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Alex A. Smith
@alexaptsmith.bsky.social
Economist 📉📈 studying social mobility and early childhood. West Point associate prof and IZA fellow. Views are my own.

https://www.alexanderaptsmith.com/
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#Econsky I am excited to announce two new post-doctoral positions at UCLA. One on the m-carestudy.org and the other on the life-m.org project. Please apply!

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
www.aeaweb.org
January 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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"...integrating women into previously all-male units does not negatively affect men’s performance or behavioral outcomes, including retention, promotions, demotions, separations for misconduct, criminal charges, and medical conditions..."
www.nber.org/papers/w33235
cc: reporters on DefSec nom
December 9, 2024 at 4:02 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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Brookings has launched the State Safety Net Interactive tool, based on the calculator I developed with Lara Shore-Sheppard and Tara Watson:
www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
State Safety Net Interactive | Brookings
www.brookings.edu
December 13, 2023 at 3:14 PM
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My ERC team has created an account where they will share updates of the Stata and R packages they are working on, follow them! bsky.app/profile/erct...
December 12, 2023 at 8:32 AM
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Quick Stata tip: I've written a book that compiles 97 of my Stata tips.

You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the companion .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati...
November 30, 2023 at 3:16 PM
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Directly funding class size reduction in New York City would reduce funding equity.

Funding it through an equitable formula would mitigate some of this harm, but would cost a lot more.

Our latest analysis for the Learning Curve: www.urban.org/research/pub...
November 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM
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Need a U.S. geographic crosswalk? U Missouri's got you covered. Great resource I didn't know about.
📈📉
mcdc.missouri.edu/applications...
Geocorr 2022 - MCDC
Generate reports or CSV files documenting a wide array of U.S. geographic entities such as cities, census tracts, metro areas, ZIP codes, etc. as used in Census 2020 and later in the decade. Output ca...
mcdc.missouri.edu
November 28, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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Hive mind:

Looking for examples of state programs that piggyback on eligibility for federal programs

E.g. Michigan's Tuition Incentive Program scholarship depends on Medicaid eligibility

#econsky
November 29, 2023 at 1:25 AM
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Deadline for Adopt A Paper approaching fast (15 december):
#EconSky 📉📈
**ADOPT A PAPER Round 4**

Adopt a Paper is a streamlined mentoring program aimed at giving junior faculty in Econ access to high quality feedback on a paper from a top scholar.

More than 300 papers "adopted" in rounds 1-3. adoptapaper.org

More info below & in thread
November 23, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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🤩 Women and non-binary senior economists--CSWEP has a new event and we want you there!

We will be hosting a Reception for Senior Economists in San Antonio on Jan. 6. Come for an evening of community & celebration.

Co-sponsored by the Dallas Fed. Details & registration below. @aeacswep.bsky.social
American Economic Association
www.aeaweb.org
November 21, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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Hey, Litigation Disaster Tourists!

Musk went and did it. He filed the SLAPP suit against Media Matters. This thing will likely rival the Trump election suits for frivolity so let's read it together, why don't we?
November 21, 2023 at 2:07 AM
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Collective action WORKS

Falk is OUT at IZA

Kudos to those who led the way

https://www.deutsche-post-stiftung.org/wc/files/DPS-IZA_20231120_en.pdf
November 20, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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SZ reports that Armin Falk will not take over as IZA director.
Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
700 Forscher wollten Armin Falkan der Spitze des IZA verhindern - und haben nun Erfolg. Doch die Frage ist: Wie soll es nun weitergehen?
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 20, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Hey #EconSky - Come work here! Last day to apply!

West Point Econ is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs in applied micro (advanced assistants and associates also encouraged to apply). aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... Why join us? Let me give you a few reasons...

twitter.com/alexaptsmith...
November 20, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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ICYMI, I'm posting my women on the econ job market thread. It's too much to fully cross-post here (sorry) but please check it out, and share any papers you think look interesting!

x.com/jenniferdole...
November 10, 2023 at 12:46 AM
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White House CEA kicking out amazing research today.

The March 2021 (2 months after Biden became POTUS) American Rescue Plan authorized $24 billion in childcare stabilization grants.

Once $ arrived in counties, mothers of young children gained employment.
www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...
November 7, 2023 at 8:48 PM
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🚨 Call for Papers

—Conference on the economics of migration in Latin America, Mar. 14–15 in Washington

—Featuring top researchers @sandrarozo.bsky.social @dmckenzie.bsky.social @claireadida.bsky.social et al., run by HUMANS network of LACEA

—With a keynote by me

—Submissions due 🔜 December 15
November 14, 2023 at 9:50 PM
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Not sure I have the bandwidth to learn another social media platform, but here goes...my first post here:)

Excited to share a new paper:

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 w/ Dave Macdonald & Jerry Montonen.

Abstract pictured below!
November 18, 2023 at 5:05 AM
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Seth Zimmerman and I are organizing the Cowles Labor and Public Economics Conference at Yale, June 3-4. Submit your papers by March 22: cowles.yale.edu/conferences/...
November 17, 2023 at 10:13 PM