Come work in our department as the associate director of our Strengthening Families Initiative, which will be run by our fantastic new colleague Melissa Kearney (Melissa S. Kearney). The link was previously broken. Econ Jobs Bot #econtwitter #academicjobs careers.nd.edu/search-careers…

🆕 Formalising work, redistributing power: Lessons from Mexico’s outsourcing ban Today on VoxDev w/ Alejandro Estefan (Keough School of Global Affairs), Roberto Gerhard (STPS México), Joseph Kaboski (Notre Dame Economics), Kondo (Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute) & Wei Qian (Haverford College): voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Congratulations to graduate student Tim Spilde on a successful dissertation defense today!

Another job opportunity at Notre Dame. Come join us as the associate director of Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop). Job ad here: careers.nd.edu/search-careers…

New research by Lakshmi Iyer & Coleson Weir explores the persistence of colonial-era disparities in India, finding that some have faded while others remain, highlighting the impact of targeted policies. Journal of Development Economics: buff.ly/sdfvnh0

Getting ready to move into the new office

Mark your calendars for BIG Lab's inaugural conference, the BIG Forum, happening on September 25-26. Registration kicks off in July. #BIGForum Notre Dame Economics @kelloggInst @keoughglobalnd @artslettersnd buff.ly/1f57Ek9

Congratulations to our graduate students Coleson Weir and our colleague Lakshmi Iyer on this new publication!

Our colleague Jane Ryngaert has a new working paper, "The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations," joint with our graduate student Pascal Frank (Pascal Frank) and Carola Binder (Carola Conces Binder). Check it out: janeryngaert.github.io/app/resources/…

Work from our colleague, Rob Collinson (Rob Collinson) is highlighted in the July edition of the NBER Digets (NBER). Check it out: nber.org/digest

New NBER working paper from our colleague Melissa Kearney (Melissa S. Kearney), joint with Phillip Levine. "Why is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?" NBER working paper 33989. Check it out: nber.org/papers/w33989

New article from NPR, NPR, featuring several quotes from our colleague Melissa Kearney, Melissa S. Kearney: "As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges." Check it out: npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…

Former graduate student Carlos Rondon Moreno and our colleague Christiane Baumeister catching up at a Central Bank of Chile conference:

Our colleague Jeff Campbell recently spoke with WSBT 22 about whether the new $1k "Trump Accounts" will cause a baby boom: wsbt.com/news/local/tru…

Barstool Irish The Notre Dame Economics tailgate

Paper from our colleague Rob Collinson in the latest QJE QJE

Lakshmi Iyer's paper, "Gender and natural experiments in developing countries," joint with Irma Clots-Figueras, has been published as Chapter 6 in the recent Handbook of Experimental Development Economics. Check it out: e-elgar.com/shop/usd/handb…

Our friends Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) are hiring a senior research program manager. They're seeking someone with a Master’s or PhD in economics, public policy, or a related field, and solid experience managing applied research projects. Please share! careers.nd.edu/search-careers…