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Lauren Hoehn-Velasco @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social · 16d

Meet the 2025–2026 job market candidates from GSU Economics! 🎉
@gsueconomics.bsky.social #econsky

👇 Here’s a quick introduction to each candidate.

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Southern Economic Journal @southerneconj.bsky.social · Jul 31

Garth Heutel of @gsueconomics.bsky.social documents evidence for Giffen behavior in the demand for theme park rides.
#ConsumerTheory #Demand #Recreation

Theme park rides are Giffen goods

Using a unique proprietary data set on the behavior of guests visiting theme parks, I document evidence for Giffen behavior in the demand for theme park rides. On average, when the price of a ride in...

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Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · Jul 24

2025 Professional Development Training Participant: Olanrewaju Yusuff, PhD candidate in the Department of Economics in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. @olayusuff.bsky.social‬ @gsueconomics.bsky.social‬ (12/12)

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Jafar Jafarov @jafaro0.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 23

#ASHEcon2025 Jafar Jafarov show that when their representation was excluded from Congress in India, Muslims reported 2.9 more minutes of sleeplessness on Election Day.

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Tej @tejendrapsingh.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Jun 23

Tej Singh showed that proximity to a primary health center in Nigeria leads to ⬆️ use of facility-based care, but no shift in overall care utilization

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 24

#ASHEcon2025 Eye Eoun Jung of @gsueconomics.bsky.social shows that recreational marijuana laws have no net effect on weight.

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Tej @tejendrapsingh.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Jun 25

In next session: @jafaro0 joint w/ @tejendrapsingh shows that opium bans in Afghanistan ⬆️ food insecurity and lead to other adverse coping mechanisms among exposed households

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Economics Student Studying Maternal Health Earns National Fellowship

Sukriti Beniwal has earned a Horowitz Fellowship for her maternal health research advancing access, equity, quality and Medicaid policy for expectant mothers.

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to GSU Economics PhD student Sukriti Beniwal (@beniwalsukriti.bsky.social) on receiving the Horowitz Foundation Fellowship.

Her research on midwife licensure and maternal health outcomes is a significant contribution to public health policy and maternal equity.

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are proud to congratulate AYSPS Economics PhD candidate Young-Yun Choi (@yychoi.bsky.social) on being awarded the Mercatus Center and 2025 EHA Dissertation Fellowships for outstanding research on mobile access in North Korea and the historical roots of racial inequality in the U.S.

Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 20

“Behavioral Welfare Economics and Risk Preferences: A Bayesian Approach” Experimental Economics (2023), 26:273–303
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Congratulations to the authors on this exceptional achievement!

Behavioral welfare economics and risk preferences: a Bayesian approach | Experimental Economics | Cambridge Core

Behavioral welfare economics and risk preferences: a Bayesian approach - Volume 26 Issue 2

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are thrilled to share that the Editors' Prize for Best Paper Published in Experimental Economics (2023) has been awarded to:

🎉 Xiaoxue Sherry Gao (AYSPS Economics PhD alum), Glenn W. Harrison, and Rusty Tchernis (AYSPS Economics faculty).

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congrats to our own Soojin Kim for her pub in the @reveconstudies.bsky.social ! Another top 5!

Labour Market Screening and the Design of Social Insurance: An Equilibrium Analysis of the Labour Market for the Disabled url:https://academic.oup.com/restud/article-abstract/92/1/1/7609390

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 11

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The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers

Research shows that “amenity trade-offs” can account for as much as two-thirds of the gender pay gap.

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are pleased to share recent research from Alex Bell, Assistant Professor here in the Department of Economics. In his latest column for the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Alex examines “The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers".

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jun 10

Super interesting column @equitablegrowth.bsky.social by Alex Bell on how identification by anti-instruments reveals attribute tradeoffs, applied to job quality.

Got to see him present it @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently. New & interesting.
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equitablegrowth.org/the-hidden-t...

The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers

Research shows that “amenity trade-offs” can account for as much as two-thirds of the gender pay gap.

equitablegrowth.org

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · May 28

From English major to health economist, Reginald transformed a personal healthcare experience into a research career focused on tobacco regulation and health disparities.

Read more about his journey: t.gsu.edu/4ku9NLu

Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · May 28

We are proud to celebrate our Ph.D. graduate Reginald Hebert, who has begun a postdoc at Yale after earning his doctorate at Georgia State! 🎓

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · May 1

Read the full Q&A spotlight 👉 news.gsu.edu/2025/04/03/g...

GLIP Intern Spotlight: Q&A with Zayne Dabbas

Economics undergraduate Zayne Dabbas is serving as a Georgia Legislative Intern this session.

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · May 1

🌍 Meet Zayne Dabbas, a standout intern in Georgia State’s Global Languages & Intercultural Perspectives (GLIP) program! Through her work with the Study Abroad office, Zayne is bridging cultures and building connections across campus and the world.

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Sukriti Beniwal @beniwalsukriti.bsky.social · Apr 5

Honored to receive the Graduate Student Paper Award at #SRSA this year! Grateful for the support of my advisors and mentors, and excited to keep digging into health policy & economics.
@gsueconomics.bsky.social
@lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congrats to our own Economics faculty member @jonisaacsmith.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 GSU Ignite Faculty Research Partnership Award for his work with Achieve Atlanta !!!

Economist Jonathan Smith Receives Georgia State Ignite Research Award news.gsu.edu/2025/04/04/e...

Economist Jonathan Smith Receives Georgia State Ignite Research Award

The Faculty Research Partnership Award recognizes an individual who, in partnership with an external, non-academic entity, conducts research that makes a significant impact.

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congratulations to our own @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social
for her recent publication in the Journal of Health Economics
along with her coauthors Seth Freedman and Diana R. Jolles!

"Intensive care supply and admission decisions": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Intensive care supply and admission decisions

Over 2005–2019, the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) grew by 10%, and the number of NICU beds increased by 30%. This expansion in inten…

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 16

We have had some great seminars in the past few weeks by Kurt Lavetti and Bocar Ba - thanks to both for visiting our department!

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Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @gsueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 14

His advice? "Network early, be open-minded, and attend career fairs your connections matter." Wise words for any aspiring economist!

Read more about his journey: news.gsu.edu/2025/03/12/u...

Unexpected Route to Economics Leads to Career in Higher Ed

Augustine Denteh (Ph.D. '18), an assistant professor at Davidson College, specializes in applying statistical tools to solve complex economic problems in healthcare and nutrition assistance programs.

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