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Michael Windsor
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Economics PhD Student at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Interested in applied economics, labour, migration, geography, health and how they all interact. Views expressed are all my own.
I would like to annouce my paper "Product of our environment? Place effects on Body Mass Index" written with my supervisors Alan, Astghik and Loan available now in Social Science & Medicine.

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Product of our environment? Place effects on Body Mass Index
An under-explored aspect of body weight is the role that location plays in its determination. To address this evidence gap, this study uses a dynamic …
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November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Love to see that event study trend
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The best thing about voting in Australia are the sausage sizzles at every school
March 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The US Census Bureau didn't need to make their logo for their TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) data so cool but they still did
February 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New Balances are back in fashion
people under 30 quote this with some advice for the rest of us?

HT @imlunahey.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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truly one of the hardest parts of academic editing for econ is how often we in econ MAKE UP WORDS AND TERMS OF SPEECH THAT NO NORMAL SPELL CHECK WILL RECOGNIZE
January 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Making a list of universities in Australia so people can add their affiliations more easily. So far there's only three

#econsky #academia

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December 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Decided I'm going to review trains here when I get a chance. I give the Prospector train from Perth to Kalgoorlie a 3/5. Very comfortable with generous leg room. Food on board was cheap and quick if pretty basic. But anything beats paying €14 for a tiny bowl of pasta on Deutsch Bahn
December 2, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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#EconSky you can use the Bluesky data for free to do your research!!! Go find some cool stuff!
Bluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app
November 23, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Are there any Australian Universities on Bluesky yet? Considering all the Australian academics and PhDs here it would be great.

#econsky
November 24, 2024 at 7:38 AM
This site really needs some bookmarks with groups as well. So many useful posts.
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Reposted by Michael Windsor
Postcode research. In our country there’s quite a bit of heterogeneity
November 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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This place is glowing up quickly!

If you're new, welcome!

If you love econ, the blog below can help you get plugged into the community here.

If you read this a while ago & haven't checked it out lately, maybe do.

I'm adding resources & people are changing their starter packs all the time.
For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.

It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.

If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
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For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner
This Quick Start guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. This guide orients you to e...
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November 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I just want to be able to say that I was here before everyone else was
November 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM