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Olga Stoddard
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Economist @BYU Econ working on labor and behavioral topics.
Research affiliate at NBER, JPAL, IZA, LEO.
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Olga Stoddard @olgastoddard.bsky.social · Jun 10
Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

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Laughed and cried with too much real here McSweeney's

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October 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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So exciting to see this in print! @laurakgee.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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qjeharvard.bsky.social
#QJE Nov 2025, #6, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*
ABSTRACT. Gender imbalance in time spent on child-rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob
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October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The excellent Professor @olgastoddard.bsky.social with 5 practical ideas on how to boost your visibility (and that of your ideas) www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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📢New @nber.org WP with @ayllonsara.bsky.social, Lars Lefgren, @richpatterson.bsky.social & Nicolas Urdaneta!

We would love any feedback if you have a chance to take a look. Full paper here: nber.org/papers/w33911
June 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Thanks to @voxeu.org for featuring my work with @laurakgee.bsky.social and @kbuzard7.bsky.social
voxeu.org VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Jun 17
Data from over 80,000 US school principals shows that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call.
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Chart showing how mothers are more likely to receive the first contact from schools than fathers. Mothers continue to shoulder the majority of childcare responsibilities even in dual-earner households, contributing to gender gaps in earnings, labour force participation, and career advancement. This column uses an experiment targeting over 80,000 US school principals to show that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call. A further survey saw mothers consistently identified as the primary point of contact across a wide range of domains, including doctors, sports coaches, and religious leaders. Suggestive evidence points to gendered interruptions contributing to broader economic inequality.
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Data from over 80,000 US school principals shows that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call.
@kbuzard7.bsky.social‬ @laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social
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#EconSky
Chart showing how mothers are more likely to receive the first contact from schools than fathers. Mothers continue to shoulder the majority of childcare responsibilities even in dual-earner households, contributing to gender gaps in earnings, labour force participation, and career advancement. This column uses an experiment targeting over 80,000 US school principals to show that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call. A further survey saw mothers consistently identified as the primary point of contact across a wide range of domains, including doctors, sports coaches, and religious leaders. Suggestive evidence points to gendered interruptions contributing to broader economic inequality.
June 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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ansolassen.bsky.social
Such a cool paper!

When I think about interruption at work (and mental load on which we know even less), this is my first reference!
June 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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qjeharvard.bsky.social
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*
Abstract. Gender imbalance in time spent on child rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:

"How to Write a Title and Abstract"

Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.

#EconSky #AcademicSky
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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This absolutely tracks. We even TELL providers to call me first (as I have the more flexible workday), but "call mom" is still 100% the default.
June 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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adam42smith.bsky.social
This resonates. We found it surprisingly hard to get some places to call me (who can almost always answer phone) before my wife (who often cannot).
June 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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kbuzard7.bsky.social
My heart is full. I've never been so proud of a research project.
June 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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chloeneast.bsky.social
Or they could feed 250,000 children school lunches for a year ensuring these children don't go hungry, are able to learn, and have better health and economic outcomes in the long-run

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon official says
The acting budget chief said the estimate covers costs such as travel, housing and food.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
olgastoddard.bsky.social
Thrilled to have found such a fantastic home @qjeharvard.bsky.social for this paper with @laurakgee.bsky.social & @kbuzard7.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/5xkefck4
June 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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patricksecon.bsky.social
New NBER WP by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social and @olgastoddard.bsky.social finds mums are 1.4x more likely than dads to get a callback from schools, despite no request for the skew.
Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement
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May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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New IZA paper by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social & @olgastoddard.bsky.social: Schools call mothers more than fathers, even when moms aren't more available.

Read more about the study and what this finding means for gender inequality in the labor market 👇
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Gender-based expectations influence external demands for parental involvement
Schools are more likely to call mothers than fathers, regardless of availability
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May 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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laurakgee.bsky.social
#econsky education econ people…does anyone have a favorite study that looks at positive impacts of parents being in greater contact with their child’s school?
December 16, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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johnlist.bsky.social
The AEA is recasting its continuing education offerings with 2 hour sessions in the normal time slots over the course of the AEA meetings. Please come by!

I will give an experimental economics lecture: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

I will do my best to move you to the frontier in 2 hours!
American Economic Association
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December 16, 2024 at 10:51 PM