This analysis is true, and I and @tejendrapsingh have a working paper on the Health Effects of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare Program rolled out in 2008 and 2009 in Nigeria that delves into this 🧵 osf.io/preprints/osf/…

I've been going through issues of AER & noticed that the distribution of JEL codes has been fairly stable over the past 25 years. I was expecting there to be a more noticeable rise in all applied topics... #EconTwitter

Some prohibitions not only fail to meet their own policy goals but harm disadvantaged groups. FH&P: early 1970s legal abortion access in the US cut non-White maternal mortality by 30-50%, especially in lower-income, less educated, and healthcare under-resourced counties.

#Bangladesh is facing the most devastating #flood in 3 decades. Consider donating to orgs like BRAC which will ensure your $$ reach the people in need, in the fastest, most effective way possible, with support network throughout the country. Options to donate ⬇️

Thank you AEA Journals for publishing our work on #RoeVWade.

Thanks to AEA Journals for publishing and highlighting our research on #abortion legalization, #roevwade & #MaternalHealth Super thankful for the opportunity to collaborate w/ Lauren Hoehn-Velasco and Michael F. Pesko 🇺🇸 🇺🇦

Thanks for the shout-out! Looking forward to joining the AUG - School of Public Health team of wonderful scholars.

Congrats Lauren Hoehn-Velasco 🙌🏼 Your success is such an inspiration!

Looking for a non-technical review of the economics literature on abortion policy? I've got a new review piece forthcoming at Annual Reviews covering 50 years of abortion policy, from the Roe era until just prior to Dobbs. Here's the preprint: drive.google.com/file/d/13lnSi4…

This is a banger of a JEL issue. I’m especially excited about Marianne Page’s review piece on how income affects children’s long run outcomes. Timely summary for upcoming discussions of expanding the Child Tax Credit.

Our 24/25 seminar series got off to a great start with a talk by @christopherruhm yesterday! The room was packed with faculty and students. Thanks to Keith Teltser for inviting Chris and Lauren Hoehn-Velasco for overall seminar series coordination!

CSWEP News Issue III - Navigating the Post-pandemic Economics Job Market is out! @Orgul_Ozturk, co-editor of this issue and the Southern rep on CSWEP’s board has compiled a collection of articles with excellent advice for candidates and recruiters. aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…

🚨TOMORROW🚨 ➡️Friday 9/20 2pm ET ➡️"Policy implementation science: moving beyond binary definitions of tobacco policy" ➡️Doug Levy from Harvard Medical School MGH Health Policy Research Center Mongan Institute ➡️Top of the TOPS to follow 👉Register: bit.ly/TOPS-Summer2024

Thanks @ATLnewsfirst for having me on to discuss nicotine pouches and the FDA! #ATLnewsfirst

Our GSU Economics department Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series @AYSPS is excited to introduce our 2024-2025 job market candidates! 🎉 #EconTwitter Below ⬇️ is a short intro to each candidate. For more information, go to aysps.gsu.edu/economics/curr…

Are People Fleeing States With Abortion Bans? Yes, according to our analysis of change-of-address data from the USPS. For more details, see our NBER WP or abstract below: nber.org/papers/w33328 #EconSky Joint work w/: Daniel Dench + Kelly Lifchez + Jancy Ling Liu

So cool! Michael F. Pesko 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🙌🏽

Excited for our spring seminar lineup at Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series!! If you’re in the Atlanta area, reach out to me if you want to drop in on one of these talks.

Thanks Jessica Leight for highlighting our work🙏and for the wonderful summary of all the exciting research in this space

Thrilled to be included in this list of cool young researchers 😄 Jessica Leight thanks for highlighting my work. I greatly appreciate the support and encouragement you provide to young scholars like me!