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Gema Zamarro
@gzamarro.bsky.social
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(hEH-muh za-MA-roh) Education and Labor Economist. Professor at the University of Arkansas. Working a lot on Teacher Labor Markets these days. Mom. Hufflepuff

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · May 2
Honored to have been recognized by my College this morning and more so being recognized alongside such great colleagues and friends. This award means so much to me and even more after learning about the amazing impact that George Denny had in our college ❤️

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 1d
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.

"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 3d
www.edutopia.org/visual-essay...
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025
We’re back with our roundup of the most insightful studies of the year, from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom.
www.edutopia.org

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 6d
Wishing you all a happy holiday break

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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 7d
Correlation is not causation, meme-style #EdResearch
Beckham be honest meme: Victoria: "this program has a huge impact!" David: "be honest" Victoria: "There's evidence of effectiveness" David: "be honest" Victoria: "It's a correlational study" David: "thank you"

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 9d
One last (sobering) update on the #EconJobMarket before the winter holidays; data as of 2025-12-14.
In terms of # of job listings on Job Openings for Economists (JOE), this is the worst job mkt in recent yrs for PhD Economists. # jobs down 20% from last yr, even 18.9% lower than during COVID (2020).

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 9d
My greatest achievement today 😅

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 10d
A great list of articles here, including #9, which features work from yours truly and others on the distribution, causes, and consequences of chronic absenteeism hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
In a year that shook the foundations of education research, these 10 stories resonated in 2025
Special education, reading instruction, cellphones and… AI
hechingerreport.org

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 11d
This is so sad and the gender differences just blow my mind www.the74million.org/zero2eight/w...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 12d
The Great Alone was a fun read but I am excited to start this one as my December read 📚❤️

Reposted by Gema Zamarro, Samuel Bentolila, Luis A. Puch

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Santiago Sanchez-Pages @sanpages.bsky.social · 14d
Nada es Gratis pública al año unas 200 entradas sobre análisis económico con un rigor y claridad sin rival en España. Es un blog plural e independiente. Si lo piensas bien, es casi un milagro que exista. Y seguirá existiendo solo si personas como tú contribuis a ello.
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Porque Nada es Gratis
Junta Directiva (Antonia Díaz, José Penalva, José Luis Ferreira y Beatriz González López-Valcárcel) y equipo editorial (Cristina Bellés, Andreu Arenas, Jordi Paniagua, Luis Puch y Santiago Sánchez-Pag...
nadaesgratis.es

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 15d
The EdDev Community Group will meet tomorrow at 11 AM ET. Alejandro Ganimian will present work in progress. Join the EdDev Community Group today aefpweb.org/communit...

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 15d
I almost let this go without saying anything, but I can't. This issue of the non-value (to student test achievement) of the generic MA is such an old one (e.g.,
www.jstor.org/stable/20439...). Why aren't we learning from the evidence?

www.the74million.org/article/is-a...
Is a Master’s in Education Really Worth It? Probably Not, Research Shows
Aldeman: Educators take on huge debt to earn advanced degrees, and taxpayers foot the bill for higher pay. But an M.A. doesn't make teachers better.
www.the74million.org

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 15d
Check out this Ozarks at Large episode where my colleague Sarah McKenzie discusses the Arkansas work we have going on: www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...
Arkansas experts examine shifts in education data, teacher pipeline
Sarah McKenzie reflects on 23 years of evolving data use in Arkansas education, rising teacher turnover, chronic absenteeism and renewed efforts in early childhood access — with mixed but hopeful sign...
www.kuaf.com

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Jesse Bruhn @jessebruhn.bsky.social · 16d
Hey #econsky! I'm organizing a workshop at Brown this Spring in partnership with Eric Nielsen and Viviana Rodriguez.

The topic is educational measurement. Please submit a paper/extended abstract! We'd love to consider your work.

And please help us spread the word to folks who aren't on bluesky!

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IZA @iza.org · 16d
Music education is a high-impact investment in human capital. 🎶🎻

Research on a universal orchestra program in Italy shows musical training boosts emotional intelligence and lowers anxiety/depression in adulthood. It builds essential workplace skills.

wol.iza.org/opinions/orc... #EduSky #EconSky
Orchestrating success: The power of universal music education
Universal music programs build self-discipline, teamwork, and social skills that prepare youth for today’s workforce 
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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 16d
www.the74million.org/article/12-c...
Vax Rates, ESAs, and Cell Phone Bans: 12 Charts That Defined Education in 2025
These research findings captured the K–12 world at the start of President Trump’s second term.
www.the74million.org

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 17d
We are on the third reported case of whooping cough at my kid's school 😥

Reposted by Benjamin Braun, Gema Zamarro, Christian Breunig

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 17d
In our research on socioeconomic background in academia, we ran a survey. Over 2,000 faculty members responded (thanks if you were one!)

Social & cultural capital showed up time and again as key issues.

A few findings you might be interested in...🧵
fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social FAIR - The Choice Lab @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social · 22d
❓ What do people’s own words reveal about their economic decisions?

A new JEL article by Ingar Haaland, Christopher Roth, Stefanie Stantcheva and Johannes Wohlfart shows how open-ended survey responses offer insights that standard surveys often miss.

🔎Read more here: www.nhh.no/en/research-...

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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · 18d
A new study on 40+ European countries found women increasingly want men to share child care and housework equally—but men's attitudes have barely budged. In countries where this gap was widest, both birth rates and female employment were lower. (1/3)

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 19d
This 👇
umpamdk.bsky.social Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 19d
Since I study changes in achievement in population studies, I’ve been looking at this data for a long time and the story has been the same-women get higher grades and the differences in standardized scores are negligible. This is what you see in these graphs as well.
mattyglesias.bsky.social Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 19d
High school grades vs SAT scores

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 19d
Dank je, Sinterklaasje

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 19d
If you want to be horrified by a graph or statistic have a look at this one. Column 5 is the difference in reading scores between males and females in reading in 12th grade. Pretty large differences. nces.ed.gov/programs/dig...

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 19d
Since I study changes in achievement in population studies, I’ve been looking at this data for a long time and the story has been the same-women get higher grades and the differences in standardized scores are negligible. This is what you see in these graphs as well.
mattyglesias.bsky.social Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 19d
High school grades vs SAT scores

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 21d
This paper is in the context of Hungary where daycare is available free and redshirting does not depend on family income

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 21d
Paper available here: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/...
conference.nber.org

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 21d
"Can Academic Redshirting Shrink the Education Gender Gap? Causal Evidence on Student Achievement and Mental Health" Another interesting and important presentation at the NBER Economics of Education meeting that I watched remotely here: www.nber.org/conferences/...

Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Gema Zamarro, Roddy Theobald

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 21d
Summer school was a go‑to recovery strategy for districts after the pandemic—but was it effective? New brief from @nwea.bsky.social & CALDER explores the effects of summer school on student achievement & how its scale & impact compared to other interventions.

Read👉 caldercenter.org/publications...

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 21d
Did you submit a proposal for #AEFP2026? Keep an eye out for #AEFP2026 decisions in your inbox 👀

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 22d
Interesting and important paper! Here link to the draft: www.econweb.umd.edu/~pope/Grade_...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 22d
Sinterklaas is coming to town