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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · 13d

Ungated version here: drive.google.com/file/d/1smVT...

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · 13d

I need to take a cue from @philipncohen.com and do more to disseminate my academic research on the determinants of fertility. I am looking forward to his book talk on Wednesday at @ccpratucla.bsky.social .

Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · 13d

My review article talks about how to tweak Becker's model to include unintended pregnancy and the transition to lower fertility levels. Recent research in economics is about how modern contraception and legal abortion led to a reduction in unintended pregnancy: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

The Economics of Childbearing: Trends, Progress, and Challenges

The neoclassical economics of childbearing turns 65 this year, marking the anniversary of Gary Becker's foundational article on the subject in 1960. This review article begins with a study of how...

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Martha Bailey @marthajbailey.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, Philip, for doing double duty!! We are excited for your visit!

California Center For Population Research @ccpratucla.bsky.social · 13d

This week CCPR's seminar series will feature @philipncohen.com discussing his book, "Research is Not Enough: Public Engagement and the Citizen Scholar." Join us on January 14 @12pm in Public Affairs 337.

California Center For Population Research @ccpratucla.bsky.social · 13d

CCPR is excited to host
@mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social
& @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...

Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 19d

Hey, I'm going to UCLA next week! Two events Wednesday, 14 Jan. at the California Center for Population Research:

1. A talk on my book, Citizen Scholar (ccpr.ucla.edu/event/philip...)

2. A discussion on a book talk by Michael Geruso on “After the Spike." ccpr.ucla.edu/event/michae...

#demography

Research Is Not Enough:
Public Engagement and the
Citizen Scholar
Philip N. Cohen
(University of Maryland)
January 14, 2026
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. PT

CCPR Seminar
4240 Pub Aff Building
UCLA Campus

What is the role of professional scholars in civic life?
How and why should academics seek to reach
audiences beyond their disciplines and institutions?
Must there be tension between advancing along an
academic career path and taking part in public
conversations, or can these goals reinforce each other?
Drawing from personal experience and in-depth
research, this talk features straightforward advice that
acknowledges professional risks as well as rewards.
Cohen embraces the reciprocal relationship between
professional scholarship and active citizenship.
arguing that aligning personal and vocational
identities can enhance both public and academic
contributions. He explores intellectual work on social
media, science communication, political activism, and
how to build trust while developing a public
intellectual identity.

College | Social Sciences
UCLA California Center for
Population Research

Click to RSVP

Michael Geruso

After
the
Spike
Population,
Progress,
and the
Case for
People
Dean

Fancinating, thoughtful, and timely."
Simon Jenson, NobelLaurae in Ecenemics

College | Social Sciences
UCLA California Center for
Population Research
invites you to a book talk on ...
After the Spike
Michael Geruso, University of Texas
Commentary By
Martha Bailey (UCLA) and Philip Cohen (University of Maryland)

January 14, 2026
6:00 p.m. PT
Reception to Follow

Royce Hall, Room 314
UCLA Campus

Michael Geruso is an economic demographer, public
economist, and Associate Professor of Economics at the
University of Texas at Austin. His book, "After the Spike'
with co-author Dean Spears, investigates what
depopulation would mean for the climate, living
standards, equity, progress, freedom, and humanity's
general welfare. And what it would mean if, instead,
people came together to share the work of caregiving.
making parenting better and stabilizing our numbers.

Martha Bailey is a UCLA Professor of Economics and
Director of the California Center for Population
Research. As an economic demographer, labor
economist, and economic historian, Bailey's rescarch
focuses on the short- and long-run determinants of
childbearing in the U.S.

Philip Cohen is a University of Maryland Professor of
Sociology. His research focuses on demographic trends,
family structure, the division of labor, health disparities,
as well as open science and related topics.

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · Nov 5

The Quiet Collapse of America’s Reproductive Health Safety Net kffhealthnews.org/MjEwNjQwMQ by @celinegounder.com via @kffhealthnews.org CC: @marthajbailey.bsky.social @whitneysrice.bsky.social @rachelfey.bsky.social @bthomas520.bsky.social @megankavanaugh.bsky.social

NBER @nber.org · Oct 29

Subsidizing contraception has large and persistent effects on the choice of contraceptive method, resulting in significantly fewer pregnancies and abortions in the US, from @marthajbailey.bsky.social, Rebolledo, Gorgulu, Figone, Lang, Prettyman, and Dalton www.nber.org/papers/w34400

Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · Sep 16

People magazine has an exclusive excerpt of my book today, one week and one day until pub!!
people.com/why-women-ca...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. "

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

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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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