Allowance suffices only in Chemnitz

An analysis found German student rents rose 2.6% year over year in the first half of 2026, while the €380 BAföG housing allowance covered a small apartment only in Chemnitz.

by Hakan Yilmazkuday

78%

Scholar power: 78.0%

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Economics 42%, Education 26%, Sociology 21%, Political science 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday	52%	25	78.0%

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Scholar power

48.0%

12.1 h

78.0%

Ranking score

0.072

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HAKAN YILMAZKUDAY

@yilmazkuday.bsky.social

OPEN ACCESS to "Housing Price Dynamics within the U.S.: Evidence from Zip Codes with Different Demographics" published at Macroeconomic Dynamics: doi.org/10.1017/S1365100526...

September 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM

by Hakan Yilmazkuday

78%

Scholar power: 78.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 42%, Education 26%, Sociology 21%, Political science 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday	52%	25	78.0%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

47.0%

11.6 h

78.0%

Ranking score

0.067

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

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