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Andrei Munteanu

@andrei-econ.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Economics @ the University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM) | Postdoc @ Harvard CID Education, labor, applied micro https://andrei-munteanu-econ.github.io/

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Andrei Munteanu@andrei-econ.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What is the impact of studying STEM vs. Humanities? We consider this in Romanian high schools, where otherwise identical kids can be assigned to STEM-focused or Humanities-focused curricula. Our key finding is that kids are malleable to what they study. This happens on 4 fronts:

NBER@nber.org · 8mo ago

Curriculum shapes more than skills as taking STEM in high school boosts tech careers—but also shifts politics as boys grow more conservative and girls more progressive, from Robert Ainsworth, Rajeev H. Dehejia, Andrei Munteanu, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola www.nber.org/papers/w34502

Andrei Munteanu@andrei-econ.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Check out our new NBER working paper on the link between ethnic self-identification in official records and education - and what this implies for official statistics, policy, and stereotype formation.

NBER@nber.org · 10mo ago

Studying how ethnic identification varies with education among disadvantaged minorities in Romania, from Andreea Mitrut, Gabriel Kreindler, Margareta Matache, Andrei Munteanu, and Cristian Pop-Eleches www.nber.org/papers/w34383

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In Moldova, a pro-EU and pro-NATO party has taken an outright majority of the seats in parliament, allowing them to consolidate their control over the country. Russia's sustained campaign to influence the elections was a failure. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

En Moldavie, le parti pro-européen de la présidente Maia Sandu en tête des législatives

Le Parti Action et Vérité, au pouvoir depuis 2021, arrive en tête avec 47,6 % des voix contre 25,9 % au Bloc patriotique prorusse, selon un décompte presque définitif de la commission électorale. La c...

lemonde.fr

Kevin Milligan@kevinmilligan.bsky.social · last yr.

Below are some comments on the LPC platform released yesterday. If the CPC releases a platform in the next few days, I'll try to find the time for some comments on it. bsky.app/profile/kevi...

Kevin Milligan@kevinmilligan.bsky.social · last yr.

A few comments on the @mark-carney.bsky.social platform released today. You can find it here: liberal.ca/cstrong/. I provided some 'sounding board' advice here and there to those working on the platform. As always: I disclose, but you can decide what weight to put on that. Thread below...

Ilya Somin@ilyasomin.bsky.social · last yr.

In this piece, I endorse Tufts Fletcher School faculty's proposal that universities challenge Trump's speech-based deportations of non-citizen students in court, and explain why this strategy is much better than letting targeted students fend for themselves: reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Universities Should Challenge Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Students in Court

The Trump administration has been detaining and trying to deport immigrant and foreign students for their First-Amendment protected speech. That

reason.com

David Woodruff@dmwoodruff.bsky.social · last yr.

A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · last yr.

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

Ben Crum@bencrum.nl · last yr.

Imagine “the chief executives of America’s top universities and richest corporations […] issued a public statement that spoke clearly and loudly about the dangers of undermining the rule of law, academic freedom, and scientific research” @drodrik.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...

When Will US Academia and Business Speak Up Against Trump? | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.

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Dani Rodrik@drodrik.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump is at war with the rule of law and free expression. Business and academia are the big losers. They owe it to themselves as well as society at large to speak up. My latest.

Project Syndicate@projectsyndicate.bsky.social · last yr.

When will US academia and business speak up against Trump? Donald Trump's war on US trade partners and academic institutions is no surprise. What is more shocking is that corporate and academic leaders have made barely a peep, @drodrik.bsky.social observes.

Rachael Sirianni, PhD@docsirianni.bsky.social · last yr.

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

Tatyana Deryugina@tderyugina.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're a professor, you have a LOT of power. Not to freak you out, but authoritarian regimes' favorite first move is to shut down the intellectuals in one way or another. Which means you're a threat to them. Use your power. Speak out. Go on TV. Give interviews. Be loud!

Ludger Woessmann@woessmann.bsky.social · last yr.

Sunday is the deadline for submissions to our 🚀 3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🥳 12-13 May 2025, Munich Keynotes: Alexander Willén and @alexeble.bsky.social 🎇 Submit now! 👇

Ludger Woessmann@woessmann.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 Call for papers: 🚀 3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🥳 12-13 May 2025, Munich Keynote: Alexander Willen PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202... Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 Co-organizer: Caterina Pavese @cesifo.org #EconSky