Let's have a serious conversation about the phrase "unskilled labor". Economists have used that phrase for as long as I've studied economics. At some point I became inured to it falsely thinking it's no judgment, just trying to classify workers. That's wrong. It's horrible. 🧵

Great work by Elizabeth Setren:

so far This OPEN ACCESS #REHO article "The impact of #Covid-19 lockdown on the #gendergap in the Italian labour market" has been accessed 2000+ times and cited 3 x. GIULIA BETTIN Isabella Giorgetti Stefano Staffolani ed Lucie Schmidt buff.ly/3Xia23v #Italy

Our new work on full-day kindergarten expansions has been getting a lot of attention in Utah, and not just because my fantastic coauthors Jocelyn Wikle and Riley Wilson are at BYU…

.Tara E W & I are excited to announce the 24-25 lineup for the Virtual Economics of Poverty and Policy Seminar (VEPPS), w/seminars by Aaron Sojourner Krista Ruffini Alejandro Cid Sakshi Bhardwaj Zach Parolin Melissa McInerney Bradley Hardy. For more info see lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar

#SSI cash transfers for parents of low birth weight babies help mothers switch to part-time work and improve their parenting, research by @MGuldi, Amelia (Molly) Hawkins, Jeffrey Hemmeter & Lucie Schmidt find. #ResearchHighlight uwpress.wisc.edu/jhr-news/?p=11… Abstract: doi.org/10.3368/jhr.08…

Cuando el niño nace con bajo peso, la madre recibe unas transferencias monetarias especiales. 🤔¿Efecto? La madre logra reducir su carga laboral en el corto plazo, y mejora las prácticas de crianza. Dr. Melanie Guldi Amelia (Molly) Hawkins Lucie Schmidt en The JHR jhr.uwpress.org/content/59/4/9…

Just published in Journal of Public Economics: "How do parole boards respond to large, societal shocks? Evidence from the 9/11 terrorist attacks" By Brendon McConnell (Anna) , Kegon Tan (Economics | University at Buffalo), & Mariyana Zapryanova (Smith College Economics) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Wanted to do a short 🧵 on this awesome paper by Maulik Jagnani #econtwitter #econsky. tl;dr loss of sleep reduces cognitive test scores in a LMIC setting (specifically, India) direct.mit.edu/rest/article-a…

Hey #EconTwitter! 📢 Join us for a Health Economics Workshop on October 30, 2024, in Copenhagen! Co-organized by Jane Greve, 𝔼𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕜𝕚𝕟, and myself. Submission deadline: October 1st. Funding available to cover expenses. Submit your paper! Details👇 vive.nemtilmeld.dk/137/

Call for Papers! The 2025 Economic Demography Workshop will be held on April 10that the PAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Submit your paper by Dec 31st to be considered! Details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1_2z1Hm… #EDW2025 #Demography #PAA2025 Analisa Packham Osea Giuntella

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We're hiring! Looking for an Assistant Professor in International Trade/Trade Policy. We are committed to excellence in teaching/research and offer a 2/2 teaching load. 1/n aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

📢The Call for Papers for SEHO 2025 is now open! Submit your research on Household Economics by December 31, 2024, and join us in Zaragoza (10-11, June, 2025). The Call for Papers and some initial details in: iedis.unizar.es/seho2025/home See you in Zaragoza and, please, RT.

Great start to the week as this paper is now out at Journal of Public Economics! We look at the way schools influence children's applications to SSI, using variation in virtual learning during the pandemic. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks to the terrific University of Manitoba Econ department for hosting me last week. Really useful comments on my work, and great conversations with Janice Compton, Ryan Compton, Umut Oğuzoğlu, Safoura, Federico Guzman, and Ryan Godwin.

The 6th World Labor Conference organised by SOLE-EALE-AASLE will hosted by Society of Labor Economists on June 27–29, 2025 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. Call for papers: sole-jole.org/assets/docs/SO… Submit your paper through: submissions.mirasmart.com/SOLE2025/login… Deadline: December 1, 2024

Excited to see that our Journal of Policy Analysis and Management article on safety net generosity and maternal mental health has received over 500 views since publication! Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pa… #ViewsMilestone Lara Shore-Sheppard Tara E W

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The ANNALS of the AAPSS issue in honor of Becky Blank is live! journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/711/1 My contribution (joint w/ Paul Courant & Julia Yates) was a labor of love: Understanding the Social Safety Net: Lessons from the Work of Rebecca Blank journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....