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Mark Hallerberg

@mhallerberg.bsky.social
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Professor, Hertie School in Berlin.

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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“To an extent that is underappreciated, the war in Ukraine is now a proxy war between the EU and China. The difference is that China makes a profit from backing Russia.” Perceptive. I wonder if the EU sees it this way, and if it has considered the consequences www.thetimes.com/article/a6b5...
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A harsh truth: the strain is on Ukraine
A flagging economy, circling rivals and unpalatable peace proposals are putting President Zelensky under enormous pressure. Winter is full of foreboding
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great to learn about the DIJ. I learn forward to further cooperation!
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I didn’t have on my bingo card that, if the American President refused to save the world from rogue AI, it would fall to the British King. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w... via @NYTimes
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King Charles Will Convene A.I. Leaders Amid Calls to Slow Development
As alarm from the highest echelons of A.I. companies mounts, Buckingham Palace said the king would meet with executives to explore how the technology can be used for good.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Great to see Christian! And good article
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LSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In many countries, the equivalent role of Chancellor is given to people with significant economics knowledge gained in academia or business. In the UK, that's the exception to the rule argue @mhallerberg.bsky.social and Joachim Wehner of @lsegovernment.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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After Reeves, Healey reverts to Chancellor type | LSE British Politics
Economics expertise is the exception to the rule for a UK Chancellor. But Chancellors, like John Healey, usually come with experience in the Treasury.
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Shocked, shocked to learn that 4x4 drivers generally don’t care how dangerous their vehicles are. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What’s wrong with the German economic model in one tweet.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
It is Sunday again and the Journal has another story about rampant corruption in the Trump Administration. This self-enrichment through public service is not acceptable.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This data should not be overlooked even if it confirms your priors.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 18/12/2025
Could full-fat cheese and cream protect against dementia? ⬇️
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Could full-fat cheese and cream protect against dementia?
Could full-fat cheese and cream protect against dementia?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Many congrats to Joel Mokyr for being selected as one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics. His work on technology and economic growth inspired me some years ago as a grad student. He is one of the shining lights working in Economic History.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
German Finance Minister Klingbeil speaks at the Jacques Delors Centre at Hertie concerning Germany‘s role in Europe. He said the right things about the need for what would amount to a capital markets union.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Interesting article, but something is missing here. German breads are more complex, often having little to no wheat in them. A bakery near us replaced all wheat with spelt. More generally white bread is rare. This may also explain the difference with the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
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Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Welcome @epssnet.bsky.social ! I plan to be in Belfast at the first conference next year.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The DFG Excellence Cluster @scripts-berlin.eu is hiring a key member of staff, our Managing Director. This person will work with a great group of academics across Berlin, including with me. Note that one needs both German and English. More here: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Berlusconi appointed himself as Treasury Minister. He even attended an ECOFIN meeting in this role. Why not an American President as Fed Chair? Especially one who has a lot of parallels to Berlusconi? (Just to be clear—I do NOT think this is a good idea. But Trump‘s comment does not surprise me.)
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Johannes Buggle @jcbuggle.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We are opening three full professor positions in beautiful Innsbruck!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Absolutely grotesque abuse of government power. Lying to educators in order to entrap children. No wonder they want to hide their identity.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
This makes me so angry. You don’t call in the National Guard on a peaceful protest. A protest the THE POLICE say is a peaceful protest.
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Berlin University Alliance @berlinualliance.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
#Vorgestellt: Erforschen, wie die liberale Gesellschaftsordnung 🗽 als Grundlage der #Demokratie global und regional herausgefordert wird – dem widmet sich @scripts-berlin.eu : einer der fünf Berliner #Exzellenzcluster, die ab 2026 durch die @dfg.de gefördert werden. @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Förderung Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)!SCRIPTS widmet sich der Erforschung der aktuellen Herausforderungen und verschärften Auseinandersetzungen, denen liberale Gesellschaftsmodelle weltweit ausgesetzt ist. Ziel ist es, die Ursachen, Dynamiken und Konsequenzen dieser Entwicklungen aus globaler, vergleichender und historischer Perspektive zu analysieren. In der zweiten Förderphase liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der Resilienz demokratischer Gesellschaftsmodelle.SCRIPTS vereint die Expertise von fünf führenden Berliner Forschungseinrichtungen und fördert die interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit von Wissenschaftler*innen aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen. Neben der Forschung legt SCRIPTS großen Wert auf den Wissensaustausch mit der Gesellschaft und Politik. Durch öffentliche Veranstaltungen, Vortragsreihen und Ausstellungen, Workshops und Hintergrundgespräche werden Forschungsergebnisse einem breiten Publikum ebenso wie politischen Entscheidungsträger*innen zugänglich gemacht.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Great speech at the #HertieSchool from Christine Lagarde on what it would take for the euro to overtake the dollar as the world’s main reserve currency
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Good news!
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Japan and the EU are holding out for a fair, balanced deal with Trump even if it takes months. First to the finish line doesn’t always mean victory, as the UK showed by sealing a quick deal in which it caved to many US demands. on.ft.com/42XHzCW
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Japan to hold out for better trade deal with US
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unpopular government fears concessions could prompt electoral backlash
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Dominik Mai @dominikmai.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Noch immer kommen Menschen zur Skalitzer Straße 32 in #Kreuzberg, legen Blumen nieder, zünden Kerzen an - und erinnern an Margot #Friedländer, die hier mit ihrer Familie lebte, bis am 20. Januar 1943 die Gestapo kam und sie sich im Untergrund verstecken musste.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
So per @georgeeaton.bsky.social's useful insider account, it seems Labour's theory of growth is the Swedish export model of the late 20th century, which relied on squeezing low productivity manufacturing firms out of business so as to keep exports competitive. Quite bold for a service-led economy.
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Thu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Don't miss out on this! We are very delighted to welcome Christine Lagarde at @delorsberlin.bsky.social on Monday, 26 May for a keynote speech on Europe's role and economic leadership in a fragmented world. Seats are limited, link for registration here: www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
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DGAP @dgap.org · 09/05/2025
To start off our new event series “Remaking America?” with @scripts-berlin.eu, we will welcome Mark DiPlacido on 15 May to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs & 🇺🇸 #trade policy. His remarks will be further discussed with @mhallerberg.bsky.social & the event moderated by @thousandfriend.bsky.social.
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Remaking America
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat." www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
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USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Tech is where Europe is most vulnerable. Initiatives like this one are a good start.
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France and Germany unveil Docs, a homegrown alternative to Google Docs
The Trump administration has set out to drastically reshape the relationship between the US and Europe. In response, Brussels is scrambling to adapt to this new reality,...
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 16/04/2025
57% of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than the US, amid suggestion that closer alignment with Europe could endanger a trade deal with the US EU: 57% (+4 from 21 Jan) US: 16% (-5) yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...
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🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽 @nhdoglover.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
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Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This is very cool. I hope others copy this excellent work, and that we all learn from greater data transparency
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This agreement on the citizenship laws is a big deal, and the right decision. It is also against what Merz said on the campaign.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/04/2025
Finally, we are stepping up our work to lift barriers in our own single market. This crisis has made one thing clear: in times of uncertainty, the single market is our anchor of stability and resilience.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Excellent piece from @andrearoemmele.bsky.social in @spiegel.de today. Indeed, time to change the status quo in Germany’s democracy
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(S+) Meinung: Demokratie in Gefahr: Es braucht Disruption – aber ohne Kettensäge!
Union und SPD scheinen immer noch zu zögern, statt visionär zu denken. Um die künftigen Herausforderungen zu meistern, sollten die Koalitionäre die »German Angst« überwinden.
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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What has Trump's 2nd term delivered in terms of economic policy so far? Join the discussion on 11/4, 1pm at the Hertie School. With @benbraun.bsky.social @mhallerberg.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social and other experts: 100 Tage Trump II: Eine erste Bilanz der neuen Wirtschaft | Hertie School
Banner für Event 100 Tage Trump II. Redner*innen sind Benjamin Braun, Laura von Daniels, Mark Hallerberg, Clara Weinhardt, und Daniel Mügge. Moderator: Thomas Rixen
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
„Germany and Europe need to become more independent from other continents. Also in the field of health“ —Berlins Mayor Kai Wegner at the New Year Reception at Charité in Berlin
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This is an important point. If this all morphs into a financial crisis the nature of the game is different, and more dangerous. The question is whether Trump can calm markets. The response might have to come from the Fed.
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FT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 07/04/2025
Wheeee! on.ft.com/4i69pBi
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So much winning — in 15 charts
[FREE TO READ] The fallout from ‘Liquidation Day’
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I wonder why…
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Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
Foreign travel into the U.S. tumbled in mid-to-late March compared to the same time last year.
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
This is indeed the best way forward—a free trade coalition of the willing, to include the UK , EU, Japan, Canada, and (he notes) even China. I would add that the domestic politics to do this are tough. I would still encourage the leaders of these countries to try. www.thetimes.com/article/06e1...
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Starmer must defy Trump by hugging other tariff victims closer
Britain doesn’t deserve to be on the end of Donald Trump’s taxes, but the solution may be to form an economic coalition of the willing and focus on what we’re good at
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I have been hearing the Chinese perspective on the US too. It is that the US is having its Mao Moment, it’s Cultural Revolution. Consistent in both is deep skepticism of academics. Friedman goes through the geopolitical consequences and why this time is a lot worse for the rest of the world.
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Opinion | Trump Just Bet the Farm
Donald Trump is upending a world that has brought peace and stability for 80 years. What is it he doesn’t understand?
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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
‘Now economists know how scientists felt when he said “inject bleach”’ - Prof. Joseph Allen
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
On the tariffs @strangeloopcanon.com over at the other place has pretty convincing evidence that the White House may have used LLMs to come up with its tariff model and that that evidence may have come from LLM scraping of a Peter Navarro book. We are in the dumbest AI timeline.
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Matt Buck @thenewno2.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Wow, this is truly scathing.
Extract from Ian Dunt's INews article "Trump’s downfall begins now – his paranoia and baseless rage is his undoing" https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trumps-downfall-begins-now-paranoia-baseless-rage-3621228:

It’s hard to state just how nonsensical that actually is. You might as well divide the numbers of apples in your kitchen by the number of bagels and use it to calculate your mortgage rate. To criticise it on political or economic grounds is too generous. It operates below the level of rational thought.
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Trump has been able to operate with impunity at home. But there will be consequences abroad. The idea that you can attack allies economically, intervene in their politics, and ignore their security concerns, all while expecting them to buy your products like nothing has changed is laughable
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Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
This is an intriguing piece that argues how US policy will hurt American tech, and American factories. Just when China moves ahead in some tech fields the US cracks down on researchers at home and makes inputs from abroad more expensive. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
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Opinion | What I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beijing’s message to America: We’re not afraid of you. You aren’t who you think you are — and we aren’t who you think we are.
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