Sebastian Kohl
Professor in social sciences @FU_Berlin | @MPIfG_Cologne alumnus | Housing | Finance | Insurance @sebastiankohl@econtwitter.net
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlHappy that our research is covered in the @theguardian.com . Hopefully next time our names make it in too 😉.
- Our latest research on inequality in housing space highlighting the role of overcrowding and under-occupation by @steinhardt.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social & @sebastiankohl.bsky.social has been featured in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlOur latest research on inequality in housing space highlighting the role of overcrowding and under-occupation by @steinhardt.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social & @sebastiankohl.bsky.social has been featured in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlIn a new policy with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social, we spotlight an overlooked side of housing inequality: how living space is distributed. Both overcrowded and under-occupied homes have been rising in Germany in recent years. politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
- Reposted by Sebastian Kohl(4) Sebastian Kohl, Max Steinhardt, and Simon Voss shift attention to an often-overlooked dimension of housing inequality: the distribution of living space. Overcrowding and under-occupation in the existing housing stock are rising. Policymakers should incentivize redistribution.
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlHappy to share that our research brief on housing space inequality in Germany will soon be published by the Progressive Politics Research Network! This work, a collaboration with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social , digs into who has access to space and how policy can address it.
- Next week, with the Progressive Politics Research Network, we are going to publish 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. While housing has become a huge grievance across Europe, it is often absent from progressive parties‘ agendas. Our group of experts discusses different aspects of this
- Reposted by Sebastian Kohl🏘️ Bezahlbarer #Wohnraum wird zur sozialen & politischen Schlüsselfrage. Klimaschutz, Baukosten und soziale Gerechtigkeit müssen zusammen gedacht werden. Worauf es ankommt, beschreiben Lisa Pfann (@fesonline.bsky.social) & Eike Windscheid-Profeta in unserem Interview: www.boeckler.de/de/interview...
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlDeadline 21 July. Kohl and team are doing some of the most interesting research on housing and finance these days. And an excellent mentor and all around good guy. Bonus: berlin
- I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
- Deadline July 21st! www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
- I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
- I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlHappy to see our joint work on immigrant housing now published in the Journal of Housing Economics! With @simonvoss.bsky.social (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social) and Marc-André Luik, we show how language skills shape homeownership outcomes—offering new causal evidence on immigrant integration. #EconSky
- Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics! We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Reposted by Sebastian KohlWe are very happy to welcome everybody at the "Workshop on Immigration & Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Looking forward to two days full of interesting presentations! @jfki-econ.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social #EconSky
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlThank you to all the participants of our workshop „The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding“ for these two very interesting days! We look forward to welcoming you soon again at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! #EconSky #EconConf
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlInsightful key-note lecture by Alexander von Hoffman (@harvard.edu) on "Overcrowding: Concepts, Contexts, and Contingencies" for our workshop on The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding. #EconSky #EconConf
- Phil Hubbard right now at our overcrowding workshop (w/ @steinhardt.bsky.social) with a talk on the spread of tiny houses in London! #EconSky #EconConf
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlNew insights about socio-ecological inequality in housing consumption in the Netherlands by Mira Kopp and @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social presented at the workshop on overcrowding at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Attention spoiler-cars matter! #EconSky #EconConf
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlWelcoming remarks from @steinhardt.bsky.social and @sebastiankohl.bsky.social at the workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. We look forward to the interesting presentations ahead! #EconSky #EconConf
- Reposted by Sebastian Kohl🗓️ Next Monday and Tuesday: We are very happy to host a workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. See all information about the workshop and program below and feel free to join! @steinhardt.bsky.social @sebastiankohl.bsky.social @lucastella.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlJoin my new Public Economics team at @unileipzig.bsky.social! A 100% PhD/Postdoc position with teaching and a 75% PhD position in a DFG research project on the triangle of growth, housing and voting in Germany with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social & @trgn.bsky.social. Apply until Feb 28
- You are welcome to join the guest lecture by Katharina Sass (University of Bergen) on admission choices in secondary-school systems in Norway and Germany next Tuesday (Jan 21st) at the JFK Institute @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social , 16:15-17:45 👇
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlPostdoctoral position at LMU Munich with Fabian Pfeffer, focusing on social inequality, wealth, mobility, and quantitative methods. No German required; apply by January 15, 2025, for a preferred start in April. More details: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlAre you a political scientist, economist, or sociologist working historically? If you are also based at a European institution, we want to learn more about you!! Please consider filling in our survey (until Jan 20th). Take a look & spread the word, thanks! 👇
- Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
- Join us next Tuesday at 16:15 for @timwhite100.bsky.social's talk on Venture Capital Experiments with Housing in Berlin, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @jfki-econ.bsky.social 👇
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlBerlin friends: next Tuesday at 4pm I am presenting findings from my new book project at the Freie Universität. Join us!
- Welcome to next Tuesday's lecture at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social' JFK Institute, with Alex Kentikelenis presenting his forthcoming book (w/Sarah Babb) on "The Making of the Washington Consensus". Join us at 16:15! @socfub.bsky.social @jfki-econ.bsky.social 👇
- Join the public lecture by Barbara Fritz next Tuesday @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social's JFK Institute on the Global Financial Safety Net 👇
- The talk is unfortunately cancelled, new date in the summer term to be announced!
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlIn the US and Germany, despite very different labor markets, firm size appears to impact workers’ job outcomes in a remarkably similar way. More in our new MPIfG Discussion Paper by Sinisa Hadziabdic and @sebastiankohl.bsky.social s.gwdg.de/gvITLw @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social #socsky
- Economic Sociology is out with book reviews of @ccavaille.bsky.social on Zackin/@chloethurston.bsky.social's "The Political Development of American Debt Relief", Arjen Reurink on Cornelia Woll's "Corporate Crime and Punishment", Leon Wansleben on Éric Pineault's "A Social Ecology of Capital" and...
- ...Zachary Huxley/Marion Brivot on Liliana Doganova's "Discounting the future". A big thanks to all reviewers! econsoc.mpifg.de/49797/26-1 @hertieschool.bsky.social, @zonebooks, @plutopress.bsky.social, @uchicagopress.bsky.social , @princetonupress.bsky.social, @mpifg.bsky.social
- In our @dfgpublic.bsky.social project w/ @trgn.bsky.social & @charlottebartels.bsky.social, we propose to study the political economy of German Democratic Capitalism w/ long-run county panel data and look for a 3-year PhD student, 75% @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, start Feb25. Apply now! 👇
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlDelighted to have had a paper accepted at Housing Studies with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social! We show house prices have positive effects on the fiscal capacity of states, enabling them to increase welfare and infrastructure spending, which is also reflected in their manifestos as house prices rise.
- Reposted by Sebastian KohlInterested in how house prices impact government revenues and fiscal expenditures on items such as welfare, education and infrastructure? @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and I explore this in our latest paper published open access in Housing Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Join our guest lecture by Thomas Rixen at the JFK Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social on "Explaining Institutional change in Global Financial Regulation" next Tuesday👇
- Remote option: fu-berlin.webex.com/meet/skohl
- Want to understand inflation in Eastern Europe? Join our upcoming talk on Dec 12th by Marcin Serafin (Polish Academy) based on 120 "inflation diaries" and media analysis of creeping inflation in Poland
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Next Tuesday we welcome Brett Christophers to our research colloquium @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his new book "Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World". Margit Mayer will kick off the discussion. Come and join us!
