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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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 3d

The joke of the week in my causal inference methods course this week 😂

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Education Week @edweek.org · 3d

Principals Need PD, Too. Here’s What They List as Top Priorities: Teacher retention and improving academic performance often top the list.

Principals Need PD, Too. Here’s What They List as Top Priorities

Teacher retention and improving academic performance often top the list.

www.edweek.org

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 3d

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 4d

Two people asked me this week how I manage to get my work done while making it compatible with being a parent. My answer: You learn to work on the go. You learn to be very productive with the quiet time you got. So here I am reading a paper while waiting for my kid’s music class 😅

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 4d

Yay that us at the University of Arkansas - Department of Education Reform 🎉
news.uark.edu/articles/807...

National 'Edu-Scholar' Impact Rankings Feature Five Education Reform Faculty Members

Five faculty members from the Department of Education Reform are among the 200 most influential education scholars in the nation, according to Education Week's 2026

news.uark.edu

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 5d

A student in our program here is looking into the effects of taking accelerated courses but for GT identified students compared to no GT high performers for her dissertation

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to report I survived an afternoon of teenagers playing D&D in my house all afternoon 😅

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 8d

Vamos!! 👏👏👏🇪🇸

CNN @cnn.com · 8d

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open, becoming the youngest player to complete a career grand slam.
https://cnn.it/46d5fnS

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CNN @cnn.com · 8d

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open, becoming the youngest player to complete a career grand slam.
https://cnn.it/46d5fnS

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 10d

That me every day 😭

Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Gema Zamarro, Roddy Theobald

CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 10d

What makes teachers stay? Join us at the 2026 CALDER Conference on March 2 to dig into teacher retention with @andrewmcamp.com, @gzamarro.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, and Mark Olofson.

📝Register now: caldercenter.org/events/17th-...

10:45 a.m.—12:15 p.m. SESSION II: Evidence on What Makes Teachers Stay: Schedules, Salaries, and School Leaders

Teacher Retention and the Four-Day School Week
Presenter: Andrew Camp, Annenberg Institute at Brown University

Teacher Salary Raises and Teacher Turnover: Evidence from the Arkansas LEARNS Act
Presenter: Gema Zamarro, University of Arkansas/CALDER R&R

Principals’ Special Education Experience and Special Education Teacher Retention
Presenter: Roddy Theobald, CALDER/AIR

Discussant: Mark Olofson, Executive Director of Education Data, Research, and Strategy, Texas Education Agency

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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 10d

Ascendium Education Philanthropy is providing support for researchers working in postsecondary education and workforce development to attend #AEFP2026! @aefpweb.bsky.social

Details and link to application here: aefpweb.org/ascendium-aw...

#EdResearch

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 11d

Yay! There is hope 🎉

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 11d

Meanwhile the University of Arkansas will return to in person classes tomorrow. The worst situation for faculty parents. Current mood

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 12d

I want to cry 😭 Schools still closed tomorrow

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 12d

The Contribution of College Majors to Gender and Racial Earnings Differences www.nber.org/papers/w34726

The Contribution of College Majors to Gender and Racial Earnings Differences

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 13d

Yup, same here. Wondering about UofA too. Thankfully, I don’t teach tomorrow and I can move meetings to Zoom but it’s so hard and exhausting 😩

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 13d

And so it continues 🤪

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 13d

Yay!! See you there

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 14d

And The University of Arkansas also closed for in-person learning tomorrow

Reposted by Gema Zamarro, Markus Klein

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 14d

Grade inflation in high schools harms students.

GPAs rose by about a quarter of a letter grade over the past decade, even among students with similar test scores.

This new working paper shows grade inflation lowers future test scores, high school graduation, college enrollment, and earnings.

Reposted by Gema Zamarro

Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 14d

Does a sense of scarcity create demand?

I'm not sure what the empirical evidence is on this, but I can say that, as of now, we have plenty of open seats but they will fill up quickly (I hope)!

CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 14d

📢 Register for the 2026 CALDER Conference!

Join us on Monday, March 2 in Arlington, VA for a one-day conference featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners.

Register ➡️ caldercenter.org/events/17th-...
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