2 weeks from today is the 6th Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium (WALES). In DC (or close by)? Want to spend a Friday hearing great labor (+) econ research? Join us @mccourtschool.bsky.social on April 24! Registration and program available: events.georgetown.edu/mccourt/even...

DC-area economists: It's that time of year... the annual Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium (WALES) will be held at Georgetown's @mccourtschool.bsky.social 4/26/26. Send us your papers by 2/22/26! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "In-kind government assistance and crowd-out of charitable services: Evidence from free school meals" By @kristaruffini.bsky.social, @orgulozturk.bsky.social, @ppekgun.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics

Virtual registration is still open for the "Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power" conference! Featuring an all-star lineup of labor economists, this one-day event also honors career of Dr. Michael Reich. 📅 June 6, 2025 | 8am - 5pm 🔗 Register today: irle.berkeley.edu/events/minim...

Register now for the Minimum Wages & Monopsony Power Conference at UC Berkeley on June 6. Join leading scholars for this one-day conference, which also honors Michael Reich’s influential career. Space is limited. Register: irle.berkeley.edu/minimum-wage... #EconSky #MinimumWage #LaborEconomics

New updated/overhauled paper 🧵: Governments and community orgs often provide similar services (think: nutrition, cash/emergency financial aid, housing services), but the specific populations served and goods provides differ. What happens to the charitable sector when gov services increase? 1/5

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A 10% increase in access to free school meals reduces the amount of food that food banks distribute by 0.9%–1.4%, without significantly reducing donations, fundraising activity, or the amount of food available, from @kristaruffini.bsky.social, Ozturk, and Pekgun https://www.nber.org/papers/w33562

Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.

Honest Q: For the 700k DCians who don't have representation, ideas other than calling our (non-existent) elected officials? (EHN's vote only counts in committee -- so when y'all call your reps, additional plea for DC statehood is much appreciated, though a lil further down the priority list)

Just published in the Journal of Public Economics: "The effects of lump-sum food benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic on spending, hardship, and health" By @laurenhlb.bsky.social, @kristaruffini.bsky.social, & Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It's a wrap! whirlwind conference streak #2024APPAM #2024SEA; so many insights. Shout out to @chloergibbs.bsky.social @lindsbullinger.bsky.social @kristaruffini.bsky.social & K. Rittenhouse; keep an 👀 for this crew & their work on resources to children. sea.mymeetingsavvy.net/program#sess...

📈📉 Just published in @jpube.bsky.social with @laurenhlb.bsky.social & Diane Schanzenbach: We examine how 1-time, in-kind food vouchers thru Pandemic EBT affected family well-being 1/N www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effects of lump-sum food benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic on spending, hardship, and health

This paper examines how providing families with lump-sum in-kind assistance during the pandemic affected food hardship, economic well-being, and mater…

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It’s WALES submission/registration time again! One of the best days of the late-winter if you’re a labor-adjacent economist around DC - check it out!

Join us! This is a great opportunity for ABDs/postdocs interested in policy-relevant research. The best of all worlds: RCT, admin data, great collaborators! apply.interfolio.com/150652

Seb Jilke@sebjilke.bsky.social · 2y ago

This project is part of the Better Government Lab at the @mccourtschool.bsky.social - you will be working w lots of cool folks, incl @kristaruffini.bsky.social, sky-less Bradley Hardy, Lindiwe Rennert and all-around great Philly partners.

How does housing assistance affect child welfare involvement? Wi/ 6mo, family reunification ⬆️ 68% among kids in foster care, w/ more child welfare involvement among kids in in-home care. Plus shelter use ⬇️ 1/2 & rapid-rehousing ⬆️2x. Full report: www.capolicylab.org/bringing-fam...

Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation - California Policy Lab

REPORT: Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation  POLICY BRIEF: Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation TECHNICAL APPENDIX: Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation PRESS RELEASE: Research Shows P...

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