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Assoc Professor at the University of Delaware. Health, public, and labor econ.

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gabriconti.bsky.social
Last Thursday in #Minneapolis, I gave a seminar at UMN School of Public Health on The #Menopause #Penalty (w/ @rginja.bsky.social P Persson & @bartonwillage.com)—showing how women’s health transitions affect economic outcomes + the benefits of menopause care.

Tx @egolberstein.bsky.social 4 invite!🙏🏼
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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economeager.bsky.social
We are really excited to have one or more slots this year. I'm personally very aware of how much incredible talent is coming up on the market -- the fact that we can make one or more hires this round is great news for us. Juniors are what make a department exciting, relevant and good. Apply!
unswecon.bsky.social UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 25d
Hello everyone, we have an important announcement: We are hiring on the junior market.

Please send us your applications -- we want to recruit the best and brightest to join our exciting department. We may also hire at senior levels.

Apps Close November 28th

econjobmarket.org/positionGrou...
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Advertiser: School of Economics, Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney Field(s) of specialization: Any field Position type(s): Associate Professor, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer Location of job: School of Economics, UNSW Business School, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia Degree required: Doctorate Job start date: Flexible Job duration: Continuing/permanent Letters of reference required: 3 Application deadline: 28 Nov 2025 midnight UTC (accepting applications) Posting end date: 28 Nov 2025 Ad text: The School of Economics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is seeking to make one or more appointments at the level of Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Senior Lecturer and/or Associate Professor. Applicants must have a PhD completed or near completion and must be able to demonstrate strong research abilities and a commitment to education. Applicants for lecturer positions should show promise of becoming internationally recognised scholars and excellent teachers. Senior appointments should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in research, teaching and supervision, as well as strong evidence of academic leadership. Successful applicants will be expected to develop an independent research program that achieves international recognition, supervise postgraduate research and teach in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Applicants with expertise in any area of economics will be considered. UNSW desires to be the exemplar Australian university and employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. We aspire to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff, paying particular attention to ensuring no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability or Indigenous origin. Application Process: All applications should be submitted online at www.econjobmarket.org. Applications must include a letter of application…
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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riacton.bsky.social
Note the earlier than usual (official 😏) deadline for the best conference of the year 👇 get your submissions in ASAP!
aefpweb.bsky.social AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · Sep 28
Have you submitted your proposal for #AEFP2026 yet? The deadline is TOMORROW - Monday, September 29th! Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
Come spend the day with me at my favorite econ-meets-policy conference, the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity. #BPEA

The papers are now live online, and you can watch live on YouTube. (Wave if you see me.)
www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...
BPEA Fall 2025 Conference | Brookings
www.brookings.edu
September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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riacton.bsky.social
I’m really feeling for the new PhDs hitting the market this year. 😭 I don’t have much good advice, but if it would be helpful to see my materials or chat, reach out!
riacton.bsky.social Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Jun 19
They’re getting a little old at this point, but I’ve got a Dropbox full of my job market materials that I’m happy to share, esp. with econ of ed folks!

Also happy to chat about jobs that emphasize both research & teaching (R2s, LACs, etc.)

Just shoot me an email or DM! #econsky
paul-bruno.com Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jun 16
If we're heading into summer that means academic job market season is looming. As a reminder, my collected tips are here (along with my standing offer to set up time to chat with folks): www.paul-bruno.com/2021/07/tips...
September 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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robertkelchen.com
The National Center for Education Statistics is hiring two researchers to work on NAEP, the first green shoots after DOGE came through back in February. They limit to 150 applications, so move fast if interested.

www.usajobs.gov/job/844948000

www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600
Education Research Analyst GS-1730-14 (MP)
<p>There are two positions located in the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Science in Washinton, DC. The&nbsp;Assessment Development Expert and the Assessment Administration Expert is respon...
www.usajobs.gov
September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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resmedia.bsky.social
🚨 New mentoring programme for mid-career #WomeninEcon!

RES Women’s Committee & @isweconomics.bsky.social launch a pilot to support women aiming for Professor roles.
📅 Apply by 15 Sept 2025

🔗 bit.ly/40w08fV

#Mentoring #EconSky #MidCareer
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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econsandy.bsky.social
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
mailchi.mp
August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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johncawley.bsky.social
The Int’l Health Econ Assn (IHEA) is searching for a health economics researcher to serve as its next Exec Director

healtheconomics.org/job-advertisem…
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
bartonwillage.com
Would love to free ride on this list, to motivate phd students to not chase stars.
johnholbein1.bsky.social John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · May 29
do you have a favorite paper with a null effect?

{putting together a list}
May 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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johnholbein1.bsky.social
do you have a favorite paper with a null effect?

{putting together a list}
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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paulgp.com
This is a super useful tool for R users
simonpcouch.com Simon P. Couch @simonpcouch.com · May 28
Introducing acquaint, an R package that turns your R sessions into a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This allows MCP-enabled tools like Claude Desktop and Claude Code to run #rstats code _in your active R sessions_ to explore objects, read documentation, etc.

posit-dev.github.io/acquaint/
May 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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kaitsims.bsky.social
friends, I’m about to spend a LOT of time in airports/hotels the next two months. help a girl out: what are your fav places to order delivery in Chicago, DC, or SF?

(bonus points for any food recs in Missoula!)
May 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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hec-wiley.bsky.social
The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.
May 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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profalucas.bsky.social
New @nber.org working paper "Targeted Education Transfers Reduced Long-Run and Intergenerational Ethnic Inequality in Chile" with #PatrickMcEwan & #DavidTorresIrribarra.

Title summarizes it. More details: www.nber.org/papers/w33798
screen shot from NBER website that contains paper title, authors, and abstract: Targeted Education Transfers Reduced Long-Run and Intergenerational Ethnic Inequality in Chile Adrienne M. Lucas, Patrick J. McEwan & David Torres Irribarra Working Paper 33798 DOI 10.3386/w33798 Issue Date May 2025 Since 1991, Chile has provided large, renewable cash grants to indigenous children in lower-income households, conditional on school enrollment. We estimate intent-to-treat effects of grant exposure on indigenous adults and their children, leveraging variation in expected grant exposure across birth cohorts and never-treated adults, and using fixed effects to absorb unobserved variables shared by adults born in the same year and community. Cohorts with the greatest exposure had 0.6 more years of schooling, 10% more hours worked, and 22% higher labor earnings, reducing pre-treatment ethnic differences. Mothers’ exposure increased their children’s early-grade test scores and reduced second-generation grant receipt.
May 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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appam.bsky.social
Travel Grants for #2025APPAM in Seattle are still available! Apply through July 16th. Learn more: ow.ly/eRr950VU7nx
May 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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bigorangeecon.bsky.social
Call for Papers! The Annual Health Econometrics Workshop will be hosted by Edward Norton and the University of Michigan, Nov. 6-8, 2025. If you are working on methodological advancements in health economics we'd love to see your work. Please send papers to:

ahew.submissions@gmail.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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vinisingh.bsky.social
STATA help: Does anybody know how to save (or estimate, idk, via bootstrapping or something) the SEs of the fixed effects in reghdfe?
May 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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toddrjones.bsky.social
Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
May 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bartonwillage.com
My cake on a face!
profalucas.bsky.social Adrienne Lucas @profalucas.bsky.social · May 16
On reading day, graduate students present their research, and we honor outstanding faculty by putting their faces on cake— @bartonwillage.com #ThomasBridges #OlgaGorbachev. Best day of the academic year!
White sheet cake with pictures of Barton, Thomas, and Olga.
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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laurenhlb.bsky.social
ICYMI: @chloeneast.bsky.social and I updated our FAQ about SNAP and work requirements last month.

www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

#EconSky
A primer on SNAP work requirements - The Hamilton Project
An explainer on work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, summarizing the research on work requirements and their efficacy.
www.hamiltonproject.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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nber.org
Examining external demands for parental involvement in educational settings finds that mothers are 1.4 times more likely than fathers to be contacted by schools, from Kristy Buzard, Laura K. Gee, and Olga B. Stoddard https://www.nber.org/papers/w33775
May 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
bartonwillage.com
Exciting to work on this with @gabriconti.bsky.social @rginja.bsky.social and Petra Persson!
nber.org NBER @nber.org · Apr 3
A study of population-wide Norwegian and Swedish data finds that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers, from Gabriella Conti, Rita Ginja, Petra Persson, and @bartonwillage.com https://www.nber.org/papers/w33621
April 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
bartonwillage.com
I guess a lot of people who were planning to retire aren't gonna.
bellmanequation.bsky.social Noah Williams @bellmanequation.bsky.social · Apr 2
This looks like a "win probability" graph from a game where a team builds a huge lead then blows it in the last few seconds
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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nber.org
Louisiana's hepatitis C "subscription model" treatment program increased detection and treatment rates while reducing mortality and liver transplants, from James M. Flynn, Bethany I. Lemont, and @bartonwillage.com https://www.nber.org/papers/w33617
April 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM