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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 1d

Hannah Edwards graduated this past spring with a double major in finance and economics. She is now an analyst with Cornerstone Research. www.linkedin.com/in/hmedwards...

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 1d

Henry Downes completed his PhD earlier this year and is now an assistant professor of economics at the University of Georgia. henrymdownes.com

Henry Downes - Home

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 1d

We have completed our semi-regular update of our Featured Alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four distinguished alums: Henry Downes, Hannah Edwards, Gabe Gelke, and Anthony Kies.

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 3d

Photo of our colleague Jeff Campbell and former graduate student Isabel Goedl-Hanisch at a @cepr.org conference in Switzerland.

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a picture!

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 5d

Our colleague Larry Marsh (emeritus) was honored this past weekend at the Midwest Econometrics Group meetings for his visionary leadership. Larry was the founder of the group many years ago!

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 6d

Great day of tailgating yesterday!

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 8d

Happening this afternoon! @artslettersnd.bsky.social

Department of Economics adds 11 leading scholars to its faculty, including two endowed chairs

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 9d

Work from our colleague Melissa Kearney is highlighted in the October edition of the NBER digest @nber.org

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 10d

Yesterday, our colleague Joe Kaboski gave a presentation at a conference at Villanova and ran into former Economics major Gabe Gelke, now a second-year law student at Villanova. Here is a photo:

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 10d

We had a banner year with hiring last year, adding 11 (yes, 11!) new full-time faculty members. Check out this @ArtsLettersND news story highlighting the new members of our community:

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The Department of Economics in the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame has added 11 new economists to its faculty, including t...

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 12d

Hot off the presses at AEJ: Macro, "The Consumption Origins of Business Cycles: Lessons from Sectoral Dynamics" @aeajournals.bsky.social from our colleague Christian Matthes and Felipe Schwartzman

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The Consumption Origins of Business Cycles: Lessons from Sectoral Dynamics

(October 2025) - We measure the impact of household consumption shocks on aggregate fluctuations. These shocks affect household consumption directly, and production and prices indirectly through their...

REStud North-American Tours

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 12d

Three weeks from today (October 20) . . . we are very excited to be one of the host institutions for the Review of Economic Studies North America Tour! Check out the schedule and learn more about the tourists here: restud-na-tours.netlify.app

REStud (Review of Economic Studies) North American Tour 2025

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14d

Next week, @artslettersnd.bsky.social is highlighting this unique course from our esteemed colleague, Bill Evans.

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14d

Some photos from our Building Inclusive Growth Forum, happening now! @biglabnd.bsky.social

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

Please consider applying, and please share these opportunities widely.

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

The ad for the endowed professor with a focus on demography is here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

The ad for the endowed professor in applied micro with a focus on poverty can be found here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

The ad for the open-field/open-rank position for those wishing to be considered at the associate or full level is here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

For the open-field/open-rank positions, we have separate advertisements: one for untenured scholars and the other for individuals who wish to be considered for tenure (at the associate or full rank). The assistant ad is here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Breakthroughs in Historical Record Linking Using Genealogy Data: The Census Tree Project

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16d

We are hiring (again!). We are searching for up to four tenure-track hires. Two of these are open-field/open-rank. Two are endowed at the full professor level -- one with a focus on applied micro and poverty, the other with a focus on demography.

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 17d

Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social and graduate student Haley Wilbert (@hwilbert.bsky.social on the mkt) have a new publication in Explorations in Economic History, "Breakthroughs in Historical Record Linking Using Genealogy Data: The Census Tree Project." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Census Tree is the largest-ever database of record links among the historical U.S. censuses, with over 700 million links for people living in the …

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 19d

Our colleague Kirk Doran is quoted in this recent @wsj.com piece on the new H1B visa policy: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Will the $100,000 Visa Fee Help U.S. Workers? Economists Aren’t So Sure

Changes to the H-1B system could benefit some U.S. workers. But economists say losing foreign talent could weaken the overall job market—and shift production overseas.

www.wsj.com