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Marcos Vera-Hernandez

@papiteide.bsky.social

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Professor of Economics at University College London and Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Research on the Economics of Health and Health Care. Opinions are my own.

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

and my article with @brendonmcconnell.bsky.social compiles formulae for covariates, panel data, and uneven designs, and we discuss simulation and multiple hypothesis testing. All provided with spreadsheets, and examples of STATA code. Many thanks to Monica Costa Dias for making it possible! (3/3)

Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

@dmckenzie.bsky.social's paper (tinyurl.com/43pv4ppd) offers practical tips to improve power at the design and analysis stage, read it not to leave power on the table! Brandon Hauser and Mauricio Olivares' paper discuss easy adjustments which are required using randomisation inference, (2/3)

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

Are you preparing a randomized controlled trial? Don't miss a special symposium of Fiscal Studies (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1475...) with three articles on power and sample size calculations. (1/3) @theifs.bsky.social

Fiscal Studies | IFS Public Economics Journal | Wiley Online Library

Click on the title to browse this journal

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

Jointly organised with Rotterdam Global Health Initiative and Erasmus School of Economics.
@radhikajain.bsky.social l @bancalaria.bsky.social @mylene-lagarde.bsky.social (2/2)

Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

Do you have a paper on the economics of health in lower-and-middle income countries? Submit it to the 2nd Workshop of the Global Health Economics WG in Rotterdam 4-5 June 2026. Submit at tinyurl.com/ywcwz7ba by 1 Dec. Special treat: keynote by @martinabjorkman.bsky.social

ESE-RGHI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2026

The workshop will foster in-depth discussions, bringing together development economists and health researchers from across the globe.

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 7d

After the success of the first conference, the submission link for the second is already open tinyurl.com/ywcwz7ba. Submit by Dec 1. Workshop in Rotterdam 4-5 June 2026, jointly organised with Rotterdam Global Health Initiative and Erasmus School of Economics.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 12d

If you are interested in universities policy I’ll be on a panel discussing this with @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social & Michael Spence on Monday 3.15pm in Liverpool

A new future for universities: how can universities help support national renewal and local pride? it Monday 29 September • 15:15 - 16:15pm ® Sherwood Room 6, ACC Liverpool

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The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 15d

Marcos Vera-Hernández @papiteide.bsky.social will share his Stone Centre funded research at the Labour party conference with FT's @greenmirandahere.bsky.social, UAL's @pollymackenzie.bsky.social, TBA's @hetanshah.bsky.social, & @ucl.ac.uk's Michael Spence. Discover his research: bit.ly/mvhinfo

National renewal discussion at the labour party conference.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22d

Some good jobs here. The nice folk at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk are looking for Exec Directors for Research & Innovation, and for Impact & Influence, as well as a Director of IfG Academy. You’d work with @drhannahwhite.bsky.social and her excellent team
micro.green-park.co.uk/ifg/

Institute for Government

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 24d

Chile’s 1981 reform shifted pensions from DB → DC. Workers already employed were compensated for pre-reform contributions, creating a policy-driven kink in cohort-level pension wealth. We exploit this kink with a Regression Kink Design (RKD) to identify the causal effect on health investments.

Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 24d

Would you take better care of your health today if you knew you’d be richer in retirement? We study Chile’s 1981 pension reform with a fuzzy Regression Kink Design on linked admin + household panel data. Answer: yes. Preventive care rises (healthy behaviours modestly), and old-age mortality falls.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 24d

NEW: #IFSWorkingPaper: More to live for: health investment responses to expected retirement wealth in Chile

📗 Read Grant Miller, Nieves Valdés and @papiteide.bsky.social's new paper here: ifs.org.uk/publications...

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 24d

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Martin Weidner @weidnerecon.bsky.social · Jul 24

Calling Econ PhD candidates:

Applications open: Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Deadline: September 30

Recent fellows include Claudia Noack and Christophe Gaillac --- tough acts to follow. If you're ready for a top-tier postdoc, please apply!

EJM - Econ Job Market

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Daniele Girardi @dgirardi.bsky.social · Jul 20

Our Local Projections Difference-in-Differences (LP-DiD) paper is out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics.

LP-DiD is a convenient, flexible and computationally fast framework for estimating DiD using simple well-specified regressions....

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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Pre-doc RA position at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance! Join the Education & Skills programme led by Prof Sandra McNally. Work with large UK education datasets (e.g. NPD, LEO). Strong Stata skills & interest in policy a must. Apply by Aug 24 👉 ow.ly/bpN450WrLq4

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · Jul 6

Call for papers for the Central Bank of Colombia Annual Conference (9-10 Oct, Pereira), this year dedicated to health economics. Deadline for subs. 14 July. Keynote speakers (FGV), Jonathan Skinner (Dartmouth), and myself. redinvestigadores.org/app/JavaBrid... Funding provided for accepted papers.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jun 27

And the other is to run @raeng.org.uk - the Royal Academy of Engineering
www.russellreynolds.com/en/executive...

Executive Opportunities | Russell Reynolds Associates

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · Jun 16

We're delighted to share the first of our new Economist In Action videos. @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social explains how to find out whether rich countries have good institutions because they are rich, or whether they are rich because their institutions are good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n91H...

Simon Johnson: How do good institutions influence economic growth?

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · Jun 16

This series by @leightjessica.bsky.social is a nice way of finding out about lots of new work in development & it is great to see someone using these platforms to celebrate others.

Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Jun 16

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @CriClerici
@poverty_action who works on topics related to gender + health

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 17

Closing a fantastic IFS-ADBI-GHE Health Economics in LMICs workshop 🔝A huge thank you to all of you who joined us in London @theifs.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 15

We are delighted to share the program for the IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025! We are looking forward to a fantastic couple of days @theifs.bsky.social @adb.org @papiteide.bsky.social

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MCHE at UoM @mche-uom.bsky.social · May 14

The Manchester Centre for Health Economics has three new Research Associate positions in Health Economics (£37,174 - £41,671 p/a). These are 24-month fixed-term contracts from July 2025 to June 2027.

For full details and to apply, visit
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in Health Economics:Oxford Road

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · May 3

Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.

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ucleconomics.bsky.social @ucleconomics.bsky.social · Apr 25

In @ucleconomics.bsky.social, we engage in the #discourse globally. Our annual Gorman Lecture (and conference) returns this May with the distinguished Ariel Pake of @harvard.edu.
Register now➡️https://www.ucl.ac.uk/economics/events/2025/may/ucl-department-economics-gorman-lecture-and-conference-2025

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Apr 23

“Our priority is reducing net migration,” a Home Office source said.

"Growth is the number one priority of this government... ...making sure everyone is better off." - the Prime Minister.

To govern is to choose - let's see if he meant what he said...

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Rachel Reeves softens stance over youth mobility scheme with EU

The chancellor is potentially at odds with home secretary, Yvette Cooper, over her support for loosening visa rules for young Europeans

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Apr 18

CGD is hiring! We're seeking an experienced communications professional to join our dynamic Communications team as a Communications Manager.

The Comms Manager will work intensively with & to promote several of CGD’s research programs, expanding reach, awareness, & impact.

Apply! ⬇️

Communications Manager - Center for Global Development - Career Page

Apply to Communications Manager at Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.

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Clément de Chaisemartin @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social · Apr 18

Just posted updated version of our DID textbook! We now have drafts of all chapters, including the one on general designs! Now you can tell your friends still on X that they are DID-outdated :-) Happy easter for those of you that celebrate it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments

This book introduces applied researchers to modern Differences-in-Differences (DID) methods, that they can use to obtain credible answers to hard causal inferen

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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · Apr 18

the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.

ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU

The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Apr 12

A striking part of this rich piece on Brzezinski and Kissinger by @edwardluce.bsky.social is that they both had an understanding of tragedy. In my own world this speaks to the importance of a humanities perspective in matters such as international relations
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The last grand strategists: what Brzezinski and Kissinger could teach Trump

Living parallel lives, they counselled presidents and changed the course of the cold war. How would they steer America today?

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Apr 2

Fantastic closing panel of university leaders for our inaugural annual conference for humanities, social sciences & the arts. We have Julia Black (President of The British Academy) Irene Tracey (VC of University of Oxford) and Sally Mapstone (President of Universities UK). It’s been a brilliant day!

Professor Julia Black (President of The British Academy) Professor Irene Tracey (Vice Chancellor of University of Oxford) and Professor Sally Mapstone (Vice Chancellor of University of St Andrews and President of Universities UK).

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