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Are employers optimizing their 401(k) match? NEW research by Tobin Faculty Affiliate Cormac O'Dea O’Dea & Yale University PhD student Guillermo Carranza, together w/ coauthors Fiona Greig & Anna Madamba (Vanguard) and Taha Choukhmane & Lawrence Schmidt (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)): tobin.yale.edu/news/240821/ar…

1.5% of yearly US GDP goes to retirement saving incentives, amplifying race and parental income wealth gaps. Reforms could close retirement wealth gaps by one-third, from Taha Choukhmane, Jorge E. Colmenares, Cormac O'Dea, Rothbaum, and Lawrence Schmidt nber.org/papers/w32843

Exciting collaboration of UCD Economics and TCD Economics to bring excellent researchers to Dublin for the Irish Public Economics Workshop. Well done Enda Hargaden Nora Strecker Barra Roantree Here's to many more iterations of this workshop. 💪 University College Dublin UCD Social Sciences

Many U.S. retirement plans exacerbate pay inequity, a new Yale co-led study finds, with employer contributions disproportionately going to higher-income workers, white workers, and those with more access to liquid wealth. The study also suggests policies to help reverse the

Today's the day! My brand new #audiodrama The Greatest Matter is out! If you're a fan of the #gothic, #victorian fiction, or a good mystery, then have a listen on your podcast player of choice or at thegreatestmatter.com

Blockbuster paper from all-star team (John Eric Humphries, Christopher A. Neilson, Xiaoyang Ye, Seth Zimmerman) nber.org/papers/w33038

We’re excited to introduce the Yale University Department of Economics 2024-25 Job Market Candidates! Learn more about the candidates and their research here: economics.yale.edu/phd-program/pl…

Lindsey Uniat (@LindseyUniat): “The Quiet Revolution and the Decline of Routine Jobs” Website: lindseyuniat.com

Meet this year's talented Yale Department of Economics Job Market Candidates! Learn more about their experience and research here: economics.yale.edu/phd-program/pl…

Stephan Waizmann's job market paper studies how AI affects firm-consumer dynamics. He shows that opaque algorithms yield higher profits than transparent ones and may be better for consumer surplus as well. Details: stephanwaizmann.com

Samuel Solomon's (Sam Solomon) job market paper examines the underlying drivers and aggregate implications of occupational following—when children enter into their parent’s occupation—for the labor market, social mobility, and total output. Website: samuelmsolomon.com

I'm very excited to be on the 2024-25 academic job market! Check out my research here: samuelmsolomon.com

Daniel’s job market paper proposes a novel approach to institution-level asset demand estimation and then applies it to obtain estimates of investor beliefs, finding that investors fail to fully account for the beliefs of others. Website: sites.google.com/view/daniel-gr…

Super excited to be on the market this year! Check out my research on economic growth and development here: matthewschwartzman.com

We are hiring! The University of Galway is on the market for an Assistant Professor in Economics. The position is open to any field and is a permanent, tenured position. (1/5)

A book review of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. This is probably the first book review you will read that has absolutely no spoilers and that you will appreciate equally whether you have read the book or not (at least if you read to the end).

Unbundling college: Causal returns to US college majors, minors, and extracurriculars. An audit study of seniors' first-job search, with Carolina Bussotti, John Nunley, and Alan Seals. We find: majors matter, zero returns to minors, positive returns to extracurriculars. 1/6🧵

UCD Economics has two tenure-track AP jobs available. One post is broadly in behavioural/enviro, and one is in ML/AI/econometrics. Pre-tenure, pay is up to €100k/year + pension. If you’re on the job market, or considering a move, you should at least apply. Deadline is Friday.

NEW in the AER, Taha Choukhmane, Lucas Goodman 🏳️‍🌈, and Cormac O'Dea study how couples allocate retirement-saving contributions across each spouse's account. Read the full publication here: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

(1/10) 🚨Paper alert!🚨 How millions of US couples miss out on $750/yr in employer money by not coordinating 401(k) contributions. Evidence + implications for theory below 👇🧵 In the AER at AEA Journals w/ Lucas Goodman 🏳️‍🌈 Cormac O'Dea aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…