Matthias Haslberger
@mhaslberger.bsky.social
Postdoc @ Uni St. Gallen. Research on AI, tech. change, employment, wealth inequality, comparative education.
https://matthiashaslberger.github.io
https://matthiashaslberger.github.io
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Homeownership and political efficacy: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard
Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...
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Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership.
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Thrilled to see our paper (with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social) out in West European Politics!
🎉 Online first:
How does owning a home change how people feel about politics?
In this article, @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @madselk.bsky.social find that owning a home is linked to feeling more politically included, especially for older people.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
How does owning a home change how people feel about politics?
In this article, @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @madselk.bsky.social find that owning a home is linked to feeling more politically included, especially for older people.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Thrilled to see our paper (with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social) out in West European Politics!
While I, as a young-ish person, would say, just build and bring prices down, research on Brexit has shown that stagnating house prices risk populist backlash from homeowners. Housing policy thus faces a delicate balancing act between the interests of renters and homeowners, young and old. (5/5)
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
While I, as a young-ish person, would say, just build and bring prices down, research on Brexit has shown that stagnating house prices risk populist backlash from homeowners. Housing policy thus faces a delicate balancing act between the interests of renters and homeowners, young and old. (5/5)
The policy implications are somewhat sobering. We know that a lack of efficacy ("politicians don't care about people like me") can be a driver of populism. The #housingcrisis, where young people are frozen out from the housing market, thus may generate populist resentment among young renters. (4/5)
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The policy implications are somewhat sobering. We know that a lack of efficacy ("politicians don't care about people like me") can be a driver of populism. The #housingcrisis, where young people are frozen out from the housing market, thus may generate populist resentment among young renters. (4/5)
We argue that this reflects two ways in which homeownership boosts efficacy: materially, by increasing owners' sense of economic security and success, and socially, by serving as a marker of status and belonging. (3/5)
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
We argue that this reflects two ways in which homeownership boosts efficacy: materially, by increasing owners' sense of economic security and success, and socially, by serving as a marker of status and belonging. (3/5)
Based on survey data from over 10000 UK residents, we show that homeowners consistently exhibit higher political efficacy, even after conditioning on other socioeconomic factors. Crucially, this relationship is strongest later in life, when people's socioeconomic position has crystallized. (2/5)
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Based on survey data from over 10000 UK residents, we show that homeowners consistently exhibit higher political efficacy, even after conditioning on other socioeconomic factors. Crucially, this relationship is strongest later in life, when people's socioeconomic position has crystallized. (2/5)
Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership.
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Homeownership and political efficacy: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard
Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership.
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
New in @bjpols.bsky.social!
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
December 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New in @bjpols.bsky.social!
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
Well said! 70-odd customized applications in the last few months, I really miss doing actual research.
This could/should be our most productive period for research, but there are only so many hours in a day...
This could/should be our most productive period for research, but there are only so many hours in a day...
Dear hiring committees,
I miss writing anything that isn’t a custom-fit job market package. Please consider standardizing the materials so I can return to the research and writing that motivates these applications.
Signed,
A tired postdoc who just finished a 12-page package and misses her work
I miss writing anything that isn’t a custom-fit job market package. Please consider standardizing the materials so I can return to the research and writing that motivates these applications.
Signed,
A tired postdoc who just finished a 12-page package and misses her work
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Well said! 70-odd customized applications in the last few months, I really miss doing actual research.
This could/should be our most productive period for research, but there are only so many hours in a day...
This could/should be our most productive period for research, but there are only so many hours in a day...
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
Two great days at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social filled with enriching discussions and mutual learning on AI and politics. Grateful to @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social for bringing together such a brilliant group of researchers and making it happen!
Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Two great days at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social filled with enriching discussions and mutual learning on AI and politics. Grateful to @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social for bringing together such a brilliant group of researchers and making it happen!
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Amazing workshop on the Politics of AI with wonderful people at Nuffield! Such a priviledge
Thank you @mhaslberger.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social for the warm hospitality!
Thank you @mhaslberger.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social for the warm hospitality!
Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Amazing workshop on the Politics of AI with wonderful people at Nuffield! Such a priviledge
Thank you @mhaslberger.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social for the warm hospitality!
Thank you @mhaslberger.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social for the warm hospitality!
Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
📚 And if the article piques your interest, here is the link to the full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rage against the machine? Generative AI exposure, subjective risk, and policy preferences
How does novel technology change public policy demands? Scholars interested in the effect of automation on policy preferences have commonly argued that exposure to automation technology increases s...
www.tandfonline.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📚 And if the article piques your interest, here is the link to the full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🤔 You're interested in how exposure to AI affects people's risk perceptions and policy preferences, but don't have time to read a full paper?
💡 @unisg.ch has got you covered with a write-up about our recent paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...
💡 @unisg.ch has got you covered with a write-up about our recent paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...
Does AI change what people expect from government?
Exposure to new technology – specifically generative AI like ChatGPT – can influence what citizens expect from their elected officials. A recent study from Matthias Haslberger and an international tea...
www.unisg.ch
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🤔 You're interested in how exposure to AI affects people's risk perceptions and policy preferences, but don't have time to read a full paper?
💡 @unisg.ch has got you covered with a write-up about our recent paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...
💡 @unisg.ch has got you covered with a write-up about our recent paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social.
www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...
Sign-up link: forms.gle/1PaNbatuZbTW...
We're grateful for generous support from @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods/DPIR.
We're grateful for generous support from @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods/DPIR.
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sign-up link: forms.gle/1PaNbatuZbTW...
We're grateful for generous support from @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods/DPIR.
We're grateful for generous support from @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods/DPIR.
The in-person workshop is open to the academic community; you can use the link in the next post to sign up. If you're interested in hearing about and discussing citizen perceptions, preferences, and priorities around AI with a stellar group of researchers, this might be for you.
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The in-person workshop is open to the academic community; you can use the link in the next post to sign up. If you're interested in hearing about and discussing citizen perceptions, preferences, and priorities around AI with a stellar group of researchers, this might be for you.
I'm excited to share the schedule for the Politics of AI workshop I have the pleasure of co-hosting together with @benansell.bsky.social at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social next week.
Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/
Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I'm excited to share the schedule for the Politics of AI workshop I have the pleasure of co-hosting together with @benansell.bsky.social at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social next week.
Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/
Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW -
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos
"moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties"
- @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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Of all the housing charts not made by MMI, this one is my favourite. It shows how, despite rhetoric, housing shortages aren't a global phenomenon, but they do seem to be an Anglo-American one.
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Of all the housing charts not made by MMI, this one is my favourite. It shows how, despite rhetoric, housing shortages aren't a global phenomenon, but they do seem to be an Anglo-American one.
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*
Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of both behavioral and contextual peer effects, along wi
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - Volume 55
www.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021.
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏
A short 🧵
Reposted by Matthias Haslberger
⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018:
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
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Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018:
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
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The message to mainstream politicians: make the most of this window of opportunity to defuse the coming backlash before it sweeps you away!
Link to my paper (with Jane Gingrich and Jasmine Bhatia): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to my paper (with Jane Gingrich and Jasmine Bhatia): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rage against the machine? Generative AI exposure, subjective risk, and policy preferences
How does novel technology change public policy demands? Scholars interested in the effect of automation on policy preferences have commonly argued that exposure to automation technology increases s...
www.tandfonline.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The message to mainstream politicians: make the most of this window of opportunity to defuse the coming backlash before it sweeps you away!
Link to my paper (with Jane Gingrich and Jasmine Bhatia): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to my paper (with Jane Gingrich and Jasmine Bhatia): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ever insightful by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues on political consequences of AI in the labor market.
The hopeful part of their message - the policies that are most likely to work, such as retraining programs, enjoy widespread popular support - is also borne out in my work on the UK.
The hopeful part of their message - the policies that are most likely to work, such as retraining programs, enjoy widespread popular support - is also borne out in my work on the UK.
New in @foreignaffairs.com w/ @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen.
AI is already transforming labor markets, and governments risk repeating the mistakes they made with globalization
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
AI is already transforming labor markets, and governments risk repeating the mistakes they made with globalization
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Coming AI Backlash
How the anger economy will supercharge populism.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ever insightful by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues on political consequences of AI in the labor market.
The hopeful part of their message - the policies that are most likely to work, such as retraining programs, enjoy widespread popular support - is also borne out in my work on the UK.
The hopeful part of their message - the policies that are most likely to work, such as retraining programs, enjoy widespread popular support - is also borne out in my work on the UK.
German Reunification Day invites both gratitude and reflection.
Gratitude, because the peaceful revolution of 1989 was nothing short of a miracle — a bloodless dismantling of a repressive regime.
Reflection, because the wounds of the transition still mark the country —and because
Gratitude, because the peaceful revolution of 1989 was nothing short of a miracle — a bloodless dismantling of a repressive regime.
Reflection, because the wounds of the transition still mark the country —and because
October 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I know senior scholars have too much on their plates already, but I hope they will give this blogpost (and the ones to follow) a read. The "Early Career state of mind" is very real, and the anonymous ECRs here capture so many of the challenges that it raises
“Cataclysmically bad”
This new series of ECR blog posts on the French History Network makes for grim reading, perhaps grimmer even than some in UK #FrenchHistory might have realised.
1st post, anon ECRs in French History on what it’s like right now out there:
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/
🗃️
This new series of ECR blog posts on the French History Network makes for grim reading, perhaps grimmer even than some in UK #FrenchHistory might have realised.
1st post, anon ECRs in French History on what it’s like right now out there:
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/
🗃️
ECR in 2025: Part One- What is it like? – SSFH
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I know senior scholars have too much on their plates already, but I hope they will give this blogpost (and the ones to follow) a read. The "Early Career state of mind" is very real, and the anonymous ECRs here capture so many of the challenges that it raises