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Emaan Siddique @emaansiddique.bsky.social · Jun 19

In an analysis of 100+ DHS surveys, @ggenicot.bsky.social & @mariahdb.bsky.social find that having a firstborn daughter drastically changes the trajectory of a women's life–influencing marriage prospects, fertility decisions, and economic security: voxdev.org/topic/health...

The hidden cost of a firstborn daughter in Africa

Although sex ratios at birth remain relatively balanced in sub-Saharan Africa, this does not necessarily imply a lack of son preference. Analysis of over 100 Demographic and Health Surveys across 34 c...

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Arik Levinson @ariklevinson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Three amazing points in one paragraph of the DOE report on GHGs.

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1/3 The Social Cost of Carbon "is not intended to measure the private marginal benefits ... of fossil fuels." Correct! (But not relevant. That's why it's the called the Social *Cost* of Carbon.)

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Georgetown Center for Economic Research @gcer-gu.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 Call for Papers!

Join us for the GCER 2025 Alumni Conference at Georgetown University on Sept 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Submit your paper or extended abstract by Aug 8.

🧑‍🎓 Especially welcoming GU Econ alumni, faculty & grad students.

📝 Details & submission: econ.georgetown.edu/academics/ph...

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Arik Levinson @ariklevinson.bsky.social · Jun 27

WaPo op-ed supports Carbon Tariffs for three reasons (and my rebuttals):
1. Revenue (that's all tariffs, not just carbon tariffs)
2. Protect US industry (again, all tariffs)
3. The US has no domestic carbon price (huh?)

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Opinion | A carbon tariff is the right way to confront China on trade

Climate-friendly tariffs would penalize countries that undercut U.S. companies with dirtier production.

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Jun 10

Next @GGenicot presented evidence using a newly generated measure of mobility, and showed cross-country data shows no evidence of an "inequality trap"

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Georgetown Center for Economic Research @gcer-gu.bsky.social · May 20

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
Inaugural DMV Ph.D. Conference on Political Economy & Development at Georgetown University!

🗓️ Date: Friday, Oct 24, 2025
🗂️ Priority presenter deadline: Aug 29
📬 Final presenter deadline: Sept 26
✅ Register by: Oct 10

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Welcome to the information hub for the inaugural DMV PhD Conference on Political Economy & Development, hosted by the Department of Economics at Georgetown University. This conference will be an excel...

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Juan Felipe Riaño @juanfeliperiano.bsky.social · May 8

🚀 The Washington Political Economy Conference (WPECO) 2025 is officially underway! Kicking off today at Georgetown University’s Riggs Library.

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Georgetown Center for Economic Research @gcer-gu.bsky.social · Apr 10

🎉 Congratulations to our very own Professor Garance Genicot (@ggenicot.bsky.social) on receiving an honorary doctorate by @amse-aixmarseille.fr

A well-deserved recognition of her contributions to the field and the broader academic community.

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AMSE - Aix-Marseille School of Economics @amse-aixmarseille.fr · Apr 8

👏 Félicitations à Garance Genicot (Georgetown University) pour l’obtention du titre de docteure honoris causa ! Nous sommes fiers de la compter parmi les membres du comité scientifique d'AMSE. Son regard expert et bienveillant est un atout précieux ✨.
Merci à elle pour son engagement à nos côtés !

Aix Marseille Université @univ-amu.fr · Apr 7

Merci à tous les lauréats pour leur engagement et leur dévouement à la recherche et à l'innovation. Ensemble, nous continuons à repousser les frontières du savoir.

#Recherche #Innovation #Excellence

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Nov 20

It’s a great day to have our DCPEC Research Workshop! And here’s our distinguished visitor Pietro Ortoleva, talking about behavioral political economy. @laurenbouton.bsky.social @juanfeliperiano.bsky.social

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Garance Genicot @ggenicot.bsky.social · Mar 4

1/ 🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨
Excited to share our latest research: “Female Firstborn and Family Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa”! on how firstborn daughters influence family structure, marriage, and fertility @mariahdb.bsky.social #EconSky #DevelopmentEconomics #EconPhD www.nber.org/papers/w33505 ⬇️

Firstborn Daughters and Family Structure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Arik Levinson @ariklevinson.bsky.social · Mar 31

Electricity use that is clean-ish, but not *clean*.

NBER @nber.org · Mar 13

A "three pillars" system for crediting clean electricity purchases (nearby generation, same-hour timing, and newly constructed power plants) would reduce emissions by 30-43 percent below average, from Karl Dunkle Werner and Arik Levinson https://www.nber.org/papers/w33546

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Georgetown Center for Economic Research @gcer-gu.bsky.social · Apr 10

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