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David Slichter @davidslichter.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Research In Labor Economics (rle.iza.org) is planning a volume featuring critical analyses of applied economics research. We are soliciting up to ten new papers that rigorously review an applied microeconomics topic, area, or methodology. #econsky

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Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty-action.bsky.social · 9d

What’s the most scalable way to support teachers?

New evidence from Ghana suggests training school leaders as in-school coaches—supported by simple edtech—can significantly improve teaching quality.

Read more on early results from an A/B test with Inspiring Teachers: bit.ly/4qgPy6R

Principals as Coaches? An A/B Test suggests it can work | IPA

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Katie M Bollman @kathrynbollman.bsky.social · 9d

Updates on my website today!

-Frosty Climate, Icy Relationships: Cold and Intimate Partner Violence in Peru moves up to the “Accepted Papers” section (JDE!)

-New Counterfactual simulator app for Gun Policy and the Steel Paradox

Check them out at katiebollman.com

🎉🎉🎉

Katie Bollman

Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Economics in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University and an affiliate of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) and the Collabor...

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 13d

…the frequent diversions into contemporary issues in social and economic policy, from Deaton’s distinctive perspective of course. These broke up the textbook style of the book and made it feel like a casual chat with the author. Highly recommended.

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 13d

Very late to this party, but just finished The Great Escape by Angus Deaton. It’s now 12 years old but doesn’t feel out of date.

I expected a grand account of human progress in the past 200 years, and it is. But I didn’t expect… 1/2 www.powells.com/book/the-gre...

The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality | Powell's Books

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. I...

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 14d

*laughs in economics*

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 14d

Not the point of the article but why does this study have such a long publication lag???

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 14d

Not the point of the article but why does this study have such a long publication lag???

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 14d

Does anyone know what's up with the @iza.org Network? I nominated a researcher to be an Affiliate last February, but no news. Did the researcher network get lost in IZA's institutional transition?

Justin Sandefur @justsand.bsky.social · 14d

New from Dev Patel, @arvind2011.bsky.social & me:

"We were wrong about convergence."

A few years back, we wrote a paper pointing out that Solow convergence had finally arrived. The developing world was catching up. Alas, it seems all good things come to an end.

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 14d

Today!

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 15d

Next @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev mtg: F Dec 12, 11am eastern. Presenters:

Alejandro Ganimian (NYU): How to increase students’ attendance to school in low- and middle-income countries?
Lontum Nchadze (Oregon State) & Todd Pugatch (Buffalo): Foundational Numeracy at Scale?

Contact me for Zoom link.

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 14d

Today!

AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 15d

The EdDev Community Group will meet tomorrow at 11 AM ET. Alejandro Ganimian will present work in progress. Join the EdDev Community Group today aefpweb.org/communit...

AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 15d

The EdDev Community Group will meet tomorrow at 11 AM ET. Alejandro Ganimian will present work in progress. Join the EdDev Community Group today aefpweb.org/communit...

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 15d

Next @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev mtg: F Dec 12, 11am eastern. Presenters:

Alejandro Ganimian (NYU): How to increase students’ attendance to school in low- and middle-income countries?
Lontum Nchadze (Oregon State) & Todd Pugatch (Buffalo): Foundational Numeracy at Scale?

Contact me for Zoom link.

Marissa Eckrote-Nordland @marissaeckrote.bsky.social · 15d

New working paper with my coauthors: Who Teaches Matters.
Using near-random assignment at a broad-access public university, we provide causal evidence that female instructors significantly increase women’s persistence in economics.
🔗 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#Econ #EconResearch

Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics

Using near-random assignment of students to instructors at a broad-access public university, we estimate causal effects of instructor-student gender matching on

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What Works Hub for Global Education @wwhglobaled.bsky.social · 15d

📣 Job posting alert: J-PAL South Asia is #hiring a Research/Senior Research Manager to establish, lead and expand the research & evaluation agenda of the Implementation Science for Education portfolio.

Learn more: www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/rese...

Research/ Senior Research Manager - Implementation Science for Education - J-PAL South Asia | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than…

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 15d

Join us *tomorrow,* Dec 11 at 8:30am EST for a webinar on lessons from scaling up education programs 💡

Speakers from J-PAL, Teaching at the Right Level Africa, UNICEF, and govt will share lessons on navigating implementation of TaRL inspired curricula.

Register 🔗: https://bit.ly/4a0e0EF

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 15d

Gave a group incentive for my students to complete course evaluations: if at least 80% of the class evaluated the course, all students would get +1 point on their final average.

The good news: response rates 2x compared to last semester! 😀
The bad news: response rate still only 55% 🫤

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 16d

Thought-provoking piece. My wife leads a nonprofit, and while they don't have clear incentives to think about this counterfactual, their efforts often lead in this direction anyway. E(benefit) - cost is often higher for talking to a rich potential donor than submitting a lengthy grant application.

Jesse Bruhn @jessebruhn.bsky.social · 16d

Hey #econsky! I'm organizing a workshop at Brown this Spring in partnership with Eric Nielsen and Viviana Rodriguez.

The topic is educational measurement. Please submit a paper/extended abstract! We'd love to consider your work.

And please help us spread the word to folks who aren't on bluesky!

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 16d

New paper idea: “I, (fewer) Pencil(s)”

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16d

Trump at his speech on the economy: "You can give up certain products. You can give up pencils…They only need one or two. They don't need that many…You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice, but you don't need 37 dolls."

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 16d

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#econsky

2nd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics

June 8/9, 2026

Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

University of Copenhagen

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026

Keynote Speakers

Ingar Haaland (Norwegian School of Economics)

Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16d

Trump at his speech on the economy: "You can give up certain products. You can give up pencils…They only need one or two. They don't need that many…You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice, but you don't need 37 dolls."

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 17d

😂

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 17d

This older one uses roommate video games as an IV for student study time: www.nber.org/papers/w13341

The Causal Effect of Studying on Academic Performance

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...

www.nber.org

David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 17d

Tomorrow at 8am (DC time) I'll be presenting on "Keeping Every Child Safe at School: What We’ve Learned from Impact Evaluations and What the Next Generation of Evidence Should Tell Us."

It's streaming: come check it out! wfp-org-conference.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 17d

worth it!

Tia Palermo @tiapalermo.bsky.social · 17d

Tomorrow I’m participating in the third Global Impact Evaluation Forum hosted by WFP in Rome for a session on Investing in child outcomes.

When: 10 December 2025, 14:00 CET

Register here to watch the livestream: wfp-org-conference.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Forum info: cdn.wfp.org/2025/impactf...

International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17d

📢TMRW @ 10:00 AM EST   

📌 The Economy-wide Impacts of School Meal Programs in Ghana and Malawi

🎫 Register here 👉 https://www.ifpri.org/event/the-economy-wide-impacts-of-school-meal-programs-in-ghana-and-malawi/

@gcnf.org @cgiar.org    

Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 17d

I was today years old when I learned FIFA has an ethics code

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17d

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to the process that saw President Trump receive an inaugural peace prize.

Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments

Advocacy group FairSquare has also requested an investigation into President Trump being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last Friday.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17d

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to the process that saw President Trump receive an inaugural peace prize.

Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments

Advocacy group FairSquare has also requested an investigation into President Trump being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last Friday.

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