Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the US. We spoke with @hpostel.bsky.social of @dukesanford.bsky.social about the history of Asian immigration and how current policy might shape immigration going forward. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/asi...

A short history of Asian immigration

Hannah Postel discusses the evolution of Asian immigration to the United States.

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Submit your paper on economics focusing on health in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries to the 2025 IFS-GHE workshop in London on 16-17 May. Submissions are open until February 15, 2025. Further details and submission link at: ifs.org.uk/events/call-...

Call for papers: IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

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Applications open! NBER Innovation Research Boot Camp in Cambridge, MA July 12-18. Classes with Pierre Azoulay, Kevin Bryan, Ina Ganguli, Ben Jones, Chad Jones, Kyle Myers, John Van Reenen, and me/Caleb Watney, as well as keynotes by Bill Kerr and David Wessel.

Some very well deserved recognition for my amazing @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social colleague Heidi Williams! www.vox.com/23906767/hei...

Heidi Williams is steering the science of innovation toward progress

The economist aims to kickstart the slumping rate of progress by reforming the science of science.

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Kerala, the Indian state that I call home, celebrates its anniversary today! Especially in these troubled times, Kerala continues to offer hope. I am no fan of the govt's politics, but my people of Kerala remain an inspiration. #indiabsky CM Vijayan in the IE today: bit.ly/49kgTx4

Pinarayi Vijayan writes: Kerala has an alternative model for India

We are at an inflection point in our collective history in India. Kerala's economic, political and social model can show how secular, democratic spaces can be created and sustained in the country as a...

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We are hiring again this year! Specific search for environmental Come join our amazing and growing applied Econ group at the University of Melbourne One of the worlds most livable cities, with stellar culture, art, food, and of course coffee ☕️ econjobmarket.org/positions/9870

A checklist for difference-in-differences practitioners www.jonathandroth.com/assets/files... from Roth, Sant’Anna, Bilinski, & Poe (Section 6 includes discussion of triple differences, changes-in-changes, and more.)

Global Healtheconomics online seminar alert! Radhika Jain on "Private Hospital Behavior Under Government Insurance: Evidence from Reimbursement Changes in India" Nov 9, 6am PT / 9am EST/ 2pm UK Register: tinyurl.com/5n6rfm4t @profmohanan.bsky.social

Welcome to the better site @eeshani.bsky.social !!!

Researchers of online misinformation (and related topics) aren’t “buckling” to politically-motivated attacks. Our critical work to understand and address online deception and manipulation continues. But only with the support of our colleagues and institutions. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/uw-m...

UW misinformation researchers will not buckle under political attacks | Opinion

As the 2024 election approaches, misinformation researchers at the University of Washington say they won't be deterred by those seeking to undermine their work.

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Submit your policy-relevant papers (or paper ideas) to this year's Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy (EEPE) conference + publication. The deadline (Oct 16) is just two weeks away. Please help spread the word! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: 6th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2...

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Our global health Econ seminar series for this seminar kicks off on October 12 with Gunther Fink presenting! Join us online - details in the earlier post @papiteide.bsky.social

Manoj Mohanan@profmohanan.bsky.social · 3y ago

Seminar alert! Monthly online series on Global Health Economics is kicking off with Gunther Fink on Oct 12th, 6am PT, 9am EST, 2pm UK. Register here: tinyurl.com/mrtuzrwm. Co-organised by : Jessica Cohen (Harvard), Sean Sylvia (UNC), Grant Miller (Stanford), Marcos Vera Hernandez (UCL) and me.

Welcome @papiteide.bsky.social aka the one and only Marcos Vera Hernandez!!!! Now we can start publicizing global health Econ seminars on bsky as well!!

Some news: I have joined the Board of Reviewing Editors (BoRE) at Science. Part of the remit is to encourage more high-quality economics submissions. So here’s a long-ish thread on why, what, and how you should submit to Science, as well as some details on the editorial process 1/n

Brilliant New Yorker piece on the Ariely Gino saga is also a sad account of what plagues academia. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... This quote from Simmons sadly applies to many prominent papers in our collective quest for quick fixes to longstanding challenges.

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe where policy makers are trying to increase traffic on the roads: m.timesofindia.com/auto/news/ca...

Doha’s new expanded North terminal is really impressive! #travelsky (is that even a thing?)

Seminar alert! Monthly online series on Global Health Economics is kicking off with Gunther Fink on Oct 12th, 6am PT, 9am EST, 2pm UK. Register here: tinyurl.com/mrtuzrwm. Co-organised by : Jessica Cohen (Harvard), Sean Sylvia (UNC), Grant Miller (Stanford), Marcos Vera Hernandez (UCL) and me.

this is great! I'd add a password protected door to that lovely room with a view of the sky. 😀

Johannes Haushofer@johanneshaushofer.com · 3y ago

social network taxonomy

A fabulous guide on how to use bsky (newbies like me might find it particularly helpful!!) .. thanks to Mark Rubin & Steve Haroz.

Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social · 3y ago

For more, see this guide by @steveharoz.com and me.

Newbie qn. ... does bsky have a DM feature? I cannot seem to find it. If not, i hope they will add one. I did like that function on the other site (now made intolerable by musk).

Duke Sanford School of Public Policy is hiring multiple positions ... Come join us & pls share (I am new to the sky!) *Ethics + Tech Policy (Asst/Assoc): academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24895 *3 Asst Profs in multiple policy areas: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25832 #econsky #academicsky