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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 13d

The excellent Professor @olgastoddard.bsky.social with 5 practical ideas on how to boost your visibility (and that of your ideas) www.aeaweb.org/content/file...

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Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢New @nber.org WP with @ayllonsara.bsky.social, Lars Lefgren, @richpatterson.bsky.social & Nicolas Urdaneta!

We would love any feedback if you have a chance to take a look. Full paper here: nber.org/papers/w33911

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Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thanks to @voxeu.org for featuring my work with @laurakgee.bsky.social and @kbuzard7.bsky.social

VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Jun 17

Data from over 80,000 US school principals shows that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call.
@kbuzard7.bsky.social‬ @laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social
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Chart showing how mothers are more likely to receive the first contact from schools than fathers.

Mothers continue to shoulder the majority of childcare responsibilities even in dual-earner households, contributing to gender gaps in earnings, labour force participation, and career advancement. This column uses an experiment targeting over 80,000 US school principals to show that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call. A further survey saw mothers consistently identified as the primary point of contact across a wide range of domains, including doctors, sports coaches, and religious leaders. Suggestive evidence points to gendered interruptions contributing to broader economic inequality.

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Jun 17

Data from over 80,000 US school principals shows that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call.
@kbuzard7.bsky.social‬ @laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social
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#EconSky

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Anne Sophie Lassen @ansolassen.bsky.social · Jun 11

Such a cool paper!

When I think about interruption at work (and mental load on which we know even less), this is my first reference!

Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Jun 12

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*

Abstract. Gender imbalance in time spent on child rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 11

Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:

"How to Write a Title and Abstract"

Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.

#EconSky #AcademicSky

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Chris Chang-Bacon @chrischangbacon.bsky.social · Jun 11

This absolutely tracks. We even TELL providers to call me first (as I have the more flexible workday), but "call mom" is still 100% the default.

Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4

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Sebastian Karcher @adam42smith.bsky.social · Jun 11

This resonates. We found it surprisingly hard to get some places to call me (who can almost always answer phone) before my wife (who often cannot).

Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4

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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · Jun 10

My heart is full. I've never been so proud of a research project.

Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · Jun 10

Or they could feed 250,000 children school lunches for a year ensuring these children don't go hungry, are able to learn, and have better health and economic outcomes in the long-run

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon official says

The acting budget chief said the estimate covers costs such as travel, housing and food.

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Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4

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Patrick Schneider @patricksecon.bsky.social · May 12

New NBER WP by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social and @olgastoddard.bsky.social finds mums are 1.4x more likely than dads to get a callback from schools, despite no request for the skew.

Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement

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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IZA @iza.org · May 28

New IZA paper by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social & @olgastoddard.bsky.social: Schools call mothers more than fathers, even when moms aren't more available.

Read more about the study and what this finding means for gender inequality in the labor market 👇
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Gender-based expectations influence external demands for parental involvement

Schools are more likely to call mothers than fathers, regardless of availability

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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · Dec 16

#econsky education econ people…does anyone have a favorite study that looks at positive impacts of parents being in greater contact with their child’s school?

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · Dec 16

The AEA is recasting its continuing education offerings with 2 hour sessions in the normal time slots over the course of the AEA meetings. Please come by!

I will give an experimental economics lecture: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

I will do my best to move you to the frontier in 2 hours!

American Economic Association

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