Fiorella Ferro
@fiorellaferro.bsky.social
🎓 MSc - Economics & Public Policy - University of Cagliari
🏠 Sardinia
🔹First-generation student
🏠 Sardinia
🔹First-generation student
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Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
This brilliant. I've experimented with making similar simulators before, but this from Giving What We Can is so well executed and needed right now... some perspective, and just how lucky we (some of us) are. #charity #wealth #redistribution #fairness #equity #equality
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
www.givingwhatwecan.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
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Matching the Forbes 400 to tax data finds that they pay a total tax rate of 24 percent of economic income, lower than the 30 percent tax rate paid on average in the US, from Akcan S. Balkir, Emmanuel Saez, Danny Yagan, and Gabriel Zucman https://www.nber.org/papers/w34170
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Matching the Forbes 400 to tax data finds that they pay a total tax rate of 24 percent of economic income, lower than the 30 percent tax rate paid on average in the US, from Akcan S. Balkir, Emmanuel Saez, Danny Yagan, and Gabriel Zucman https://www.nber.org/papers/w34170
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1000 low income adults were randomly selected to receive $1000/month for 3 years, with a control group receiving $50/month over that same period. Many of them had children in the household. How did it affect how they parented and their kids’ outcomes? www.nber.org/papers/w34040
July 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
1000 low income adults were randomly selected to receive $1000/month for 3 years, with a control group receiving $50/month over that same period. Many of them had children in the household. How did it affect how they parented and their kids’ outcomes? www.nber.org/papers/w34040
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New article in Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
Making America Backward Again
Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again, Paul Krugman writes
www.rollingstone.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New article in Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...
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Studying economics and business in college makes students become much more conservative.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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May 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Studying economics and business in college makes students become much more conservative.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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More than 80 Harvard faculty members have signed on to a pledge to donate 10% of their paycheck to support staff and students, as long as the University resists Trump's unlawful demands. I am so proud of my colleagues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community
Senior Faculty Pledging to Donate a Portion of Salary in Defense of University Community We are heartened by the University’s rejection of the Trump administration’s unlawful demands. We also recogn...
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April 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
More than 80 Harvard faculty members have signed on to a pledge to donate 10% of their paycheck to support staff and students, as long as the University resists Trump's unlawful demands. I am so proud of my colleagues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
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Like this paper? Here's another that will be right up your alley.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Like this paper? Here's another that will be right up your alley.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
Here, the authors merge voter files & online resumes to create a dataset of 34.5M people.
They show that Dems & Reps choose distinctive career paths and employers. This leads to a lot of partisan segregation at the workplace.
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How did the US become a land of opportunity? In a new paper, we show that the country's pioneering role in mass education was key to its rise in intergenerational mobility from 1850 to 1950.
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
March 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How did the US become a land of opportunity? In a new paper, we show that the country's pioneering role in mass education was key to its rise in intergenerational mobility from 1850 to 1950.
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
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More exposure to working mothers during middle/high school greatly reduces girls' child penalties when they grow up. Exposure to working fathers has the opposite effect.
H Kleven @princetonecon.bsky.social, G Olivero & E Patacchini @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
H Kleven @princetonecon.bsky.social, G Olivero & E Patacchini @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
More exposure to working mothers during middle/high school greatly reduces girls' child penalties when they grow up. Exposure to working fathers has the opposite effect.
H Kleven @princetonecon.bsky.social, G Olivero & E Patacchini @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
H Kleven @princetonecon.bsky.social, G Olivero & E Patacchini @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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New post at @epi.org from @hilwething.bsky.social and @mslopen.bsky.social finds paid sick leave may increase employment and workforce attachment, and at extremely modest costs to businesses. #Econsky
Paid sick leave improves workers’ health and the economy
Beginning this year, Americans in three more states—Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska—will have access to paid sick leave, bringing the total number of states that provide paid sick leave up to 18 (plus ...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New post at @epi.org from @hilwething.bsky.social and @mslopen.bsky.social finds paid sick leave may increase employment and workforce attachment, and at extremely modest costs to businesses. #Econsky
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Gifted education boosts college entry of disadvantaged, high-IQ boys and closes gaps with female counterparts. The gains are mediated by improvements in non-cognitive outcomes, from David Card, Eric Chyn, and Laura Giuliano https://www.nber.org/papers/w33282
December 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Gifted education boosts college entry of disadvantaged, high-IQ boys and closes gaps with female counterparts. The gains are mediated by improvements in non-cognitive outcomes, from David Card, Eric Chyn, and Laura Giuliano https://www.nber.org/papers/w33282
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Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
December 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
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In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field;
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 16, 2024 at 11:16 AM
In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field;
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
(1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined.
(2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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JMP from @annahasselqvist.bsky.social analyzing an interesting interaction between education policy and traditional gender norms
#econsky #econjmp #econ #jmp
I am on the #econjobmarket this year!
My JMP focuses specifically on second-generation migrant girls. How does education policy impact them as they grow up in a highly egalitarian society, yet within families that have migrated from more gender-traditional origins?
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I am on the #econjobmarket this year!
My JMP focuses specifically on second-generation migrant girls. How does education policy impact them as they grow up in a highly egalitarian society, yet within families that have migrated from more gender-traditional origins?
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November 20, 2024 at 7:32 AM
JMP from @annahasselqvist.bsky.social analyzing an interesting interaction between education policy and traditional gender norms
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Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) influences peer recognition as scientists who grew up in high-SES families are more likely to be perceived as "stars" conditional on publications, from Anna Airoldi and Petra Moser https://www.nber.org/papers/w33063
October 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) influences peer recognition as scientists who grew up in high-SES families are more likely to be perceived as "stars" conditional on publications, from Anna Airoldi and Petra Moser https://www.nber.org/papers/w33063
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When vultures in India died out, human mortality increased significantly, say researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Warwick. The findings show the importance of so-called keystone species. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...
The costs of species extinction
Public health implications of the decline of vultures in India.
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October 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
When vultures in India died out, human mortality increased significantly, say researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Warwick. The findings show the importance of so-called keystone species. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...
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New open access paper with Emma Zai on how caring for grandchildren affects their grandparents' health is now out in the Journal of Population Economics!
[Spoiler: it's not great, as likely any parent of young children can tell you].
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
[Spoiler: it's not great, as likely any parent of young children can tell you].
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are the grandparents alright? The health consequences of grandparental childcare provision - Journal of Population Economics
This paper examines the causal effect of childcare provision on grandparents’ health in the United States. We use the sex ratio among older adults’ children as an instrument for grandparental childcar...
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October 10, 2024 at 9:10 AM
New open access paper with Emma Zai on how caring for grandchildren affects their grandparents' health is now out in the Journal of Population Economics!
[Spoiler: it's not great, as likely any parent of young children can tell you].
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
[Spoiler: it's not great, as likely any parent of young children can tell you].
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New article by CREST's @ppraeg.bsky.social in @readdemography.bsky.social: "The Total Effect of Social Origins on Educational Attainment: Meta-analysis of Sibling Correlations From 18 Countries"
Link: doi.org/10.1215/0070...
Preprint at @socarxivbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Link: doi.org/10.1215/0070...
Preprint at @socarxivbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
October 2, 2024 at 8:42 AM
New article by CREST's @ppraeg.bsky.social in @readdemography.bsky.social: "The Total Effect of Social Origins on Educational Attainment: Meta-analysis of Sibling Correlations From 18 Countries"
Link: doi.org/10.1215/0070...
Preprint at @socarxivbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Link: doi.org/10.1215/0070...
Preprint at @socarxivbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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As a result of growing racial segregation and housing market dynamics from 1910 to 1940, Black Pittsburghers faced growing exposure to air pollution compared to White counterparts, from H. Spencer Banzhaf, William Mathews, and Randall Walsh https://www.nber.org/papers/w32950
September 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
As a result of growing racial segregation and housing market dynamics from 1910 to 1940, Black Pittsburghers faced growing exposure to air pollution compared to White counterparts, from H. Spencer Banzhaf, William Mathews, and Randall Walsh https://www.nber.org/papers/w32950
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Dear Harvard Admissions,
Show us your data for the class of 2028, please
The whole country lost affirmative action in SFFA, the case against Harvard
They deserve to know
Show us your data for the class of 2028, please
The whole country lost affirmative action in SFFA, the case against Harvard
They deserve to know
“What I conclude from this study is the Ivy League doesn’t have low-income students because it doesn’t want low-income students,” said Susan Dynarski, an economist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who has reviewed the data and was not involved in the study.
Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification
Extraordinarily detailed data shows how elite colleges prefer the richest students, even among students with similar test scores.
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Dear Harvard Admissions,
Show us your data for the class of 2028, please
The whole country lost affirmative action in SFFA, the case against Harvard
They deserve to know
Show us your data for the class of 2028, please
The whole country lost affirmative action in SFFA, the case against Harvard
They deserve to know
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“What I conclude from this study is the Ivy League doesn’t have low-income students because it doesn’t want low-income students,” said Susan Dynarski, an economist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who has reviewed the data and was not involved in the study.
Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification
Extraordinarily detailed data shows how elite colleges prefer the richest students, even among students with similar test scores.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2023 at 3:07 PM
“What I conclude from this study is the Ivy League doesn’t have low-income students because it doesn’t want low-income students,” said Susan Dynarski, an economist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who has reviewed the data and was not involved in the study.
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‘To the extent that measures of inequality in healthcare utilization do not take into account the resources required by the individual to use healthcare inputs, they will present an overly positive picture of inequities’ academic.oup.com/ooec/article...
Socio-economic inequality in the distribution of health care in the UK
Abstract. This commentary begins with a discussion of how health care is modelled in a human capital approach and what that implies for inequality in the d
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August 27, 2024 at 9:25 AM
‘To the extent that measures of inequality in healthcare utilization do not take into account the resources required by the individual to use healthcare inputs, they will present an overly positive picture of inequities’ academic.oup.com/ooec/article...
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Interesting! "Black-White Mortality Crossover: New Evidence from Social Security Mortality Records," by Casey Breen osf.io/preprints/so.... (This question was the first demography project I ever worked on, in a summer internship at NCHS.)
August 26, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Interesting! "Black-White Mortality Crossover: New Evidence from Social Security Mortality Records," by Casey Breen osf.io/preprints/so.... (This question was the first demography project I ever worked on, in a summer internship at NCHS.)
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An important working paper from my Tufts colleague, Elizabeth Setren, is out in today's NBER working papers: busing kids to well-resourced suburban schools in Boston has had *enormous* positive impacts on students.
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org/system/files...
August 26, 2024 at 12:09 PM
An important working paper from my Tufts colleague, Elizabeth Setren, is out in today's NBER working papers: busing kids to well-resourced suburban schools in Boston has had *enormous* positive impacts on students.
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org/system/files...