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Took a week off and.. this happened! Mindblowing to see my JMP forthcoming in the AER!! ..thanks to the editor @sdellavi and the 3 referees for all the work, I can recommend reading the new version ;)
Forthcoming in the AER: "Worth Your Weight: Experimental Evidence on the Benefits of Obesity in Low-Income Countries" by Elisa Macchi. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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🆕 Work over cash: Why employers and workers prefer jobs to handouts
Today on VoxDev, @alterelim (@Brown_Economics) & Jeremia Stalder (@hsg_shss) outline evidence on Uganda: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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Why do many businesses in poor countries look overstaffed? Experiments in Uganda show employers and workers prefer redistribution via work to cash even for no-value tasks. Workfare-like incentives, reciprocity, and dignity shape firm size and productivity.
econometricsociety.org/publi…
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📢 Exciting Announcement!
@GAP_NU & @NUCSSH proudly present the Spring 2025 Seminar Series!🌟 Join us for five special sessions. Many thanks to our wonderful speakers @alterelim, @aganimian, @basit_ak_zafar, @santosh_econ and Prashant Bharadwaj. Dont miss these insightful talks!
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I am writing four letters for PhD job market candidates from @Brown_Economics and am excited to let you know about their research. In alphabetical order:
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Do u work too hard ? Of course u do! But can people work so much that they reduce their earnings because of exhaustion? JM
Candidate Lexi Schubert says yes. Check out her jmp!
#JMP Alert #EconTwitter
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploa…
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@claude_raisaro presenting joint work w @alterelim showing causal evidence —> while managers in male-dominated industries place a trust premium on female workers, they still don’t hire them bc of tastes/bias/preferences 😢
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Polity Size and Local Government Performance: Evidence from India" by Veda Narasimhan and Jeffrey Weaver. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
Excited to share that Clara will present our research on the mental health of students and professors in European Economics departments at #EEAESEM24. Don’t miss it—this is an important conversation to have. @vbolotnyy @ClaraSievert @EEANews
Join me to discuss mental health in the economics profession on Wednesday at 11 am at #EEAESEM24, where I will present our paper on mental health at European Economics Departments!
@vbolotnyy @alterelim @EEANews
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Join to discuss mental health in academia today at 3.30 pm at #ASHEcon2024, where I will present our paper on mental health at European Economics Departments!
@vbolotnyy @alterelim @ashecon
Just released a new working paper on mental health in European Economics Departments joint w. @ClaraSievert, @vbolotnyy, and Paul Barreira. Follow this thread for an overview of our research and key findings.
Please, read the full working paper here: docs.iza.org/dp16309.pdf
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TODAY at 12pm, Mencoff Hall 205 | At today's #PSTCColloquia, Elisa Macchi, Assistant Professor of Economics @BrownUniversity, will discuss Work Over Just Cash: Informal Redistribution Among Employers and Workers in Kampala, Uganda. tinyurl.com/ykkkh84n @alterelim
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😀 Excited to share that our paper "Social Preferences and Redistributive Politics" was just accepted for publication at the Review of Economics and Statistics.
(Hopefully no April's fool 🙊😅)
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I spent some time today putting together thoughts for someone interested in the evidence on how to help low income countries (LICs) grow and I thought there might be wider interest so here goes a thread.
Achieving a higher growth rate is the holy grail of econ but...1/many
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🚨 2nd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado ⛷️, Chile (August 20-23)
Come and join us in this unique workshop in the middle of Los Andes! Keynote speech by @m_urquiola
Submit your papers by March 1st 👇: uandes.cl/workshop-on-econom…
2023 edition:
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Public spaces are filled with divisive monuments. Can these symbols affect the groups opposing them, or are they inconsequential symptoms of the consequential underlying ideology?
With an IV and an online experiment, I show that monuments directly affect location choices
In his JMP, @FFerlenga studies the consequences of the public display of divisive symbols. He finds that the historical construction of Confederate monuments induced African Americans' outmigration and that monuments continue influencing migration choices to this day.#EconTwitter
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates!
Learn more about Sara Bagagli on her personal website 👉 sarabagagli.github.io/
This is so cool (and smart)! Please watch:) Thanks @econimate !
Obesity is a common status symbol in poor countries, where it is often perceived as a signal of wealth. Does this translate to economic benefits?
From @alterelim (@Brown_Economics):
youtu.be/o6zxCSgoidw
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In Uganda, obesity has been traditionally a mark of wealth. When @alterelim adjusted hypothetical loan applicants' weights in photos, loan officers found obese-appearing applicants more credit-worthy, in the absence of more detailed information.
Article:
aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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New guidance from the AEA regarding the #EconJobMarket for 2023-24:
aeaweb.org/news/member-annou…
Highlights:
* AEA recommends candidates be given at least 2 weeks to consider an offer (late in job market season, i.e. March or after, it can be at least 1 week)
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After last year's success, we are back! 🚨🚨 Here's the second edition of the UZH Workshop on Market Power and the Economy! 🎉🎉
Please submit your paper by August 20. ⏳
See you in October!
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣
Join us on 6-7 October 2023 in Zurich for the 2nd @econ_uzh Market Power Workshop!
We have two amazing keynote speakers:
Nathan Miller (@NateHMiller) and Tommaso Valletti (@TomValletti)
For more information: sites.google.com/view/market…
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Hi all!
I just collected a lot of causal inference resources in a single repo. It contains books, lectures, software, blogs, papers, ... It's still a work in progress, but happy if anyone wants to collaborate! Enjoy 🤗
github.com/matteocourthoud/a…
