Hello #econtwitter and others. What is the going rate for hourly research assistance? I am hoping to hire an econ phd student or a law student.

Researcher Lauren Jones studies how the Earned Income Tax Credit benefits families like Amber Broadus'. bit.ly/2RmfKSf

Having my research cited to support the Child Tax Credit is a high-point of my career. Check out this must-read letter making the case for a permanently expanded Child Tax Credit.

Check out my op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch. Make the Child Tax Credit expansion permanent!!!! dispatch.com/story/opinion/…

And another opportunity! Ohio State Education and Human Ecology is hiring for a great postdoc-to-AP program. Tansel Yilmazer, Bradley Hardy and I are looking for someone to work with us on a EITC, Health and Race project. DM if you are quantitatively trained with relevant experience and interest. Quick turnaround!

We've got a great new Just a Bite podcast episode for you! Sarah sat down with Lauren Jones to talk about her research on family tax credits like the #ChildTaxCredit & how they reduce poverty & hardship & improve lives. Listen to the full episode here: just-a-bite.castos.com/episodes/exper…

Save the date for the 2022 Midwest Health Economics Conference: September 14-16 in Lawrence, KS, hosted by KU Economics Institute for Policy & Social Research KU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Research at KU KU Provost Office University of Kansas. Very grateful to U.S. National Science Foundation for their support. Call for papers coming soon. #MHEC2022

I am excited for this!

Check out our newly published paper in this excited JHR issue on children's mental health. We use two linked administrative data sources to investigate trajectories in children's mental health among families affected by recession.

My research team is hiring a post-doc with qualitative research experience in the early childhood space. Lots of opportunity to help shape our research agenda and speak with community members about what they need. tinyurl.com/hsszmw7p

Lauren Jones, Mark Stabile, Kourtney Koebel, & @jefurzerThe find children with recession-induced household income loss have higher rates of severe mental health designations. #jhrchildmentalhealth #researchhighlight uwpress.wisc.edu/jhr-news/?p=11… #openaccess doi.org/10.3368/jhr.12…