Anne Fitzpatrick
@annefitz13.bsky.social
Associate Prof @ Ohio State AEDE. Development economics, global health, education, RCTs, Buckeyes, gymnastics
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Anne Fitzpatrick
@annefitz13.bsky.social
· Dec 13
🚨Attention! AshEcon call for papers! 🚨
www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025
I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular
Some tips for prospective authors in thread below
www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025
I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular
Some tips for prospective authors in thread below
2026 Call for Abstracts – ASHEcon
www.ashecon.org
Note that the deadline was EXTENDED to be Dec 17!! 🥳
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
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🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions
Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment.
📅 Apply by Feb 8
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment.
📅 Apply by Feb 8
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Talentech - Postdoctoral Position in School Choice Modeling and Simulation
candidate.hr-manager.net
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 AM
🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions
Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment.
📅 Apply by Feb 8
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment.
📅 Apply by Feb 8
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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This year's Empirical Management Conference is at Stanford, May 27-29!
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Empirical Management Conference 2026 – World Management Survey
worldmanagementsurvey.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This year's Empirical Management Conference is at Stanford, May 27-29!
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here:
worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/
JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise!
@raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
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This is a hard year for the job market.
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
📢 Weiss Fellowship for Junior Researchers: Job market PhD candidates planning to work in low- and middle-income countries can apply for up to 3 years of supplemental funding.
🗓️ Applications review starting Jan 15, 2026 — early applications prioritized. Apply here: https://ow.ly/6yHi50XTbEF
🗓️ Applications review starting Jan 15, 2026 — early applications prioritized. Apply here: https://ow.ly/6yHi50XTbEF
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is a hard year for the job market.
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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Pope Leo doing what Keir Starmer won't do, criticise Trump for attacking Venezuela,
"War is back in vogue. And the zeal for war is spreading"
"The principle established after WWII that prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others has been completely undermined"
"War is back in vogue. And the zeal for war is spreading"
"The principle established after WWII that prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others has been completely undermined"
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Pope Leo doing what Keir Starmer won't do, criticise Trump for attacking Venezuela,
"War is back in vogue. And the zeal for war is spreading"
"The principle established after WWII that prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others has been completely undermined"
"War is back in vogue. And the zeal for war is spreading"
"The principle established after WWII that prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others has been completely undermined"
In a recent talk, I mentioned I’ve been working on the paper for so long— since 2022–and the room erupted into laughter about my naïveté
Other disciplines: I've worked on this for a long-time.
Working papers in econ:
Working papers in econ:
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In a recent talk, I mentioned I’ve been working on the paper for so long— since 2022–and the room erupted into laughter about my naïveté
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"U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it." www.agriculture.com/partners-gap...
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it." www.agriculture.com/partners-gap...
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Pope Leo XIV expressed “deep concern” with developments in Venezuela, calling for guarantees of the country’s “sovereignty” and to ensure the rule of law and respect for Venezuelans’ human and civil rights.
Follow more live updates here: https://wapo.st/3LjfJLl
Follow more live updates here: https://wapo.st/3LjfJLl
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV expressed “deep concern” with developments in Venezuela, calling for guarantees of the country’s “sovereignty” and to ensure the rule of law and respect for Venezuelans’ human and civil rights.
Follow more live updates here: https://wapo.st/3LjfJLl
Follow more live updates here: https://wapo.st/3LjfJLl
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Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky
Ben Casselman
Ben Casselman is the chief economics correspondent for The Times. He has reported on the economy for nearly 20 years.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky
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I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
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New NBER working paper with Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs.
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New NBER working paper with Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs.
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
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They’re not perfect, but golly, public universities are one of the best engines of economic mobility we have
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Marginal Returns to Public Universities,” by Jack Mountjoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Marginal Returns to Public Universities
Abstract. This paper studies the returns to enrolling in American public universities by comparing the long-term outcomes of barely admitted versus barely
doi.org
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
They’re not perfect, but golly, public universities are one of the best engines of economic mobility we have
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The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
December 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Recreating this legendary Peanuts scene. Yeah hoe!
December 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Recreating this legendary Peanuts scene. Yeah hoe!
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Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
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I don’t care.
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I don’t care.
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Currently at the funeral for the penny, happening at the Lincoln Memorial:
December 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Currently at the funeral for the penny, happening at the Lincoln Memorial:
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Are you interested in studying Public Policy at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social ?
There are two scholarships available for Palestinian students:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
There are two scholarships available for Palestinian students:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
December 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Are you interested in studying Public Policy at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social ?
There are two scholarships available for Palestinian students:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
There are two scholarships available for Palestinian students:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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We’re heartbroken for Brown University tonight where students are still sheltered in place, trapped and terrified in the aftermath of yet another shooting in America.
We mourn the two lives lost and hold the injured and their loved ones in our hearts tonight.
We mourn the two lives lost and hold the injured and their loved ones in our hearts tonight.
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We’re heartbroken for Brown University tonight where students are still sheltered in place, trapped and terrified in the aftermath of yet another shooting in America.
We mourn the two lives lost and hold the injured and their loved ones in our hearts tonight.
We mourn the two lives lost and hold the injured and their loved ones in our hearts tonight.
Note that the deadline was EXTENDED to be Dec 17!! 🥳
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
🚨Attention! AshEcon call for papers! 🚨
www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025
I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular
Some tips for prospective authors in thread below
www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025
I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular
Some tips for prospective authors in thread below
2026 Call for Abstracts – ASHEcon
www.ashecon.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Note that the deadline was EXTENDED to be Dec 17!! 🥳
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
We’d love to see more global health scholars in Minneapolis
Reposted by Anne Fitzpatrick
Sherrone Moore to the Harvard Institute of Politics
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sherrone Moore to the Harvard Institute of Politics
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.