Marcus Dillender (@MarcusDillender) profile picture

Economist @VanderbiltU, @nberpubs | health, labor, and public econ | prior @UpjohnInstitute, @uicpublichealth, @UTAustinEcon alum

Chicago, IL
Joined January 2022
I’m excited to co-organize this NBER conference with Jim Poterba on issues related to the performance and fiscal dynamics of state and local governments. Please help to circulate widely and submit your papers!
Open call for papers, Fiscal Dynamics of State and Local Governments. Conference to be held in Cambridge, MA on September 11-12, 2025. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on February 27, 2025. More information: nber.org/calls-papers-and-pr…
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Call for Submissions! Vanderbilt University is hosting the Annual Health Economics Conference this year on March 27-28. Submissions are due January 10. Submission link: dropbox.com/request/cc3hyLuJ… Call for papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZFq…
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If the book is like Jason's teaching, it will definitely be a great resource
Just completed a final draft of "Probability and Statistics for Economics and Business: An Introduction Using R," which I am happy to share is under contract with MIT Press. If any instructor would like to check it out (for free), send me a DM or e-mail. probstats4econ.com
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The deadline for the NBER Economic Mobility Conference, to be held on September 27, is **JULY 18** (only 8 days away!)--SUBMIT YOUR PAPERS!!! All fields welcome! (Organized by me and @rothstein_jesse)
So, I have said this before, but this time it is REALLY the LAST NBER ECONOMIC MOBILITY Conference 9/27/2024! A great conference on economic mobility, broadly defined. All fields welcome, and Jr. folks should definitely apply! Submissions due 7/18. nber.org/calls-papers-and-pr….
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Congratulations to 2024 Diversity Scholarship recipient Chloe Smith, @Cornell @CornellEcon. Learn more about the Diversity Scholarship here: ashecon.org/2024-san-diego/2… Sponsored by @DalioDotOrg, @CedarsSinaiMed, @CommonwealthFnd and @Arnold_Ventures
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Congratulations to 2024 Diversity Scholarship recipient @AShouldersEcon, @UofSC_Econ. Learn more about the Diversity Scholarship here: ashecon.org/2024-san-diego/2… Sponsored by @DalioDotOrg, @CedarsSinaiMed, @CommonwealthFnd and @Arnold_Ventures
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Findings suggest wildfire smoke causes a 2.8 percent increase in workplace injuries. Impacts are widespread across workers and occur at pollution levels below regulatory thresholds, from Marika Cabral and @MarcusDillender nber.org/papers/w32232
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✨✨ Predoc opportunity to start ASAP or summer 2024 💡Research in health economics and data science with labor and environment intersections Join our vibrant team @econ_ra #EconTwitter Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Applications for the ASHEcon Diversity Scholarship are being accepted. If you are a student or recent PhD from an underrepresented group and would like to attend ASHEcon this year, consider applying! ashecon.org/2024-san-diego/2…
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Hello world, I’m writing to introduce the @ChicagoBooth Economics PhD program's Job Market Candidates! Eric Budish and I are the faculty co-directors of the program, so please e-mail us with any questions Here are our outstanding and inspiring students (in alphabetical order):
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During my sabbatical, I wrote a manuscript for the intro economic statistics course at UT-Austin. My main goal was to provide a free resource for our majors, but now that a draft is complete I'd like to also share it with other potential instructors. probstats4econ.com
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There's still time to submit! The NBER Economics of Mobility Conference will accept submissions until August 11--a full ONE DAY extension (because I tweeted the wrong deadline last time)! It's a GREAT conference--please apply! (@rothstein_jesse) nber.org/conferences/economi…
Call for papers, Economics of Mobility. The conference will be held in Cambridge, MA on Friday, October 27, 2023. Submit papers by 11:59pm EST on Thursday, August 10, 2023. More information: nber.org/calls-papers-and-pr…
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Special Issue in Labour Economics: "Economics of the Healthcare Workforce" Please share widely and submit! sciencedirect.com/journal/la… @Osea82 @JoeMoscelli #healtheconomics @ashecon @EuHEA
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Such a great place to work!
Job opening at the @UpjohnInstitute! Please spread the word. We are looking for a researcher with a solid publication record and management experience to be the next Vice President and Director of Research. Read to job ad for more details: upjohn.org/sites/default/fil…
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Economists working on mental health, apply to this workshop!
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I'm very happy to announce that our (@ACardazzi & @zach_et_al) paper "Information Shocks and Celebrity Exposure: The Effect of Magic Johnson on AIDS Diagnoses and Mortality in the U.S." has been accepted for publication in Health Economics! Link: bit.ly/3VOANKv and🧵
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🔬 Research by @MarcusDillender suggests that disease-specific federal funding given to local governments can be a cost-effective, life-saving response to public health crises. Learn more in this week's Research Corner newsletter by @Soleil_Shah! tradeoffs.org/subscribe/
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