Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦
@tammyschirle.bsky.social
Professor of Economics, labour/policy researcher at WLU. Mom, gardener & beer drinker in Kitchener 🇨🇦. Work stuff: https://sites.google.com/view/tammyschirle
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Added Worker Effects in Canada: The Effect of Spousal Job Loss on Transitions into Employment | Canadian Public Policy
We examine added worker effects in Canada using the Labour Force Survey. At the extensive margin, we find that married women who are not employed are more likely to enter employment the month after a ...
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My paper with Yazhuo (Annie) Pan and Ana Ferrer is now available (open access)
Added Worker Effects in Canada: The Effect of Spousal Job Loss on Transitions into Employment
Canadian Public Policy, March 2025.🇨🇦
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Added Worker Effects in Canada: The Effect of Spousal Job Loss on Transitions into Employment
Canadian Public Policy, March 2025.🇨🇦
utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
Thinking of @lindsaytedds.bsky.social - this is my knitting bag, hanging by my office door. Every once in a while I realize I swore out loud while on stage in front of my class. I remember this, and smile 🤷♀️
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Thinking of @lindsaytedds.bsky.social - this is my knitting bag, hanging by my office door. Every once in a while I realize I swore out loud while on stage in front of my class. I remember this, and smile 🤷♀️
This 👇🤨 Seeing a lot of this
I am responding to the extremely polished multi-paragraph student emails with two-line invitations to visit me during office hours, which in 2025 means that I'm putting at least as much work into crafting a reply as the student put into putting together the original message.
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This 👇🤨 Seeing a lot of this
I can hear the WLU team practicing down the hall - this is a great case competition with @bankofcanada.ca ! They're all working so hard, best of luck to everyone
I was just an audience member for a mock presentation by TRU's team in the Bank of Canada's Governor's Challenge case competition. I know I say this every year, but this year I think is our year!
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I can hear the WLU team practicing down the hall - this is a great case competition with @bankofcanada.ca ! They're all working so hard, best of luck to everyone
People are funny.
a group of older women are sitting in chairs in front of a sunday morning logo .
ALT: a group of older women are sitting in chairs in front of a sunday morning logo .
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November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
People are funny.
For my teaching colleagues: Whenever I'm dealing with grade distributions, I remember this post from @frwoolley.bsky.social for the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative. Fortunately, it's archived:
worthwhileblog.ca/2011/04/19/w... (That simple last transformation is so useful sometimes)
worthwhileblog.ca/2011/04/19/w... (That simple last transformation is so useful sometimes)
What’s the best way to scale grades?
It happens. An exam question is not clear, or more challenging than intended. The exam is marked by an over-zealous TA. Or perhaps the students haven't studied as hard as they should have. As …
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November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
For my teaching colleagues: Whenever I'm dealing with grade distributions, I remember this post from @frwoolley.bsky.social for the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative. Fortunately, it's archived:
worthwhileblog.ca/2011/04/19/w... (That simple last transformation is so useful sometimes)
worthwhileblog.ca/2011/04/19/w... (That simple last transformation is so useful sometimes)
Trains are good. More trains please.
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
Metrolinx has added new trips to multiple lines including the Kitchener GO line, ahead of the Game 6 and possibly Game 7 of the World Series.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trains are good. More trains please.
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“Why aren’t we as shitty as the Americans?” is one hell of a question to be asking right now.
The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“Why aren’t we as shitty as the Americans?” is one hell of a question to be asking right now.
Sigh
Waterloo Region speed cameras will be scrapped by Nov. 14, says Ford
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Waterloo Region speed cameras will be scrapped by Nov. 14, says Ford
Doug Ford pushes through legislation to turn off speed cameras by Nov. 14
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October 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sigh
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1/ Hi #EconSky, I’m a #EconJobMarket candidate from @ubcvse.bsky.social
I study the effect of Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto & Montréal using parent–child-linked administrative tax data.
Thread below🧵
I study the effect of Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto & Montréal using parent–child-linked administrative tax data.
Thread below🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
1/ Hi #EconSky, I’m a #EconJobMarket candidate from @ubcvse.bsky.social
I study the effect of Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto & Montréal using parent–child-linked administrative tax data.
Thread below🧵
I study the effect of Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto & Montréal using parent–child-linked administrative tax data.
Thread below🧵
My kid is reading Reddit comments about my class
an elderly woman in a green jacket says i don 't want to hear that
ALT: an elderly woman in a green jacket says i don 't want to hear that
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October 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My kid is reading Reddit comments about my class
🇨🇦 Recently accepted at Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de politiques:
"Employment durations in the Canadian home health care services industry: new insights from administrative data" by Sung-Hee Jeon and Yuri Ostrovsky
www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu...
(Expect this to be open access in March 2026)
"Employment durations in the Canadian home health care services industry: new insights from administrative data" by Sung-Hee Jeon and Yuri Ostrovsky
www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu...
(Expect this to be open access in March 2026)
Journal Content
Online Access to CPP/Adp
Our University of Toronto Press site has considerable open access content and is searchable. It includes all issues since December 2007 (Issue 32.4). Full access is available...
www.cpp-adp.ca
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🇨🇦 Recently accepted at Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de politiques:
"Employment durations in the Canadian home health care services industry: new insights from administrative data" by Sung-Hee Jeon and Yuri Ostrovsky
www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu...
(Expect this to be open access in March 2026)
"Employment durations in the Canadian home health care services industry: new insights from administrative data" by Sung-Hee Jeon and Yuri Ostrovsky
www.cpp-adp.ca/english-menu...
(Expect this to be open access in March 2026)
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Vancouver School of Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social MA program info session: This Weds Oct 29th, 9-10am PDT.
Learn about:
* our new inequality stream
* our new computation stream
* lots more!
Website: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/mas...
Registration: www.grad.ubc.ca/form/webform...
Learn about:
* our new inequality stream
* our new computation stream
* lots more!
Website: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/mas...
Registration: www.grad.ubc.ca/form/webform...
Event Registration | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
www.grad.ubc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Vancouver School of Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social MA program info session: This Weds Oct 29th, 9-10am PDT.
Learn about:
* our new inequality stream
* our new computation stream
* lots more!
Website: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/mas...
Registration: www.grad.ubc.ca/form/webform...
Learn about:
* our new inequality stream
* our new computation stream
* lots more!
Website: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/mas...
Registration: www.grad.ubc.ca/form/webform...
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📣LAST CHANCE
TODAY is the last day to apply for our Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.
Submit your application now: bit.ly/4ngKIo5
#jobs #studentjobs #cndecon #WomenInEcon
TODAY is the last day to apply for our Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.
Submit your application now: bit.ly/4ngKIo5
#jobs #studentjobs #cndecon #WomenInEcon
October 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣LAST CHANCE
TODAY is the last day to apply for our Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.
Submit your application now: bit.ly/4ngKIo5
#jobs #studentjobs #cndecon #WomenInEcon
TODAY is the last day to apply for our Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.
Submit your application now: bit.ly/4ngKIo5
#jobs #studentjobs #cndecon #WomenInEcon
Sooooo, are they winning?
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sooooo, are they winning?
Friday. TGIF
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Friday. TGIF
I have over 2000 students writing an exam right now.
kermit the frog is holding his hand to his mouth and looking at the camera
ALT: kermit the frog is holding his hand to his mouth and looking at the camera
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October 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I have over 2000 students writing an exam right now.
I live in a 1920s neighbourhood.
My neighbours have windows “raised high enough that it looks over the six-foot fence on that side, right into the backyard of” my yard 😳
Folks in the newer ‘burbs will survive 🙄
My neighbours have windows “raised high enough that it looks over the six-foot fence on that side, right into the backyard of” my yard 😳
Folks in the newer ‘burbs will survive 🙄
Kitchener residents riled up over size of backyard dwelling build
Kitchener residents riled up over size of backyard dwelling build
Residents are voicing their concerns about an additional dwelling unit being built in one Kitchener backyard.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I live in a 1920s neighbourhood.
My neighbours have windows “raised high enough that it looks over the six-foot fence on that side, right into the backyard of” my yard 😳
Folks in the newer ‘burbs will survive 🙄
My neighbours have windows “raised high enough that it looks over the six-foot fence on that side, right into the backyard of” my yard 😳
Folks in the newer ‘burbs will survive 🙄
Me too.
Still waiting for precedented times.
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Me too.
Monday
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Monday
I don’t watch baseball. Good night
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I don’t watch baseball. Good night
I need a bigger pillow.
a cartoon girl in shorts and a pink shirt is standing in a room
ALT: a cartoon girl in shorts and a pink shirt is standing in a room
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October 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I need a bigger pillow.
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Our Brownbag Seminar Series back! 🎉
🗓 Oct. 27 (10 AM PT/11 AM MT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET/2 PM AT)
Monica Jain (Wilfrid Laurier U.) & Ramisha Asghar (BOC)
Perceived Monetary Policy Transmission
Amarpreet Kaur (UBC Okanagan)
Drinking Water Advisories and Property Values: Evidence from Utility-Supplied Water
🗓 Oct. 27 (10 AM PT/11 AM MT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET/2 PM AT)
Monica Jain (Wilfrid Laurier U.) & Ramisha Asghar (BOC)
Perceived Monetary Policy Transmission
Amarpreet Kaur (UBC Okanagan)
Drinking Water Advisories and Property Values: Evidence from Utility-Supplied Water
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our Brownbag Seminar Series back! 🎉
🗓 Oct. 27 (10 AM PT/11 AM MT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET/2 PM AT)
Monica Jain (Wilfrid Laurier U.) & Ramisha Asghar (BOC)
Perceived Monetary Policy Transmission
Amarpreet Kaur (UBC Okanagan)
Drinking Water Advisories and Property Values: Evidence from Utility-Supplied Water
🗓 Oct. 27 (10 AM PT/11 AM MT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET/2 PM AT)
Monica Jain (Wilfrid Laurier U.) & Ramisha Asghar (BOC)
Perceived Monetary Policy Transmission
Amarpreet Kaur (UBC Okanagan)
Drinking Water Advisories and Property Values: Evidence from Utility-Supplied Water