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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jul 11

Welcome, new Mustangs! 🐎

In the Fall semester of 2025, a new cohort of students will be starting their Ph.D. training at the SMU Economics Department.

Here, you can learn a little bit about these young scholars from around the globe:

www.smu.edu/dedman/acade...

FALL 2025: 1st Year Bios

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jul 7

🥳Another PhDone!🧠

Today, we celebrate Dr. William Cunningham on his dissertation defense on 7/2, titled "Essays in Applied Microeconomics."

William will remain in the DFW area as a Senior Analyst for Model Development at Santander!

Congratulations, William!💙

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jul 6

Check out Shuo's amazing research through her website: sites.google.com/view/shuoqie...

Shuo Qi's Website

Welcome! My name is Shuo Qi. I specialize in econometrics and social networks. My research focuses on making inferences from network data and addressing missing data challenges in applied microeconomi...

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jul 6

🥳PhDone!🥂

We are proud to announce the dissertation defense of Dr. Shuo Qi ‪@shuoqi.bsky.social‬, titled "Essays on Econometric Analysis of Network Data."

She will join William & Mary Global Research Institute
‪@global-wm.bsky.social‬ as a Postdoc Fellow in the fall.

Congratulations Shuo!💙

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · May 23

🚨PUBLICATION ALERT📰

On the latest number of the J. of Econ. Perspectives @‪aeajournals.bsky.social‬, our own @dlmillimet.bsky.social published an insightful paper about Yair Mundlak's (1927–2015) contribution to econometrics.

Congrats to Dan and Marc Bellemare!

www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Retrospectives: Yair Mundlak and the Fixed Effects Estimator

(Spring 2025) - We discuss Yair Mundlak's (1927–2015) contribution to econometrics through the lens of the fixed effects estimator. We set the stage by discussing Mundlak's life and his seminal 1961 a...

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 11

🐎@SMU GIVING DAY - ECONOMICS✌️

The economics department runs the largest major at Dedman College and actively produces high-quality research in many fields.

This year, you can directly donate to the Economics Department in SMU's Giving Day campaign!

givingday.smu.edu/campaigns/de...

Department of Economics - SMU Giving Day

The Department of Economics is the largest in the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, serving nearly 700 majors, 70 minors and 60 graduate students.

givingday.smu.edu

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 11

🐎@SMU GIVING DAY - ECONOMICS✌️

The economics department runs the largest major at Dedman College and actively produces high-quality research in many fields.

This year, you can directly donate to the Economics Department in SMU's Giving Day campaign!

givingday.smu.edu/campaigns/de...

Department of Economics - SMU Giving Day

The Department of Economics is the largest in the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, serving nearly 700 majors, 70 minors and 60 graduate students.

givingday.smu.edu

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Mar 11

🐎SMU GIVING DAY IS TODAY✌️

... and you can directly support the Economics Department.

Every gift, big or small, makes a difference and supports us in our educational and research endeavors.

Please consider donating to our department here:

givingday.smu.edu/pages/dedman...

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jan 15

🚨DEADLINE TODAY🤠

Send your applications, y'all!

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jan 13

It was great to see so many familiar faces doing great research! Thanks to everybody who presented and attended!

ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴍᴇᴛ ✡️☮️❤️ @dlmillimet.bsky.social · Jan 10

@smueconomics.bsky.social held our 5th annual PhD alumni conference via Zoom. Was so great to see so many alums! If there are more out there, please reach out and consider attending in the future. We intend to hold it hybrid starting next year and have as many come to campus as possible! #ponyup

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jan 13

Our students have access to fantastic computation resources, a research data center, and close attention from first-rate faculty!

Know more about our faculty and their research specialties here:

www.smu.edu/dedman/acade...

People

Department of Economics directory including faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate advisors.

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Jan 13

🐎PhD APPLICATION DEADLINE👩‍🏫

Time is running out to apply to the economics PhD program at SMU!

Join an exciting and international group of students in Dallas, one of the most dynamic cities in the US.

Apply until January 15!

www.smu.edu/dedman/acade...

Ph.D. Program

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 19

🚨DEPARTMENT NEWS📰

What a way to end the year... Our PhD student Fangzhou Sha was awarded an Outstanding Graduate Student Instruction Award at SMU!

Congratulations, Fangzhou! We're so proud of this well-deserved achievement! 🥳😍

blog.smu.edu/economics/20...

PhD student Fangzhou Sha is a recipient of this year’s Outstanding Graduate Student Instruction Awards! – Economics Department

blog.smu.edu

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 11

🚨FACULTY JOB 👩‍🏫

SMU is hiring a senior faculty for the Scurlock Endowed Chair of of #Ethics and #AI.

Economists are encouraged to apply!

More info and application: apply.interfolio.com/159481 #econtwitter
#Philosophy

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 9

🥰DEPARTMENT NEWS👩‍🏫

We proudly announce that our colleague Mea Ahlberg has been nominated for the 2025 HOPE Award at SMU.

HOPE is the highest recognition students can bestow on a faculty member at SMU!

Congratulations, Mea! 🥳

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 5

🚨SEMINAR MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS🌿

On Friday, 12/6, we will have the pleasure of hosting Sewon Hur, an economist at the. He will present his work on the macroeconomic impacts of climate policy on income inequality.

⏲️12/6, 3 PM
🏦ULEE 303, SMU

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 5

Congratulations to Alipio and his co-author Sanchayan Banerjee @sanchayanbanerj.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social !

Check out their pages to learn more about their research:

Alipio: alipioferreira.com

Sanchayan: sites.google.com/view/sanchay...

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 5

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🗞️

We are thrilled to share the publication by our own Alipio Ferreira @alipiof.bsky.social in Scientific Reports.

🌳Using a field experiment in Brazil, the paper finds little advantage of VR relative to 2D messaging to promote conservation attitudes.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Virtual reality is only mildly effective in improving forest conservation behaviors - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Virtual reality is only mildly effective in improving forest conservation behaviors

www.nature.com

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 2

🚨CAREER INFO🤠

Econ Students: Goldman Sachs is doing a session for internships in the summer of 2026.

Open to sophomores and especially targeted towards business, finance, economics, math, and stats majors.

⏲️Wed 12/4/2024, 6 PM
🏛️Cox School | George's Auditorium, Room 0002

𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Nov 23

The Southerns are here! Come see or meet up with loads of faculty: Ömer Özak, Rocio Madera, Hao Dong, Prasanthi Ramakrishnan, Tim Salmon, Dan Millimet. Or our PhD students *on the market* : Jun Nie, Shuo Qi, Weihong Li, Hsin-Wei Chang, William Cunningham. And future: Rouzhi Liang, Javier Gonzalez.

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Nov 14

🚨IO/ELECTRICITY ECONOMICS SEMINAR💡

On Friday, 11/15, the economics department will host Shaun McRae, professor at ITAM.

He will talk about the reliability of electricity supply in the presence of renewable electricity sources. 🪫

🏛️ULEE 303, SMU
⏲️3 PM, 11/15

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ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴍᴇᴛ ✡️☮️❤️ @dlmillimet.bsky.social · Nov 12

My former student @smueconomics.bsky.social !! If you are hiring in empirical micro (health, labor, public), check Travis out!

Travis Whitacre @traviswhitacre.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi all!

I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year.

Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io

Some highlights of the paper:
#EconJMP #EconSky

Title: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Prevalence and Impact of Undiagnosed ADHD

Abstract: While diagnostic errors are prevalent throughout health and mental health fields, little is known about their long-term consequences. In this paper, I assess the long-term education and labor market effects of missed Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses. Doing so is challenging for two reasons. First, a person's true ADHD status is unobserved; only their diagnosed status is known. Second, even if diagnostic errors exist, they are likely akin to non-classical misclassification errors and therefore endogenous. To overcome these empirical challenges, I use a partial observability model to estimate an individual's true ADHD status and their probability of underdiagnosis. Then, I estimate their effect on educational attainment and adult labor market outcomes. I find that ADHD is underdiagnosed -- with large differences by race, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds -- and underdiagnosis reduces educational attainment and worsens labor market outcomes. I also find evidence of vicious intergenerational cycles in which inequity in mental health care drives and is driven by socioeconomic inequities.

JEL: I14, I15, I24, I25, J13

Keywords: ADHD, Underdiagnosis, Child Development, Mental Health, Measurement Error, Partial Observability, Inequity

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Nov 8

📈📉 #EconSky

Reminder! We are hiring in econometrics or applied econometrics (but capable of teaching econometrics at all levels).

Applications should be in by Nov 15.

Reach out with questions! 🙏

𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Aug 16

The economics department of Southern Methodist University is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in econometrics.

Please share our ad widely with your network, and apply! aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

Come join us in the dynamic DFW metroplex! 🐎

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Aug 16

The economics department of Southern Methodist University is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in econometrics.

Please share our ad widely with your network, and apply! aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

Come join us in the dynamic DFW metroplex! 🐎

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𝒮𝑀𝒰 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 @smueconomics.bsky.social · Dec 17

We are excited to announce that Dylan Zlatinski is the recipient of the Economics Department’s Fall 2023 Lovejoy Award. Congratulations Dylan!

#PonyUp

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