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Center for Economic Policy Analysis at University of Potsdam
🎓 Join us for the next Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics!
📅 November 18, 2.15 pm
📍 Haus 6, Room S18
Nabanita Datta Gupta (@au.dk) presents: "Genetic Predictors of Cognitive Decline and Labor Market Exit"

Looking forward to this fascinating talk!
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Join us for next week's PRSE presentation on November 11, 2025.
@waldomarz.bsky.social (ifo Institute and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social) will present on "Distributional Effects of Vehicle Emission Standards Between Cities".
The seminar will begin at 2:15 pm and take place in Haus 6, Room S18.
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🎓 Join us for the Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics!
📅 November 4, 2025 | 1:45 PM
📍 Haus 6, Room S18
Pia Schilling (U of Konstanz) presents: "A Journey to Unity – A Teacher-led Preschool Program to Foster Social Cohesion" (1/2)
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🎓 Post-Doc in Empirical Economics @ University of Potsdam

Chair of Empirical Economics (Prof. Caliendo)
3-year position starting April/Oct 2026
Focus: labor/education economics & policy evaluation
Connected to Berlin School of Economics
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It is our pleasure to invite you to our first regular Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics this semester on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 2:15 pm.
Björn Brey (@nhhnor.bsky.social ) will present on "Private property rights and technological inertia: Evidence from the electrification of Switzerland".
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Publication alert:
In the new CEPA Discussion Paper, Joern Block, Miriam Gnad, Alexander Kritikos and Caroline Stiel investigate how declines in job satisfaction after a negative external shock are related to investment decisions of self-employed individuals. (1/3)
ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...
Decline in Job Satisfaction and How it Relates to Investment
Despite substantial research on job satisfaction in self-employment, we know little about the specific consequences for the venture when job satisfaction declines after an external shock. Taking the C
ideas.repec.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Here are some impressions from the 9th PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics taking place at the University of Potsdam. The event brings together young researchers to present and discuss their work, fostering exchanges and new perspectives. (1/3)
October 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
New CEPA Discussion Paper: ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...
Torben Klarl, Alexander S. Kritikos, and Knarik Poghosyan study where equity crowdfunding campaigns happen in Germany and how their locations relate to those of traditional investors like banks and venture capitalists. (1/2)
ideas.repec.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
New Research Paper by Lisa Bruttel, Holger Rau & @vasilisawerner.bsky.social: "Partial Cartels and Ringleaders: An Experimental Study": ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...
Partial Cartels and Ringleaders: An Experimental Study
This paper investigates partial cartels, which laboratory studies have neglected despite their empirical prevalence. We conduct two laboratory experiments to understand how they function compared to a
ideas.repec.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The 3rd Workshop on Societal and Policy Problems took place in Potsdam last week, organized by CEPA members @katrinhuber.bsky.social, @shushmargaryan.bsky.social, and @emarkowsky.bsky.social.
This week, @shushmargaryan.bsky.social, @emarkowsky.bsky.social and myself had the incredible privilege of hosting the 3rd edition of the Workshop on Societal and Policy Problems in Potsdam! It was an absolute blast! (1/3)
July 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
📢 Uni Potsdam's Chair of Markets, Competition and Institutions invites applications for Academic Staff Member position to be filled asap (limited to 3 years).
Your future team works in behavioral & experimental economics with a focus on communication and cooperation. 1/n
tinyurl.com/3n8dumrt
July 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In a new CEPA Discussion Paper, Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, @katrinhuber.bsky.social, Harald Pfeifer, @arneuhlendorff.bsky.social, and Sophie Wagner examine how gender shapes managers’ decisions regarding on-the-job training, offering new insights into the supply side of training. 1/3
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How communication fosters collusion

A novel meta-study by Max Andres (@hatrecht.bsky.social) and Lisa Bruttel utilizes seeded LDA to analyze communication and decision data from oligopoly experiments. ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...
Communication and collusion in oligopoly experiments: A meta
While an influential body of economic literature shows that allowing for communication between firms increases collusion in oligopolies, so far we have only anecdotal evidence on the precise communica
ideas.repec.org
July 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Reposted by CEPA
Call for Papers: Workshop “Allocation & Distribution”
Nov 14–15, 2025, Hamburg. Theoretical, empirical, and experimental contributions on health economics (inequality, incentives, risk, and more). Submit by August 31:
www.hche.uni-hamburg.de/en/veranstal...
Please share with anyone interested.
Allocation Workshop 2025
www.hche.uni-hamburg.de
June 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Still accepting applications for the 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics! Great opportunity for PhD researchers to present their work and get feedback. Deadline approaching - don't miss out: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cepa/even...
June 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by CEPA
Join us for our final PRSE presentation this semester:
Tuesday, June 24, at 2:15 pm in room S12, Haus 6 (room change!).
Agata Galkiewicz (@unipotsdam.bsky.social) will present on "The Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Cognitive Performance: Evidence from School-Leaving Examination in Poland".
June 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Join us for our final PRSE presentation this semester:
Tuesday, June 24, at 2:15 pm in room S12, Haus 6 (room change!).
Agata Galkiewicz (@unipotsdam.bsky.social) will present on "The Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Cognitive Performance: Evidence from School-Leaving Examination in Poland".
June 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Reposted by CEPA
Still time to apply to our 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, incl. a lecture series by Jens Hainmueller (Stanford) + keynote lecture by Amanda Agan (Cornell )!

We look forward to applications from PhD students & recent postdocs.

📅 Sep 24-25.
⏳ Deadline: June 30.

Further details 👇
We are pleased to announce the 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, which will be held September 24–25, 2025. The workshop aims to allow talented young researchers to present and discuss their research. For details and the CfP, follow this link: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cepa/even...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Upcoming PRSE presentation!

Tuesday (May 27) at 2.15 pm, we welcome Steffen Künn (from @umsbe.bsky.social). He will present on "Indoor environment, student satisfaction, and performance: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment in university classrooms". Join us in room 2.31, Haus 1!
May 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We are pleased to announce the 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, which will be held September 24–25, 2025. The workshop aims to allow talented young researchers to present and discuss their research. For details and the CfP, follow this link: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cepa/even...
Other Events
www.uni-potsdam.de
May 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We're pleased to invite you to our upcoming Potsdam Research Seminar in Economics, held this Tuesday (May 20) at 2:15 pm in Room 2.31.
Yue Huang (IAAEU, Trier) will present on "Industrial Relations and Working from Home in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic".
We look forward to seeing you there!
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Upcoming PRSE presentation:
We're excited to announce next week's seminar presentation, featuring Johannes Rincke from @fauwiso.bsky.social . He will present research on "Preferences in Social Network Formation."
📅 Tuesday, May 13 ⏰ 2:15 PM 📍 Room 2.31, Haus 1

We look forward to seeing you there!
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reposted by CEPA
A new discussion paper "Suspicion and Communication" (w/ Lisa Bruttel and Friedericke Fromme) is out now! Check it out: ideas.repec.org/p/pot/cepadp...

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@cepa-unipotsdam.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
📢 Upcoming Talk: "Missing Men and Women's Fight for the Vote" by @barbaraboelmann.bsky.social from @wisocologne.bsky.social
📅 Tuesday, May 6
⏰ 2:15 PM
📍 Room 2.31, Haus 1
Join us for this fascinating exploration of how gender demographics influenced women's suffrage movements in Germany.
May 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In this week's edition of the PRSE, @unipotsdam.bsky.social 's own @aikoschmeisser.com will present his work on "The Value of Coworkers: Peer Preferences in a Job Choice Experiment". Come join us on Tuesday, April 29, 2.15pm in Room 2.31, Haus 1!
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM