Lucie Schmidt
@luciegschmidt.bsky.social
Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and NBER; Labor economist working on US social safety net/health/economics of family. she/her #firstgen
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New @hamiltonproject.org research by @lizananat.bsky.social @agpines.bsky.social & Olivia Howard finds that work requirements penalize low-income workers for something they can’t control: employer-driven volatility in employment and hours.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...
Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Elizabeth Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, and Olivia Howard warn that work requirements, such as those Congress is currently considering adding or expanding in means-tested programs, penalize low-income w...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New @hamiltonproject.org research by @lizananat.bsky.social @agpines.bsky.social & Olivia Howard finds that work requirements penalize low-income workers for something they can’t control: employer-driven volatility in employment and hours.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wor...
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ICYMI: Check out @lizananat.bsky.social Elizabeth Ananat’s, Mallya Professor of Women and Economics, Barnard College, presentation, “Schedule Volatility in Hourly Service Work: Evidence and Implications for Federal Income-Support Policies.” #academicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwG...
Elizabeth Ananat: Schedule Volatility in Hourly Service Work
YouTube video by Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
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April 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
ICYMI: Check out @lizananat.bsky.social Elizabeth Ananat’s, Mallya Professor of Women and Economics, Barnard College, presentation, “Schedule Volatility in Hourly Service Work: Evidence and Implications for Federal Income-Support Policies.” #academicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwG...
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The Earned Income Tax Credit at 50: Past, present & future. June 3. 10 AM EDT.Jacob Bastian of Rutgers, Jim Sullivan of Notre Dame, Henrik Kleven of Princeton, Hilary Hoynes of UC-Berkeley. Hutchins Center. @brookings.edu In-person & livestreamed. @brookings.edu www.brookings.edu/events/the-e...
May 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Earned Income Tax Credit at 50: Past, present & future. June 3. 10 AM EDT.Jacob Bastian of Rutgers, Jim Sullivan of Notre Dame, Henrik Kleven of Princeton, Hilary Hoynes of UC-Berkeley. Hutchins Center. @brookings.edu In-person & livestreamed. @brookings.edu www.brookings.edu/events/the-e...
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Look, I'm all for giving new parents money. But they shouldn't have to use that money to individually address problems that are structural in nature.
Instead of promoting a baby bonus as a way to help new parents afford to take time off from work or settle a hospital bill (see excerpt from a recent blog post), we could actually, you know, have a paid parental leave program and universal health care. 1/
May 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Look, I'm all for giving new parents money. But they shouldn't have to use that money to individually address problems that are structural in nature.
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Rumor has it that SNAP work requirement waivers are on the chopping block. Waivers are a critical safety valve for turning off work reqs when local economic conditions warrant. An oldy but goody analysis on how waivers help SNAP respond to a recession.
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
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How do work requirement waivers help SNAP respond to a recession? - The Hamilton Project
Work requirements impede SNAP’s dual role as a safety net and automatic stabilizer. This economic analysis provides new evidence about how waivers to these rules functioned during the Great Recession ...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Rumor has it that SNAP work requirement waivers are on the chopping block. Waivers are a critical safety valve for turning off work reqs when local economic conditions warrant. An oldy but goody analysis on how waivers help SNAP respond to a recession.
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
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30 years after arriving in the US, I just resigned from Northwestern and we sold our house.
We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.
We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.
April 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
30 years after arriving in the US, I just resigned from Northwestern and we sold our house.
We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.
We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.
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In my latest paper @jama.com w/ colleagues Sara Bleich & Ben Sommers @harvardchanschool.bsky.social, we discuss concerns re: safety net policies under new administration, e.g. ⬆️ enrollment barriers and ⬇️benefits.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In my latest paper @jama.com w/ colleagues Sara Bleich & Ben Sommers @harvardchanschool.bsky.social, we discuss concerns re: safety net policies under new administration, e.g. ⬆️ enrollment barriers and ⬇️benefits.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social
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Here's some of what's covered in the dashboard:
🔹 Annual wages for the top 1% and bottom 90% of wage earners
🔹 Racial and gender wage gaps
🔹 Unemployment rates, including by state
🔹 Poverty rates
🔹 Inflation rates
🔹 Union membership rates and the union wage premium
🔹 Annual wages for the top 1% and bottom 90% of wage earners
🔹 Racial and gender wage gaps
🔹 Unemployment rates, including by state
🔹 Poverty rates
🔹 Inflation rates
🔹 Union membership rates and the union wage premium
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here's some of what's covered in the dashboard:
🔹 Annual wages for the top 1% and bottom 90% of wage earners
🔹 Racial and gender wage gaps
🔹 Unemployment rates, including by state
🔹 Poverty rates
🔹 Inflation rates
🔹 Union membership rates and the union wage premium
🔹 Annual wages for the top 1% and bottom 90% of wage earners
🔹 Racial and gender wage gaps
🔹 Unemployment rates, including by state
🔹 Poverty rates
🔹 Inflation rates
🔹 Union membership rates and the union wage premium
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We just released an enormous trove of US labor market data, all compiled from government surveys, now under threat
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We just released an enormous trove of US labor market data, all compiled from government surveys, now under threat
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
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Submit now for CSWEP's sessions at the 2026 AEA meetings. Sessions will be on:
• Economics of Gender in the Economics Profession
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Gender, Working from Home and Female Labor Supply
• Economic Theory
• Global Economy
@aeacswep.bsky.social
• Economics of Gender in the Economics Profession
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Gender, Working from Home and Female Labor Supply
• Economic Theory
• Global Economy
@aeacswep.bsky.social
CSWEP Call for Abstracts
www.aeaweb.org
January 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Submit now for CSWEP's sessions at the 2026 AEA meetings. Sessions will be on:
• Economics of Gender in the Economics Profession
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Gender, Working from Home and Female Labor Supply
• Economic Theory
• Global Economy
@aeacswep.bsky.social
• Economics of Gender in the Economics Profession
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Gender, Working from Home and Female Labor Supply
• Economic Theory
• Global Economy
@aeacswep.bsky.social
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🌟New working paper alert🌟
Victoria Vernon and I have a new working paper out on “Couples’ Remote Work Arrangements and Labor Supply.” (A🧵). www.bls.gov/osmr/researc...
#EconSky
Victoria Vernon and I have a new working paper out on “Couples’ Remote Work Arrangements and Labor Supply.” (A🧵). www.bls.gov/osmr/researc...
#EconSky
Couples’ Remote Work Arrangements and Labor Supply
www.bls.gov
January 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🌟New working paper alert🌟
Victoria Vernon and I have a new working paper out on “Couples’ Remote Work Arrangements and Labor Supply.” (A🧵). www.bls.gov/osmr/researc...
#EconSky
Victoria Vernon and I have a new working paper out on “Couples’ Remote Work Arrangements and Labor Supply.” (A🧵). www.bls.gov/osmr/researc...
#EconSky
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Do contraceptive use and abortion behavior respond to income shocks?
Yes.
In new research we document that Danish women use oral contraceptives and abortions as a way to resude fertility after a reform reduced their child benefits.
@ucph.bsky.social
@malmlund.bsky.social
Yes.
In new research we document that Danish women use oral contraceptives and abortions as a way to resude fertility after a reform reduced their child benefits.
@ucph.bsky.social
@malmlund.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Do contraceptive use and abortion behavior respond to income shocks?
Yes.
In new research we document that Danish women use oral contraceptives and abortions as a way to resude fertility after a reform reduced their child benefits.
@ucph.bsky.social
@malmlund.bsky.social
Yes.
In new research we document that Danish women use oral contraceptives and abortions as a way to resude fertility after a reform reduced their child benefits.
@ucph.bsky.social
@malmlund.bsky.social
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Welcome to the Bluesky account of the Essen Health Conference - where Health meets Labour and Education Economics!
Watch this space for all information about your favourite annual conference.
#Econbluesky #healthecon #econsky #labourecon #EconConf #ehc2025
Watch this space for all information about your favourite annual conference.
#Econbluesky #healthecon #econsky #labourecon #EconConf #ehc2025
January 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account of the Essen Health Conference - where Health meets Labour and Education Economics!
Watch this space for all information about your favourite annual conference.
#Econbluesky #healthecon #econsky #labourecon #EconConf #ehc2025
Watch this space for all information about your favourite annual conference.
#Econbluesky #healthecon #econsky #labourecon #EconConf #ehc2025
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Applications are open for the Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) programme 2025!
Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields.
➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025
Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields.
➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025
Apply to GAIN — GAIN
We are looking for extremely motivated individuals who aim to apply to graduate programs at top institutions worldwide and eventually pursue a PhD in economics and other social sciences. We strongly e...
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January 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Applications are open for the Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) programme 2025!
Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields.
➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025
Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields.
➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025
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January 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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First post on Bsky! Hello world!
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
January 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
First post on Bsky! Hello world!
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
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Hello World! The Editorial Board of Health Economics is pleased to announce that we are now live on the happier, friendlier, and all-together Blue-er place. Please follow us (and repost) for updates on articles and journal issues as they come out.
January 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hello World! The Editorial Board of Health Economics is pleased to announce that we are now live on the happier, friendlier, and all-together Blue-er place. Please follow us (and repost) for updates on articles and journal issues as they come out.
The ANNALS of the AAPSS issue in honor of Becky Blank is live! journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/711/1
My contribution (joint w/ Paul Courant & Julia Yates) was a labor of love: Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
My contribution (joint w/ Paul Courant & Julia Yates) was a labor of love: Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The ANNALS of the AAPSS issue in honor of Becky Blank is live! journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/711/1
My contribution (joint w/ Paul Courant & Julia Yates) was a labor of love: Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
My contribution (joint w/ Paul Courant & Julia Yates) was a labor of love: Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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RIP Jimmy Carter: underrated President, our best ex-President, and a person of extraordinary integrity. wapo.st/3VYcU4C
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
wapo.st
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter: underrated President, our best ex-President, and a person of extraordinary integrity. wapo.st/3VYcU4C
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🚨 Exciting news! The 3rd #Diversity & #HumanCapital Workshop @uofebusiness.bsky.social returns June 16–17, 2025 🎉 Keynote speakers: Josh Angrist, Patricia Cortes & Imran Rasul. Call for Papers will be out soon. Stay tuned! tinyurl.com/yc8h2nkr
#econsky #economics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
#econsky #economics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 10:52 AM
🚨 Exciting news! The 3rd #Diversity & #HumanCapital Workshop @uofebusiness.bsky.social returns June 16–17, 2025 🎉 Keynote speakers: Josh Angrist, Patricia Cortes & Imran Rasul. Call for Papers will be out soon. Stay tuned! tinyurl.com/yc8h2nkr
#econsky #economics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
#econsky #economics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Virtual Econ of Public Policy Seminar (VEPPS) continues on Mon 12/16 at 2pm ET with @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social
"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"
More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar
#EconSky
"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"
More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar
#EconSky
VEPPS Seminar — Lucie Schmidt
www.lucieschmidt.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Virtual Econ of Public Policy Seminar (VEPPS) continues on Mon 12/16 at 2pm ET with @sakshibhardwaj.bsky.social
"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"
More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar
#EconSky
"Income During Infancy Reduces Criminal Activity for Fathers and Children: Evidence from a Discontinuity in Tax Benefits"
More info: www.lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar
#EconSky
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The Race and Stratification Working Group at NBER will have its annual meeting on Friday, April 4, 2025! Dania Francis, Vicki Bogan, Ellora Derenoncourt and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper before the December 19, 2024 deadline! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission: Race and Stratification Working Group, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research
conference.nber.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:37 PM
The Race and Stratification Working Group at NBER will have its annual meeting on Friday, April 4, 2025! Dania Francis, Vicki Bogan, Ellora Derenoncourt and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper before the December 19, 2024 deadline! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
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Excited to see this WP by @mpbitler.bsky.social and Ted Figinski - new evidence on the long-term effects of Food Stamps using admin data, plus cool analyses of how the program built onto existing infrastructure in the Commodity Distribution Program #EconSky www.nber.org/papers/w3318...
Long-Run Effects of Food Assistance: Evidence from the Food Stamp Program and Administrative Data
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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November 25, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Excited to see this WP by @mpbitler.bsky.social and Ted Figinski - new evidence on the long-term effects of Food Stamps using admin data, plus cool analyses of how the program built onto existing infrastructure in the Commodity Distribution Program #EconSky www.nber.org/papers/w3318...
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Hey #EconSky #TeachEcon, what's a good podcast on growth that my Principles of Macro students would like?
November 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Hey #EconSky #TeachEcon, what's a good podcast on growth that my Principles of Macro students would like?
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Just re-upping this #econsky: I currently have more mentors than mentees/students (can probably match another 10-11 students from LMICs who would like feedback on a research paper from a senior scholar.) Fill out the form here if interested! forms.gle/ekvvoEKBLYQM...
November 22, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Just re-upping this #econsky: I currently have more mentors than mentees/students (can probably match another 10-11 students from LMICs who would like feedback on a research paper from a senior scholar.) Fill out the form here if interested! forms.gle/ekvvoEKBLYQM...