The ‘Meet your Future’ program in Uganda improved employment outcomes for young job-seekers by fostering realistic job expectations. Last month, Livia Alfonsi Harvard Business School, Mary Namubiru BRAC & Sara Spaziani Brown University outlined their research: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

So many interesting sessions! Even more delighted to present my JMP at #IIPF2023 next week ☺️ (My talk: 8/15 8am Welfare Programs 2, Huntsman Hall 226)

High praise from Till von Wachter for new Upjohn Press book on reforming the unemployment insurance system by Stephen A. Wandner. upjohn.org/research-highl…

The 2023 Etta Chiuri Prize for the best article written by economists under 40 has been assigned to Livia Alfonsi, Mary Namubiru, and Sara Spaziani with: "Meet Your Future: Experimental Evidence on the Labor Market Effects of Mentors". Congrats! ➡️➡️urly.it/3x9j1

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Good morning, National Tax Assoc.! I will be presenting my JMP on Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing at the 8.30am session on The Effects of Social Insurance Programs.🏔️: Gray's Peak A. Hope to see you there 😊

Next is Sara Spaziani (saraspaziani.com/home; Sara Spaziani): an applied microeconomist studying social insurance programs & labor market inequity Her JMP derives and applies a "Baily-style" formula to evaluate the optimality of firm experience ratings in UI tax systems. Nice!

Our article is out🎉 We explore the impact of COVID-19 on skilled workers in Uganda. The labor market trajectories of economically empowered women in low-income countries are highly vulnerable to temporary shocks. With Livia Alfonsi and Mary Namubiru link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Sara Spaziani is working in public economics and labor economics. Her Job market paper is titled "Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing: Theory and Evidence from Two US States". saraspaziani.com/home

Unemployment insurance’s efficacy+sustainability over economic cycles rely on governments securing and promptly allocating resources to workers in need. How should we fund the program? Explore different labor market and welfare effects of US vs EU+CA financing policies in my JMP!

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TOMORROW, Tuesday 30 January at 10 am (CET) we are looking forward to hear Sara Spaziani Sara Spaziani from Brown Economics present her Job Market Paper "Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing: Theory and Evidence from Two US States". More info: su.se/institute-for-…

AMSE Seminar | Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing: Theory and Evidence from Two US States 🗣️Sara Spaziani (Sara Spaziani), Brown University 📅February 2, 11:30am to 12:45pm 📍AMSE, #Marseille ➡️amse.site/2AKhB 📷Siberian Art/Adobe Stock

Next seminar at UAB Dep Applied Economics, Sara Spaziani (Sara Spaziani, Brown): "Optimal Unemployment Insurance Financing: Theory and Evidence from Two US States" Wednesday 7 Feb 15:00 at Sala de Graus @EconomiaUAB saraspaziani.com/home

Recent paper by Livia Alfonsi Sara Spaziani and Mary Namubiru shows that 18 months after the covid-19 lockdowns were lifted in Uganda, 10% of previously employed women remained unemployed, 35% partially employed. Gender pay gap increased.

After 6 intense but amazing years, last week I completed my PhD at Brown Economics! 🎉Next fall I will join Warwick Economics for a postdoc, and the following year I'll join Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona as an Assistant Professor!

“The research question is extremely interesting and the results have key political implications as they suggests that publicly displayed divisive symbols can become important drivers of segregation.” 👏 Francesco Ferlenga!