Economists often say firm discrimination cannot withstand market competition. The discriminating firm is unprofitable. But what happens when it’s consumers that have discriminatory preferences? In this case, the market doesn’t solve the problem. A 🧵nber.org/papers/w33547

Want to learn about frontier research on firms and labour markets in Vietnam? Join our first online seminar tomorrow at 11 am ET. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/vietnam-firm…

Congrats to Lazaridis School of Business & Economics prof and LCERPA Economics member Nik Cook on winning the Polanyi Prize! This achievement establishes Nik as one of Ontario's very best young economists and highlights the impact of his work in both environmental economics and research transparency.

Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on November 8-9, 2025! 📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here: editorialexpress.com/conference/Tuf… 📌More details to come! #NEUDC #NEUDC2025

Changes in Vietnam's imports, exports, and employment in response to the U.S.-China trade war were mainly due to foreign firms, especially Chinese firms. Join us online with Sung-Ju Wu tomorrow to find out more! Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/vietnam-firm…

Join us on July 30, 11 am ET, for the next Vietnam online seminar. Nghiem Q. Huynh (Nghiem Huynh) will present “Place-based Policy, Migration Barriers, and Spatial Inequality.” Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/vietnam-firm…

🆕 Electoral reform in Brazil reduced voter fraud and improved public services Today on VoxDev, Ridwan Karim (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) discusses the far-reaching consequences of electoral reform on governance in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Fascinating new paper shows that papers reporting statistical significance get at least 60% more media attention #econtwitter #econsky: from Brodeur Cook Nikolai M. Cook Taylor John Wright, a short 🧵

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Join us on August 26, 11 am ET, for the next Vietnam online seminar. Dr. Quynh (Erin) Hunh (Erin Huynh) will present “Gender Norms and Female Labour Supply; Evidence from Export Shocks in Vietnam.” Register here: mailchi.mp/b361b65134a7/j…

Gender norms influenced how female labour supply in Vietnam responded to export shocks. Join us on August 26, 11 am ET, for the next Vietnam online seminar by Dr. Quynh (Erin) Hunh (Erin Huynh). Register here mailchi.mp/b361b65134a7/j…

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday's talk by Erin Huynh on female labour supply responses to export shocks in Vietnam. Find slides here: sites.google.com/site/briandmcc… Sign up for the seminars email list here: wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cG…