Notre Dame Economics
@ndecon.bsky.social
The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research. Web: economics.nd.edu. Twitter/X: @nd_econ
New working paper from our colleague Cesar Sosa-Padilla, "The Perils of Bilateral Sovereign Debt," (with Francisco Roldan). IMF working paper. Check it out: www.imf.org/en/publicati...
The Perils of Bilateral Sovereign Debt
We study the interaction between private and official sovereign debts. We develop a quantitative sovereign default model featuring a senior creditor with whom borrowing terms are negotiated. We use th...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New working paper from our colleague Cesar Sosa-Padilla, "The Perils of Bilateral Sovereign Debt," (with Francisco Roldan). IMF working paper. Check it out: www.imf.org/en/publicati...
We are delighted to introduce our job market candidates for the 2025–26 academic year. You can learn more about them on our website:
economics.nd.edu/graduate/stu...
For more information about our students, please contact our Placement Director, Maciej H. Kotowski (mkotowsk@nd.edu).
economics.nd.edu/graduate/stu...
For more information about our students, please contact our Placement Director, Maciej H. Kotowski (mkotowsk@nd.edu).
Students on the Job Market
A list of economics students on the job market
economics.nd.edu
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We are delighted to introduce our job market candidates for the 2025–26 academic year. You can learn more about them on our website:
economics.nd.edu/graduate/stu...
For more information about our students, please contact our Placement Director, Maciej H. Kotowski (mkotowsk@nd.edu).
economics.nd.edu/graduate/stu...
For more information about our students, please contact our Placement Director, Maciej H. Kotowski (mkotowsk@nd.edu).
Former @ndecon.bsky.social major (Class of 2011) Steve Botsford is running for US Senate in the state of Illinois. Check out his campaign website: www.botsfordforillinois.com
Steve Botsford for U.S. Senate – Build an Abundant America
Steve Botsford is running for U.S. Senate to lower costs, make housing and healthcare affordable, and build a stronger, fairer America for working families.
www.botsfordforillinois.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Former @ndecon.bsky.social major (Class of 2011) Steve Botsford is running for US Senate in the state of Illinois. Check out his campaign website: www.botsfordforillinois.com
New paper from our colleagues Melissa Kearney and Jim Sullivan, "Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America." @aspenecon.bsky.social. Check it out: www.economicstrategygroup.org/publication/...
Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America • The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group
In “Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America,” Melissa S. Kearney and James Sullivan reassess poverty trends and policy responses in the United States. They document that, co...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New paper from our colleagues Melissa Kearney and Jim Sullivan, "Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America." @aspenecon.bsky.social. Check it out: www.economicstrategygroup.org/publication/...
New @voxdev.bsky.social article from our colleague Heitor Pellegrina (along with Sebastian Sotelo). “Migration, knowledge, and comparative advantage: How Brazil’s March to the West Transformed Long-Term Trade Patterns.” Check it out: voxdev.org/topic/migrat...
Migration, knowledge, and comparative advantage: How Brazil’s March to the West transformed long-term trade patterns
Evidence from Brazil suggests that the crop-specific knowledge of domestic migrant farmers, during a period of large-scale migration, was a key driver of the recent transformation of the country’s exp...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New @voxdev.bsky.social article from our colleague Heitor Pellegrina (along with Sebastian Sotelo). “Migration, knowledge, and comparative advantage: How Brazil’s March to the West Transformed Long-Term Trade Patterns.” Check it out: voxdev.org/topic/migrat...
Heitor Pellegrina's working paper, “Public R&D Meets Economic Development: Embrapa and Brazil’s Agricultural Revolution,” is highlighted in the November NBER Digest @nber.org. Check it out: www.nber.org/sites/defaul...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Heitor Pellegrina's working paper, “Public R&D Meets Economic Development: Embrapa and Brazil’s Agricultural Revolution,” is highlighted in the November NBER Digest @nber.org. Check it out: www.nber.org/sites/defaul...
Great new paper from our former PhD student Beth Munnich forthcoming in the American Economic Review. Check it out!
Forthcoming in the AER: "Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency" by Elizabeth L. Munnich, Michael R. Richards, Christopher M. Whaley, and Xiaoxi Zhao. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency
(Forthcoming Article) - Principal-agent problems often extend beyond what can be directly
addressed through conventional incentive arrangements. We
examine a context where physicians are likely under-...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Great new paper from our former PhD student Beth Munnich forthcoming in the American Economic Review. Check it out!
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Our grad students are in the Halloween spirit @ndecon.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our grad students are in the Halloween spirit @ndecon.bsky.social
Congratulations to the members of our Fed Challenge team. Based on video submissions from teams in the region, they were just selected as one of three semifinalists in the Chicago Fed district @chicagofed.bsky.social. fedandfiscalchallengend.weebly.com
NOTRE DAME FED & FISCAL CHALLENGE CLUB
By participating in three national competitions each year, our award-winning team deepens knowledge of economic principles through experiential learning. In weekly meetings over bagels, we...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to the members of our Fed Challenge team. Based on video submissions from teams in the region, they were just selected as one of three semifinalists in the Chicago Fed district @chicagofed.bsky.social. fedandfiscalchallengend.weebly.com
Out in the most recent edition of American Economic Journal: Economic Policy @aeajournals.bsky.social, "Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients," from our colleague Bill Evans (along with Daysal, Pedersen, and Trandafir). www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
(November 2025) - We investigate the effects of radiation therapy on the mortality and economic outcomes of breast cancer patients. We implement a 2SLS strategy within a difference-in-difference frame...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Out in the most recent edition of American Economic Journal: Economic Policy @aeajournals.bsky.social, "Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients," from our colleague Bill Evans (along with Daysal, Pedersen, and Trandafir). www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
We have completed another semi-regular update of our featured faculty publications wall in the department. This go-round, we are highlighting publications from Taryn Dinkelman @taryndinkelman.bsky.social; Lakshmi Iyer + grad student @colesonweir.bsky.social; @cmatthes.bsky.social; and Davin Raiha.
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We have completed another semi-regular update of our featured faculty publications wall in the department. This go-round, we are highlighting publications from Taryn Dinkelman @taryndinkelman.bsky.social; Lakshmi Iyer + grad student @colesonweir.bsky.social; @cmatthes.bsky.social; and Davin Raiha.
Melissa Kearney was on @npr.org not once but twice yesterday! Go here for a longer conversation with Melissa on the "Here and Now": www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
How '16 and Pregnant' contributed to dropping teenage birth rates
“16 and Pregnant," on the air from 2009 to 2014, led to more searches and tweets regarding birth control and abortion, and ultimately led to a 5.7% reduction in teen births
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October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Melissa Kearney was on @npr.org not once but twice yesterday! Go here for a longer conversation with Melissa on the "Here and Now": www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Our colleague Melissa Kearney was featured on @npr.org yesterday to discuss the economic implications of fertility declines. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy
The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our colleague Melissa Kearney was featured on @npr.org yesterday to discuss the economic implications of fertility declines. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
Our colleague Jeff Campbell was recently interviewed by "Cheddar's Big Business This Week" about the current government shutdown. bbtw.cheddar.com/p/how-will-t...
How will the shutdown impact the U.S. economy?
Plus: Two of the largest timber land companies have merged...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our colleague Jeff Campbell was recently interviewed by "Cheddar's Big Business This Week" about the current government shutdown. bbtw.cheddar.com/p/how-will-t...
Our dedicated staff have decorated the department for Halloween
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our dedicated staff have decorated the department for Halloween
ReStud Tour @reveconstudies.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ReStud Tour @reveconstudies.bsky.social
Our colleague Kasey Buckles is quoted extensively in this Newsweek article @newsweek.com @kaseybuckles.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/white-house-....
White House issues warning over US fertility rate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr deemed declining U.S. fertility rates a "national security threat," saying birth rates are not high enough to stabilize the population.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our colleague Kasey Buckles is quoted extensively in this Newsweek article @newsweek.com @kaseybuckles.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/white-house-....
We are very excited to be hosting the Review of Economic Studies @reveconstudies.bsky.social North American Tour this coming Monday (October 20). Agenda below!
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REStud North-American Tours
REStud (Review of Economic Studies) North American Tour 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are very excited to be hosting the Review of Economic Studies @reveconstudies.bsky.social North American Tour this coming Monday (October 20). Agenda below!
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Last week, we had a great panel discussion for our Women in Economics Club featuring our colleague Kasey Buckles, @kaseybuckles.bsky.social, and our former colleague Abigail Wozniak of the @oiginstitute.bsky.social. See below for some photos:
October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Last week, we had a great panel discussion for our Women in Economics Club featuring our colleague Kasey Buckles, @kaseybuckles.bsky.social, and our former colleague Abigail Wozniak of the @oiginstitute.bsky.social. See below for some photos:
Our colleague Jim Sullivan, director of LEO, offered some commentary on Pope Leo's recent apostolic exhortation, Delexi Ti. Sullivan said: "the care of the poor is not peripheral to the Church, but central to her life.” news.nd.edu/news/jim-sul...
Jim Sullivan on 'Dilexi Te': ‘Love for the poor must move us to act — and to act wisely’
Jim Sullivan, professor of economics and co-founder and director of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO), sees Pope Leo’s first...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Our colleague Jim Sullivan, director of LEO, offered some commentary on Pope Leo's recent apostolic exhortation, Delexi Ti. Sullivan said: "the care of the poor is not peripheral to the Church, but central to her life.” news.nd.edu/news/jim-sul...
New @nber.org working paper form our colleague Lauren Schechter (with Agan, Doleac, Harvey, and Kyriazis), "Prosecutorial Reform and Local Crime Rates." Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34364
Prosecutorial Reform and Local Crime Rates
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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October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New @nber.org working paper form our colleague Lauren Schechter (with Agan, Doleac, Harvey, and Kyriazis), "Prosecutorial Reform and Local Crime Rates." Check it out: www.nber.org/papers/w34364
New IZA working paper from two of our colleagues (David Phillips, @phillipsecon.bsky.social and Patrick Turner) and one of our former undergrad students (Emily Merola). “Reversing the School to Prison Pipeline: The Impact of an Adult High School Program” www.iza.org/publications...
Reversing the School to Prison Pipeline: The Impact of an Adult High School Program
The criminal justice system primarily arrests and incarcerates people without high school diplomas. We estimate the causal effect of a high school dip...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New IZA working paper from two of our colleagues (David Phillips, @phillipsecon.bsky.social and Patrick Turner) and one of our former undergrad students (Emily Merola). “Reversing the School to Prison Pipeline: The Impact of an Adult High School Program” www.iza.org/publications...
We have completed our semi-regular update of our Featured Alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four distinguished alums: Henry Downes, Hannah Edwards, Gabe Gelke, and Anthony Kies.
October 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We have completed our semi-regular update of our Featured Alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four distinguished alums: Henry Downes, Hannah Edwards, Gabe Gelke, and Anthony Kies.
Our colleague Larry Marsh (emeritus) was honored this past weekend at the Midwest Econometrics Group meetings for his visionary leadership. Larry was the founder of the group many years ago!
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October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Our colleague Larry Marsh (emeritus) was honored this past weekend at the Midwest Econometrics Group meetings for his visionary leadership. Larry was the founder of the group many years ago!
midwesteconometrics.github.io/midwestecono...
midwesteconometrics.github.io/midwestecono...