How did Purdue Pharma get physicians to prescribe opioids to patients? Arteaga & Barone (2022), with an absolute blockbuster of a paper, use internal filings of Purdue Pharma to shed light on their marketing strategy. Start in the cancer market and weasel their way into GP's.

People are willing to forgo 15-30% of their wage to avoid hostile work environments. Women report a stronger distaste for exclusive workplaces and environments with sexual harassment and value hybrid work twice as much in the presence of sexual harassment.

This happened 😱 !! Extremely honored to become an #NBER Faculty Research Fellow NBER ! Thanks to those who nominated me to the #EconomicsofHealth Program !!! nber.org/news/nber-appo…

You don’t have to agree , just read with an open heart❤️

The opioid epidemic has really helped Republicans at the ballot box.

The opioid crisis didn’t just devastate lives—it redrew the U.S. political map. Addiction, economic decline, and rising mortality shifted political loyalties toward Republicans in hardest hit areas. nber.org/system/files/w… #politics #geopolitics #Congress #Senate #Trump

The opioid crisis could have fueled Democratic gains. But in practice, the Republican Party’s platform and messaging resonated more deeply with the lived experiences of those most affected by the epidemic. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… #politics #geopolitics #Congress #Senate #Trump

This amazing study suggests causality from despair via opioids to GOP alignment! nber.org/papers/w33904?… Kudos to Carolina Arteaga & Vicky Barone

The opioid epidemic fueled economic hardship and a political shift. Areas hit hardest saw rising Republican support, from Carolina Arteaga and Vicky Barone nber.org/papers/w33904

This new working paper argues that female economics PhD students benefit tremendously from having female economics faculty around. How do they back up this claim? They look at the timing of sabbatical leaves. When female professors go on leave, it decreases third-year female

❤️Rest in peace Diogo Jota YWNWA

Thanks to Hoover Institution for the invitation to share our research on how the opioid epidemic fueled support for the Republican Party 👇

Omg so proud of you Pamela Medina Quispe rockstar 🙌🏽❤️