An important and detailed thread on the "earned settlement" proposals by @sundersays.bsky.social

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Analysis of MAC data shows any fiscal savings of the settlement reforms would be a small fraction of the billions cited by ministers. Research from FoI request by @jdportes.bsky.social The govt must now show its own workings to inform MPs on policy choices www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Thanks for featuring my work on access to justice reforms in the UK!

AEA Information@aeainformation.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The AEA interviewed selected poster presenters from #ASSA2026 to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. Watch these video interviews at aeaweb.org/conference/v.... #econsky

One Instrument, Many Treatments: Instrumental Variables Identification of Multiple Causal Effects www.nber.org/papers/w34607

One Instrument, Many Treatments: Instrumental Variables Identification of Multiple Causal Effects

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If you’re kicking off the new year in Philly, swing by Franklin Hall over lunchtime to check out our posters! Warm thanks to the AEA for featuring my job market paper on the impacts of cutting legal aid in the UK among the highlighted posters! #ASSA2026

This looks like a must-read for diff-in-diffs folks. www.nber.org/papers/w34550

Really grateful to @aeacswep.bsky.social for organising a mentoring workshop ahead of #SEA2025 Thank you so much for the opportunity and building a community of early career economists! Highly recommend checking CSWEP events

Really looking forward to presenting my JMP @appam.bsky.social this week! An impressive line-up of papers on right-to-counsel, eviction diversion, and the use of technology for access to public benefits! For the impacts of legal aid cuts in the UK, drop by R503 on Friday at 1.45 pm! #A2J

Check out the new #MissingOut report from @policyinpractice.bsky.social! Our latest estimates show that £24.1 billion of benefits still go unclaimed in the UK bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv0e9yjexo

Millions missing out on benefits and government support, analysis suggests

A report from Policy in Practice says awareness, complexity and stigma are the main barriers stopping people claiming.

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Just posted updated version of our DID textbook! We now have drafts of all chapters, including the one on general designs! Now you can tell your friends still on X that they are DID-outdated :-) Happy easter for those of you that celebrate it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

If you're an academic job market candidate studying causal questions related to crime/CJ policy, and you're still looking for a job for next year, could you email me? I'm trying to keep track/would love to help if I can.

Hello! I'm looking for data on the share of tenants who don’t vacate after receiving an eviction notice in the UK & any estimates on the proportion of eviction notices that lead to landlords filing a claim and engaging in court proceedings Any insights would be really helpful! #Evictions #Econsky