It was a pleasure to connect with both familiar and new faces.
Thank you for the wonderful time!

I also greatly benefited from the two-day #econjobmarket preparation seminar!

Many thanks to @arneuhlendorff.bsky.social, Philip Jung, Pia Pinger & Hans-Martin von Gaudecker and all participants for the targeted and constructive feedback.

Also check out two fantastic contributions from the session:
- Sonja Kurzbach — Public Investment and Urban Economic Structure
- Sarah Fritz — Reshaping the Economy? Place-Based Policies and Regional Reallocation!

📄 Working paper available here via @econstor.bsky.social:
www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

Thanks so much for the great interest in the session and the topic!

UPDATE: more impression from the epic www.bqse.de boat event: sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq... Thanks to @humboldtuni.bsky.social Innovation #HumboldtInnovation for facilitating!

Thanks Kamila!

If you didn’t get a chance to visit the poster, here’s a 60-second pitch on the core idea:
📽️ youtu.be/AXLVGUL-ftw?...

Huge thanks to the jury, the organizers, and everyone who stopped by with thoughtful questions and comments! I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you at SOLE 2026 in Denver, CO!

Given that public payrolls account for a significant share of government expenditures (21% in the US, 17% in Germany, and over 50% in some developing countries), public employment reallocation has the potential to affect regional development. (5/5)

Sending regions (where public jobs leave) rarely experience substantial negative effects. Former capitals often retain economic activity and population. (4/5)

For decentralization programs that shift public employment outside capital cities, I find that, on average, each public sector job relocated creates 0.7 additional private sector jobs, primarily in services. The long-term implications for traded sector jobs remain unclear. (3/5)

Capital relocations, such as in Brazil or South Korea, have contributed to economic growth in receiving regions. However, costs are highly uncertain - estimates range from 3 to 12 percent of GDP. Environmental impacts remain ambiguous. (2/5)

Thanks to all participants and the organizers for the great discussion! #econsky

Key findings: Relocating public sector jobs boosted support for the incumbent party that claimed credit for the policy and reduced far-right voting.