Timely research on the SNAP program

Professor of Public Service Sherry Glied co-authored an op-ed for JAMA Health Forum, discussing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's proposed work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Amazing cohort of job market candidates at Harris! Check them out! harris.uchicago.edu/career-develop…

"Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion by 3.4 percent four years after the incident. This decline is driven by incidents occurring after 2015, among which we observe a 7 percent decline in degree completion"

Most young adults rely on family support as they enter adulthood, but youth who age out of foster care at 18 often lack that support. In her JMP, Kate Musen (Kate Musen) finds that letting these youth stay in care until 21 substantially improves college and labor market outcomes.

Adam Solomon and I are seeking a highly skilled and motivated predoctoral research assistant to work with us at NYU Stern. This is a full-time position aimed at candidates interested in an economics or finance PhD. Faculty, please tell your students to apply! Link here:

The NBER Trans Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES) will be in Munich June 8-10. Keynotes by Stefanie Stantcheva & Johannes Spinnewijn >> org by Andreas Peichl and me >> Deadline for submissions is NOV 20. Submit now!! nber.org/calls-papers-a… CESifo NBER

Marianne Bitler quoted on article about SNAP ucdavis.edu/news/beyond-sh…

It’s totally fine to be on both markets. Even if your research is great, the academic job market is always a crapshoot. Nobody reasonable (in academia, at least) will hold applying to industry jobs against you.

Sad to see people eagerly eat up this viral post that assumes correlation is causation. The causal effect of school funding on outcomes is heavily studied in economics. Giving poor schools more money improves learning & economic outcomes. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Please encourage people to apply for this entry-level assistant analyst position at the Congressional Budget Office -- deadline to apply is 22 December.

Fantastic job opportunity for BAs interested in economics and policy

Kevin A. Bryan Jason Furman The causal effect is what matters for many policy questions even if % of variance explained is tiny. Eg should we give districts better funding and give them discretion (something like what this estimates) or do focused policies like train teachers more? We care about return per

Attention: PhD students and early-career researchers interested in the fiscal and economic effects of productivity policies -- particularly R&D, immigration, and infrastructure permitting. Apply for this Sloan Foundation NBER fellowship (due 1/4/26):

Call for nominations for these SOLE leadership positions: Vice President (2026–2029 term), two Board Members (2026–2028 term). We invite nominations of individuals who have demonstrated commitment to, and enhanced the contribution of, labor economics. buff.ly/mQl1e2x

CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated. Women in economics have

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Extremely happy and proud to see this paper published. Lots of hard work with Carolina Arteaga! Put this one in your thanksgiving reading list. 🤓