DEADLINE EXTENDED: New submissions welcomed by September 30

My piece in The Atlantic today: Break Up Big Econ The economics profession has become insular and status-obsessed, and not focused enough on making a positive impact on the world. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Hugely excited to see this paper land If you haven’t seen it: there is no clear evidence of a recent spread in freelance/gig work besides platform based driving. And one needs to beware when trying to measure trends using self-reported tax data like form 1040 Sched C or SE!

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Student-Based Budgeting (SBB)—a funding model responsive to students’ needs—boosted math & ELA scores in high-needs urban schools. 🔍 Pioneering research on SSB from Chris Candelaria, Peabody College's Angelique Crutchfield, & Dillon G. McGill 📄 bit.ly/3XrrmSj

🔥#CallforPapers | 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics (June 12-13, 2024) 🎓Valentin Kecht @SJECordes @IngoIsphording & Florian Zimmermann 🗣️Sydnee Caldwell & Christopher Roth 👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBehav… #EconTwitter UC Berkeley Universität zu Köln

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Special Education teachers switch schools more often than core-subject teachers, with a higher switch rate among male and Black teachers. 🔍 Authors: Andrew Pendola, IU Bloomington's Frank Perrone & Auburn University's Brandon Ryan 📄 bit.ly/4d8wJMd

CALL FOR PAPERS: 2025's CEP education conference (29-30 May) is welcoming submissions focusing on the economics of education and skills by exploring student choice, tracking, and inequality. Deadline 31 January. Full details: ow.ly/XZYL50TFrsg

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

The Economics Department at CU Denver is hiring this year! We are looking for an assistant professor in applied microeconomics. We're a friendly and supportive group and did I mention the views? Please post widely & feel free to reach out with Qs econjobmarket.org/positions/11068

Our campus is at its autumnal peak today. 🍂 🍁

📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg! The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement! More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunities/…

Open call for applications, Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Wealth and Income Inequality. Submit applications by 11:59pm EDT on December 5, 2024. More information: nber.org/career-resourc…

The week after Thanksgiving break ❄️

🗣️ Early-career and PhD-student economists studying productivity! The deadline is **January 16** to apply to this Sloan Foundation/NBER fellowship focused on policies shaping R&D, permitting, and immigration Link in thread 👇

📢Call for papers: 🚀3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education🥳 12-13 May 2025, Munich Keynote: Alexander Willén PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! cesifo.org/en/event/2025-… Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 Co-organizer Caterina Pavese CESifo

🚨New Predoc Posting Alert!🚨 Felix Koenig and I are looking to hire a full-time predoctoral fellow to work with us on projects about the economics of labor markets and the future work at Carnegie Mellon University Please share and/or apply! apply.interfolio.com/164383 Econ RA Listings

Our founding director is back on Substack again, this time talking about teacher supply. Credit to the work of Bobby W Chung Jian Zou Marc Law Mindy Marks and Tomer Stern edwardjtimmons.substack.com/p/concerned-ab…

Recently published in Journal of Public Economics: "Occupational licensing in US public schools: Nationwide implementation of Teacher Performance Assessment" By Bobby W Chung & Jian Zou sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #econtwitter

Occupational Licensing in US Public Schools cato.org/research-brief… via Cato Institute

CHEPS & SDSU ECON welcome Evan Riehl to present his working paper (w/ Christa Deneault, Jian Zou), "Disparate Impacts of Teacher Certification Exams". Join us on Thur 12/11, 3:30PM PT in AL 660 or at: sdsu.zoom.us/j/85369410028