New research by Lakshmi Iyer & Coleson Weir explores the persistence of colonial-era disparities in India, finding that some have faded while others remain, highlighting the impact of targeted policies. Journal of Development Economics: buff.ly/sdfvnh0

Chris Cronin's recent Review of Economic Studies (The Review of Economic Studies) article, "What Good Are Treatment Effects Without Treatment? Mental Health and the Reluctance to Use Talk Therapy," with Forsstrom and Papageorge, is one of their "featured" articles. academic.oup.com/restud/article…

Thanks, Kellogg Institute!

Come work with me @policyimpacts at MIT Economics! We're hiring pre-doctoral fellows to start next summer. Work closely with me and Ben Sprung-Keyser to study the welfare impacts of government policies. Apply by Oct 5. policyimpacts.org/announcements/… PREDOC.org Econ RA Listings

Women in Econ Notre Dame Economics got together to learn about grad school opportunities at Harris School of Public Policy The University of Chicago. Thanks to chloe gibbs for the connection💕

Body-worn cameras reduce police use of force by 61.2%. Just Accepted new paper by Daniel AC Barbosa (Daniel AC Barbosa), Thiemo Fetzer (Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere), Caterina Soto-Vieira (Caterina Soto Vieira), and Pedro CL Souza (Pedro CL Souza) zurl.co/IGY22

It all started in Beijing, summer 2019 on Notre Dame Economics study abroad💕. Great to see so many former students tonight, these guys are special! Here come the Davises! Congratulations 💕

Thanks Illinois Public Media (NPR) for reporting on H1-Bs & intl students. Pleasure to provide some context & our working paper on anti-immigrant sentiment in the US ( joint w Madeline Zavodny, S.Karmegam, & A.Gopal). ipmnewsroom.org/trumps-100000-…

In the September issue, “Omitted Variable Bias in Interacted Models: A Cautionary Tale” by Benjamin Feigenberg, Ben Ost, and Javaeria A. Qureshi zurl.co/QoZY8

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

New working paper finding patterns of substitution due to e-cig flavor restrictions in Canada consistent with many USA studies.