Rebecca Achée Thornton
rebeccaat.bsky.social
Rebecca Achée Thornton
@rebeccaat.bsky.social
University of Houston
Director MA Applied Economics
I’m a lurker.
Dogs are better.
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I am on the job market, which seems like a great opportunity for my first post on here! My job market paper is about failures of contingent thinking -- the act of reasoning about hypothetical events. 1/
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Several members of our team @ourworldindata.org are here on Bluesky!

Follow us here: bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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We have an opening for a business reporter at the Guardian. If you're curious and have questions - drop me a line (trucker3@pm.me): workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/559/
The Guardian :: Business Reporter
workforus.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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I’m on the Job Market! 🚨

Ever wondered how does uncertainty about sources of inequality affects redistribution?
In my jmp, Excuses and Redistribution, I explore how people use excuses to distort beliefs about merit and luck, justifying self-serving behavior. 🧵(1/6)
November 18, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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To all the new #EconSky people whi may be dealing with the Econ Job Market:

*There is an #EconJMP feed
*I have a PhD Job Market Starter Pack go.bsky.app/4icnwxi. If you are a candidate or an institution posting *many* openings, reach out and I will add you.
November 14, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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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
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Hey #EconSky, I'm on the job market with an #EconJMP about open source software. OSS is a global public good, widely used and provided by the private sector, but the target of recent industrial policy.

Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...

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November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.
Economics Conferences (Compiled by Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage)
docs.google.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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#econsky #econjmp #econ #jmp

I am on the #econjobmarket this year!

My JMP focuses specifically on second-generation migrant girls. How does education policy impact them as they grow up in a highly egalitarian society, yet within families that have migrated from more gender-traditional origins?

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November 19, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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her: do that thing I like

me: buys cheese
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
My elderly baby Prune. She’s such a good girl.
November 9, 2024 at 8:10 PM