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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · 24d

People magazine has an exclusive excerpt of my book today, one week and one day until pub!!
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Can Women Really 'Have It All?' A Working Mom and Economist Reveals Why Not (Exclusive)

In an exclusive excerpt from her new book 'Having It All,' (out Sept. 23), Wharton professor and economist Corinne Low, Ph.D., explains why so many working moms feel like they're failing on all fronts...

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 31

I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Gov. Lisa Cook. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... |

Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Signature page for Open Letter of Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence

By filling out the form below, you are asking your signature to be added to this open letter.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 31

I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Governor Lisa Cook

Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · Aug 31

This letter is not particularly controversial in its assertions and the topic of central bank independence is extremely important. Takes about 4.5 minutes to read and sign (if you agree.) Looks like the number of signatories is up since Tatyana's post, but Economics needs YOU!

Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.

There's still time to sign! And please share.

#EconSky

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.

There's still time to sign! And please share.

#EconSky

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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Massimo Anelli @massimo-anelli.bsky.social · Jul 11

📢Call for paper for #AlpPop 2026 is out with awesome #skinotes confirmed @marthajbailey.bsky.social and Arnout Van De Rijt.
Please send your paper bocconi.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6t… by September 21.

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NBER @nber.org · Jul 5

A growing body of research suggests reproductive health care has intergenerational effects on the well-being of children, from @marthajbailey.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33970

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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.bsky.social · Jun 30

Interesting review paper by @marthajbailey.bsky.social on fertility
drive.google.com/file/d/1smVT...

NBER_Bailey_AR_combined.pdf

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California Center For Population Research @ccpratucla.bsky.social · Apr 11

Please join CCPR for our 2025 Reception at PAA at 6:00 PM EST at the Marriott Marquis, BeerLab (901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC). This event is hosted by Michigan, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin-Madison and Brown. #PAA2025 @popassocamerica.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social

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California Center For Population Research @ccpratucla.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congratulations @marthajbailey.bsky.social on winning the 2024 IPUMS CPS Research Award for her paper on how 1963 Equal Pay Act decreased the #GenderGap: tinyurl.com/4uadhx78

@bryanstuart.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social @ccpratucla.bsky.social @ipums.bsky.social @qjeharvard.bsky.social #PayEquity

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · Feb 28

Delighted that this double podcast where I speak with
@marthajbailey.bsky.social and @gtwodtke.bsky.social speaks with Natasha Quadlin is now live, where we cover both the progress made in gender inequality in the last 60 years as well as reasons for persisting differences.

UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · Feb 24

Sixty years after equal pay laws and the women’s movement transformed opportunities for women, gender inequality persists in new forms.

Today’s episode features @UCLA Professors @marthajbailey.bsky.social and Natasha Quadlin.

Listen every other Monday:
Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · Feb 24

Sixty years after equal pay laws and the women’s movement transformed opportunities for women, gender inequality persists in new forms.

Today’s episode features @UCLA Professors @marthajbailey.bsky.social and Natasha Quadlin.

Listen every other Monday:
Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · Feb 21

Great piece by @kclausing.bsky.social on how tariffs help shift tax burden to the poor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Tariff War Is Being Fought to Lower Taxes for the Wealthy

President Trump is remaking the tax code to favor the well-off even more, and cloaking these changes in a veneer of nationalism.

www.nytimes.com

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Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social · Feb 19

I am opening a postdoc position connected to the FamilyMacro research project at the LSE. This is a one-year position that could be extended for two more years. If interested, please contact me!

#EconSky @cfmuk.bsky.social

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Research Officer (Centre for Macroeconomics)

Research Officer (Centre for Macroeconomics), , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text...

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · Feb 6

Fantastic conference organized by my colleagues. 👇Deadline coming up soon!

jlondonovelez.bsky.social @jlondonovelez.bsky.social · Feb 6

#PacDev2025 will be jointly hosted by UCLA and USC in Los Angeles ☀️😎 Please register to attend ASAP using this link (the deadline to pay the *reduced* rate is coming up soon ⏰): dtspayment.usc.edu/OnlinePaymen...

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jlondonovelez.bsky.social @jlondonovelez.bsky.social · Feb 6

#PacDev2025 will be jointly hosted by UCLA and USC in Los Angeles ☀️😎 Please register to attend ASAP using this link (the deadline to pay the *reduced* rate is coming up soon ⏰): dtspayment.usc.edu/OnlinePaymen...

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · Jan 30

Holy forking shirt balls

"Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "

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Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social · Jan 27

Submit now for CSWEP's sessions at the 2026 AEA meetings. Sessions will be on:
• Economics of Gender in the Economics Profession
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Gender, Working from Home and Female Labor Supply
• Economic Theory
• Global Economy
@aeacswep.bsky.social

CSWEP Call for Abstracts

www.aeaweb.org

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · Jan 8

#Econsky I am excited to announce two new post-doctoral positions at UCLA. One on the m-carestudy.org and the other on the life-m.org project. Please apply!

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · Nov 23

Huihuang is a fantastic PhD student and job market candidate from UCLA. And this paper is 🔥

Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · Nov 22

Tracking in US high schools benefits all students: on average, students gain $1000 in earnings. The introduction of AP courses also benefits lower achievement students who do not take AP, presumably through more targeted attention from teachers. #EconSky

Huihuang Zhu (@huihuangzhu.bsky.social)

Remarkably, all subgroups benefit from the program, including the low-performing students who do not take AP classes. Sorting by achievement seems to allow teachers to better target students'…

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Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social · Nov 22

Tracking in US high schools benefits all students: on average, students gain $1000 in earnings. The introduction of AP courses also benefits lower achievement students who do not take AP, presumably through more targeted attention from teachers. #EconSky

Huihuang Zhu (@huihuangzhu.bsky.social)

Remarkably, all subgroups benefit from the program, including the low-performing students who do not take AP classes. Sorting by achievement seems to allow teachers to better target students'…

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Nov 16

For those attending APPAM this coming week:

Join Arnold Ventures, the Russell Sage Foundation, Equitable Growth, & the Policy Academies for a big, fun, joint reception on FRIDAY 11/22, 6:30-8:30, at Fogo de Chão (very close to the conference hotel). 🥳

pages.equitablegrowth.org/2024-APPAM-R...

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · Nov 16

I just joined :)

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Nov 15

Now arriving at #EconSky !

Several of our finest minds—> @lkatz42.bsky.social @susanathey.bsky.social @dacemoglumit.bsky.social et (many) al.!

And our top journals—> @qjeharvard.bsky.social @jpolecon.bsky.social @reveconstudies.bsky.social @aeajournals.bsky.social

Tell your colleagues it's time.

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · Nov 14

❗6th Summer School in Advanced Economics.
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➡️Where: Spetses Island, Greece.

➡️When: 22-27 June 2025.

▶️ Instructors: Jeff Wooldridge
@jmwooldridge.bsky.social
and myself,
@pedrosantanna.bsky.social

We will cover a lot!

For more info⤵️

Home - Summer School in Advanced Economics

The Summer School in Advanced Economics aims to bring together postgraduates, Ph.D. students, and young researchers interested in acquiring modern specialized knowledge in theoretical and empirical ec...

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Nov 12

It's the Great Migration (#EconTwitter to #EconSky)

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Stefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social · Nov 12

It’s hard to overstate how much people hate inflation—and the lasting scars this recent surge caused. People across the board, even Democrats, mainly blamed the government (see the figure👇). Check the summary 🧵for "Why do we dislike inflation?" here: x.com/S_Stantcheva...

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