Max Steinhardt
steinhardt.bsky.social
Max Steinhardt
@steinhardt.bsky.social
Professor of Economics
Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Faculty Member: @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social, @bsoeberlin.bsky.social, @jfki-econ.bsky.social‬
Fellow: @iza.org
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/maxfriedrichsteinhardt/
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🎉 Our study “Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving?” found a great home in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change!
After Germany’s 2002 flood, affected households saved less — generous disaster aid can ease hardship but also reduce precautionary saving.
doi.org/10.1007/s418...
Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving? Evidence From the August 2002 Flood in Germany - Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
Recently, there is a growing interest in understanding how individuals adapt to changing climate conditions and climate-induced extreme weather events. An underexplored question is whether and how cli...
doi.org
🎉 Our study “Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving?” found a great home in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change!
After Germany’s 2002 flood, affected households saved less — generous disaster aid can ease hardship but also reduce precautionary saving.
doi.org/10.1007/s418...
Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving? Evidence From the August 2002 Flood in Germany - Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
Recently, there is a growing interest in understanding how individuals adapt to changing climate conditions and climate-induced extreme weather events. An underexplored question is whether and how cli...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Great opportunity to improve your knowledge about diff-in-diff.
Two-day online workshop offered by my colleague @janmarcus.de.
Looking forward to teaching this training course on diff-in-diff.

Registration still possible!
*Foundations and Advances in Difference-in-Differences* by @janmarcus.de.

🗓️ 03 – 04 February 2026
🏢 Online
🌐 t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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📢 Call for papers: Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Economics of Migration

🗓️ 6-7 May 2026📍University of Bristol

Confirmed speakers: Ran Abramitzky, Joan Monras, Caroline Theoharides

No parallel sessions. Plenty of discussions. Call: baem.info/CfP_MIG_26.pdf
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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BÆM is back! Submit your paper and join us for the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings. Three workshops with a fantastic lineup of invited speakers:

Development Economics, 5-6 May
Economics of Migration, 6-7 May
Fairness in the Economy, 8 May

Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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🗓️ Thursday, November 6:
We are very happy to have Matthias Doepke at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „Preparing Kids for Capitalism: The Effect of German Reunification“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Congratulations and welcome, Philipp! Your innovative work at the intersection of causal inference and machine learning will be a fantastic addition to the research environment at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social and @bsoeberlin.bsky.social.
Excited to see the impact of your contributions!
🎉 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new tenure-track Assistant Professor @philippbach.bsky.social at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

In his talk, Philipp gave an inspiring overview of his work in the field of #CausalMachineLearning: method development, software tools, and applications.
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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You want to see @philippbach.bsky.social and @shushmargaryan.bsky.social in one session?

Come to the welcome event for our new colleague Philipp Bach at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social on Thursday!
🗓️ Thursday, October 23:
We are very happy to have Philipp Bach and Shushanik Margaryan at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics. They will present their work on „Causal Machine Learning - New Estimation Approaches for Empirical Economics“ and „An Applied Micro Perspective on Causal Machine Learning“
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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The new semester is here, and so is the Research Seminar in Economics! 🎉
Every Thursday, a guest speaker will share their latest research on various topics. We are starting tomorrow with Oleg Nivievskyi; he will talk about his research on „Impact of Tax Incentives on Industry Performance and Growth“
October 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Today and tomorrow, the #HWWI is hosting the workshop “Economics and Politics of Irregular Migration", organized jointly with Helmut Schmidt University, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Cologne. Keynote by @catiabatista.bsky.social.
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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It was great to be in Montreal for the 19th UEA North American Meeting, where I presented my paper „Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? - Evidence from Los Angeles“! #UEA2025
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Great to see such a strong presence of @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social at the @vfsecon.bsky.social's Annual Conference in Cologne – always an inspiring venue for research and exchange!

@danzernatalia.bsky.social @piotrlarysz.bsky.social @philippbach.bsky.social @phaan.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🚨 Last chance to join the Berlin Replication Games! Registration closes this Friday, September 12.
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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📄New study by @steinhardt.bsky.social (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social , @iza.org) and co-author Christopher Prömel uncovers a direct, causal link between joblessness and a feeling of "bitterness."

Read more🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

#studyonunemployment #emotionaleffect
August 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📯 Attention, migration researchers across disciplines! Join the @bamf.de Research Centre’s 20th anniversary conference on Feb 3–4, 2026 in Nuremberg! Focus on skilled migration, refugee experiences, and mobility decisions in Germany.
@tinahinz.bsky.social
#EconSky #EconConf #Migration
July 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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We are looking for PhD students! More information at www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...
Call for Applications: EQUALFIN Doctoral Fellowships 2026
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢 We're hiring!
Looking for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Econ student to join our team at JFKI (@jfki-econ.bsky.social) as a Student Assistant 🎓💼

Gain experience, boost your resume, and support our department!
Apply now ➡️
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#EconSky
JF-HKEcon1_25
www.fu-berlin.de
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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🗓️ Thursday, July 3:
We are very happy to welcome Gregory Gilpin at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „From Print to Pixels: The Effect of E-Content on Libraries, Patrons, and Student Learning“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
June 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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📣 Call for papers - 18th International Conference on #Migration and #Development

📅 Event held September 25-26, 2025 in Paris

🤝 With keynote's from: Paula Gobbi, @dmckenzie.bsky.social & @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social

⌛ Submit by July 15, 2025

#EconSky #Poverty #Inequality #Globalization
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
🗓️ Thursday, June 5:
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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📣 Kommt digital vorbei und schaut, welche Daten für die #Forschung bei uns auf euch warten!
💻 Jetzt anmelden: Bei der nächsten Ausgabe unseres Online-Formats „BAMF-Forschung im Dialog“ dreht sich alles um neue Datenprodukte aus dem BAMF-FDZ!

📅 Donnerstag, 26.6.2025
🕚 11 bis 12 Uhr

Mehr dazu ▶️ www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/V...
#BAMFforscht
June 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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📣📣📣 I am looking for a Research Associate (Predoc) to work on exciting projects in the economics of media and political economy. Please share and apply!
For more info: tinyurl.com/hertie-appli....
Deadline: June 31.
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
Research Associate - Applied Microeconomics (gn) part-time (30 hours/week)
tinyurl.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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📣 Join us for the annual Richard Löwenthal Lecture on
"Return and Return Intentions of Ukrainian Refugees" by Prof. Panu Poutvaara. 🇺🇦

📅 11.06.2025, 4 PM
📍 Hörsaal A, OEI, Garystr. 55, 14195 Berlin

🔗 tinyurl.com/LOE25

@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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✨ Check out this @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social post on why this weekend’s referendum in Italy on making citizenship more accessible to non-EU migrants matters. With lots of links to various studies @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @gathmannch.bsky.social @steinhardt.bsky.social @tomfratti.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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You can get announcements about new economics working papers in your field(s) in various ways: email, Mastodon, BlueSky (see started pack below)

nep.repec.org

#RePEc #Economics
NEP feeds for new economics papers, by field.
Join the conversation
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May 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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🚨PhD position at my Chair for Social Policy & Public Economics @ruhr-uni-bochum.de available. APPLY NOW!!! Deadline: 08 June 2025. Start date flexible: August 2025 or later. 75% TV-L E-13. Please share within your networks.

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d); Doktorand (m/w/d)
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
May 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM