Just got word that I fulfilled my 3rd year paper requirement! Check out my paper below.

colinpadams.com/papers/Schoo...

Could the timing of working paper releases (such as @nber.org, @iza.org) and publications affect the circulation and number of citations that a paper gets independent of the paper's quality? I explain why I believe so in my most recent post on my website.

colinpadams.com/posts/papert...

Just back from my first conference at #SEA2025. It was great to see so many presentations. Next time I’ll make sure to take more pictures since this is the only one I’ve got and Tampa was beautiful!

I'm looking for book recommendations to spark research ideas. I’m most interested in crime econ, public econ, and econ of education. Here are some I’ve already ordered (hoping to have a long list for winter break). All recs are greatly appreciated!

I explain why far too few households use grocery/food delivery services in my latest post. The ability to hire out chores without high fixed costs lets households make more precise labor-leisure decisions and even allows arbitrage for hourly workers!

Check it out: colinpadams.com/posts/delive...

Just joined BlueSky! Excited to share and explore more econ content here. I also post on my website about research and economics topics that catch my interest.

Check it out here: colinpadams.com/posts/