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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 7d

🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere la etóloga y primatóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años social.elpais.com/wmfcr4

Muere la etóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años

Revolucionó la ciencia desde los sesenta con sus métodos innovadores y fascinantes descubrimientos sobre los chimpancés salvajes

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Jun 30

Meet Rabbit 🐶❤️

Adopted 13 yrs ago, found as a stray in Mississippi. Now I’m fostering her through @pawschicago.bsky.social
& helping her find her furrever home

Despite her age, she’s active, loving & still full of life

DM if you or someone you know can give her the love she deserves

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Anjali Adukia @aadukia.bsky.social · Dec 5

Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity!

Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here!
uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

@econ_ra @UChicago @thisisUIC @HarrisPolicy @BeckerFriedman
#EconSky

Professor Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago) and Professor Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago) seek a full-time research assistant with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy research projects designed to improve educational outcomes. The analyst will work on a portfolio of projects related to education and restorative justice in schools. The position is based in Chicago, IL.

The successful candidate will have experience in applying a variety of statistical modeling and data analysis techniques to datasets in real-world settings. From project inception to delivery, the RA will contribute to all facets of data collection and cleaning, model development, and implementation.

To apply, please submit a resume/CV, a letter of interest, the name of at least one reference, and an unofficial transcript through the UChicago Workday jobs portal.
Example Responsibilities
• Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and implement analytical approaches to solving specific research questions.
• Cleans, transforms, merges, and matches between large and complex research and administrative datasets.
• Builds statistical models for a variety of research projects.
• Performs sampling, power analysis, and randomization.
• Prepares results for memos, presentations, and academic papers for both policymakers and researchers.
• Assists with literature reviews and drafting papers.
• Writes statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for consistency and quality.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens.
• Conducts literature reviews.
• Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts, and other documents.
• Performs other related work as needed.

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Sean Higgins @seankhiggins.bsky.social · Apr 17

Next: Jeanne Sorin Le Guevel (from UChicago headed to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social) on building public infrastructure (roads) on private land in #Uganda 🇺🇬

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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · Mar 24

Reupping for the new week! This was a lot of fun. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Greg Shill @gregshill.com · Mar 21

🚨 New episode of Densely Speaking pod! @jeffrlin.bsky.social and I interview Yale Law prof & former Chief OMB Economist @zliscow.bsky.social about his paper, Procurement and Infrastructure Costs.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6HcN...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

S4E6 - Procurement and Infrastructure Costs (Zach Liscow)

Densely Speaking · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

www.forbes.com

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Mar 7

You guys are lucky to get him!!

But I’m going to miss him dearly 😭

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Samuel Bentolila @samben8.bsky.social · Feb 20

📢CALL FOR PAPERS - Special Issue📢
SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association welcomes your paper to the Special Issue on ‘Randomized Impact Evaluation of Social Inclusion Policies in Spain’
Submission deadline: 15 July2025
link.springer.com/journal/1320...

SERIEs

link.springer.com

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Feb 12

We've just opened a new @beckerfriedman.bsky.social pre-doc position through the International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative:

job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...

Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!

Research Professional – International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)

Chicago, IL

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Nada es Gratis @nadaesgratis.bsky.social · Feb 4

Porque Nada es Gratis nadaesgratis.es/admin/porque... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

Porque Nada es Gratis

Junta Directiva (Antonia Díaz, Judit Vall, José Penalva y Beatriz González López-Valcárcel) y equipo editorial (Ainoa Aparicio, Andreu Arenas, Jordi Panigua, Luis Puch y Santiago Sánchez-Pages). Es...

nadaesgratis.es

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Jan 29

Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "Preferences for Firearms" by Sarah Moshary, Bradley T. Shapiro, and Sara Drango. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Preferences for Firearms

(Forthcoming Article) - This paper provides a critical input into crafting effective firearms policy: an understanding of consumer demand for guns. We estimate individual-level price sensitivity and s...

www.aeaweb.org

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Jan 17

Don’t ask me how but yesterday I used the word “heteronormative” in my competitive strategy class TWICE #feelingwoke

Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Jan 9

That time of the year when I have to learn about baseball for my Strategy class... again....

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 23

Does anybody know if there is a centralized GTFS data file source with a standardized file format?

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Jeffrey Lin @jeffrlin.bsky.social · Dec 19

🎙️We released four Densely Speaking interviews in 2024 👇

1. Sara Bronin and Scott Markley, The National Zoning Atlas

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23UL...

The National Zoning Atlas (Sara Bronin and Scott Markley)

Podcast Episode · Densely Speaking · 05/20/2024 · 40m

podcasts.apple.com

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Nicolas Gendron-Carrier @nicgc.bsky.social · Dec 11

Job market update: McGill Econ is hiring!

Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.

econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

EJM - Econ Job Market

econjobmarket.org

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 11

Just stop biking during the Winter!!!

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Giovanni Compiani @giocompiani.bsky.social · Dec 11

🚨📜CALL FOR PAPERS 📜🚨

*New Data for Consumer Insights Conference*

When: May 30-31, 2025
Where: Chicago Booth
Submission Deadline: Jan 6, 2025
Keynotes: @susanathey.bsky.social and Greg Lewis

Both methodological and empirical submissions are welcome.

Submit here: ndconference2025.hotcrp.com

New Data Conference 2025

ndconference2025.hotcrp.com

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 10

For once in a lifetime, there is no traffic to O’Hare airport

elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames with joyreactor.com at the bottom

ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames with joyreactor.com at the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 4

I dare you to show me a cooler office decor item

Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 4

New office decoration after a trip to Japan 😝

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

Economic Theory is planning a special issue on trade and urban economics.

link.springer.com/collections/...

Trade and Urban Economics

In recent years, an exciting and interdisciplinary line of research has incorporated economic geography as a key factor in understanding crucial policy ...

link.springer.com

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Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 1

@tradediversion.bsky.social and I worked out some math in the past, but I wonder if there’s a better source :)

Milena Almagro @milena-almagro.bsky.social · Dec 1

Is there a good reference about why it’s not kosher to estimate a multinomial choice model using LPM when all possible choices are included?

Namely, say individual i chooses options j =1,2. Think of a pooled regression with outcomes being i’s choices for both j = 1 and j = 2 simultaneously.

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Erik Brynjolfsson @erikbryn.bsky.social · Nov 30

Here's a great starter pack for folks interested in the economics of innovation, competition and IO

go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX

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