Ashley Wong
@ashleyywong.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Economics @barnard-college.bsky.social. Labor and Gender Economics
https://www.ashley-wong.net
https://www.ashley-wong.net
It was a delight to be involved in this year's Gender in the Global Economy Conference at @barnardcollege.bsky.social! Many thanks to our speakers, attendees, sponsors, and co-organizers who helped make this event such a success. Looking forward to next year's edition :)
Happening now here at @barnardcollege.bsky.social: the second incarnation of the Gender in the Global Economy Conference.
Program attached - more updates to come!
Program attached - more updates to come!
October 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It was a delight to be involved in this year's Gender in the Global Economy Conference at @barnardcollege.bsky.social! Many thanks to our speakers, attendees, sponsors, and co-organizers who helped make this event such a success. Looking forward to next year's edition :)
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📣📣📣 Menaka Hampole (@mhampole.bsky.social), Ashley Wong (@ashleyywong.bsky.social) and I are hiring a pre-doc at UMichigan starting Sept 2025 to work on a project on student debt, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
More details: bit.ly/3UfXp6y
Apply by August 8!
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
More details: bit.ly/3UfXp6y
Apply by August 8!
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Applied Microeconomics
JOB DESCRIPTION: Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Applied Microeconomics Professors Francesca Truffa (Michigan), Menaka Hampole (Yale) and Ashley Wong (Barnard) are seeking a full-time pre-doctoral fellow ...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
📣📣📣 Menaka Hampole (@mhampole.bsky.social), Ashley Wong (@ashleyywong.bsky.social) and I are hiring a pre-doc at UMichigan starting Sept 2025 to work on a project on student debt, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
More details: bit.ly/3UfXp6y
Apply by August 8!
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
More details: bit.ly/3UfXp6y
Apply by August 8!
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
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This is going to be a textbook study of why "cancelling diversity" will make everyone sicker. If you don't know how your drug works on lots of different types people, you're going to miss important stuff.
The scrubbing could affect the ways researchers and companies test drugs and medical devices
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
www.statnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is going to be a textbook study of why "cancelling diversity" will make everyone sicker. If you don't know how your drug works on lots of different types people, you're going to miss important stuff.
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@bhashmazumder.bsky.social has profoundly changed our understanding of the empirics of intergenerational mobility. Delighted to post this conversation with him.
The influence of parental income on Children's health is context-dependent, shaped by the equity of the healthcare system.
One of the many topics covered in the conversation between @durlauf.bsky.social and @bhashmazumder.bsky.social.
Listen every other Monday:
Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj
One of the many topics covered in the conversation between @durlauf.bsky.social and @bhashmazumder.bsky.social.
Listen every other Monday:
Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj
December 2, 2024 at 9:20 PM
@bhashmazumder.bsky.social has profoundly changed our understanding of the empirics of intergenerational mobility. Delighted to post this conversation with him.
Looking forward to being a part of this awesome seminar series 😊
📢🔔 Tomorrow's Axa Gender Lab at Bocconi University
seminar speaker is @ashleyywong.bsky.social
Title: “Peer Effects and the Gender Gap in Corporate Leadership: Evidence from MBA Students” 🎓👩🎓
📍Join us on campus, Room 3-B3-SR01, or via Zoom genderlab.unibocconi.eu/peer-effects... 🔗
⏲️1pm UTC+1
seminar speaker is @ashleyywong.bsky.social
Title: “Peer Effects and the Gender Gap in Corporate Leadership: Evidence from MBA Students” 🎓👩🎓
📍Join us on campus, Room 3-B3-SR01, or via Zoom genderlab.unibocconi.eu/peer-effects... 🔗
⏲️1pm UTC+1
November 25, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Looking forward to being a part of this awesome seminar series 😊
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Hi #EconSky,
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Hi #EconSky,
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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A model of female labor supply illustrating how various forces discussed in the literature affect the gender earnings gap, from Claudia Olivetti, Jessica Pan, and Barbara Petrongolo https://www.nber.org/papers/w33153
November 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM
A model of female labor supply illustrating how various forces discussed in the literature affect the gender earnings gap, from Claudia Olivetti, Jessica Pan, and Barbara Petrongolo https://www.nber.org/papers/w33153
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Submit your papers for the spring 2025 NBER Gender in the Economy meeting!
The theme is "Women in the Digital World".
Submission Deadline: 12/9/24
Meeting: 2/28/25 in Cambridge
t.co/DGsccq6Blw
The theme is "Women in the Digital World".
Submission Deadline: 12/9/24
Meeting: 2/28/25 in Cambridge
t.co/DGsccq6Blw
https://www.nber.org/conferences/gender-economy-spring-2025
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November 21, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Submit your papers for the spring 2025 NBER Gender in the Economy meeting!
The theme is "Women in the Digital World".
Submission Deadline: 12/9/24
Meeting: 2/28/25 in Cambridge
t.co/DGsccq6Blw
The theme is "Women in the Digital World".
Submission Deadline: 12/9/24
Meeting: 2/28/25 in Cambridge
t.co/DGsccq6Blw
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NYU highlights "Stars in the Shadows" with Anna Airoldi and Halina Dang (my pre-doc and co-author applying for PhDs!)
stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
Research Highlights | Petra Moser | Stars in the Shadows: Unpacking Socioeconomic Disparities in Scientific Recognition - NYU SternArtboard 1Artboard 1
In the paper titled, “Inequality in Science: Who Becomes a Star?,” NYU Stern Professor Petra Moser and co-author Anna Airoldi investigate how a person’s socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood can...
stern.nyu.edu
November 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
NYU highlights "Stars in the Shadows" with Anna Airoldi and Halina Dang (my pre-doc and co-author applying for PhDs!)
stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
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Space penguin.
This is Arp 142, two interacting galaxies NGC 2936 and NGC 2937.
Processed by c.claude.
www.flickr.com/photos/27527...
🔭 🧪
This is Arp 142, two interacting galaxies NGC 2936 and NGC 2937.
Processed by c.claude.
www.flickr.com/photos/27527...
🔭 🧪
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Space penguin.
This is Arp 142, two interacting galaxies NGC 2936 and NGC 2937.
Processed by c.claude.
www.flickr.com/photos/27527...
🔭 🧪
This is Arp 142, two interacting galaxies NGC 2936 and NGC 2937.
Processed by c.claude.
www.flickr.com/photos/27527...
🔭 🧪
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I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
November 12, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
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One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.
November 12, 2024 at 3:56 PM
One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.
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I started an economics of science and innovation starter pack, let me know who to add!
go.bsky.app/HETnNr5
go.bsky.app/HETnNr5
November 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I started an economics of science and innovation starter pack, let me know who to add!
go.bsky.app/HETnNr5
go.bsky.app/HETnNr5
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I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
November 11, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe