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Raquel Fonseca
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Prof. et Directrice du @econ_esg_uqam à l‘ESG-UQAM. I co-chair the Intergenerational Economics Research Chair, http://creei.ca @creei_ca RP ≠ endorsement https://raquelfonseca.netlify.app/

Economics 39%
Business 20%
I have been hearing recently that many people don't know about the ability to submit to AEJ-Policy (or any of the other AEJs) after submitting to AER-Insights (following the same process that existed going from the AER to the AEJs)

More details and instructions here: www.aeaweb.org/journals/pol...

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American women still take on far more domestic duties, but if the trend of the past few years continues, parity between the sexes could be just a decade away. Our charts explain the shift
Millennials spend more time than past generations with their children
America’s child-care gender gap is narrowing rapidly
econ.st

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Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s
Why Gen X is the real loser generation
Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s
econ.st

Notre publication avec @m_aubertin et coll., citée dans @LP_LaPresse, montre que le programme d’autonomie par l’exercice à l’hôpital (MATCH) réduit de 69 % à 44 % les besoins d’aide à domicile des personnes âgées après une hospitalisation. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...
Une année d’avancées québécoises en santé
Avec ses multiples hôpitaux universitaires, le Québec est un terreau propice pour les recherches en santé. Voici quelques-unes des découvertes marquantes de 2025 des chercheurs québécois.
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@angcrema @UofR is now presenting The Spillover Impacts of Charter Schools @creei_ca @CIRANOMTL ‘s workshop

We are listening about Inferring Personality from Writing: Chilhood Essays and Long-Run Outcomes by @FernandoSaltiel @mcgillu in the @CIRANOMTL and @creei_ca ‘s workshop cirano.qc.ca/en/events/1315…

Now Gabrielle Vasey Concordia University is presenting Grade Repetition and Household Reponses in a Low Income Setting @CIRANOMTL @creei_ca ‘s workshop in Education

@cohodes.bsky.social University of Michigan presented The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct @CIRANOMTL @creei_ca ‘s Workshop

@cohodes.bsky.social University of Michigan presented The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct @CIRANOMTL @creei_ca ‘s Workshop

@andrei_mntn @creei_ca @econ_esg_uqam @ESGRecherche is presenting Malleable Minds: The Effects of STRM-vs. Humanities- Focused Curricula @CIRANOMTL @creei_ca ‘s conference

We started ! Education and the Economy: Impacts Beyond the Labor Market @CIRANOMTL @creei_ca cirano.qc.ca/en/events/1315…
School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"We estimate large positive marginal effects of local educational spending on Black students’ enrollment, attainment, and lifetime earnings."
School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940
Mississippi’s 1920 school finance equalization program failed to benefit many of the state’s Black students—an outcome emblematic of broader patterns …
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NBER @nber.org · Nov 27
Curriculum shapes more than skills as taking STEM in high school boosts tech careers—but also shifts politics as boys grow more conservative and girls more progressive, from Robert Ainsworth, Rajeev H. Dehejia, Andrei Munteanu, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola www.nber.org/papers/w34502

Thank you for the excellent organization @lacea25 it was an outstanding program and a truly great conference where I had the chance to meet good friends. x.com/creei_ca/sta...
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cirano.qc.ca/fr/evenement... 🎓 Le 1er déc., le CREEi participe à la conf. L’éducation et l’économie : impacts au-delà du marché du travail au CIRANO.
L’éducation et l’économie : impacts au-delà du marché du travail
La conférence « L’éducation et l’économie : impacts au-delà du marché du travail » réunit des chercheuses et chercheurs pour réfléchir à la façon dont l’éducation influence bien plus que les parcours ...
cirano.qc.ca

Le Département de sciences économiques de l’École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM) recrute ! 🎉Nous cherchons à pourvoir un poste en économie de la santé appliquée (profils micro et macro bienvenus). Envoyez-nous votre candidature econjobmarket.org/positions/11905
EJM - Econ Job Market
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The Department of Economics at École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM) is hiring! 🎉
We’re seeking a candidate specializing in Applied Health Economics (both micro and macro profiles are welcome).
Application deadline 30 November !!! Just 16 days !!! econjobmarket.org/positions/11905
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
Documento Ocasional: “¿Qué políticas son efectivas para reducir la exclusión social? Evaluación de cinco proyectos piloto de inclusión social a través de ensayos aleatorizados" www.bde.es/wbe/es/publi... #bdePublicaciones#bdePublicaciones
¿Qué políticas son efectivas para reducir la exclusión social? Evaluación de cinco proyectos piloto de inclusión social a través de ensayos aleatorizados
¿Qué políticas son efectivas para reducir la exclusión social? Evaluación de cinco proyectos piloto de inclusión social a través de ensayos aleatorizados
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Maybe they are becoming tradwives. Or maybe there is a more straightforward explanation
Why are American women leaving the labour force?
Maybe they are becoming tradwives. Or maybe there is a more straightforward explanation
econ.st
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
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By offering collateral-free loans, microfinance in the country has lifted millions out of poverty. But after years of rapid growth, it may be in trouble
Indian microfinance is in trouble
A model that has lifted millions out of poverty is threatened by rising defaults
econ.st

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The fall edition of the @ashecon.bsky.social newsletter came out last week with 6 great articles

1. @jimflynn9.bsky.social interviewed ASHEcon President-Elect @johncawley.bsky.social

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John Cawley Interview – ASHEcon
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Now !! 📅 Monday, October 6, 2025
🕥 10:30 – 12:00 (Montreal time)
🎙️ Dialogue with Daron Acemoglu and Yoshua Bengio
🌐 Language of the event: English
✅ You do not need to register

🔗 Live streaming: uqam.zoom.us/j/86344952756
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
uqam.zoom.us

A warm thank you to Blanca Martinez for her invitation @icae.bsky.social , and to all the participants for their questions and comments. I am also grateful for the stimulating exchanges during the meetings with F. Tomori, @lpuchg, @antoniadiazrod.bsky.social, Raquel Carrasco, and Catalina Martinez.
REMINDER: In TODAY's (Wed 1st Oct) @icae.bsky.social seminar @12:30 @fonsecaraquel.bsky.social (@uqam.ca) presents "The College Premium Rollercoaster and the Rebound of Lifetime Wage Growth: A Structural Analysis". Retransmission link & seminar calendar in the bio. See you there! (1/2) @ucm.es

Encore il y a de la place !!!
✅ Après le dialogue du matin 6 octobre avec @yoshuabengio.bsky.social et @dacemoglumit.bsky.social , place maintenant à la grande cérémonie en après midi:
🎓 Remise du Doctorat honoris causa à @dacemoglumit.bsky.social , suivie de sa conférence.
📍 @uqam.ca – Pavillon Sherbrooke
Cérémonie d’attribution d’un doctorat honoris causa à Daron Acemoglu
Économiste et professeur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
www.eventbrite.ca

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“Stablecoins will bring more risks than benefits—and alternatives exist.” In a guest essay, an economics professor and Nobel laureate explains why these digital tokens may have been misnamed econ.st/42TjdJY

Illustration: Dan Williams

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REMINDER: In TODAY's (Wed 1st Oct) @icae.bsky.social seminar @12:30 @fonsecaraquel.bsky.social (@uqam.ca) presents "The College Premium Rollercoaster and the Rebound of Lifetime Wage Growth: A Structural Analysis". Retransmission link & seminar calendar in the bio. See you there! (1/2) @ucm.es

✅ Après le dialogue du matin 6 octobre avec @yoshuabengio.bsky.social et @dacemoglumit.bsky.social , place maintenant à la grande cérémonie en après midi:
🎓 Remise du Doctorat honoris causa à @dacemoglumit.bsky.social , suivie de sa conférence.
📍 @uqam.ca – Pavillon Sherbrooke
Cérémonie d’attribution d’un doctorat honoris causa à Daron Acemoglu
Économiste et professeur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
www.eventbrite.ca

Ce soir au CIRANO, la rencontre avec mes collègues Markus Poschke Benoit Dostie Fabian Lange et Genevieve Dufour pour parler sur l’éducation, le marché du travail et les inégalités a été vraiment enrichissante.