Join us on Aug. 2 for "The Economics and Measurement of Child Development," with James J. Heckman. He is the The University of Chicago Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and a Nobel Memorial Prize winner in economics. bit.ly/3zWwkP9

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management is a proud sponsor of Camp Resources XXX in Asheville, NC (Aug 4-6). Check out the exciting research from these fantastic junior scholars: cenrep.ncsu.edu/events/camp-re…

Coming up this Friday.

Happy to present at the SEM conference this year hosted by Georgia Tech School of Economics It was a great opportunity to meet new colleges and friends for the first time in-person.

It is not everyday that you get a photo op with a Nobel Laureate! Thank you Prof. James Heckman J. Heckman for a thought-provoking lecture and more importantly for generously spending your time with us.

We enjoyed hosting The University of Chicago economist and Nobel laureate James Heckman for a lecture titled "The Economics and Measurement of Child Development" at the 9th annual conference of the Society for Economic Measurement (SEM)

IAC Student photographer and rising second-year Georgia Tech School of Public Policy/Georgia Tech School of Economics Annie McCormick gives us a view of summer through her lenses. "My interest in photography began in high school. I was a member of the yearbook staff and served as editor for two years."

Manho Kang gave three presentations on global economics and the environment across Korea this summer, including at Yonsei University, the Korean Economic Review International Conference, and the Korea Rural Economic Institute – Korea America Economic Association joint conference

Congratulations to Jancy Ling Liu on successfully defending her dissertation “Essays in Environmental and Energy Economics.” Her committee included Georgia Tech School of Economics faculty Dylan Brewer and Tibor Besedes as committee co-chairs, as well as Casey Wichman and School chair Laura Taylor

Today's cool young researcher #EconTwitter is Mayra Pineda-Torres Georgia Tech School of Economics who works on topics related to gender + health in the U.S. and Latin America mayrapinedatorres.com

Mayra Pineda-Torres Georgia Tech School of Economics Kelly Jones Another paper (both in Journal of Public Economics) Daniel Dench Caitlin Knowles Myers uses synthetic control methods to estimate that states with abortion bans experienced a 2% increase in births relative to states w/o bans sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Advice for new Georgia Tech students from Ishani Peddi, Brooke Owens fellow. “Say yes to opportunities that arise because you never know what will help you find your passion. Conversate with people from diverse backgrounds about their careers and academic paths”

Alright folks, abstract submissions for the third installation of the Southeastern Workshop on Energy⚡️ & Environmental🌳 Economics & Policy (SWEEEP🧹), hosted by Georgia Tech School of Economics, are live. Check out the workshop webpage for more details: econ.gatech.edu/research/confe….

Ioanna Maria Spyrou successfully defended her dissertation: "Essays on the Economics of Climate Shocks, Food Security, and Sustainable Agriculture," to the committee of Karen Yan, Olga Shemyakina, Shatakshee Dhongde, Robert M. Gonzalez, Casey Wichman, and Genti Kostandini

Shatakshee Dhongde was in India during the last week of the elections: “One could feel the magic of democracy. The people anonymously but unitedly sent a message to the ruling party,” Technique. bit.ly/3LjWDAW

New: "Fly the unfriendly skies: The role of transport costs in gravity models of trade" by Tibor Besedeš (Tibor Besedes - Georgia Tech School of Economics), Jing Chu (Wisconsin Economics) and Antu Panini Murshid. doi.org/10.1016/j.jint… 1/2

Simran Patel tells us why she chose to study Economics Georgia Tech

🚨🚨🚨🚨 Reminder! Abstract submissions for the 2024 Southeastern Workshop on Energy⚡️& Environmental🌳Economics & Policy (SWEEEP) hosted by Georgia Tech School of Economics, are due Friday, 9/6. Check out the workshop webpage for more details: econ.gatech.edu/research/confe… #econtwitter 🚨🚨🚨🚨

Casey Wichman shares the positive and negative side of social media bringing more people to visit national parks for Betsy Reed's "Number of Hikers Visiting US National Parks Is Increasing. So Is the Challenge of Keeping Them Safe" Guardian US. bit.ly/3TasloP

"I’m excited about the new opportunities and research avenues these funds will open up for us." The School of Economics has named Professor Jason Lindo the next Mary S. and Richard B. Inman, Jr. Professor of Economics. bit.ly/47eKuHO