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Sara Spaziani
@saraspaziani.bsky.social
Econ AP University of Warwick, Ph.D. Brown University
https://www.saraspaziani.com/
I’ll be at UAB in Barcelona for the next few weeks ☀️ Looking forward to connecting with colleagues — let me know if you’d like to meet for a coffee! ☕
September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Bristol Applied Economics Meeting was great! Perfect combo of very interesting talks + long list of useful comments for my project. Thanks for having me 😊
@saraspaziani.bsky.social shows that gender quotas in Italian governments boosted female representation, and over time, strongly increased access to anti-violence services. Political representation can help to reduce gender-based violence.
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Just back from my first visit to Warwick! Thanks @ludogazze.bsky.social @saraspaziani.bsky.social, @essobecker.bsky.social, and everyone else!
April 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Synchronizing US federal elections on the same date reduced a form of electoral fraud: individuals voting multiple times across states. Turnout declined as neighboring states synchronized, consistent with repeating becoming more difficult. My paper w/ @briangknight.bsky.social on @jpube.bsky.social
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:

"Vote early and vote often? Detecting electoral fraud from the timing of 19th century elections"

By @francescoferlenga.bsky.social & Brian Knight

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky
March 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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We kicked off the afternoon session with
@kenza-elass.bsky.social's paper on Generative AI and labor market discriminations, discussed by @saraspaziani.bsky.social Ever wondered if ChatGPT knew your gender? Sara tried!! 💻
March 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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In multi-party systems, incumbents benefit from coordination failures among candidates and voters on the losing side

New paper with K. Dano, @vingalasso.bsky.social, @clpennec.bsky.social, @vinpons.bsky.social forthcoming at @jeeanews.bsky.social!!👇
March 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thrilled and grateful that my dissertation received an Honorable Mention from the Upjohn Institute, whose work inspired my own 😊

And big congrats to Angela Wyse and Agostina Brinatti—I followed their work on the market, and it's incredible to be recognized together with them!
Congratulations to the Upjohn Institute 2024 Dissertation Award winners!

First prize goes to Angela Wyse for the University of Chicago. Honorable mentions go to Agostina Brinatti for the University of Michigan and @saraspaziani.bsky.social for Brown University.
Upjohn Institute announces 2024 Dissertation Award winner and honorable mentions
www.upjohn.org
November 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Our article is out 🎉 We explore the impact of COVID-19 on skilled workers in Uganda. The labor market trajectories of economically empowered women in low-income countries are highly vulnerable to temporary shocks. With
Livia Alfonsi and Mary Namubiru link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Gender gaps: back and here to stay? Evidence from skilled Ugandan workers during COVID-19 - Review o...
We investigate gender disparities in the effect of COVID-19 on the labor market outcomes of skilled Ugandan workers. Leveraging a high-frequency panel dataset, we find that the lockdowns imposed in Ug...
link.springer.com
November 9, 2023 at 2:33 PM
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Next is Sara Spaziani (saraspaziani.com/home;
@saraspaziani.bsky.social): an applied microeconomist studying social insurance programs & labor market inequity

Her JMP derives and applies a "Baily-style" formula to evaluate the optimality of firm experience ratings in UI tax systems. Nice!
November 6, 2023 at 8:38 PM
Good morning, NTA! I will be presenting my JMP on Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing at the 8.30am session on The Effects of Social Insurance Programs. 🏔️: Gray's Peak A. Hope to see you there 😊
November 4, 2023 at 2:01 PM