✨ MaxCPE is back! ✨ Don’t miss this week's webinar on Wednesday, 17th Dec, at 1pm CEST. Alexandre Afonso (@alexandreafonso.bsky.social) will present his co-authored paper on public opinion towards immigrants & Martin Ruhs will join us to discuss. ✉️ Drop an email to [email protected] to sign up

Immigration can help ageing countries reduce public debt by easing fiscal pressure. Yet this narrative is rarely heard in media or political discourse. 🔍 How does the public react when the fiscal benefits of immigration are made visible? Check out our latest publication 👇🏽 @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social

Next week, on the 15th of May, Alessia Aspide @aspidea.bsky.social will defend her thesis 'Fiscal Preferences in Context: Fiscal rules, political agendas, and the mass politics of public debt'. Read about her key findings here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

The attack on immigrants — which I don't think Trump can moderate — will make America poorer as well as uglier paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-deport...

Special Call: The MPIfG is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in economic sociology or political economy, intended for researchers (f/m/d) from Palestine and Lebanon career.mpifg.de/jobposting/e...

Public finance issues in Europe often bring Greece or Italy to mind. But France? This insightful piece unpacks the turmoil surrounding France's budget deficit and explains how it has largely avoided scrutiny—until now. A must-read! 👇

"Austerity remains a looming spectre on the political horizon of Europe. International obligations can raise public support for costly domestic policies, but can European fiscal rules influence public opinion and boost support for austerity?" Check the results of my survey experiment!