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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A lovely three days at #EALE2026 in Barcelona! It was especially nice to be back at UB after my research visit in 2023. Lots of great discussions and a perfect ending with great people overlooking Barcelona from Montjuïc 🌇.

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

1/2 New Applied Econometrics lecture slides are online: github.com/Ahlfeldt/Lec... Topics 13–24 follow Békés & Kézdi’s excellent, applied and case-based textbook. I highly recommend it. Thanks @gaborbekes.bsky.social for sharing slides, data & code.

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GitHub - Ahlfeldt/Lectures-AppliedEconometrics: Humboldt University Applied Econometrics lecture slides

Humboldt University Applied Econometrics lecture slides - Ahlfeldt/Lectures-AppliedEconometrics

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thrilled our paper was accepted at @reveconstudies.bsky.social! Fond of our indirect-inference estimate of density disamenity—learning from macro, matching reduced-form causal moments in structural models @bsoeberlin.bsky.social github.com/Ahlfeldt/DPs/blob/main/GA_NBS_JR_-_SkyscraperRevolution.pdf

Title page and abstract of “The Skyscraper Revolution: Global Economic Development and Land Savings” by Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Nathaniel Baum-Snow, and Remi Jedwab. The abstract reports that removing height constraints raises welfare in developing economies, tall buildings foster urban growth and compactness, and indirect inference yields a density-disamenity elasticity of −0.11.

Figure A8, “Model Simulated Height Elasticities by Density Disamenity.” The graph plots population, built area, rent, and wage height elasticities against the density elasticity of amenities. Model curves match the reduced-form population and area moments near a density-disamenity elasticity of −0.11.

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Yesterday (today for some of us 😀), the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social QSE ended on a high. Thanks so much to all the speakers, long-term visitors, short-term guests, and the regulars at the seminars (and socials). What a fantastic community! sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq...

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thanks to #BritishEmbassyBerlin for an excellent conference to honour the #KensingtonTreaty One lesson from the regional policy panel: create spatially balanced agglomeration. Updated my slides on growth & spatial inequality based on what I learned github.com/Ahlfeldt/pre... @bsoeberlin.bsky.social

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IZA@LISER @iza.org · 01/06/2026

📣 Today marks the start of the IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 in #Luxembourg This edition carries a special significance. As the IZA Network transitions into its new institutional home at @liser.lu, marking the start of a new chapter for this established tradition. 1/4

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

👉🏽 I’ll be in London for the rest of the week, so if anyone is around and would like to chat, I’d be very happy to grab a coffee ☕ !

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I really enjoyed the lectures and the chance to meet very cool people doing very cool research in urban economics! Many thanks to the organizers, speakers, and fellow participants for making it such a fun few days.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I had a wonderful time presenting my research on public sector relocations and regional development at the @urbaneconomics.bsky.social Summer School 2026 at LSE!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Many thanks as well to Sara Bagagli and Elena Renzullo for organizing such a strong workshop. PS: If you are an early career woman working in the field, I can highly recommend applying for next year’s edition of the workshop!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

It was a genuinely rewarding workshop with an engaged and knowledgeable audience. Special thanks to Henry Overman for serving as my discussant and for very helpful comments, and to all participants for the thoughtful discussion.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

It was a great experience to present my paper, “The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany,” at the 2nd LSE Workshop for Early Career Women in Economic Geography and Spatial Economics. www.linkedin.com/posts/the-2n...

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

On the current state of the purpose-built capital Nusantara by the NYT: "The Lure of a Rising Asian Metropolis? No Traffic." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/w... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/w...

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The Lure of a Rising Asian Metropolis? No Traffic.

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Charlotte Bartels @charlottebartels.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf den Vortrag von @monika-schnitzer.com zum Jahresgutachten des @svrwirtschaft.bsky.social bei uns an der @unileipzig.bsky.social!

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BeNA @berlinlabor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Peter Hull (Brown University) at DIW Berlin for this year’s BeNA Lecture Series! 🎓 Two days full of insights on shift-share instruments & recentered IV methods — great discussions and inspiration all around. 🙌 #Econ #BeNA

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

There is still an open vote for the best poster. If you found the topic interesting, I would be grateful for your support: v4cqchzi.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A huge thank you to the organizers and facilitators for this well-organized and exceptionally high quality event!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A personal highlight was the Panel on Defence and Strategic Sovereignty at the French Foreign Ministry including the opportunity to visit parts of the private sleeping and bathing chambers of former foreign ministers who used to live at Quai d’Orsay not normally accessible to the public.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I was delighted to participate in the CEPR Paris Symposium 2025! Thanks to everyone who stopped by for the serious engagement, constructive, specific feedback and comments on my poster on “The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development”! #CEPRParis2025 #EconSky

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Simon Syga @sisyga.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

At the IMO Workshop I joined Team Purple 💜. We developed a concept integrating metabolic signatures, clinical data & mathematical modeling to guide personalized therapy in advanced ovarian cancer. We finished as runner-up and received a $50k pilot grant to take the project forward!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It was a pleasure to connect with both familiar and new faces. Thank you for the wonderful time!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I also greatly benefited from the two-day #econjobmarket preparation seminar! Many thanks to @arneuhlendorff.bsky.social, Philip Jung, Pia Pinger & Hans-Martin von Gaudecker and all participants for the targeted and constructive feedback.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Also check out two fantastic contributions from the session: - Sonja Kurzbach — Public Investment and Urban Economic Structure - Sarah Fritz — Reshaping the Economy? Place-Based Policies and Regional Reallocation!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

So much just happened at this year‘s #vfs_conf2025! I had the honor to chair the session “The Great Reallocation – Public Policy and the Geography of Growth” and to present my paper “Public Sector Relocations and Regional Development in Germany.”

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Simon Syga @sisyga.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Honoured to receive the 2024 Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award from @esmtbio.bsky.social for my PhD on tumour evolution. Looking forward to the #ECMTB2026 plenary in Graz. Huge thanks to mentors, collaborators & students at ZIH, CIDS and @tudresden.bsky.social. #MathBio #Mathonco

Computer simulation of glioblastoma growth. The tumor is characterized by genetic (left) and spatial (right) heterogeneity.

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Kamila Cygan-Rehm @cyganrehm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

One-year visiting position for advanced female postdocs in Dresden. I am happy to host anyone broadly interested in applied micro. Salary within the German public sector's pay scale (TV-L, E13-E15). Deadline: Sept 15, 2025. Please share widely! 👇

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

UPDATE: more impression from the epic www.bqse.de boat event: sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq... Thanks to @humboldtuni.bsky.social Innovation #HumboldtInnovation for facilitating!

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

What a fabulous 2025 @bsoeberlin.bsky.social www.bqse.de seminar season it has been! Thanks to all the co-organizers, our manager @immanuelfeld.bsky.social , all speakers, guests, and locals! You have been a fantastic spatial community! sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq...

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Learned a ton (still learning) at the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social course in Quantitative Spatial Economics. Can’t wait to apply it to my job market paper. Huge thanks to @ahlfeldt.bsky.social and to a brilliant, fun cohort for a fantastic summer in Berlin!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

If you didn’t get a chance to visit the poster, here’s a 60-second pitch on the core idea: 📽️ youtu.be/AXLVGUL-ftw?...

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60 seconds on Public Employment Reallocation

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Huge thanks to the jury, the organizers, and everyone who stopped by with thoughtful questions and comments! I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you at SOLE 2026 in Denver, CO!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I’m incredibly honored to have received the SOLE Poster Prize 🏆 for my paper: “The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto! #SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics

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Simon Syga @sisyga.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I'm super happy and honored to be nominated for the Deutscher Studienpreis (German Thesis Award) by @koerber-ip.bsky.social for my PhD thesis on mathematical modeling of the impact of tumor heterogeneity on cancer evolution! I'm looking forward to meeting the other nominees at the final in Berlin!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Given that public payrolls account for a significant share of government expenditures (21% in the US, 17% in Germany, and over 50% in some developing countries), public employment reallocation has the potential to affect regional development. (5/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Sending regions (where public jobs leave) rarely experience substantial negative effects. Former capitals often retain economic activity and population. (4/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

For decentralization programs that shift public employment outside capital cities, I find that, on average, each public sector job relocated creates 0.7 additional private sector jobs, primarily in services. The long-term implications for traded sector jobs remain unclear. (3/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Capital relocations, such as in Brazil or South Korea, have contributed to economic growth in receiving regions. However, costs are highly uncertain - estimates range from 3 to 12 percent of GDP. Environmental impacts remain ambiguous. (2/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Can moving government jobs revitalize struggling regions? I explore this question in my new @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper, „The Potential of Public Employment Reallocation as a Place-Based Policy.“ 🧵(1/5) #EconSky #PlaceBasedPolicies #RegionalDevelopment

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thanks to all participants and the organizers for the great discussion! #econsky

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Key findings: Relocating public sector jobs boosted support for the incumbent party that claimed credit for the policy and reduced far-right voting.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Do place-based policies matter at the poll? It was a pleasure to present research on this topic at the 18th Workshop on Political Economy at ifo Institute Dresden this weekend.

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