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Her dissertation builds a residential mobility panel to study how slum redevelopments displace the incumbent residents they were meant to benefit and depopulate the neighbourhoods they target, and how residential mobility flows reproduce segregation.

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The original article in Newsweek on declining job growth in blue-collar sectors: www.newsweek.com/blue-collar-...

newsweek.comBlue-collar jobs are collapsing under TrumpHiring across construction, manufacturing and other blue-collar professions has continued to slide in 2025.

🇺🇸 Although it’s difficult to determine the direct effects of the new U.S. tariffs on employment, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social expresses doubts that they would have "generated any sustained gains" in jobs. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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🇨🇭Mit einem Nein-Anteil von 78 Prozent sprach sich die Bevölkerung gegen die Erbschaftssteuer Initiative. "Eine moderate Erbschaftssteuer – ohne Zweckbindung an den Klimaschutz – hätte hier durchaus einen Beitrag leisten können." so @florianscheuer.bsky.social mehr 👇 www.swissinfo.ch/ger/schweize...

swissinfo.chNach dem Nein zur Erbschaftssteuer-Initiative: Wie gross ist der Schaden für die "Steueroase Schweiz"?Die Schweiz hat eine Erbschaftssteuer für Superreiche deutlich verworfen. Was das für ihr Image und ihre fiskalische Zukunft bedeutet.

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In a new paper, we show that "opportunity moves" foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left. Please have a look at @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social's excellent summary for some more details. 👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65

tinyurl.comSeeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge CoreSeeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - Volume 55
Valentina Consiglio@valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social

💡 How does moving to opportunity reshape political behavior? 🗞️ In our new BJPolS paper, @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that residential relocations that increase access to opportunity foster political integration and shift political preferences to the left. 👉 tinyurl.com/46utjj65

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Very happy to have won the Swiss Prize for Educational Research!

🎉 Congrats to Prof. Dr. Benita Combet! 🎉 She receives the Swiss Prize for Educational Research 2025 🏆 for her ESR article on gendered study choices. Her work advances understanding of how expectations shape educational pathways and promotes equal opportunities. ✨ @benitacombet.bsky.social

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Brain drain made in 🇺🇸 und wie🇨🇭davon profitieren könnte. «An den besten Hochschulen der Ivy League Leute zu rekrutieren, war bisher schwierig», sagt @florianscheuer.bsky.social. Das habe sich geändert:«Das Interesse, zu uns zu kommen, ist viel grösser geworden.» 👇 www.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonnt...

nzz.chTrump provoziert einen Braindrain aus den USA: Wie kann die Schweiz profitieren?Der amerikanische Braindrain könnte zur Chance für Europa werden, auch für die Hochschulen hierzulande. Trotzdem bleiben die meisten von ihnen seltsam still.

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Who were the rich in history, and how did they obtain their wealth? 💰 Join Guido Alfani for a thought-provoking URPP Public Lecture on 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! Sign up here 👉: t.uzh.ch/1Ob #EconomicHistory #Inequality #URPP

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Europe currently faces challenges on multiple fronts: internally from populism, and externally from China and the US, which under Trump could go from partner to rival. How can Europe respond? English version here: www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/...

news.uzh.chThe Strength of a United Europe
Stefanie Walter@stefwalter.bsky.social

Ein paar Gedanken von meinen Kollegen @jbslapin.bsky.social, Daniel Möckli und mir zum Stand der Dinge in Europa und der Welt. www.news.uzh.ch/de/articles/...

Who were the rich in history, and how did they shape society? 💰 Join Guido Alfani for a fascinating URPP Public Lecture on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺! Sign up here 👉: t.uzh.ch/1Ob

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