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John Barrios
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Empiricist observing and describing economic based phenomena that’s right in front of us. Where did I leave my glasses again?
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Fraud at a Distance? How #RemoteWork Work Shapes Financial Misconduct

The authors' findings reflect that financial misconduct is a team activity.

Authors: John Manuel Barrios, Jessie Jianwen Guo, & Yanping Zhu

Read More: spkl.io/63329AprRz
October 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
NBEr just posted a new version of our Conflict of Interests paper with @zingales @tomvalletti.bsky.social et al.

We have seen a very strong reactions by the financial markets worldwide. @ispsyale.bsky.social @yaleicf.bsky.social @stiglercenter.bsky.social

www.nber.org/papers/w33645
The Conflict-of-Interest Discount in the Marketplace of Ideas
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...
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April 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My paper Hustling From Home? is on the NBER homepage! 🚀 We find WFH expanded biz, but areas with more telework saw less entrepreneurship—WFH in jobs substitutes for autonomy. 📊 Women-led startups fell more in high-WFH areas. #WFH #Entrep @yaleicf.bsky.social
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w33237
January 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🚨 Ohio just killed the 150-hour rule! 🚨
Starting Jan 1, 2026, in Ohio a CPA can choose:
1️⃣ Master’s + 1 yr exp
2️⃣ Bachelor’s + 2 yrs exp
Flexibility without lowering standards. My research in JAR + chapter shows reforms like this are crucial for attracting talent. #nber #yalesom #econsky
January 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thrilled to close out 2024 with a chapter on reforming licensing in accounting and finance.
I examine ways to address barriers (150-hour), streamline pathways, and integrate AI to meet the demands of modern capital markets.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #Accounting
#EconSky
Balancing Flexibility and Integrity: Reforming Licensing in Accounting and Financial Advising
Reforming occupational licensing in accounting and financial advising is critical to maintaining the integrity and efficiency of our capital markets, which depend on a steady supply of qualified profe...
link.springer.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:24 AM
New working paper: Increased work-from-home job flexibility curbs entrepreneurial ambitions, especially for those valuing autonomy and non-monetary perks.

www.nber.org/papers/w33237
Hustling From Home? Work From Home Flexibility and Entrepreneurial Entry
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
December 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM
📢 Last Day Tomorrow!: 5th Annual Labor and Accounting Conference submission deadline: December 9, 2024!

📅 Conference: April 18–19, 2025
📍 Stanford GSB

Submit your research on labor & accounting today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Accounting #LaborEconomics #econsky
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December 9, 2024 at 2:07 AM
📢 Reminder: The Call for Papers for the 5th Annual Labor and Accounting Conference closes December 9, 2024!

📅 Conference: April 18–19, 2025
📍 Stanford GSB

Submit your research on labor & accounting today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Google Forms: Sign-in
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December 4, 2024 at 2:13 PM
New paper alert! 📢 WFH reshapes the tradeoff between job flexibility and entrepreneurship: fewer startups, esp. women-led.
⚖️ Flexibility at work is now a tradeoff for autonomy.

Explore the findings: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

@yalesom.bsky.social #econ #newbusiness #wfh
Hustling From Home? Work From Home Flexibility and Entrepreneurial Entry
We investigate the influence of the growing trend of work-from-home (WFH) on new business formation, with a particular focus on the period surrounding the COVID
papers.ssrn.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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Submission Deadline Approaching: NBER's Economic Analysis of Regulation meeting in Cambridge.

Papers are due by Feb 15th and can be uploaded to the conference page here:

www.nber.org/calls-papers...
February 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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JOB ALERT! I'm hiring pre-docs to work with me and my co-authors on a number of projects in Organizational Economics! Apply here: tinyurl.com/scur-predoc
#econsky send us your best undergrad or masters graduates and share widely!
Pre-Doctoral Fellow (Professor Scur), Cornell University
Our College: Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes ma...
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January 26, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Nothing like occupational license reform writing and bourbon at midnight!
December 18, 2023 at 6:17 AM
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨 @monika-schnitzer.com and I are organizing a workshop on Skill shortages and Reskilling at the 2024 Venice Summer Institute in San Servolo. Please submit your papers & join us for an amazing day of research and learning! @CESifoNetwork
www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...
Venice Summer Institute 2024: Unleashing Potential: Skill Shortages and Re-skilling the Workforce
Scientific Organizers: Raffaella Sadun and Monika Schnitzer This workshop will explore the nuanced landscape of reskilling initiatives amidst the digital transformation of economies. We are intereste...
www.cesifo.org
December 6, 2023 at 2:02 AM
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🚨Conference alert! 📈📉

Katharina Werner (ifo) and I, together w/ CESifo, are organizing a workshop on Funding Education at the 2024 Venice Summer Institute in beautiful San Servolo (ITA).

Keynotes by @dynarski.bsky.social &
@peterbergman.bsky.social

Send us your best work! tinyurl.com/mbhwup7e
December 6, 2023 at 3:16 AM
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Seth Zimmerman and I are organizing the Cowles Labor and Public Economics Conference at Yale, June 3-4. Submit your papers by March 22: cowles.yale.edu/conferences/...
November 17, 2023 at 10:13 PM
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🚨PRE-DOC JOB ALERT!🚨I am hiring a pre-doctoral student interested in supporting projects in the field of empirical management/org economics research.

Please find link to the position below hbs.edu/predoctoral

Please circulate!
hbs.edu
November 8, 2023 at 12:25 AM
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🚨 New paper! 🚨

Should Cities Tax Uber and Lyft? 

Thread below, and link to the WP here: 
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Should Cities Tax Uber and Lyft?
This paper answers several first-order questions about ridesharing taxes: (i) How elastic is ridesharing with respect to taxation? (ii) How effective are ridesh
papers.ssrn.com
November 6, 2023 at 8:16 PM
📣The Labor and Accounting Conference is back📣, and we're looking for new papers! Do you do research at the intersection of labor and accounting? This is your chance to shine! The 4th LAG Conf Call for Papers is open! ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...
announcement :: SSRN
ssrn.com
October 5, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Public Acct starting salary numbers in!
Between 1-2.7% increase in starting salaries. Firms may complain about labor shortages but they seem by revealed preference to not really care given these salary increases! Prices speak louder than words!

www.goingconcern.com/2024-public-...
2024 Public Accounting Starting Salary Numbers Are In
Starting salaries for eight public accounting roles in tax and accounting and the percentage change from 2023
www.goingconcern.com
October 4, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Here for the blue skies and greener pastures!!!
October 1, 2023 at 3:31 PM