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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you’re based in Barcelona or visiting over the next couple of months, feel free to reach out—I’d love to connect for a xocolata, tapas or a chat! ☕

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy to announce that I just started a two months research stay @upf.edu, hosted by @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social. Looking forward to academic exchanges & connecting with the economics community in Barcelona.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Why? Survey evidence indicates that many firms were already accommodating part-time requests prior to the reform—so the law largely formalized existing practice.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Using firm-level administrative data and a Difference-in-Discontinuities design around the 16-employee threshold, I find: ✅ No detectable negative effects on firms’ employment structure ✅ No systematic changes in hiring behavior ✅ No impact on business volume or closures

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Germany (2001) introduced a legal right to part-time work for employees in firms with 16+ workers. Question: Does this kind of policy create costs or distortions for firms? Standard theory suggests ambiguous effects: coordination and payroll costs on one side, more flexibility on the other.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🧵 New working paper: “Does Part-Time Work Affect Firms’ Employment Structure and Outcomes?” Part-time work is becoming increasingly popular in modern economies. But what effect does it have on firms? I aim to answer this question in my single author paper: #LabourEconomics #PartTime #EconSky

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🇬🇧 Restricting Germany's right to part-time work won't increase working hours. The 2001 reform boosted mothers' employment without burdening firms.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🆕 Soll das Recht auf Teilzeit abgeschafft werden? Basierend auf meiner aktuellen Forschung zu den Effekten von Teilzeitarbeit auf Unternehmen mein Kommentar im @wirtschaftsdienst.bsky.social: Die Reform 2001 hat Mütter in Beschäftigung gebracht – ohne Betriebe zu belasten.

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#econsky et al. I am happy to announce the #call_for_papers for the 2026 Economics of Mental Health Workshop! The workshop is hosted by @peibich.bsky.social at Paris Dauphine and takes place from June 22-23. They keynotes are @jcmecon.bsky.social & Marco Bertoni. 1/n

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📚 Want to research how family policies shape health? RWI offers a PhD position with access to unique administrative data + international training. Apply now and work in a great team! #EconSky #HealthEconomics #PhD

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RWI Leibniz-Institut @rwi.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We’re hiring! RWI is recruiting 2 Doctoral Researchers in Health Economics within the MSCA-DN HEPARD project. 📍 Essen, DE + international secondments 🗓 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/389462

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Doctoral Researcher (2 positions) in Health Economics

The RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research is seeking, for the Health Economics Department in Essen, a Doctoral Researcher (2 positions)(Pay grade 13 TV-L, 100 %)

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CINCH @cinchessen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚀 We’re hiring! CINCH is recruiting 2 Doctoral Researchers in Health Economics as part of the MSCA Doctoral Network HEPARD. 📍 Based in Essen, 🇩🇪 🔄 Two international secondments 🗓 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026 More info & how to apply: 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/388435 #MSCA #HEPARD #econsky #AcademicJobs

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Doctoral Researcher (2 positions) in Health Economics

The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is seeking, for the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the Essen campus, a

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Daniel Kuehnle @danielkuehnle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

🚨Calling phd students and early post-docs 🚨 Join our 3rd summer school in #healtheconomics! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 When: Aug 11 - Aug 15, 2025 Where: CINCH Essen Themes: causal policy analysis & economics of child development. Lecturers: Jeff Wooldridge and Stefanie Schurer 💪🏻 @healtheconall.bsky.social

3rd CINCH-dggo Academy in Health Economics

Themes: “Causal methods in policy analysis and economics of child development ”

The summer school is jointly organised by CINCH, the national research centre for health economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the dggö, the German Society for Health Economics.

The summer school will bring together a group of junior and senior researchers to share a week of expert lectures, research presentations, and special sessions.

Expert lectures will be given by Professor Jeff Wooldridge on causal policy analysis and on the economics of child development by Professor Stefanie Schurer.

Special sessions include a “Meet the Editor” session with Erdal Tekin, editor-in-chief at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and Professor at American University, and sessions on academic publishing, the academic job market, and speed networking with senior
researchers.

Each day will conclude with an attractive social and cultural program.

Target audience: PhD students and early
career postdocs working on health economics and closely related topics.

Only 21 students will be admitted.

Seniors speakers for special sessions: Kamila Cygan-Rehm (Technical University Dresden), Julian Reif (University of Illinois), Hendrik Schmitz (University Paderborn), Miriam Wüst (University of Copenhagen), Galina Zudenkova (Technical University Dortmund).

Best Paper Award: A prize of EUR 500 and
publication in the CINCH working paper series will be awarded to the best paper of the workshop.

Registration fees: EUR 500. Fees cover lunches and dinners, and the social program—conditional on attending the entire workshop.

Application: We accept all submissions aligning with our core themes. To apply, send your CV and a full paper to cinch.academy@wiwinf.uni-due.de .

We strongly encourage female students and
students from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply.

Submission deadline: 9 May 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 16 May, 2025

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Müsste die Krankheitskostenstatistik die Kosten nicht relativ realistisch (wenn auch nicht nach Trägern gesplittet, dafür nach Einrichtungen) erfassen?

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

So, what did we find? In short, waiting for a nursing home bed is associated with a 40% increase in hospital length of stay. As this also leads to cost increases, this has significant implications for public policy and patient care.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Many reports suggest that elderly people stay longer in hospitals because they can't find a nursing home place. Together with my coauthors, Dörte Heger and Christiane Wuckel, we provide evidence that this issue is present in Germany.

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Lea Bergmann @leabergmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Exciting news! My first working paper is out! "Nursing Home Shortage and Hospital Bed-Blocking" explores the impact of nursing home shortages on hospital length of stay. Read the full paper here: rwi-essen.de/fileadmin/us... #econtwitter

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RWI Leibniz-Institut @rwi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

📢 Neue Studie: Pflegenotstand verlängert Krankenhausaufenthalte älterer Patienten um bis zu 40 % – zusätzliche Kosten von durchschnittlich 400 € pro Fall. Zudem steigt Risiko für Folgeinfektionen. Besonders betroffen sind Personen mit hohem Pflegegrad. www.rwi-essen.de/presse/wisse...

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Pflegenotstand erhöht Verweildauer von Krankenhauspatienten

Ein Krankenhausaufenthalt erhöht das Risiko einer anschließenden Pflegebedürftigkeit älterer Menschen erheblich. Wenn Betroffene nach ihrer Behandlung im Krankenhaus auf einen Pflegeheimplatz angewies...

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