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Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · 29d

Econ RA with @annastansbury.bsky.social at MIT! careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Sep 8

Since we're hiring off-cycle, we're aware typical dissemination channels might be less effective... please do share with anyone you think might be interested

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢Nina Roussille and I are hiring a full-time predoctoral researcher to work with us at MIT on labor economics research projects.

IMPORTANT: this vacancy is open right now, so we are particularly interested in people who could start soon.

Link to apply: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Predoctoral Researcher

MIT - Predoctoral Researcher - Cambridge MA 02139

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢Nina Roussille and I are hiring a full-time predoctoral researcher to work with us at MIT on labor economics research projects.

IMPORTANT: this vacancy is open right now, so we are particularly interested in people who could start soon.

Link to apply: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...

Predoctoral Researcher

MIT - Predoctoral Researcher - Cambridge MA 02139

careers.peopleclick.com

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Aug 14

thank you so much on all counts! this is super useful.

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

hannahshelley.neocities.org

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Aug 14

@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social I can't find the gender earnings gap on the College Scorecard website ? I find info on earnings by major X college, but not by gender as well. Any chance it's been taken down, or do you have tips for how to find it

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Jordan Matsudaira @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social · Aug 14

Raw median earnings gaps can be found for nearly all programs (w large enough N) by gender at collegescorecard.ed.gov. Some states have disaggregations by race and sex, eg equity.postsecondaryvalue.org/ut-system#top

Exploring Equitable Postsecondary Value

Based on research from the Postsecondary Value Commission, this interactive data tool puts the power of the Value Framework at your fingertips, equipping you with data on the economic value that insti...

equity.postsecondaryvalue.org

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Aug 14

Oh great - thank you!

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Aug 14

Very exciting! Thanks

Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Aug 14

Are there papers estimating gender and/or racial wage gaps for people from the same college and major? i.e. went to same college and studied same subject (say: U Michigan Computer Science). Any country.

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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · Aug 4

Excited about a forthcoming roundtable on my book and @brankomilan.bsky.social's this fall (November 4) at @stoneeconucl.bsky.social. Discussants include @johncassidysays.bsky.social, @annastansbury.bsky.social, Helen Thompson, and Beatrice Cherrier.

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dgv3e...

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Jul 9

In the final episode of Season 8 of The We Society, @officialedballs.bsky.social‬, @annastansbury.bsky.social and @dtturner.bsky.social join Will Hutton to discuss their research into regional inequalities in the UK and what we can learn from ‘Bidenomics’.

🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/solv...

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Jul 14

The final episode of season 8 of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social We Society podcast 🎙️, sees @officialedballs.bsky.social, @annastansbury.bsky.social ‬and @dtturner.bsky.social discuss the worsening regional disparities in productivity, income, and overall economic performance within the UK.

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Jul 14

ICYMI: The final episode of S8 of the We Society podcast sees @officialedballs.bsky.social, @annastansbury.bsky.social & @dtturner.bsky.social join Will Hutton to discuss research into UK regional inequalities and the lessons we can learn from “Bidenomics” in the US.

➡️ podfollow.com/the-we-society

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Brad Hershbein @bradhershbein.bsky.social · Jun 26

Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social) has an interesting new Substack blog that echoes the trendy pundit finding that unemployment rates for new college grads are at record highs relative to the overall employment rate. open.substack.com/pub/derektho...

Young People Face a Hiring Crisis. AI Is Making It Worse.

Artificial intelligence is transforming the entire pipeline from college to the workforce: from tests and grades to job applications and entry-level work.

open.substack.com

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Jun 19

tomorrow! register below

Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Jun 17

Looking forward to presenting my Class Gap work at the RNIM Online Seminar on Zoom this Friday!

Anyone can register to attend here: sites.google.com/view/rnim-se...

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is my impression too, and our evidence from the survey really strongly reinforced this - new draft will be up soon with these details in there.

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yes, of course! Anyone is welcome to attend

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Jun 17

Looking forward to presenting my Class Gap work at the RNIM Online Seminar on Zoom this Friday!

Anyone can register to attend here: sites.google.com/view/rnim-se...

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UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE) @ucberkeleyirle.bsky.social · May 22

Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich.

📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm
🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...

Minimum Wages and Monopsony Power: MichalReichFest. June 6, 2025. Learn more: irle.berkeley.edu/events

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · Apr 8

Here’s a Harvard student with more courage than the University President www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... via @annaekstrom.bsky.social

I’m an International Student. I Refuse To Be Silenced. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

As an international student, I am well aware that the opinions I express carry a certain degree of risk. Still, I refuse to remain silent. Citizens or not, we all have agency over the direction this c...

www.thecrimson.com

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reality check 🤔😕 @realitycheck.bsky.social · Apr 8

"Suri was teaching a course and attending Georgetown as a postdoctoral fellow".

His wife is a US citizen. They have three young children.

The US has embarked on a campaign of terror, particularly focused on educated people who are "other" than us.

Disgusting.

www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

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Trade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel) @tradediversion.bsky.social · Apr 3

USTR: "The elasticity of import prices with respect to tariffs, φ, is 0.25. The recent experience with U.S. tariffs on China has demonstrated that tariff passthrough to retail prices was low (Cavallo et al, 2021)."

Cavallo et al: φ is 0.945.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Apr 3

Across the pond, an exciting new voice on policy for productivity growth and progress!

Centre for British Progress @britishprogress.org · Apr 3

💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress

Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.

It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇

britishprogress.org/articles/red...

Cover of the essay Rediscovering British Progress available at https://britishprogress.org/articles/rediscovering-british-progress

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Mar 31

We're looking for an Assistant Professor to join the new Bennett School of Public Policy in September 2025, to play a leading role in the running & teaching of our M.Phil in Public Policy and PhD programme, & to also conduct original research.

Apply by 27 April 2025:
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50808/

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Mar 10

Will Dm you!