.Tara E W & I are excited to announce a new Virtual Economics of Poverty and Policy Seminar (VEPPS) Spring 2024 speakers include @mpbitler Dr. Chloe N. East she/her @chloeneast.bsky.social Sheridan Fuller professional age forecaster & Hilary Hoynes Sign up for more info at forms.gle/Mp3ZGL8e89TG3o…

❗️Why Can't Americans Have Better and Cheaper Health Care? Join us next Friday, January 19, at 12 PM ET for a Hopkins Business of Health Initiative webinar with Jim Rebitzer and Robert Rebitzer, authors of "Why Not Better and Cheaper? Healthcare and Innovation" Register here: hbhi.jhu.edu/events/why-can… Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

My new paper with Alicia Munnell argues for rolling back the federal tax expenditure for retirement plan contributions and redirecting the savings to Social Security. Full repeal would fix roughly 3/4 of Social Security’s long-term funding gap. @aeiecon CRR Boston College

I’m excited to announce a funded year-long PhD student fellowship, combining non-partisan economic policy research & public service at: - Congressional Budget Office U.S. CBO - Congressional Research Service - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MedPAC

My 2019 experienced - placed with CRS4Congress - was remarkable, and I’d recommend this to anyone. Happy to chat/message more with anybody interested!

Had a great time presenting at the UGA PhD Student Research Symposium Terry College | UGA. Many thanks to David Eckles for organizing and to Spencer Educational Foundation for sponsoring. This is post-presentation shot, when I was grateful (as we all are) to talk to people about my work!

Very excited to announce that I have been selected as a 2024 Summer Fellow in the Chief Evaluation Office U.S. Department of Labor. Eager to spend the summer getting feedback on my dissertation projects & learning from folks doing super cool work. #EconTwitter #Grateful dol.gov/agencies/oasp/…

Very excited to see this report out! It was an honor to be the principal investigator and lead author for this rendition of the workers’ compensation report. I am grateful for my coauthors, the study panel’s advice, and the Academy staff.

I was so honored to attend this last year for the inaugural program. Daniel Kühnle makes this program so awesome, and everyone should attend! I’ll be very jealous of everyone in Essen in August 🤓

📢Brief reminder - deadline approach! 📢 This is a great opportunity for PhD students in #healtheconomics, come join our fantastic workshop! Please check our amazing program! The deadline for is tomorrow! Feel free to share with anyone who maybe interested! #EconTwitter

Excited and honored to be part of the 2024 cohort!

A great week at the Price Theory Summer Camp! What an awesome cohort of people. Many thanks to Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and The University of Chicago for hosting and making this so much fun, in and out of the classroom.

As an Econ student, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “Chicago school of thought” in class/seminars (perhaps also whispered in hallways…) Attending PTSC ‘24 at UChicago was an opportunity in understanding it, and thinking about its implications for my own research.

Are you a researcher looking to improve your causal inference skills? I'm excited to announce that the CJ team Arnold Ventures is hosting 3 causal inference workshops this fall! Two are the day before ASC (Nov 12 in San Francisco), and one is the day before APPAM (Nov 20 just

More: bit.ly/4gWnbHg Despite pricing declines, 13 of 16 competitive workers’ compensation #statefunds generated YOY growth in net premiums written due to raised economic conditions & strong payroll growth in many states. #insurance #workerscompensation #insuranceindustry

Grateful to Poverty Research IRP for their support at my first #APPAM. Looking forward to a great few days!

Eager to share a new OpEd, joint with J Michael Collins, out in the Journal Sentinel this weekend. jsonline.com/story/opinion/… Poverty Research IRP UW-Madison RDRC

Professor J. Michael Collins Poverty Research IRP and Tyler Welch Wisconsin School of Business found that terminating social insurance programs, “…will cost the average Wisconsinite more than $7,000 per year.” They shared their findings in a Journal Sentinel op-ed. Read more🔽 buff.ly/tN00WyH

Really enjoyed attending PRC's 2025 symposium last week; I was honored to have joint work (with Anita Mukherjee and Hessam Bavafa) on the program. Most importantly, though, I have this photo with Olivia S. Mitchell, my academic idol, and Anita Mukherjee!