Claudia Martinez A.
claupma.bsky.social
Claudia Martinez A.
@claupma.bsky.social
PhD Econ @umich
@PUC Chile @IADB
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Participation in an economics mentoring program improves the likelihood of tenure-track or tenured positions for mentees relative to comparable individuals who did not participate, from Francisca M. Antman, Sheng Qu, Trevon D. Logan, and Bruce A. Weinberg https://www.nber.org/papers/w33689
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Call for papers: @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social conference on Firms/Trade/Development, Oct. 24-25, 2025.

The leading conference in the firms & development space!

Early decision deadline (to accommodate visa processing): May 30.

General submission deadline: July 18.
April 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The child mental health crisis has existed for decades, but the link between poor mental health and youth suicide is mediated by policy and can be broken, from Janet Currie https://www.nber.org/papers/w33632
April 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Menopause is associated with "leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment" -- and it's worse for low SES women. HCEO members @gabriconti.bsky.social and @rginja.bsky.social share their findings in a new working paper with Petra Persson and
@bartonwillage.com. bit.ly/4c9oY9Y
The Menopause "Penalty" | HCEO
hceconomics.uchicago.edu
March 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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A persistent and large gender difference in academic promotion for female economists is found. However, no significant differences in promotion by race is found, from Donna K. Ginther, Shulamit Kahn, and Daria Milakhina https://www.nber.org/papers/w33538
March 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Revealing real-time indoor air pollution cuts it by 17 percent overall, 34 percent when occupied. Lower-income households face worse indoor air pollution. A $1 subsidy for monitors has infinite public value, from @rmetcalfe.bsky.social and Sefi Roth https://www.nber.org/papers/w33510
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Individuals who completed a low-income targeted job training program were less likely to be arrested post-training, according to a study by Shamena Anwar, Matthew Baird, John Engberg and @rosannasmart.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3368/jhr....
February 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Expressions of interest due March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: The Labor Economics of Frontier AI - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
shapingwork.mit.edu
February 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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👋 Hello BlueSky! 👋

Yale Economic Growth Center & @yaleeconomics.bsky.social launch our accounts today.

We join #EconSky #GlobalDev community
@cgdev.org @theigc.bsky.social @j-pal.bsky.social @princetondevo.bsky.social @voxdev.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social & others to come.
egc.yale.edu
February 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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👋 Hi! J-PAL is now on Bluesky!

📊 We’re looking forward to bringing conversations on evidence-informed policy to this new space. Follow us for updates on the latest research, policy insights, and how rigorous evidence is helping shape a better world.
February 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Childbirth affects firm performance for female Norwegian entrepreneurs: -30 percent profit 10 years post-childbirth. No such decline for male-owned businesses is found, from John Bonney, Luigi Pistaferri, and Alessandra Voena https://www.nber.org/papers/w33448
February 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM