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In light of the recent suicides of Alan Krueger and Martin Weitzman, economists & other professionals at risk of aging might find insight in this recent letter penned by Princeton professor emeritus Avinash Dixit. Thread follows.

BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” #NobelPrize

-Haven’t seen or talked to my family 5 years -Jailed my dad -My siblings can’t find jobs -Revoked my passport -International arrest warrant -My family can’t leave the country -Got Death Threats everyday -Got attacked, harassed -Tried to kidnap me in Indonesia FREEDOM IS NOT FREE

For the second year in a row I conclude the most underrated economics Ph.D students are from University of California, San Diego.

Hi #EconTwitter, I am pleased to announce that I am on the job market this year. My latest working paper, joint with Gordon Dahl UCSDEcon, is titled, "Age Discrimination across the Business Cycle." The full paper is available here: sites.google.com/site/mattmknep… 1/n

In today's podcast, Andy Brownback and Sally Sadoff join us to discuss their study of how financial incentives to faculty can affect student outcomes. #teaforteaching #losscontracts #EconTwitter

Announcing program for #DecentralCon2020 gpsia Pitt Apr 17-19! tinyurl.com/qrv6lhu. Foster care, housing, Refugees.AI, education, targeting. Talks: Tuomas Sandholm M. Utku Ünver Yan Chen Alex Teytelboym L.Doval @ArnostiNick Terence Johnson PJ Healy Andy Brownback + Research-Practice mixer

Do teacher incentives work? Research from Andy Brownback (University of Arkansas) and SallySadoff (UC San Diego Rady School of Management) on the impact of performance-based incentives for college instructors: youtu.be/uqqb3pA_vEY

Congressman John Lewis was an American hero. I had the privilege of working with him to build the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC. He painfully carried Dr. King‘s vision of “the beloved community” - prodding us to see people’s heart not their skin color. God bless this great warrior! #RIPJohnLewis

Module B discusses resource allocation problems that arise in foster care, reentry (post-incarceration) services, and nutrition aid (SNAP). Presenters include Yan Chen UMICH - Center for the Study of Complex Systems, Alejandro Robinson-Cortés University of Exeter Business School, Andy Brownback U of A Walton College, & Sera Linardi CAASI @GSPIA.

As Benefits Data Trust Director of Policy, Erin Henderlight work w gov to streamline public benefits systems. Join Erin, Pitt Economics health economist Osea Giuntella & Andy Brownback youtu.be/2x11AAv5Juo on discussion of SNAP benefits at #DeCent21 Module B Thurs 5 ET. Registration close 4/13.

Very cool project that details a historical crime that doesn't get talked about enough and a piece of legislation no one knows about: youtu.be/ryTXb9E5KZ4

I officially walked for my Ph.D. last month and never made an official announcement. I don't like public celebration but I also know the importance of the visibility of our community accomplishments. #EconTwitter #AcademicTwitter #FirstGenDocs #phdchat

"Healthy food subsidies are more effective when delivered with an enforced waiting period and shopper agency." Just Accepted new paper by Andy Brownback (Andy Brownback), Alex Imas (@alexoimas), Michael A. Kuhn (Mike Kuhn) zurl.co/R50R

Agency FTW. Field experiment by Andy Brownback et al delivers healthy food subsidies to low-income families both before and during grocery shopping, and finds more agency leads to significantly increased spend on healthy food: buff.ly/43bUNsN via coauthor @alexoimas

Time Preferences and Food Choice - tremendous paper by @alexoimas and colleagues. (The NBER this week are amazingly good; they seem to keep getting better. #ThisIsTrueAndNotGettingBetterBias) nber.org/papers/w31726

NEW: Time Preferences and Food Choice Read the paper from Andy Brownback, @alexoimas (Chicago Booth) & Mike Kuhn:

Novel incentivized measures of patience and present-focus predict food spending, consumption, food subsidy choices, and food subsidy treatment effects, from Andy Brownback, @alexoimas, and Mike Kuhn nber.org/papers/w31726

When students in #CommunityCollege are offered summer school #scholarships, graduation within one year increases by 32% and transfers to four-year colleges increase by 58%, a field experiment by Andy Brownback & SallySadoff reveals. doi.org/10.3368/jhr.01…

Healthy food subsidies are more effective when delivered with an enforced waiting period and shopper agency. In the May issue, by Andy Brownback (Andy Brownback), Alex Imas (@alexoimas), and Michael A. Kuhn (Mike Kuhn) zurl.co/Op0WR