The tyranny of the top-5 journals in economics: "Pursuit of top-5 publications has become the obsession of the next generation of economists... Reliance on the T5 to screen talent incentivizes careerism over creativity... incentivizes professional incest and clientele effects"

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Does racial diversity in colleges courses improve academic outcomes? Yup.

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The Amitava Bose Lab for Economic Analysis & Policy (ABLEAP) at IIM Calcutta is happy to announce the Amitava Bose Memorial Annual Workshop 2025. Scan the QR code to view the tentative program. To attend, register here: application.iimcal.ac.in/amitava-bose-m…

Institutional Post Doctoral Fellowship at IIT Bombay Salary Rs. 80,000/- pm + HRA contingency Rs. 50,000/- pa. Must have obtained PhD in last 2 years from institution besides IIT Bombay. Details at iitb.ac.in/career/apply Rolling advertisement

Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics. Academic mothers are much more likely to... ◾temporarily leave the labor force ◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.

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Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan(Short-term) to provide opportunities for overseas researchers with excellent records of research achievements to visit Japan for 14-60 days for discussions, exchange of ideas, lectures, & other activities at jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/…

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We are inviting applications for a short-term research internship! Project Leads: Akanksha Aggarwal (Delhi University) Anwesha Bhattacharya (Harvard University) Dr. Bhavya Srivastava (World Bank Group) More details & apply here: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dg… Bhavya Srivastava

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