Alex Hollingsworth
@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social
Economist interested in health and environmental topics.
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Calling all researchers working on the environment and health! 🌿🚑
#ASHEcon2026 will be in Minneapolis (June 7–10, 2026), and I’m helping organize the Environment & Health program.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions (deadline is December 10)!
👉 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
#ASHEcon2026 will be in Minneapolis (June 7–10, 2026), and I’m helping organize the Environment & Health program.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions (deadline is December 10)!
👉 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
2026 Call for Abstracts – ASHEcon
www.ashecon.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Calling all researchers working on the environment and health! 🌿🚑
#ASHEcon2026 will be in Minneapolis (June 7–10, 2026), and I’m helping organize the Environment & Health program.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions (deadline is December 10)!
👉 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
#ASHEcon2026 will be in Minneapolis (June 7–10, 2026), and I’m helping organize the Environment & Health program.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions (deadline is December 10)!
👉 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
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Come join us!
Our group at Illinois Gies College of Business is hiring! We are especially interested in public or environmental economists. Our group includes myself, @tderyugina.bsky.social, David Molitor, Nolan Miller, Jeff Brown, Riley League, and Mackenzie Alston.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Come join us!
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Very sad stats about the negative mental health effects of PhD study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The impact of PhD studies on mental health—a longitudinal population study
Recent self-reported and cross-sectional survey evidence documents high levels of mental health problems among PhD students. We study the relationship…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Very sad stats about the negative mental health effects of PhD study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata
CMFdata.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
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A short-lived tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Cook County, IL reduced purchases by 22.5 percent but after its repeal, purchases bounced back to baseline quantities, from Felipe Lozano Rojas, @johncawley.bsky.social, and David E. Frisvold www.nber.org/papers/w34412
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A short-lived tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Cook County, IL reduced purchases by 22.5 percent but after its repeal, purchases bounced back to baseline quantities, from Felipe Lozano Rojas, @johncawley.bsky.social, and David E. Frisvold www.nber.org/papers/w34412
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🚨Econ Academic Job Alert🚨
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics in
Calgary,
...
Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics in
Calgary,
...
careers.ucalgary.ca
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
🚨Econ Academic Job Alert🚨
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
UCalgary econ is posting for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Industrial Organization or Regulatory Economics
Join us! #econsky
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1691840...
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Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.
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During the final week of HHM, ASHE highlights Jose Fernandez, Professor of Economics at the University of Louisville and Co-chair of CSMGEP. As a leading health economist, researcher, and mentor, he continues to advance the field and support the next generation of scholars. #ASHE_ASSA #CSMGEP
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
During the final week of HHM, ASHE highlights Jose Fernandez, Professor of Economics at the University of Louisville and Co-chair of CSMGEP. As a leading health economist, researcher, and mentor, he continues to advance the field and support the next generation of scholars. #ASHE_ASSA #CSMGEP
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Great opportunity. Great colleagues. (Note: Oct. 24 application deadline)
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
September 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Great opportunity. Great colleagues. (Note: Oct. 24 application deadline)
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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PhD students underestimate the value (and difficulty) of writing well.
Hiring faculty skim dozens of JMPs in a short time. If your contribution is unclear, you will get fewer interviews.
Editing improves economics papers (RCT): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
I am happy to recommend www.amyedits.net
Hiring faculty skim dozens of JMPs in a short time. If your contribution is unclear, you will get fewer interviews.
Editing improves economics papers (RCT): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
I am happy to recommend www.amyedits.net
September 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
PhD students underestimate the value (and difficulty) of writing well.
Hiring faculty skim dozens of JMPs in a short time. If your contribution is unclear, you will get fewer interviews.
Editing improves economics papers (RCT): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
I am happy to recommend www.amyedits.net
Hiring faculty skim dozens of JMPs in a short time. If your contribution is unclear, you will get fewer interviews.
Editing improves economics papers (RCT): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
I am happy to recommend www.amyedits.net
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Do you have a personal memory of a Green Book hotel, restaurant, pharmacy, or gas station? What do you remember about it? Share your memories using our Community Map. Contribute here: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject
#CommunityMap #EconSky
#CommunityMap #EconSky
September 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Do you have a personal memory of a Green Book hotel, restaurant, pharmacy, or gas station? What do you remember about it? Share your memories using our Community Map. Contribute here: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject
#CommunityMap #EconSky
#CommunityMap #EconSky
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The @nber.org Race and Stratification in the Economy working group is seeking submissions for our upcoming Spring 2026 meeting to be held on March 27, 2026.
The submission deadline is December 11, 2025.
The call for papers is here:
www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...
The submission deadline is December 11, 2025.
The call for papers is here:
www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...
www.asc.ohio-state.edu
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The @nber.org Race and Stratification in the Economy working group is seeking submissions for our upcoming Spring 2026 meeting to be held on March 27, 2026.
The submission deadline is December 11, 2025.
The call for papers is here:
www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...
The submission deadline is December 11, 2025.
The call for papers is here:
www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...
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Be sure to take a look at some new work of our own, Professor Riley Acton (@riacton.bsky.social).
Thanks @j-alonso.bsky.social @insidehighered.com for the thoughtful coverage of our new work on how politics are affecting college choices
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Be sure to take a look at some new work of our own, Professor Riley Acton (@riacton.bsky.social).
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We are hiring at Montana State! Link in thread
If you aren't sure whether you fit the posted topic areas, please don't pre-screen yourself out, let our committee decide!
I'm not on the search committee but happy to answer any general questions
If you aren't sure whether you fit the posted topic areas, please don't pre-screen yourself out, let our committee decide!
I'm not on the search committee but happy to answer any general questions
August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We are hiring at Montana State! Link in thread
If you aren't sure whether you fit the posted topic areas, please don't pre-screen yourself out, let our committee decide!
I'm not on the search committee but happy to answer any general questions
If you aren't sure whether you fit the posted topic areas, please don't pre-screen yourself out, let our committee decide!
I'm not on the search committee but happy to answer any general questions
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Unsurprising because it’s Noto: this episode is fantastic. Students and junior faculty should listen about how to negotiate with chairs and deans.
I enjoyed this conversation; here's the summary of what we talked about:
September 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Unsurprising because it’s Noto: this episode is fantastic. Students and junior faculty should listen about how to negotiate with chairs and deans.
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I read @itsafronomics.bsky.social new book “The Double Tax” this afternoon. It’s engaging and one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public and policy that I’ve read in a long while. Black women are uniquely disadvantaged in our economy. 😍 she gave Janelle James her flowers!
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I read @itsafronomics.bsky.social new book “The Double Tax” this afternoon. It’s engaging and one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public and policy that I’ve read in a long while. Black women are uniquely disadvantaged in our economy. 😍 she gave Janelle James her flowers!
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ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ECONOMIC HISTORIANS CALLED #TheDoubleTax "exceptional" and "one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public".
Can somebody PLEASE frame this entire review by @trevondlogan.bsky.social and hang it on my wall forever? This review has made my entire week.
Can somebody PLEASE frame this entire review by @trevondlogan.bsky.social and hang it on my wall forever? This review has made my entire week.
I read @itsafronomics.bsky.social new book “The Double Tax” this afternoon. It’s engaging and one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public and policy that I’ve read in a long while. Black women are uniquely disadvantaged in our economy. 😍 she gave Janelle James her flowers!
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ECONOMIC HISTORIANS CALLED #TheDoubleTax "exceptional" and "one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public".
Can somebody PLEASE frame this entire review by @trevondlogan.bsky.social and hang it on my wall forever? This review has made my entire week.
Can somebody PLEASE frame this entire review by @trevondlogan.bsky.social and hang it on my wall forever? This review has made my entire week.
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Here is the link for Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
E54 -How to Negotiate with Matt Notowidigdo
Podcast Episode · The Hidden Curriculum · 09/16/2025 · 1h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here is the link for Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Let’s talk money y’all, in our latest episode of The Hidden Curriculum We (@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social) talk with @profnoto.bsky.social o.bsky.social on negotiations: What, When, Why and How? We thank Matt for his candor and transparency on this topic!
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Let’s talk money y’all, in our latest episode of The Hidden Curriculum We (@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social) talk with @profnoto.bsky.social o.bsky.social on negotiations: What, When, Why and How? We thank Matt for his candor and transparency on this topic!
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Now accepting applications for the PhD program in Health Policy and Administration at Penn State. We have specialty tracks in health economics, population health, and health care management and organization plus a dual title PhD program in HPA and Demography. #WeAre hhd.psu.edu/hpa/graduate....
Apply to the Ph.D. Program in Health Policy and Administration | Penn State College of Health and Human Development
How to ApplyTo be admitted to the Ph.D. Program in Health Policy and Administration (HPA), you must apply through Penn State's standardized online application system. Visit the Graduate School website...
hhd.psu.edu
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Now accepting applications for the PhD program in Health Policy and Administration at Penn State. We have specialty tracks in health economics, population health, and health care management and organization plus a dual title PhD program in HPA and Demography. #WeAre hhd.psu.edu/hpa/graduate....
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Let's welcome our next departmental seminar speaker, John Parman. He will present his paper, "The Great Migration and Women's Work."
September 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Let's welcome our next departmental seminar speaker, John Parman. He will present his paper, "The Great Migration and Women's Work."
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Important note for Mac users: make sure your installation properly exploits `fixest` multi-threading capabilities:
1. Follow @coatless.bsky.social's simple shell script and OpenMP instructions here: github.com/coatless-she...
2. Install from source: `install.packages("fixest", type = "source")`
1. Follow @coatless.bsky.social's simple shell script and OpenMP instructions here: github.com/coatless-she...
2. Install from source: `install.packages("fixest", type = "source")`
September 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Important note for Mac users: make sure your installation properly exploits `fixest` multi-threading capabilities:
1. Follow @coatless.bsky.social's simple shell script and OpenMP instructions here: github.com/coatless-she...
2. Install from source: `install.packages("fixest", type = "source")`
1. Follow @coatless.bsky.social's simple shell script and OpenMP instructions here: github.com/coatless-she...
2. Install from source: `install.packages("fixest", type = "source")`
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📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!
Detroit PEER Postdoc Job Description 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!
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JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...
Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in
Calgary,
AB,
...
Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in
Calgary,
AB,
...
careers.ucalgary.ca
September 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...
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An unusual academic conversation with @sebastiantt.bsky.social and @ajhollingsworth.bsky.social about the mechanics of conducting research with implementing organizations.
(Recorded in 2022, so it's a bit dated. Referee 2 wanted a lot of changes before the podcast got published)
(Recorded in 2022, so it's a bit dated. Referee 2 wanted a lot of changes before the podcast got published)
Really excited for this week’s episode! We (@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social ) talk with @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social on how to work with large organizations and governments to implement research and policy.
September 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
An unusual academic conversation with @sebastiantt.bsky.social and @ajhollingsworth.bsky.social about the mechanics of conducting research with implementing organizations.
(Recorded in 2022, so it's a bit dated. Referee 2 wanted a lot of changes before the podcast got published)
(Recorded in 2022, so it's a bit dated. Referee 2 wanted a lot of changes before the podcast got published)