CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

Academic personal website for Moritz Seebacher (PhD student, ifo Institute / LMU Munich). Hosted on GitHub Pages at https://moritzseebacher.github.io. Repository: github.com/moritzseebacher/moritzseebacher.github.io. Research focus: education & labor economics, using LinkedIn data to study skills, social networks, and career trajectories.

Tech Stack

• Jekyll static site generator using the Minimal Mistakes remote theme (mmistakes/minimal-mistakes)
• Markdown (Kramdown with GFM) for content
• SCSS for custom styling (assets/css/main.scss)
• Vanilla JS for mobile nav fix (_includes/footer/custom.html)
• Plugins: jekyll-include-cache, jekyll-sitemap, jekyll-seo-tag

Build & Preview

bundle exec jekyll serve        # Local dev server (default: http://localhost:4000)
bundle exec jekyll build        # Build static site to _site/

No Gemfile is currently committed — if adding one, include github-pages gem or jekyll + minimal-mistakes-jekyll for local builds.

File Structure

moseeb98.github.io/
├── _config.yml                          # Jekyll config, author profile, theme settings
├── _data/navigation.yml                 # Top nav bar entries (all anchor links to index.md)
├── _includes/footer/custom.html         # Mobile nav JS fix (moves nav items to hidden-links)
├── assets/css/main.scss                 # Custom SCSS overrides (avatar sizing, mobile layout)
├── index.md                             # Main page — all content sections live here
├── abstract_facebook.md                 # Standalone abstract page (/abstract_facebook)
├── Seebacher-Moritz_2023_7_ret_pass_format.jpg  # Profile photo (served from root)
└── CV_Academic_Moritz_Seebacher_01_26.pdf       # CV (served from root)

Architecture

Single-page academic site with one additional detail page:

• index.md — All primary content lives here as sections with anchor IDs: #publications, #working-papers, #work-in-progress, #policy-papers-non-refereed, #cv.
• abstract_facebook.md — Standalone abstract for the Facebook/career paper. Uses permalink: /abstract_facebook. Linked from the Work in Progress section.
• _data/navigation.yml — Defines main nav (top bar) and sections sidebar nav, both pointing to anchors on the index page.
• _config.yml — Author profile (name, avatar, bio, email, LinkedIn), theme skin (default), plugins, locale, timezone.
• assets/css/main.scss — Responsive avatar/sidebar layout overrides (see below).
• _includes/footer/custom.html — JavaScript that runs on mobile (≤800px) to force all nav items into the Minimal Mistakes hidden-links dropdown, ensuring the … toggle works correctly.

Content Conventions

Publication / paper entries

Each entry is a Markdown bullet:

- [Paper Title](https://url-to-paper) (with Co-Author Name)  
  <small><strong>Venue Name</strong>, Volume X (Year), pages.</small>

• Two trailing spaces after the first line are critical — they produce the <br> that separates the title/authors from the citation.
• Coauthors in parentheses after the title link, only when applicable.
• Citation in <small><strong>Venue</strong>, details.</small>.

Section headings

Use ## Title {#anchor-id} so navigation links (/#anchor-id) resolve correctly.

Static files

CV PDF and profile photo are served from the repo root (no subdirectory).

CV update workflow

The CV is maintained in a Word document (.docx) that lives in the repo root locally but is excluded from git via .gitignore. Only the exported PDF is committed and served.

When updating the CV:

1. Edit CV_Academic_Moritz_Seebacher_MM_YY_English.docx locally.
2. Export/save as PDF with the updated filename (e.g. CV_Academic_Moritz_Seebacher_03_26_English.pdf).
3. Update the CV link in index.md to point to the new PDF filename.
4. Delete the old PDF from the repo (or it will accumulate).
5. Commit and push — the new PDF goes live automatically.

Responsive Layout (CSS)

Desktop (≥1024px): Sidebar avatar is circular, 85% of sidebar width, portrait crop (aspect-ratio: 5/6, object-position: 50% 15%).

Mobile (≤800px): Two-column CSS grid — photo fills the left column, name/bio and contact links stack in the right column. Avatar is rectangular (no border-radius, object-fit: contain). The … button replaces the hamburger icon; the footer JS moves all nav items to the hidden-links dropdown.

Deployment

Push to main branch → GitHub Pages builds and deploys automatically. No CI/CD config needed.

Repository: https://github.com/moritzseebacher/moritzseebacher.github.io Live site: https://moritzseebacher.github.io