Lexi Schubert
@schubertlexi.bsky.social
Postdoc at CEGA at UC Berkeley. Researching poverty, physical & mental health.
UVA '17 | UZH '25
lexischubert.github.io
UVA '17 | UZH '25
lexischubert.github.io
Excited to see my job market paper on "Self-Detrimental Avoidance of Rest" (with Jenny Wang) featured in @faznet.bsky.social!
Fun to be deep in field work, forgetting about anything but the current project...and then waking up to an email from my parents with the link.
www.faz.net/aktuell/karr...
Fun to be deep in field work, forgetting about anything but the current project...and then waking up to an email from my parents with the link.
www.faz.net/aktuell/karr...
Stress im Job: Der Wert von Pausen wird unterschätzt
Pausen sind wichtig, das ist bekannt. Dennoch verzichten viele an stressigen Tagen darauf. Und schaden sich damit selbst, wie eine Studie zeigt.
www.faz.net
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Excited to see my job market paper on "Self-Detrimental Avoidance of Rest" (with Jenny Wang) featured in @faznet.bsky.social!
Fun to be deep in field work, forgetting about anything but the current project...and then waking up to an email from my parents with the link.
www.faz.net/aktuell/karr...
Fun to be deep in field work, forgetting about anything but the current project...and then waking up to an email from my parents with the link.
www.faz.net/aktuell/karr...
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🚨 Evidence alert: RCT from a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social / @ox.ac.uk team found that unconditional cash xfers led to 48% ⬇️ infant deaths in Kenya. 🧢 off to team behind this study: Michael Walker, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, Dennis Egger, Nick Shankar, and Grady Killeen.
go.cega.org/cashimpacts
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go.cega.org/cashimpacts
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Cash Transfers Dramatically Cut Infant Mortality in Kenya, New Research Finds
Berkeley, CA (18 Aug. 2025) — With the global development community facing financial upheaval, global development goals increasingly out of reach, and the need for aid greater than ever, new...
go.cega.org
August 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🚨 Evidence alert: RCT from a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social / @ox.ac.uk team found that unconditional cash xfers led to 48% ⬇️ infant deaths in Kenya. 🧢 off to team behind this study: Michael Walker, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, Dennis Egger, Nick Shankar, and Grady Killeen.
go.cega.org/cashimpacts
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go.cega.org/cashimpacts
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🆕 What role can (should) economists play in shaping the future of AI? 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, David Yanagizawa-Drott (@econ.uzh.ch) discusses how economists should think about the future of AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD7-...
Today on VoxDevTalks, David Yanagizawa-Drott (@econ.uzh.ch) discusses how economists should think about the future of AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD7-...
May 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🆕 What role can (should) economists play in shaping the future of AI? 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, David Yanagizawa-Drott (@econ.uzh.ch) discusses how economists should think about the future of AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD7-...
Today on VoxDevTalks, David Yanagizawa-Drott (@econ.uzh.ch) discusses how economists should think about the future of AI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD7-...
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🎉 Congratulations to @jyusof.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Understanding Inequality and Redistribution: The Role of Perceptions and Preferences»!
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @jyusof.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Understanding Inequality and Redistribution: The Role of Perceptions and Preferences»!
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
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Congrats Gabriele!
May 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Congrats Gabriele!
Extremely grateful for the opportunity and the outstanding support from the @ubscenter.uzh.ch and @econ.uzh.ch on this academic journey!
Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @schubertlexi.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations!
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
May 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Extremely grateful for the opportunity and the outstanding support from the @ubscenter.uzh.ch and @econ.uzh.ch on this academic journey!
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Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @schubertlexi.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations!
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @schubertlexi.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations!
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
Lexi will join @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Economics after a post-doc at @cega-uc.bsky.social.
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
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Join us for an unique and inspiring event with the newly awarded @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate @dacemoglumit.bsky.social of @mitofficial.bsky.social on January 29, 6pm, at @uzh-en.bsky.social.
Register now → www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
Register now → www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
December 16, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Join us for an unique and inspiring event with the newly awarded @nobelprize.bsky.social laureate @dacemoglumit.bsky.social of @mitofficial.bsky.social on January 29, 6pm, at @uzh-en.bsky.social.
Register now → www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
Register now → www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_even...
#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS
@econ.uzh.ch
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Recent policy proposals for universal access with automatic enrollment could increase participation by 19 percentage points in the lowest income quintile over ten years, from Motohiro Yogo, Andrew Whitten, and Natalie Cox https://www.nber.org/papers/w33256
December 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Recent policy proposals for universal access with automatic enrollment could increase participation by 19 percentage points in the lowest income quintile over ten years, from Motohiro Yogo, Andrew Whitten, and Natalie Cox https://www.nber.org/papers/w33256
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Very excited to see this in print soon!
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive?*
Abstract. Workers who are worried about their personal finances may find it hard to focus at work. If so, reducing financial concerns could by itself incre
doi.org
December 13, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Very excited to see this in print soon!
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My economist husband spent the last couple days, jubilantly stating “Saturday the holidays begin! Vacation starts! No more work!” This morning he woke up excited: “no work today!!” He is now making slides for an intro trade class that doesn’t exist “for fun! This isn’t work!!”
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 PM
My economist husband spent the last couple days, jubilantly stating “Saturday the holidays begin! Vacation starts! No more work!” This morning he woke up excited: “no work today!!” He is now making slides for an intro trade class that doesn’t exist “for fun! This isn’t work!!”
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Basic science is necessary for applied science, example #1000000
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
December 21, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Basic science is necessary for applied science, example #1000000
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I would even add: please shamelessly promote your work
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
No need to apologize for promoting your work here.
Who better to tell us about it? Who knows it sooner or better?
Who better to tell us about it? Who knows it sooner or better?
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I would even add: please shamelessly promote your work
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
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🚀 I'm on the job market! Curious how digital tech boosts productivity but still faces adoption barriers? Digital payments are powerful tools, yet data observability can be a double-edged sword—enhancing efficiency but deterring workers fearing tracking. My takeaways on @WorldBank blog! 🙂👇 #EconJMP
Today's #econjmp by @deivyhoueix.bsky.social conducts 2 RCTs with the intro of mobile payments to taxis in Senegal, showing how making payments observable to the owner can induce more effort from the driver, change the contract structure, but also impact adoption blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Unlocking Digital Potential: The Double-Edged Sword of Observability in Technology Adoption: Guest post by Deivy Houeix
blogs.worldbank.org
November 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
🚀 I'm on the job market! Curious how digital tech boosts productivity but still faces adoption barriers? Digital payments are powerful tools, yet data observability can be a double-edged sword—enhancing efficiency but deterring workers fearing tracking. My takeaways on @WorldBank blog! 🙂👇 #EconJMP
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Thanks for including my JMP! With @deivyhoueix.bsky.social, we run an RCT studying search costs, adverse selection, and moral hazard between firms and suppliers in a large international import market.
More detail available in the paper, including model and estimation! tinyurl.com/4acf2uwm
More detail available in the paper, including model and estimation! tinyurl.com/4acf2uwm
Today's #econjmp post is by @edwardwiles.bsky.social who conducts an experiment in Senegal with importers to show how Whatsapp groups can overcome search and trust frictions, with reviews that build trust and punish bad behavior helping form lasting trade blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Can social media alleviate search and trust frictions in international imports? Guest post by Edward Wiles
blogs.worldbank.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Thanks for including my JMP! With @deivyhoueix.bsky.social, we run an RCT studying search costs, adverse selection, and moral hazard between firms and suppliers in a large international import market.
More detail available in the paper, including model and estimation! tinyurl.com/4acf2uwm
More detail available in the paper, including model and estimation! tinyurl.com/4acf2uwm
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Very disappointed in the slow growth of new starter packs being created every day. How do we expect more progress if only 300 starter packs are created every day.
November 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Very disappointed in the slow growth of new starter packs being created every day. How do we expect more progress if only 300 starter packs are created every day.
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Take a break to check out the fantastic work by my student on the market @schubertlexi.bsky.social!
In Lexi’s experiment, the vast majority of people prefer not to take breaks even though breaks pay for themselves. Misperceived returns to breaks play a key role in this decision.
In Lexi’s experiment, the vast majority of people prefer not to take breaks even though breaks pay for themselves. Misperceived returns to breaks play a key role in this decision.
#JMP Alert #EconTwitter
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...
November 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Take a break to check out the fantastic work by my student on the market @schubertlexi.bsky.social!
In Lexi’s experiment, the vast majority of people prefer not to take breaks even though breaks pay for themselves. Misperceived returns to breaks play a key role in this decision.
In Lexi’s experiment, the vast majority of people prefer not to take breaks even though breaks pay for themselves. Misperceived returns to breaks play a key role in this decision.
#JMP Alert #EconTwitter
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
#JMP Alert #EconTwitter
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploads/Schu...