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Levke Jessen-Thiesen
@ljessen-thiesen.bsky.social
Economist at Kiel Institute
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Neuer Look, geschärfter Markenauftritt: Das 𝗞𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁 präsentiert sich in kräftigem Blau & Orange – modern, prägnant, global.🟠🔵 Hier unser neue Design entdecken → www.kielinstitut.de/de/publikati...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation: Comment" by Brian Greaney. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation: Comment
(Forthcoming Article) - Hsieh and Moretti (2019) find that relaxing land-use regulations in three productive US cities would increase GDP by 3.7%. In this comment, I revisit their findings. I first re...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).

👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

Please share widely! #EconSky
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July 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🌍 Trump’s tariff strategy is shaking up global trade. Is this the end of globalization as we know it? Join the debate at World Trade Dialogue 2025 in Hamburg—where experts tackle the new trade reality!
🔹Program & registration 👉 studiozx.de/events/world...
April 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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High frequency tariff rate data.
April 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Dekle, Eaton, Kortum (2007): "We incorporate imbalances into a quantitative model of bilateral trade, calculating how relative factor costs and welfare would change if current accounts were all balanced." US welfare declines 6%.

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AEA Web - American Economic Review - 97(2):351 - Abstract
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April 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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📈 Die Finanzmärkte vertrauen auf 🇩🇪s fiskalische Transformation! In ihrem neuen Kiel Policy Brief zeigen @farzado.bsky.social & @filpet4.bsky.social, dass die jüngsten Marktreaktionen bestätigen: Deutschland bleibt ein sicherer Hafen – selbst bei signifikanter fiskalischer Expansion 👇
Die Finanzmarktreaktion auf das deutsche Fiskalpaket | Kiel InstitutMenu
• Diese Studie analysiert die Reaktionen der Kapitalmärkte auf Deutschlands jüngste Ankündigung, fiskalische Beschränkungen für Verteidigung und Ausgaben auf Länderebene zu lockern – und gleichzeitig ...
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March 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Join us for the 1st Kiel Trade Talk in 2025: We are excited to welcome Ting Chen (Hong Kong Baptist University) online to present his paper on how international firms responded to nationalism-driven consumer boycotts
👉 More Information and registration ➡️ www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev...
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January 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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🏘️"Wenn wir die Krise im Wohnungsmarkt nicht hätten, wären wir auch puncto politischen Stabilität in einer andere Situation."🎧Welche Trends erwarten uns 2025 am Immobilienmarkt? Finanzierung, Wohnraummangel & Konjunktur im Fokus – @schularick.bsky.social gibt spannende Einblicke im IMMOblick-Podcast!
Wohnungsmarkt 2024 in der Krise - Ein Blick mit Prof. Schularick auf Lösungen und Chancen
IMMOblick · Episode
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January 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
January 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Special mention to this typical Istanbuli visitor #GRIEP2024
November 23, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Day 2 of #GRIEP2024 workshop: Great start with presentations on railroad infrastructure, migration, and sanctions (+ fantastic weather)!
November 22, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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The #GRIEP2024 workshop in Istanbul is coming up at the end of the week! 📅 Great program 👇 with engaging topics and a keynote by @gathmannch.bsky.social @liserinlux.bsky.social

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Very excited about the upcoming #GRIEP2024 workshop in Istanbul!
November 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
👉 Hiring Intern / Research Assistant
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For a cool new project on housing markets, we are looking for students interested in data and urban economics to join us @kielinstitute (remote, at the Berlin office, or summer in Kiel ⛵️)
www.ifw-kiel.de/de/institut/...
Intern for a research project on “Housing Shortages”
The intern will be involved in a new and highly policy-relevant project on the German housing market. Task involve data gathering and synchronization, theory building, and empirical testing, and can b...
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May 8, 2024 at 11:55 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
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December 18, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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An abrupt halt to 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 would cause Germany's economy to shrink by 5% in the short run, comparable to the slum following the financial or COVID crisis. In the longer term, the loss will stabilize at around 1.5% annually. Gradual reduction would avoid the high initial costs. This is...1/2
Cost of decoupling from China for German economy severe but not devastating
An abrupt halt to trade with China would cause Germany's economy to shrink by 5 percent in the short run. The slump is comparable to that following the financial crisis or the COVID crisis. This is th...
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December 14, 2023 at 12:47 PM