I know I'm not originally from here, but after 1 year of living in Berlin and seeing how generally indifferent the average Berliner is, I am amazed that 100k-ish locals protested the AfD over the weekend. During the f-ing Berlin winter. In terms of costly signals of social norms, this is wow level

As a PhD graduate myself, I do not think I would actively encourage my children to pursue a PhD. That said, if they would, I hope they would have a better job market than I am facing.

It's been a while, but I am finally #PhDone at the EUI. I want to deeply thank my supervisor, Elias Dinas and my amazing committee: Anja Neundorf, Grigore Pop-Eleches and @filipkostelka.bsky.social for their great support and advice. When/if this work ever becomes a book, it will be theirs as well