Work by Smith College Economics's own Gillian Brunet and coauthors on war bonds, inflation, and voter sentiment is featured in the March NBER Digest: nber.org/digest/202403/…

Researchers at Smith College Economics @WellesleyEcon and Huntsman School of Business study the impact of post-WWII #inflation on voting outcomes using data on the sales of savings bonds during the war. promarket.org/2024/03/05/how…

Thanks to Amanda Agan for visiting Smith College Economics today and presenting her really interesting paper "Removing the Mark: Labor Market Impacts of Criminal Record Remediation."

New work by Smith College Economics Professor Lucie Schmidt:

📢 Upcoming Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities Seminar! We're thrilled to welcome Lucie Schmidt from Smith College Economics, presenting "Does Old Age Social Security Help Children? The Impact of Social Security on Child Well-Being" 📅 May 2, 2024 ⏰ 15:00 (UK Time) 🔗 Register now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to Smith College Economics student Juliana Makon for winning a global youth essay contest sponsored by UN Trade and Development سـوريـاء🇸🇾 Rethinking Economics. Juliana presented recommendations on incorporating social welfare and carbon emission metrics into GDP calculations last week in Geneva.

Publication alert! New work by Smith College Economics Prof Mariyana Zapryanova and coauthors at Journal of Public Economics!

New work by Smith College Economics Prof Lucie Schmidt:

Congratulations to Rohini Ray '14, who recently received her PhD in Economics from UCSD.  So proud of you, Dr. Ray!

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…

Thank you to Ronja Helénsdotter for spending the day with us at Smith College Economics!