Melissa Gentry
@melissadgentry.bsky.social
Economics job market candidate at TAMU | interested in disability policy and education | former NBER RDRC Graduate Student Fellow | Small town FL native | she/her
The results? Rideshare access leads to: ↑ employment, ↑ labor force participation, ↓ public assistance, and ↑ marriage among disabled adults. Effects are largest for those with vision/hearing or mobility disabilities & in areas with worse public transit quality. 3/6
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The results? Rideshare access leads to: ↑ employment, ↑ labor force participation, ↓ public assistance, and ↑ marriage among disabled adults. Effects are largest for those with vision/hearing or mobility disabilities & in areas with worse public transit quality. 3/6
I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
It was a joy and an honor to get to present my work on the impact of ridesharing on economic and social outcomes for people with disabilities at ADvancing States’ 2025 Home and Community-Based Services Conference!
August 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It was a joy and an honor to get to present my work on the impact of ridesharing on economic and social outcomes for people with disabilities at ADvancing States’ 2025 Home and Community-Based Services Conference!
I wasn’t on Bsky for the prior first day pics, but here they all are for nostalgia purposes! First year is missing Phanty because he was adopted in January of that year 😊
August 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I wasn’t on Bsky for the prior first day pics, but here they all are for nostalgia purposes! First year is missing Phanty because he was adopted in January of that year 😊
It’s the first day of my fifth year which means it’s time for my fifth annual back to school pic with my cat! ✨
August 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It’s the first day of my fifth year which means it’s time for my fifth annual back to school pic with my cat! ✨
Just got my first ever solo-authored R&R! 🎉
April 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just got my first ever solo-authored R&R! 🎉
That’s a wrap on TEAMS 2025!
Huge thanks to our presenters, attendees (including those not pictured here), faculty mentors and to everyone who made today a success - until next year!
Huge thanks to our presenters, attendees (including those not pictured here), faculty mentors and to everyone who made today a success - until next year!
April 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
That’s a wrap on TEAMS 2025!
Huge thanks to our presenters, attendees (including those not pictured here), faculty mentors and to everyone who made today a success - until next year!
Huge thanks to our presenters, attendees (including those not pictured here), faculty mentors and to everyone who made today a success - until next year!
Closing out the day with Health & IO 💊🚕
Topics included Medicaid drug lists, taxi driver learning, physician bargaining, and production networks.
Thanks to James Ryan, Kai Wu, Nathan Wise, and Mu Yang Shin for a strong finish!
Topics included Medicaid drug lists, taxi driver learning, physician bargaining, and production networks.
Thanks to James Ryan, Kai Wu, Nathan Wise, and Mu Yang Shin for a strong finish!
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Closing out the day with Health & IO 💊🚕
Topics included Medicaid drug lists, taxi driver learning, physician bargaining, and production networks.
Thanks to James Ryan, Kai Wu, Nathan Wise, and Mu Yang Shin for a strong finish!
Topics included Medicaid drug lists, taxi driver learning, physician bargaining, and production networks.
Thanks to James Ryan, Kai Wu, Nathan Wise, and Mu Yang Shin for a strong finish!
The afternoon continued with a session on Environment & Elections 🌱🗳️
We heard about gender gaps in politics, water quality trading, fracking, rent-seeking, and green energy in China.
Great work by Neil Duzett, Eduardo Barrueto, Shuting Zhang, Yoojin Cha, and KT Cho.
We heard about gender gaps in politics, water quality trading, fracking, rent-seeking, and green energy in China.
Great work by Neil Duzett, Eduardo Barrueto, Shuting Zhang, Yoojin Cha, and KT Cho.
April 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The afternoon continued with a session on Environment & Elections 🌱🗳️
We heard about gender gaps in politics, water quality trading, fracking, rent-seeking, and green energy in China.
Great work by Neil Duzett, Eduardo Barrueto, Shuting Zhang, Yoojin Cha, and KT Cho.
We heard about gender gaps in politics, water quality trading, fracking, rent-seeking, and green energy in China.
Great work by Neil Duzett, Eduardo Barrueto, Shuting Zhang, Yoojin Cha, and KT Cho.
During lunch, we hosted small-group office hours with faculty from TAMU: Anna Ziff, Manu Navjeevan, Emily Cook, Jonathan Meer, and @lauradague.bsky.social.
Thanks to them for offering mentorship and feedback to the students involved in this workshop!
Thanks to them for offering mentorship and feedback to the students involved in this workshop!
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
During lunch, we hosted small-group office hours with faculty from TAMU: Anna Ziff, Manu Navjeevan, Emily Cook, Jonathan Meer, and @lauradague.bsky.social.
Thanks to them for offering mentorship and feedback to the students involved in this workshop!
Thanks to them for offering mentorship and feedback to the students involved in this workshop!
Next up: Development 🌍
Uganda to India to China—covering IPV, fertility, newborn health, and intrahousehold allocation.
Insightful presentations by @mirandainez.bsky.social, Yingxin Zhang, Tanmay Devi, @nathanfranz.bsky.social, and Eduard van der Merwe.
Uganda to India to China—covering IPV, fertility, newborn health, and intrahousehold allocation.
Insightful presentations by @mirandainez.bsky.social, Yingxin Zhang, Tanmay Devi, @nathanfranz.bsky.social, and Eduard van der Merwe.
April 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Next up: Development 🌍
Uganda to India to China—covering IPV, fertility, newborn health, and intrahousehold allocation.
Insightful presentations by @mirandainez.bsky.social, Yingxin Zhang, Tanmay Devi, @nathanfranz.bsky.social, and Eduard van der Merwe.
Uganda to India to China—covering IPV, fertility, newborn health, and intrahousehold allocation.
Insightful presentations by @mirandainez.bsky.social, Yingxin Zhang, Tanmay Devi, @nathanfranz.bsky.social, and Eduard van der Merwe.
We kicked off with a session on education! 📚
Topics included college spillovers, dual credit, parenting interventions, and graduation incentives.
Incredible talks from @franciscopardo.bsky.social, Daeun Sung, Jessica Rood, and @joribarash.bsky.social!
Topics included college spillovers, dual credit, parenting interventions, and graduation incentives.
Incredible talks from @franciscopardo.bsky.social, Daeun Sung, Jessica Rood, and @joribarash.bsky.social!
April 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We kicked off with a session on education! 📚
Topics included college spillovers, dual credit, parenting interventions, and graduation incentives.
Incredible talks from @franciscopardo.bsky.social, Daeun Sung, Jessica Rood, and @joribarash.bsky.social!
Topics included college spillovers, dual credit, parenting interventions, and graduation incentives.
Incredible talks from @franciscopardo.bsky.social, Daeun Sung, Jessica Rood, and @joribarash.bsky.social!
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Texas Applied Microeconomics Student (TEAMS) Workshop hosted by yours truly at Texas A&M! This is a one-day event for PhD students across Texas to share research, network, and build community in applied micro. Let’s go! 🧵
April 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Texas Applied Microeconomics Student (TEAMS) Workshop hosted by yours truly at Texas A&M! This is a one-day event for PhD students across Texas to share research, network, and build community in applied micro. Let’s go! 🧵
🚨Calling all retirement and disability researchers🚨
@sydneyg.bsky.social and I are working on putting together a session for Southerns (SEAs) and are looking for another paper for the session! If you would like to be a part of our session, or if you know of anyone who might, please let us know!
@sydneyg.bsky.social and I are working on putting together a session for Southerns (SEAs) and are looking for another paper for the session! If you would like to be a part of our session, or if you know of anyone who might, please let us know!
March 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨Calling all retirement and disability researchers🚨
@sydneyg.bsky.social and I are working on putting together a session for Southerns (SEAs) and are looking for another paper for the session! If you would like to be a part of our session, or if you know of anyone who might, please let us know!
@sydneyg.bsky.social and I are working on putting together a session for Southerns (SEAs) and are looking for another paper for the session! If you would like to be a part of our session, or if you know of anyone who might, please let us know!
Had a great time at the preview of “Change Not Charity”. Clearly this is a topic close to my heart, but I would encourage everyone to watch this when it premieres next week! It’s a powerful telling of a key piece of American civil rights history that is so often left untold.
March 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Had a great time at the preview of “Change Not Charity”. Clearly this is a topic close to my heart, but I would encourage everyone to watch this when it premieres next week! It’s a powerful telling of a key piece of American civil rights history that is so often left untold.
This Tuesday, Aggieland will have a preview screening of this documentary and will hear from a panel that includes the director (an awesome disability rights activist) Jim Lebrecht! I know I’ll be there!
March 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This Tuesday, Aggieland will have a preview screening of this documentary and will hear from a panel that includes the director (an awesome disability rights activist) Jim Lebrecht! I know I’ll be there!
I am looking forward to presenting my solo-authored work on the impact of improved transportation on social and economic inclusion for people with disabilities later this week at Easterns! Hope to see some of you there!
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am looking forward to presenting my solo-authored work on the impact of improved transportation on social and economic inclusion for people with disabilities later this week at Easterns! Hope to see some of you there!
Had a great few days in Washington DC at #APPAM2024 - I loved seeing so many familiar faces and learning about new policy-focused research!
November 23, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Had a great few days in Washington DC at #APPAM2024 - I loved seeing so many familiar faces and learning about new policy-focused research!
Excited to be heading to DC for #APPAM2024! I’ll be presenting some joint work on Friday - be sure to check out this session if you’re interested in nudges in education!
November 20, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Excited to be heading to DC for #APPAM2024! I’ll be presenting some joint work on Friday - be sure to check out this session if you’re interested in nudges in education!
Had a fantastic time at the 2024 STATA Texas Empirical Microeconomics Conference this weekend! It was great to meet with faculty and other PhD students throughout the state - and I’m grateful for the chance to share some of my recent work!
November 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Had a fantastic time at the 2024 STATA Texas Empirical Microeconomics Conference this weekend! It was great to meet with faculty and other PhD students throughout the state - and I’m grateful for the chance to share some of my recent work!