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Sebastian Garcia-Torres
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(he/ him) Econ. graduate student and research assistant at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social sgarciatorres.com
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Sebastian Garcia-Torres @garciatorres.bsky.social · Mar 5
Very happy to share that, starting in September 2025, I will join Eliana La Ferrara's team at the CID (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) for a Predoctoral Research Fellowship! I'm looking forward to this exciting opportunity and to many new experiences in the Boston area :)
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steinhardt.bsky.social
📢 We're hiring!
Looking for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Econ student to join our team at JFKI (@jfki-econ.bsky.social) as a Student Assistant 🎓💼

Gain experience, boost your resume, and support our department!
Apply now ➡️
www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
#EconSky
JF-HKEcon1_25
www.fu-berlin.de
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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simonvoss.bsky.social
Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics!
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants
In this paper, we deliver the first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host-country language proficiency and homeownership. Using a…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
🗓️ Thursday, May 15:
We are very happy to welcome Andreas Ferrara ( @andyferrara.bsky.social ) at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „The U.S. Civil War’s Impact on Women’s Work and Political Participation “
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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steinhardt.bsky.social
The Workshop "Immigration and Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" was a great success! Thank you to all the participants for bringing all of your great ideas, presentations and discussions to FU Berlin (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social, @bsoeberlin.bsky.social)
See you next time!
March 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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cepr.org
More female representation in government was associated with a lower chance of school closures during COVID - due to their heightened awareness of the costs of school closures.
@danzernatalia.bsky.social @garciatorres.bsky.social @steinhardt.bsky.social, L Stella
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The notion that politicians’ identity, including their gender, can influence policy outcomes is supported by a growing body of empirical research. This column reports a study exploring the extent to which the share of women members in national governments during the Covid-19 pandemic shaped the policy responses. Higher female representation was associated with a lower likelihood of schools being closed – not because women politicians were less concerned about the spread of the virus but due to their heightened awareness of the costs of school closures, notably for working mothers with young children. The results indicate the potential benefits of more gender-balanced governments in shaping policies that affect the wellbeing, education, and economic prospects of children and families.
March 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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⭐CEPR highlights some key economic insights from the past year on the intersection of #gender and work, education, politics, and more in preparation for International Women's Day 2025 #IWD2025. 🧵
#EconSky
March 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
garciatorres.bsky.social
Very happy to share that, starting in September 2025, I will join Eliana La Ferrara's team at the CID (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) for a Predoctoral Research Fellowship! I'm looking forward to this exciting opportunity and to many new experiences in the Boston area :)
March 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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coolest WP out✨
February 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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juanluisjimenez.bsky.social
El cierre de colegios durante la pandemia generó pérdidas importantes de aprendizaje y retrasos en desarrollo de niños, niñas y adolescentes.

Un análisis en países EU-28 muestra que a mayor porcentaje de mujeres en el Gobierno que tomó estas decisiones, menor probabilidad hubo de cerrar colegios.
January 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
garciatorres.bsky.social
Muy contento que nuestro trabajo sobre la representación de mujeres en gobiernos nacionales y los cierres de colegios durante la pandemia haya sido destacado en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social !

📑 Artículo completo: doi.org/10.1093/epol...
January 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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thanks :) @bseberlin.bsky.social
bsoeberlin.bsky.social Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Nov 25
We’re proud to showcase the work of @danzernatalia.bsky.social , @garciatorres.bsky.social, @lucastella.bsky.social and @steinhardt.bsky.social exploring the impact of women’s political representation during Covid-19.

🔗 Discover more on @voxeu.org : cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#politicalrepresentation
November 25, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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lisahanzl.bsky.social
I am very excited to share my #JMP with you all, which is titled:

"Unequal Access: How Public #Library Closures Affect Educational Performance". 📚

Together with Gregory Gilpin, I look at public library closures and how the loss of these public spaces impacts children in the United States. 1/5
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
garciatorres.bsky.social
the one where women's representation matters (because it ALWAYS matters):
voxeu.org VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Nov 14
Higher female representation in government during #COVID-19 was associated with lower likelihood of schools being closed due to their heightened awareness of costs of school closures
@danzernatalia.bsky.social @garciatorres.bsky.social @steinhardt.bsky.social Luca Stella
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Women's political representation matters: Evidence from school closures during the pandemic. Natalia Danzer, Sebastian Garcia-Torres, Max Steinhardt, Luca Stella. 13 Nov 2024 The notion that politicians’ identity, including their gender, can influence policy outcomes is supported by a growing body of empirical research. This column reports a study exploring the extent to which the share of women members in national governments during the Covid-19 pandemic shaped the policy responses. Higher female representation was associated with a lower likelihood of schools being closed – not because women politicians were less concerned about the spread of the virus but due to their heightened awareness of the costs of school closures, notably for working mothers with young children. The results indicate the potential benefits of more gender-balanced governments in shaping policies that affect the wellbeing, education, and economic prospects of children and families.
November 14, 2024 at 6:38 PM
garciatorres.bsky.social
📣 #EconSky: In our recent work—with @danzernatalia.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social and @lucastella28.bsky.social —we uncover a significant link between women in political leadership roles and school closure policies during the Covid-19 crisis. Read more: www.economic-policy.org/78th-economi...
October 31, 2023 at 12:35 PM
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larsfelder.bsky.social
#HiSciSky I'm a fresh econ PhD student in the Berlin School of Economics and the DIW Berlin, curious about all things related to social- and climate policy.
Let's make this platform work!
October 3, 2023 at 8:57 PM
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jfki-econ.bsky.social
📣 New discussion Paper by @osea.bsky.social, Johannes König and Luca Stella on "Artificial Intelligence and Workers’ Well-Being". Find out more about this here: newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/r... #EconSky #AI #MentalHealth
How exposure to artificial intelligence affects worker well-being
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October 2, 2023 at 11:32 AM