Peter Matthews
@phminvt.bsky.social
Dana Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and Visiting Professor at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland.
Letting the impressive @willhpyle.bsky.social of @middecon.bsky.social speak for himself …
Will Pyle@willhpyle.bsky.social · yesterdaySinikka Parviainen and I have a new working paper out that exploits the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey's tracking of subjective well-being to draw inferences about wartime political incorporation in Putin's Russia. www.ifo.de/cesifo/Z4JC
Thanks to Topi, Kaisa, Michael, Satu and Xu for allowing me to join the fun.
AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · last mo.The July 2026 issue of AEJ: Applied Economics (18, 3) is now available. aeaweb.org/issues/851
Two @middecon.bsky.social colleagues, @caitlinmyers.bsky.social and @dmunro.bsky.social, join formidable forces in this NBER WP. www.nber.org/papers/w35333
Playing it Safe? The Effect of Abortion Bans on Sexual Behavior
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Delighted to have been able to tag along on this cross-disciplinary (economics, philosophy, political science) adventure, and thankful to @ajpseditor.bsky.social.
American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)@ajpseditor.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat exploitation is by Benjamin Ferguson, Peter Hans Matthews, David Ronayne, and Roberto Veneziani is now available in Early View. @phminvt.bsky.social ajps.org/2026/04/02/w...
For those in the neighborhood, @willhpyle.bsky.social will give the next talk in the 2025/26 Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Hillcrest 103. The topic is Russian Public Opinion, the War in Ukraine, and the Lingering Effects of the Soviet Collapse.
From forthcoming EJ Special Issue on Polarization in Field Experiments: ‘Reality Bites: Partisan Beliefs as Enforced Norms’ by Andrea Robbett, Peter Hans Matthews doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf062 @andrearobbett.bsky.social @phminvt.bsky.social @albertobisin.bsky.social
Fortunate to collaborate with so many wonderful smart economists …
The Economic Journal@theeconjournal.bsky.social · 9mo agoFrom forthcoming EJ Special Issue on Polarization in Field Experiments: ‘Reality Bites: Partisan Beliefs as Enforced Norms’ by Andrea Robbett, Peter Hans Matthews doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf062 @andrearobbett.bsky.social @phminvt.bsky.social @albertobisin.bsky.social
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data" by Xiaogeng Xu, Satu Metsälampi, Michael Kirchler, Kaisa Kotakorpi, Peter Hans Matthews, and Topi Miettinen. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data
(Forthcoming Article)
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Fascinating, topical, paper by Andrea and co-authors on partisanship and hiring.
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · 10mo ago@middecon.bsky.social's department chair, @andrearobbett.bsky.social, has also been busy this fall. Here is her newest, on partisan discrimination in hiring, co-authored with former colleague Martin Abel and @dfstone.bsky.social of Bowdoin. bsky.app/profile/j-hu...
Well done, Kristina.
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · 10mo ago@middecon.bsky.social's Kristina Sargent has had a very busy fall! Read her newest, on migration and colonial occupation in Economic History of Developing Regions. Congratulations, Kristina! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@middecon.bsky.social's Kristina Sargent has had a very busy fall! Read her newest, on migration and colonial occupation in Economic History of Developing Regions. Congratulations, Kristina! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The history that moves us: Colonial duration, era of occupation, and migration
Colonialism has important effects for former colonies, and despite the long colonial history between Europe and Africa, the nuances of the impacts of that history are relatively understudied. The c...
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Absolutely delighted to have renewed my Visiting Distinguished Professor contract @aalto.fi School of Business. To quote Sally Field's Oscar speech, "I can't deny the fact that you like me!" Or that I like you back.
Well done, Will and Kristina!
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe can't think of a better way to start the new school year than to settle in with the work of @middecon.bsky.social colleagues @willhpyle.bsky.social and Kristina Sargent in the newest issue of Post-Soviet Affairs: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AQFTF...
What a start to summer! An unexpected “health shock” has left me on the sidelines for a couple of weeks – and in the hospital for one of them – but on either side of this, news of three conditional acceptances, which is as productive as I have ever been!
More from colleagues Raphaelle and Akhil on the economic consequences of wilddfires on @marketplace.org. Well done!
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · last yr.More from @middecon.bsky.social's Raphaelle Gauvin Coulombe and @akhilrao.bsky.social on the local labor effects of the California wildfires, on @marketplace.org! www.marketplace.org/2025/02/18/t...
There is a lot of brainpower in Warner Hall ...
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · 2y agoBig congratulations to @middecon.bsky.social's own Tanya Byker, whose paper with Martha Bailey, Elana Patel and Shanthi Ramnath on California's paid family leave policy was published in the current AEJ: Policy @aeajournals.bsky.social. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Delighted for colleagues Raphaelle and Akhil to see their fascinating work featured in @nytimes.com.
Middlebury College Economics@middecon.bsky.social · 2y agoThe work of current and former @middecon.bsky.social @middlebury.bsky.social economists Raphaelle Gauvin-Coulombe and @akhilrao.bsky.social on wildfires and economic activity is featured in today's New York Times. Bravo, Raphaelle and Akhil! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/b...
Big congratulations to @middecon faculty member Erick Gong, who was just promoted to full professor! Bravo, Erick!
The MiddExLab Virtual Experimental Economics seminar series resumes next week! The talks are Thursdays at noon Eastern (NYC time) and all are welcome. Please sign up here to receive the Zoom links: sites.google.com/view/middexl... #econsky @ihaal.bsky.social @katymilkman.bsky.social
