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Erdal Tekin

@erdaltekin.bsky.social

Fotis Family Distinguished Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University; Economist; NBER; IZA; Editor, JPAM; Health, Risky Behavior, Crime.

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American University School of Public Affairs@au-spa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How are the ICE raids, childcare, & the economy intertwined? SPA Prof. @erdaltekin.bsky.social says, “Childcare is a clear example of how immigration policy can spill over into the lives of American families [...]creating disruptions that working parents have to bear.” Read: bit.ly/4ee0Zbd

ICE Raids Have Had A Devastating Effect On A Crucial Sector Of The Economy

The fear surrounding ICE raids made it harder for childcare centers to hold onto immigration workers, with implications for the entire economy.

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Erdal Tekin@erdaltekin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy to announce the program for the 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, to be held in Cagliari, 🇮🇹 on July 8–9, 2026. Grateful to @au-spa.bsky.social for serving as the main organizer & sponsor, and my local partners—Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, & Marco N. Nieddu—for their support.

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Pietro Biroli@pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#HERB2026 workshop is coming up soon, and I can't wait to be there. 📆Jan 22-23 📍University of Bologna, DSE Auditorium Come and join us for a few talks on risky health behaviors, gender-based violence, C-sections, and more! Here something from the previous sessions bsky.app/profile/piet...

Davide Dragone@davidedragone.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The program for the Health Economics and Risky Behaviors (HERB 2026) workshop is out! See you in Bologna! eventi.unibo.it/workshop-her...

HERB 2026 program: 📅 22 January 2026 – From Courtroom to Court of Public Opinion: Secondary Victimization and Intimate Partner Violence — Caterina Muratori (Autonomous University of Barcelona) – From Awareness to Action: Help-Seeking and Femicides after Gender-Based Violence Campaigns in Italy — Margherita Agnoletto (University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto) – Rising Temperatures and Domestic Violence in Peru: Evidence and Mechanisms — Fiorella Parra-Mujica (Erasmus University Rotterdam) – After the Draft: The Lasting Effects of Male Conscription on Well-Being — Chiara Notarangelo (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies) – Leader Identity and Cesarean Childbirths: Evidence from Random Allocations of Female Leaders in Indian Villages — Mujaheed Shaikh (Hertie School) – Qualitative Insights on the Income–Health Behavior Gradient — Manuela Puente-Beccar (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods) 📅 23 January 2026 — 📍 Department of Economics, University of Bologna Session 3 (Chair: Ana Armendariz) – Health After Birth: The Persistent Health Penalty of Becoming a Parent — Jonathan Rossi (Erasmus University Rotterdam) – Precisely Zero: Migration’s Null Effect on Sex Crimes — Riccardo Ciacci (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) – Do Drug Consumption Rooms Reduce Drug-Related Hospitalisations? Evidence from Switzerland — Ana Armendariz (University of St Gallen) Session 4 (Chair: Flavia Cavallini) – Empowering Parents in the Digital Age — Margaux Suteau (London School of Economics and Political Science) – Children by Choice, Not Chance: Family Planning Associations and Fertility in Britain — Sara Tozzi (University of Bologna) – Expectation Shocks and Fertility: The Case of Brexit — Flavia Cavallini (Università della Svizzera italiana)
Erdal Tekin@erdaltekin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

My new report, coauthored with @chrismherbst.bsky.social, looks at how increased ICE activity, especially since President Trump took office, has affected employment outcomes for child care workers and mothers with young children. It is now available. Check it out.

New America@newamerica.org · 8mo ago

A new Better Life Lab report draws on ICE arrest data and labor market information to understand how the recent escalation in immigration enforcement has impacted employment among child care workers and mothers w/ young children. 🚸 More: https://go.newamerica.org/impact-of-increased-ice-activity-5

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management@jpam-dc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New Episode (#38) of JPAM’s Closer Look Podcast! Host Seth Gershenson (@AU_SPA) speaks with Pierre Koning and Carlos Riumalló-Herl, recipients of the 2025 Vernon Memorial Award, about their article “Selective exercise of discretion in disability insurance awards.” 🎧 tinyurl.com/yjnjacxu (1/3)

38. How do disability insurance programs work? | JPAM's Closer Look

Our host, Seth Gershenson, speaks to Pierre Koning and Carlos Riumalló-Herl, recipients of the 2025 Vernon Memorial Award, about their article “Selective exercise of discretion in disability insurance...

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Erdal Tekin@erdaltekin.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨 Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun. nber.org/papers/w34278.

Clean Rides, Healthy Lives: The Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Air Quality and Infant Health

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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John Holbein@johnholbein1.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Reducing access to abortions ... - increases families' economic hardship, - increases families' debt, - increases income inequality, - increases housing insecurity, and - increases financially motivated crime rates.

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