Leon Küstermann
@leonkuestermann.bsky.social
Incoming Postdoc at @ipz.bsky.social. Researching the political economy of structural change, particularly the role of firms. Before at @eui-sps.bsky.social and @dspi-oxford.bsky.social.
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Four (!) three-year postdoc positions available at @au.dk: international.au.dk/about/profil...
Join an incredible team & help understand the psychological & political implications of the clash between high-speed society & slow-speed democracy.
Please share! @tboeggild.bsky.social can help with Qs
Join an incredible team & help understand the psychological & political implications of the clash between high-speed society & slow-speed democracy.
Please share! @tboeggild.bsky.social can help with Qs
Four three-year postdoctoral positions in the project Slow-Motion Democracy - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Four (!) three-year postdoc positions available at @au.dk: international.au.dk/about/profil...
Join an incredible team & help understand the psychological & political implications of the clash between high-speed society & slow-speed democracy.
Please share! @tboeggild.bsky.social can help with Qs
Join an incredible team & help understand the psychological & political implications of the clash between high-speed society & slow-speed democracy.
Please share! @tboeggild.bsky.social can help with Qs
Reposted by Leon Küstermann
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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New city, new job, new term!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New city, new job, new term!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!
After a wonderful time at the @ipz.bsky.social, I’m very excited to have joined the Department of Government @stawi-univie.bsky.social at the University of Vienna as Assistant Professor.
If you’re in Vienna and up for a coffee, let me know!
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This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.
Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequality…
Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.
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Just out in @jcms-eu.bsky.social:
What can Karl Polanyi's work on the contentious transformations of modern capitalism (still) tell us about European integration? This article examines this long-debated question by zooming in on the EU's recent efforts at labour market (re-)regulation. [1/5]
What can Karl Polanyi's work on the contentious transformations of modern capitalism (still) tell us about European integration? This article examines this long-debated question by zooming in on the EU's recent efforts at labour market (re-)regulation. [1/5]
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Just out in @jcms-eu.bsky.social:
What can Karl Polanyi's work on the contentious transformations of modern capitalism (still) tell us about European integration? This article examines this long-debated question by zooming in on the EU's recent efforts at labour market (re-)regulation. [1/5]
What can Karl Polanyi's work on the contentious transformations of modern capitalism (still) tell us about European integration? This article examines this long-debated question by zooming in on the EU's recent efforts at labour market (re-)regulation. [1/5]
Reposted by Leon Küstermann
New article in Social Policy & Administration, with Kees van Kersbergen:
We explore how firms – often overlooked in debates on AI and social policy – perceive AI and what policy responses they support.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
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We explore how firms – often overlooked in debates on AI and social policy – perceive AI and what policy responses they support.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
New article in Social Policy & Administration, with Kees van Kersbergen:
We explore how firms – often overlooked in debates on AI and social policy – perceive AI and what policy responses they support.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
🧵
We explore how firms – often overlooked in debates on AI and social policy – perceive AI and what policy responses they support.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
🧵
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📣New publication! Out in Perspectives on Politics
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
📣New publication! Out in Perspectives on Politics
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)
Reassessing the Impact of Local Control: When Smaller Local Governments Permit More Housing
Coauthored w/ @mvinaes.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1017/S153...
We study the effect of a municipal reform in DK:
🏘️ What happens to housing supply? ⤵️ (1/2)
Reposted by Leon Küstermann
Can government policies moderate political backlash to structural change?
Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition.
🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨
shorturl.at/zFbZE
Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition.
🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨
shorturl.at/zFbZE
June 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Can government policies moderate political backlash to structural change?
Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition.
🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨
shorturl.at/zFbZE
Yes, the effect operates through material benefits and social recognition.
🚨New WP by @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @thmskrr.bsky.social and @susanadptavares.bsky.social 🚨
shorturl.at/zFbZE
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In an RCT, we treat job seekers in slack occupations with information about the better prospects in other suitable jobs. Effects are large: employment, hours of work and labor income all improve by 5%/6% after 18 months, with limited externalities to other job seekers. docs.iza.org/dp17905.pdf
May 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In an RCT, we treat job seekers in slack occupations with information about the better prospects in other suitable jobs. Effects are large: employment, hours of work and labor income all improve by 5%/6% after 18 months, with limited externalities to other job seekers. docs.iza.org/dp17905.pdf
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Remarkable announcement by Austria’s new Finance Minister, @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social, in his first annual budget speech to parliament:
Despite major fiscal consolidation efforts, the budget allocates €50 million annually to expand #JobGuarantee programs for unemployed workers.
Despite major fiscal consolidation efforts, the budget allocates €50 million annually to expand #JobGuarantee programs for unemployed workers.
May 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Remarkable announcement by Austria’s new Finance Minister, @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social, in his first annual budget speech to parliament:
Despite major fiscal consolidation efforts, the budget allocates €50 million annually to expand #JobGuarantee programs for unemployed workers.
Despite major fiscal consolidation efforts, the budget allocates €50 million annually to expand #JobGuarantee programs for unemployed workers.
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🚨 New book alert!
Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
May 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🚨 New book alert!
Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Policy Preparation Inside the European Commission is out with OUP @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
It’s about the behind-the-scenes stage of EU policymaking that shapes everything—yet rarely gets the spotlight: how the Commission prepares its proposals.
Link: doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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Happy to share that my paper, "The Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001-2022," has been conditionally accepted at the American Political Science Review (@apsrjournal.bsky.social)! Updated draft here: bit.ly/3DU4Vj7 #polisky #lawsky #econsky #academicsky
March 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Happy to share that my paper, "The Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001-2022," has been conditionally accepted at the American Political Science Review (@apsrjournal.bsky.social)! Updated draft here: bit.ly/3DU4Vj7 #polisky #lawsky #econsky #academicsky
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Mathias Bukh Vestergaard examines how parties appeal to the same voters while avoiding the risk of losing support due to ideological overlap. He finds that parties use policy commitments to differentiate themselves and enhance their credibility 👇
The paradox of positional convergence: how political parties use a commitment strategy to stand out from competitors
Political parties often take similar stances to appeal to the same large voter segments. Yet, when parties converge, they paradoxically risk losing votes if the electorate cannot distinguish one pa...
www.tandfonline.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mathias Bukh Vestergaard examines how parties appeal to the same voters while avoiding the risk of losing support due to ideological overlap. He finds that parties use policy commitments to differentiate themselves and enhance their credibility 👇
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💥Postdoc call 💥
Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University
🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)
❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth
🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)
Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD
Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University
🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)
❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth
🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)
Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD
March 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
💥Postdoc call 💥
Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University
🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)
❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth
🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)
Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD
Join my @erc.europa.eu project #YOPOW at Aarhus University
🎇 3-y position (possibility of 1-y extension)
❓How societal norms give rise to biased beliefs about political power in youth
🤖 Computational social science (large-scale text & image data)
Deadline May 15: bit.ly/4hIpSeD
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How do local expressions of dissent become global? 🌎🪧
In the first paper of my PhD—just accepted in the American Journal of Sociology (!!!)—I show how historical emigration patterns can inadvertently create latent global infrastructures for diffusion.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44s2wkvp
🧵 (1/7)
In the first paper of my PhD—just accepted in the American Journal of Sociology (!!!)—I show how historical emigration patterns can inadvertently create latent global infrastructures for diffusion.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44s2wkvp
🧵 (1/7)
How Protests Spread: Diasporas, Wide Bridges, and the Transnational Diffusion of Un Violador en tu Camino | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
March 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How do local expressions of dissent become global? 🌎🪧
In the first paper of my PhD—just accepted in the American Journal of Sociology (!!!)—I show how historical emigration patterns can inadvertently create latent global infrastructures for diffusion.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44s2wkvp
🧵 (1/7)
In the first paper of my PhD—just accepted in the American Journal of Sociology (!!!)—I show how historical emigration patterns can inadvertently create latent global infrastructures for diffusion.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44s2wkvp
🧵 (1/7)
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Active Labor Market Programs get the (relatively) most resourceful into work, while causing the least resourceful to consume more anti-depressants
Great new study with an RCT by @michaelsvarer.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social, Rosholm and Nielsen.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Great new study with an RCT by @michaelsvarer.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social, Rosholm and Nielsen.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Active Labor Market Programs get the (relatively) most resourceful into work, while causing the least resourceful to consume more anti-depressants
Great new study with an RCT by @michaelsvarer.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social, Rosholm and Nielsen.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Great new study with an RCT by @michaelsvarer.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social, Rosholm and Nielsen.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Hello #EconSky 👋 excited to share my JMP!
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Hello #EconSky 👋 excited to share my JMP!
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
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"Women spend so much more energy being nice to people in the workplace! When will they ever get credit for that?!” This audience question is common in our public talks about research on gender equality in the labor market. Our new paper gives striking evidence on this point. 1/7
October 23, 2023 at 1:41 PM
"Women spend so much more energy being nice to people in the workplace! When will they ever get credit for that?!” This audience question is common in our public talks about research on gender equality in the labor market. Our new paper gives striking evidence on this point. 1/7
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Fantastic paper by Bisbee and Young You (forthcoming in the Journal of Politics)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Political Geography and Firm Strategies: How Electoral Competition Influences Local Job Creation | T...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
October 5, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Fantastic paper by Bisbee and Young You (forthcoming in the Journal of Politics)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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⏰HOUSING AND LOCAL CONTROL⏰
Less local ctrl should translate into more housing, as the power of NIMBY activists wane.
But in a new paper, Laura Kettel and I show that a reform that diluted local control over land use in Denmark lead to less housing???
osf.io/5adyg/
Less local ctrl should translate into more housing, as the power of NIMBY activists wane.
But in a new paper, Laura Kettel and I show that a reform that diluted local control over land use in Denmark lead to less housing???
osf.io/5adyg/
osf.io
October 2, 2023 at 3:07 PM
⏰HOUSING AND LOCAL CONTROL⏰
Less local ctrl should translate into more housing, as the power of NIMBY activists wane.
But in a new paper, Laura Kettel and I show that a reform that diluted local control over land use in Denmark lead to less housing???
osf.io/5adyg/
Less local ctrl should translate into more housing, as the power of NIMBY activists wane.
But in a new paper, Laura Kettel and I show that a reform that diluted local control over land use in Denmark lead to less housing???
osf.io/5adyg/
Reposted by Leon Küstermann
Ciao Bluesky! 👋 I'm PhDing in political econ at EUI (SPS) interested in (quant) political econ (central banks, taxes, climate, etc.) and cool methods and visualisations to discover latent trends (LLMs are my latest gem). I'm currently a visiting PhD in London (LSE) and Frankfurt (ECB trainee).
October 2, 2023 at 1:36 PM
Ciao Bluesky! 👋 I'm PhDing in political econ at EUI (SPS) interested in (quant) political econ (central banks, taxes, climate, etc.) and cool methods and visualisations to discover latent trends (LLMs are my latest gem). I'm currently a visiting PhD in London (LSE) and Frankfurt (ECB trainee).