This is at the delightful intersection of my academic interest in investing in the human/bird capital development of young adults and my recreational interest in birding!

SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️@skwinnicki.bsky.social · 2w ago

I started second-guessing myself, like "perhaps there was just a second undetected Fish Crow family in town, no way they're still feeding them 39 days post-hatch and 75 days post-hatch right?" but apparently some crow species feed their babies for *over a year*??? www.shh.mpg.de/1715551/exte...

As an economist, I know that there are gains from trade. As a proudly independent woman, yes I will spend 5+ hours installing my own blackout curtains with the wrong kind of screwdriver.

📣 Reminder! Applications for the CSWEP South mentoring workshop before #SEA2026 are due July 17. Women and non-binary Economics PhD students (3rd year+) are encouraged to apply. 🔗 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Email has long been my least favorite medium for communication, but the rise of AI-assisted email responses makes me think we should consider returning to carrier pigeons.

🙏 @allie-green.com @saralowes.bsky.social @gjiang.bsky.social @khmusen.bsky.social @mettefoged.bsky.social @ollehammar.bsky.social @marielleappelkvist.bsky.social @jakobenlund.bsky.social @fanniforslind.bsky.social @jonaskolsrud.bsky.social @jpeternilsson.bsky.social @saravarn.bsky.social et al!

Typical scene from pre-conference-late-night LOI drafting with @abbi-cormier.bsky.social: Abbi: “Do we think this phrasing sufficiently removes the jargon?” Me: “No, @econsandy.bsky.social is 100% shooting us with her metaphorical anti-jargon water gun.”

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us.”

Jonathan Edward Durham@thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What’s your favorite Bible verse? (Wrong answers only)

Contrary to popular belief, I do occasionally take advantage of New York City’s famous amenities.

Public sector workers made that rocket launch happen.

I’ll listen to almost anything, but for what it’s worth, my rabbit has a strong preference for Fleetwood Mac.

samuel mehr@mehr.nz · 5mo ago

out now in Science: @loganjames.bsky.social collected pairs of sounds in 16 species where we *know* which sound is more attractive (to that species) he played them to ppl on themusiclab.org, asking, in each pair, which was nicer. humans agreed w other animals doi.org/10.1126/science.aea1202

Seconded! It’s really wonderful to be graduating into such a supportive community of scholars.

Danielle Graves Williamson@daniellecgw.bsky.social · 5mo ago

To end on a more positive note, an unexpected highlight of the job market was the surprising amount of support of mentors and colleagues outside of my institution (with no obligation to me!) I vow to pay it forward 🫡 (4/4)

I am so excited to share that I will be joining the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an assistant professor in Fall 2027, after spending the 2026–2027 academic year as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Population Center!

I love using marine animal encounters to explain ICD codes to my undergrad RAs. Do we really need to know if someone was bitten by an orca (W56.21), or is knowing that they had contact with an orca (W56.2) or had contact with any nonvenomous marine animal (W56) sufficient information?

They’re not perfect, but golly, public universities are one of the best engines of economic mobility we have

The Quarterly Journal of Economics@qjeharvard.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Marginal Returns to Public Universities,” by Jack Mountjoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

I had a great time talking about economics at #SEA2025, but, more importantly, I fulfilled a dream I’ve had since my term as president of the Save the Manatees Club in 2003-2004 as a second grader.

The findings really chime with the powerful argument made by @lisaharker.bsky.social about our care system pushing young people into independence at too young an age. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...

Generation abandoned? - Nuffield Foundation

Young people in care are being left further behind: we need to examine why care is not providing the right foundation for adulthood

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The conclusion is really important: don't assume that investing in 'older' young people doesn't work. Rather think more broadly about the sorts of relational investments most likely to pay-off.

Want to help some of the most vulnerable young people in society get on in life? Then extend the age at which young adults leave foster care, says this fascinating new US study by @khmusen.bsky.social The effects - particularly on employment rates - are significant. katemusen.com/uploads/jmp....

I'm on the #EconJobMarket! I study how policies and childhood environments shape outcomes of low-income & vulnerable kids. In my JMP, I study the effects of allowing youth who would have aged out of foster care at 18 to stay until 21—offering support their peers not in foster care get from parents.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.

Also check out our accompanying Medicaid Pharmaceutical Policy Document Database on Open @icpsr.bsky.social, which we will be updating as we get more documents! www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/pr...

NBER@nber.org · 10mo ago

Prior authorization reduced Medicaid prescriptions to children under six by 22–30 percent with no effects on privately insured or older children, suggesting no information spillovers, from Janet Currie and Kate Musen www.nber.org/papers/w34369

Forthcoming in the JEL: "Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes" by Janet Currie, W. Bentley MacLeod, and Kate Musen. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes

(Forthcoming Article) - Doctors often treat similar patients differently, which affects health outcomes and medical spending. We assess the recent literature on doctor decision making through the lens...

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If only it were true, Overleaf.