Riley Acton
@riacton.bsky.social
In particular, I’m super excited for this panel on Friday afternoon, organized by grad student @micahybaum.bsky.social, on political polarization & higher ed.
Come watch me, Micah, @mememedianmode.bsky.social, & Mayan Kolerman share our latest work on this pressing topic!
Come watch me, Micah, @mememedianmode.bsky.social, & Mayan Kolerman share our latest work on this pressing topic!
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In particular, I’m super excited for this panel on Friday afternoon, organized by grad student @micahybaum.bsky.social, on political polarization & higher ed.
Come watch me, Micah, @mememedianmode.bsky.social, & Mayan Kolerman share our latest work on this pressing topic!
Come watch me, Micah, @mememedianmode.bsky.social, & Mayan Kolerman share our latest work on this pressing topic!
Flight willing, I’ll be getting to Seattle tomorrow night for #2025APPAM! Very much looking forward to seeing friends and spending time with those who care about making policy, and the world, work better.
Here’s where you’ll find me discussing, chairing, and presenting on Thursday and Friday 👇
Here’s where you’ll find me discussing, chairing, and presenting on Thursday and Friday 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Flight willing, I’ll be getting to Seattle tomorrow night for #2025APPAM! Very much looking forward to seeing friends and spending time with those who care about making policy, and the world, work better.
Here’s where you’ll find me discussing, chairing, and presenting on Thursday and Friday 👇
Here’s where you’ll find me discussing, chairing, and presenting on Thursday and Friday 👇
A rare snowy fall semester day here in Oxford, OH 🍂❄️
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A rare snowy fall semester day here in Oxford, OH 🍂❄️
Just discovered that my local food pantry participates in Kroger’s community rewards program. Took me 1 minute to add them as my chosen recipient so that they can get a % of everything I spend on groceries.
It’s a little thing, but every bit counts for these orgs right now.
Instructions 👇
It’s a little thing, but every bit counts for these orgs right now.
Instructions 👇
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just discovered that my local food pantry participates in Kroger’s community rewards program. Took me 1 minute to add them as my chosen recipient so that they can get a % of everything I spend on groceries.
It’s a little thing, but every bit counts for these orgs right now.
Instructions 👇
It’s a little thing, but every bit counts for these orgs right now.
Instructions 👇
AI this, AI that. THIS is the kind of innovation I’m here for 😋 (local gelato shop using their kitchen to make pastries on Saturdays in the off season)
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
AI this, AI that. THIS is the kind of innovation I’m here for 😋 (local gelato shop using their kitchen to make pastries on Saturdays in the off season)
AP calling this less than an hour after polls closed 🤌
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
AP calling this less than an hour after polls closed 🤌
#Cincinnati people: our favorite neighborhood bookstore @downboundbooks.bsky.social will be donating all profits from Sunday sales to local food bank CAIN for as long as the government shutdown lasts. Support them!
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Cincinnati people: our favorite neighborhood bookstore @downboundbooks.bsky.social will be donating all profits from Sunday sales to local food bank CAIN for as long as the government shutdown lasts. Support them!
Some neighbors have a “Pink Bony Club” themed Halloween display in their yard and it’s just as delightful as you would expect
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Some neighbors have a “Pink Bony Club” themed Halloween display in their yard and it’s just as delightful as you would expect
Most frequent comment over the past 2 days: “wow, everyone here is so nice!” 😍
Thank you @rajdarolia.bsky.social for bringing us all together for MidSouth 1.0!
Great to see friends (incl. a former student!) and hear fab research (@jieezhong.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social pictured!)
Thank you @rajdarolia.bsky.social for bringing us all together for MidSouth 1.0!
Great to see friends (incl. a former student!) and hear fab research (@jieezhong.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social pictured!)
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Most frequent comment over the past 2 days: “wow, everyone here is so nice!” 😍
Thank you @rajdarolia.bsky.social for bringing us all together for MidSouth 1.0!
Great to see friends (incl. a former student!) and hear fab research (@jieezhong.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social pictured!)
Thank you @rajdarolia.bsky.social for bringing us all together for MidSouth 1.0!
Great to see friends (incl. a former student!) and hear fab research (@jieezhong.bsky.social & @julia-turner.bsky.social pictured!)
It’s a beautiful day in Lexington, KY as we kick off Day 1 of the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop this afternoon!
🔥 program: martin.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
🔥 program: martin.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s a beautiful day in Lexington, KY as we kick off Day 1 of the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop this afternoon!
🔥 program: martin.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
🔥 program: martin.uky.edu/sites/defaul...
#EconSky Two weeks from tomorrow, the Women in Economics Leadership Network (spearheaded by Janine Wilson at UC Davis) will host our annual virtual networking event! Please share with your students! It is open to ALL.
Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
October 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#EconSky Two weeks from tomorrow, the Women in Economics Leadership Network (spearheaded by Janine Wilson at UC Davis) will host our annual virtual networking event! Please share with your students! It is open to ALL.
Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
Register here: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
Neighborhood stays winning with their halloween decorations
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Neighborhood stays winning with their halloween decorations
On a lighter note… it’s National Gymnastics Day!
Can’t think of anything that prepared me better for an academic career than 20ish years in a judged sport where you constantly get told you could do better 🤪
Can’t think of anything that prepared me better for an academic career than 20ish years in a judged sport where you constantly get told you could do better 🤪
September 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
On a lighter note… it’s National Gymnastics Day!
Can’t think of anything that prepared me better for an academic career than 20ish years in a judged sport where you constantly get told you could do better 🤪
Can’t think of anything that prepared me better for an academic career than 20ish years in a judged sport where you constantly get told you could do better 🤪
Another successful Cincinnati women in econ (+ friends) meetup in the books! 🥳 @jieezhong.bsky.social @mthomasson.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Another successful Cincinnati women in econ (+ friends) meetup in the books! 🥳 @jieezhong.bsky.social @mthomasson.bsky.social
Our choice experiment results reveal that both liberal- and conservative-identifying students are willing to pay more to attend a college with more students of the same political leaning (up to $1,162/year) and, especially, fewer students of the opposite leaning (up to $2,617/year).
September 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Our choice experiment results reveal that both liberal- and conservative-identifying students are willing to pay more to attend a college with more students of the same political leaning (up to $1,162/year) and, especially, fewer students of the opposite leaning (up to $2,617/year).
We tackle this question in two ways.
First, we analyze four decades of the HERI Freshman Survey to track the political views of incoming college students, over time and across colleges, and show that colleges have become increasingly polarized in terms of their students' political views.
First, we analyze four decades of the HERI Freshman Survey to track the political views of incoming college students, over time and across colleges, and show that colleges have become increasingly polarized in terms of their students' political views.
September 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We tackle this question in two ways.
First, we analyze four decades of the HERI Freshman Survey to track the political views of incoming college students, over time and across colleges, and show that colleges have become increasingly polarized in terms of their students' political views.
First, we analyze four decades of the HERI Freshman Survey to track the political views of incoming college students, over time and across colleges, and show that colleges have become increasingly polarized in terms of their students' political views.
🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨 #econsky
Emily Cook, Paola Ugalde, and I are thrilled to share "Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America" — now out with both @iza.org and @annenberginstitute.bsky.social EdWorkingPapers
www.iza.org/publications...
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1280
Emily Cook, Paola Ugalde, and I are thrilled to share "Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America" — now out with both @iza.org and @annenberginstitute.bsky.social EdWorkingPapers
www.iza.org/publications...
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1280
September 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨 #econsky
Emily Cook, Paola Ugalde, and I are thrilled to share "Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America" — now out with both @iza.org and @annenberginstitute.bsky.social EdWorkingPapers
www.iza.org/publications...
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1280
Emily Cook, Paola Ugalde, and I are thrilled to share "Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America" — now out with both @iza.org and @annenberginstitute.bsky.social EdWorkingPapers
www.iza.org/publications...
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1280
🎵 the campus is alive with the sounds of students 🎵
August 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🎵 the campus is alive with the sounds of students 🎵
Summer doesn’t feel like summer until you make it to Vacationland 🌲
August 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Summer doesn’t feel like summer until you make it to Vacationland 🌲
Thank you @johnconz.bsky.social, Sierra Arnold, @capilgram.bsky.social, and Lauren Schechter for visiting us @miamiecon.bsky.social this summer! ☀️
I love that our department supports this series & would encourage more departments to bring folks in over the summer. Here’s why 👇
I love that our department supports this series & would encourage more departments to bring folks in over the summer. Here’s why 👇
August 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Thank you @johnconz.bsky.social, Sierra Arnold, @capilgram.bsky.social, and Lauren Schechter for visiting us @miamiecon.bsky.social this summer! ☀️
I love that our department supports this series & would encourage more departments to bring folks in over the summer. Here’s why 👇
I love that our department supports this series & would encourage more departments to bring folks in over the summer. Here’s why 👇
Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
July 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!
Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Spotted in the neighborhood
July 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Spotted in the neighborhood
Y’all should check out Lauren’s paper. Very promising evidence that subsidized internships for TANF recipients improve longer-run labor market outcomes! github.com/lrschechter/...
July 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Y’all should check out Lauren’s paper. Very promising evidence that subsidized internships for TANF recipients improve longer-run labor market outcomes! github.com/lrschechter/...
Sounds a bit like a book I once read…
June 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sounds a bit like a book I once read…
Was there for the first time a few weeks ago. Concur!
June 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Was there for the first time a few weeks ago. Concur!