Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 18hJoin the band (the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social band, of which @rfberlin.bsky.social is a great section) 141
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerJulius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 20hHappy Reunification Day to all who celebrate🧵 0326
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This animated map by @AaronJBecker shows the average colour of Europe from September 2024 to September 2026 based on satellite images. It's fun to look at your region changing colour through the seasons. 18023
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026📢 Call for papers is now open! The RFBerlin Migration Forum returns for a third year, in Berlin on 18–19 March 2027. Deadline 8 November. Details & submission: buff.ly/3ztcmmo 013
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerGiles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ludwig von Hammerstein and 20 July 1944: gilesmacdonogh.substack.com/p/20-july-19... 112
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerAl Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here's the announcement of a new prize, initially to be awarded for work in the social sciences, reflecting the fact that social science can be politically contentious. The Carob Trust Prize for Academic Courage #econsky #academicsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...marketdesigner.blogspot.comThe Carob Trust Prize for Academic Courage: An award for scientists who overcome unjustified attacks on their work 0133
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerAccounting for Transparency @trr266.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What can the first years of EU Taxonomy data tell us? In #trr266 Working Paper No. 234, the researchers examine how firms in France, Germany and Italy implemented the EU Taxonomy framework between 2022 and 2023, and assess the relationship between these disclosures and traditional ESG ratings. 101
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heat pump installation -- nerdy, nasty, ugly. Can it, then, at least save the world? 👇Recent report by @iea.org confirms that the answer is yes, to a surprisingly high degree. 073
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerBen McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Battery electric share of EU vehicle registrations continues to grow and break records. 28 percent of new registrations in August. Up 10 percentage points year-on-year. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/E2BN1A 310335
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026Today, science became a target for Russia. My heart goes out to the heroes searching for people trapped inside Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. As well as to the families and loved ones of the victims of horrific attacks across the country. 17484120
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026„Anyone“ as in 🇩🇪 policy makers who fear a ban on combustion engines 1132
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerCaolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026russia is systematically destroying European science and cultural heritage sites. They literally just hit this 19th century historic building in central Kyiv. It’s the headquarters of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. Deplorable. 612262
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 🇩🇪's moves to stop the AfD, a key trick is the CDU's ability to hold a steady course. Perhaps the SPD shouldn't endanger the coalition's survival. 👇🏼 120
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerGabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who hasn’t wished for consistent European micro-geographic house-price indices? Start: Germany + England & Wales in one dashboard. Data ready to download. Send me yours sites.google.com/view/ahlfeld... Send me your AHS index from your country! @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @heblich.bsky.social 15415
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerThe Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Recently accepted by #QJE: “Attention to the Macroeconomy,” by Link, Peichl (@apeichl.bsky.social), Pfäuti (@pfaeutiecon.bsky.social), Roth, and Wohlfart (@johanneswohlfart.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...doi.orgAttention to the Macroeconomy*Abstract. We measure which economic topics are top of mind using quarterly German household and firm panels from 2020 to 2024, a period that spans the post 096
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"What could make a much bigger difference is electrification" "Over two thirds of the energy in the fossil system is lost as heat [...] electricity is 23% of final energy, but it delivers almost 40% of useful energy" 👍🏻 1104
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Resiliance via solar energy for a school in 🇺🇦 051
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Inexplicable 👇🏼 A local council votes against allowing Stolpersteine, cobblestone memorials to commemorate Nazi victims 1114
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Local impact of global overemissions, expressed in very sad numbers (Heat related deaths, 2026) 120
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026„impact relies on evidence and the IPI will provide the evidence that we need and therefore Germany is very proud to support the panel“ 👏 133
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerCRC Rationality & Competition @rationalitycrc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Why more business districts don't equal stronger urban centers: Our new global analysis demonstrates that as the number of commercial hubs within a city increases, their collective share of total employment actually falls.190researchblog.substack.comWhere the Services Are: Mapping the Ultra-Dense Core of the Modern CityAhlfeldt, Albers & Behrens: “Prime Locations” Insights 2026, 8(3) 112
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026„because the planet was cooling, not warming“ 032
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerHertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A new chapter for the Hertie School. Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer will become President of the Hertie School on 1 November 2026, joining our faculty as Professor of European Governance and Geopolitics. Welcome to Hertie, President Schwarzer! 💙 065
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerChristian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This whole chapter on antisemitism in Berlin (and Germany) is very interesting. Here you see "handed-down antisemitism" (ie not post-colonial or other newer forms) over time. #Berlin really stands out. 2278
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Survey of German academics finds restrictions on academic freedom are rare and not associated with academic position, discipline or gender, but expectations of restrictions are higher among precarious academics. Hope this paper gets attention, as it does not confirm media stereotypes of academia 16623
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerBen Bushong @benbushong.com · 18/09/2026In the past I have found it frustrating that you cannot filter AEA JOE listings by some sense of "top schools" versus "non-top". Here's an attempt to address that. Feel free to share. econjobs.netlify.appeconjobs.netlify.appEcon Job TrackerSearch for economics jobs by ranking. Postings from major listing sources; historical data from AEA JOE. 364
Reposted by Georg WeizsäckerFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From a European governability perspective, I for one don’t love the idea of anticipated 2027 German elections in the same year of Italy and France going to vote. There are many local problems within each member state but many core economic problems at the root are Europe-level 6205
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Berlin's new mayor likely from the Left, in a possible coalition with Greens and SPD 293
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Embodied patheticness www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comTrump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers (Gift Article)The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. 021
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026All of Germany in discussions about whether Merz‘s chancellorship ends tonight and whether it is even useful that we discuss it. (No and no, imho) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/w...nytimes.comGermans Are Voting Again, Amid a Far-Right Surge. Here’s What to Watch. (Gift Article)Elections in eastern Germany on Sunday could galvanize the Alternative for Germany, an ascendant far-right party, or spur a backlash. 1102
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026€2.5bn and another bad idea www.faz.net/-3btbw9?shar...faz.netClemens Fuest und Monika Schnitzer kritisieren Tankrabatt und PreisdeckelTankrabatt und Preisdeckel: Union und SPD einigen sich auf Maßnahmen gegen die hohen Spritpreise. Fachleute sind entsetzt. 1130
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Electrification: Rational choice, but too little voice. 140
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How to make a difference 10 (!) professorships after a generous private donation 041
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Two important state elections coming up in 🇩🇪, with some remarkable cross-party unity pro democracy 072
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Will 🇺🇸 copy 🇩🇪 and sleep too long? www.reuters.com/investigatio...reuters.comHow Trump’s war on EVs derailed America’s auto-factory revivalSince Trump returned to office, an array of automotive, environmental, trade and immigration policies has undermined auto-factory projects and employment across America’s heartland. 000
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Aspect by aspect judgement, and why not www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comUniversities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It (Gift Article)As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students. 100
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One might have thought that this picture 👇🏻 gives EVs and heat pumps the next push. But no, an otherwise useless war does. 1176
Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026„an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms“ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.comRussian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party (Gift Article)The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member. 041