us at SWP, IDOS, and IfW Kiel! Apply by March 10th. Learn more at 👇 www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/the-proje...
Call for Applications – Fellowship 2024
Call for Applications – Fellowship 2024
www.megatrends-afrika.de
February 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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📢 The Advanced Studies Program ASP is raising its ambitions to become a 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 w/ a clear focus on international economics ❗
👉 Apply now until January 15 / March 1 for the first cohort starting in September 2024
Full details 👇
Advanced Studies Program
Europe’s newest doctoral program in International Economics
ifw-kiel.de
December 18, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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🚨 Call for Papers

—Conference on the economics of migration in Latin America, Mar. 14–15 in Washington

—Featuring top researchers @sandrarozo.bsky.social @dmckenzie.bsky.social @claireadida.bsky.social et al., run by HUMANS network of LACEA

—With a keynote by me

—Submissions due 🔜 December 15
November 14, 2023 at 9:50 PM
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👉 "Wirksame Migrationspolitik geht nur in Partnerschaft"
In unserem Blog #JointFutures diskutiert
@heidland.bsky.social | @kielinstitute.bsky.social eine zentrale Herausforderung in den Beziehungen mit Afrika: Reformen der EU-Asyl- und Migrationspolitik.
www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/...
Wirksame Migrationspolitik geht nur in Partnerschaft
Eine der größten Herausforderungen für Deutschland und die Europäische Union ist die Asyl- und Migrationspolitik. Wirksame Reformen seien nur...
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November 17, 2023 at 11:22 AM
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You are looking for a PhD position in development economics? Then come join us for an exciting position at the Kiel Institute. As a part of your position, you will play a key role in an RCT on entrepreneurship in Kenya.
November 3, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Der Nobelpreis für Claudia Goldin hat viele Leute politisch sehr gefreut. Aber ihre Methode bringt Erkenntnisse über Frauen und Arbeit, die nicht jedem gefallen werden.

Für die F.A.S. habe ich ein paar jüngere Studien zusammengetragen:
Claudia Goldin, Gender Pay Gap und die Child Penalty
Gehalt ist ihnen nicht so wichtig, und eine funktionierende Kinderbetreuung bringt nicht zwangsläufig mehr Frauen in Arbeit: Nobelpreisträgerin Claudia Goldin ist die Mutter einer Forschungsrichtung...
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October 17, 2023 at 11:53 AM
As ex-IMF, I’m happy to see these findings (not least because they match my very anecdotal impressions):
October 18, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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Can foreign aid reduce irregular migration?
Over the last years, Europe and the US have poured billions into foreign aid that was specifically aimed at reducing “root causes” of irregular migration. The evidence base fr this is at best limited. That’s why we wrote a new paper. #EconSky🧵
The Effect of Foreign Aid on Migration: Global Micro-Evidence from World Bank Projects
In response to surging immigration pressure in Europe and the United States, Western policymakers advocate foreign aid as a means to fight the `root causes' of irregular migration. This article provid...
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October 18, 2023 at 6:54 AM