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robhaggar.bsky.social
@robhaggar.bsky.social
they/them. cat mom. economist (?)

Opinions are mine
I think the framework of statistical discrimination would be easily deployed here: surnames can be useful shorthands for people who think ethnicity is related to competence, so a name change is a way to exploit the ignorance of statisticaldiscriminators.
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
While I understand the impulse, I think this is a stretch. While there are some interesting explorations by economists to study discrimination, broadly, the very category of statistical discrimination serves to skirt this critique
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Saw him give this talk, he's a classic dumb guy (economist)'s smart guy (pop psychologist)
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Many people havent done these... Maybe I'm just built different....
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
No, this will probably run better than ur current computer
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Lol
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
more beef! more beef! more beef!
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Following traffic law is boring! Ignoring it is fun!
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Holding my breath so hard I quit being gay
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Here is a book about women in the early history of econ (in the US): cup.columbia.edu/book/gender-...

CSWEP has a list of journal articles/books: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

I can't remember the name, but there was a good recent article on CSWEP's founding. I'll share if I find it.
Gender and the Dismal Science | Columbia University Press
The economics profession is belatedly confronting glaring gender inequality. Women are systematically underrepresented throughout the discipline, and those w... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The history of women in economics is very interesting--I would be glad to offer some book recs if you want.
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM