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Sakshi Bhardwaj @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social · 4d

Thrilled to have @hatethegamebook.com speak to my UW–Whitewater students about her career journey, the housing market, and how economics applies to everyday life. 👏📈 #Economics #HousingMarket #UWWhitewater

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Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · Jul 24

I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.

Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.

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National Tax Association @natltax.bsky.social · Aug 26

We’re proud to announce that Stefanie Stantcheva will deliver the inaugural Slemrod Lecture at the 2025 NTA Annual Conference in Boston!

Meet Stefanie 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/urxcvmbogw

Register here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/greqfgmujf

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Marginal Revolution @marginalrev.blogsky.venki.dev · Aug 23

Who gets into the best colleges and why? - Marginal REVOLUTION

We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and causal effects of attending Ivy-Plus colleges (Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Duke, and Chicago). Children from families in the top 1% are more than twice as likely to attend an Ivy-Plus college […]

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Jul 29

Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!

Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!

Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf

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Sarah Miller @smiller.bsky.social · Jul 21

1000 low income adults were randomly selected to receive $1000/month for 3 years, with a control group receiving $50/month over that same period. Many of them had children in the household. How did it affect how they parented and their kids’ outcomes? www.nber.org/papers/w34040

Abstract for NBER WP 34040, “The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Parenting and Children”

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Mathias Fjællegaard Jensen @fjaellegaard.bsky.social · Feb 21

1/ 🚨 New paper! 🚨
How do the economic trajectories of children of immigrants vary across 15 high-income countries? We study intergenerational mobility of immigrants, using individual-level linked parent-child data across Europe, North America, and beyond. 🧵👇 #EconSky

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Jan 27

Submit to present at the Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference at UChicago. Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to participate in this great event!

Conference is Aug 21-22. Submission deadline is Feb 28.

Manasvini Singh @vinisingh.bsky.social · Jan 27

Looking forward to co-organizing one of BFI's most popular conferences again! And this year, we were super duper lucky to nab @seema.bsky.social as the keynote speaker :)

More info: bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event...
Submission deadline: Feb 28

Please please RT and share with your networks!

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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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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Jan 19

More & more people seem to be getting on here (yay!), so here’s a reminder that I have 2 starter packs of awesome women & nonbinary economists. Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Jan 11

As I am now handling papers at AEJ:Policy again, I want to encourage authors of papers that identify partial equilibrium effects to consider (in a rigorous manner) how they relate to policy effects or general equilibrium effects.

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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Jan 7

I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring.

The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)

CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · Nov 12

@aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social

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Sakshi Bhardwaj @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you for sharing, Lucie! Excited to present my paper—join us on Monday, 12/16, if you're interested!

Lucie Schmidt @luciegschmidt.bsky.social · Dec 11

Virtual Econ of Public Policy Seminar (VEPPS) continues on Mon 12/16 at 2pm ET with @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social

"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"

More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar

#EconSky

VEPPS Seminar — Lucie Schmidt

www.lucieschmidt.com

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Lucie Schmidt @luciegschmidt.bsky.social · Dec 11

Virtual Econ of Public Policy Seminar (VEPPS) continues on Mon 12/16 at 2pm ET with @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social

"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"

More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar

#EconSky

VEPPS Seminar — Lucie Schmidt

www.lucieschmidt.com

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Daniel Tannenbaum @dtannenbaum.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hi #econsky, the Nebraska Labor Summit will take place Friday, March 28, 2025 at the University of Nebraska, with keynotes by Marika Cabral and Jesse Rothstein. It's a super fun, junior-centric research conference. Deadline is this Sunday, December 1. Submit your papers here: tinyurl.com/2rb8xyxw

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Jake Mortenson @jm0rt.bsky.social · Nov 13

This is a thread on academic papers relevant to discussions of potential U.S. tax policy changes. Will be adding to it periodically. Please feel free to send suggestions.

But first here is a list of expiring provisions between now and 2034, compiled by JCT: www.jct.gov/publications...

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JCX-1-24

www.jct.gov

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Hope Michelson @hopecm.bsky.social · Dec 3

The 22nd Midwest International Economic Development Conference (MWIEDC) will be held at UIUC March 28–29, 2025. Co-hosted by Ag Econ and Econ. Mushfiq Mobarak @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social keynote. Always one of my favorite conferences.
Deadline for submissions Jan 8, 2025.

Midwest International Economic Development Conference

publish.illinois.edu

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · Dec 1

I submitted two recommendation letters today, and I'm once again begging programs to eliminate meaningless ranking metrics and simply let me upload a letter. We can collectively decide to stop wasting each other's time.

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Journal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · Nov 27

We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list.

go.bsky.app/4kR21vX

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi #EconSky,

Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Jul 16

A few weeks ago, I spoke on a panel about publishing at the CSWEP’s CeMENT workshop. I wanted to briefly share some of that advice here.

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ

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Sakshi Bhardwaj @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social · Nov 8

Didn’t know you are my Waukesha. I now live here and very much like it so far.

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Sebastian Tello Trillo @sebastiantt.bsky.social · Jul 16

Gracias for the RT'ing and liking it.
As a BlueSky Exclusive reward (lol), allow me to share my Class notes: Lectures and homework, worksheets (with answers!), and much more for a class on causal inference taught at the master's level. sebastiantellotrillo.com/classes/rmda...

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Nayoung Rim @nayoungrim.bsky.social · Feb 8

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨

The Liberal Arts Colleges Public and Labor Economics Virtual Seminar is starting Spring 2024! First Friday of every month from 12:30-1:30 pm ET.

Submit your extended abstracts by March 1: forms.gle/Z6uAv4GaGyjk...

For more information: drive.google.com/file/d/1PFZD...

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