@michelatincani.bsky.social, Ranjita Rajan and I are very proud and thrilled that our paper “The Persistent Effect of Competition on Prosociality” has been accepted at @jeeanews.bsky.social 👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality doi.org/10.1093/jeea...

It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap. If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...

This was a fun conversation with Maddy Breen. I spoke about how my life experiences have shaped my research interests, and why access to information is so important for true equality of opportunities. Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!

🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society @econometric.bsky.social Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics. Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices. Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40... 🧵

I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on. Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts. 1/

Delighted our paper on preferential college admissions is part of the NBER SI joint Education & Labor session on Wednesday — joint with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri, and Enrico Miglino. Program: www.nber.org/conferences/..., slides: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/.... Come say hi if you’re around!

What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company! All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon. dseconf.org/dse2025cours...

What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company! All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon. dseconf.org/dse2025cours...

I'm very excited for #EEA25! We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux. A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together. See you in Bordeaux!

New results from our study of the long-term impacts of affirmative action in college admissions (with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri and Enrico Miglino), using Chile’s PACE program. How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?

📢 Zachary Bleemer (Princeton) presents “College Peer Effects and the Labor Market” with Sahar Parsa, asking: Does grouping high-achieving students together benefit them academically or in the long run? (1/2) @stoneeconucl.bsky.social @zbleemer.bsky.social

📢 Viola Corradini (Columbia Business School) presents “Information and Access in School Choice Systems: Evidence from NYC,” asking: Can better information reduce school choice gaps?(1/4) @stoneeconucl.bsky.social

Preparing a lecture on subjective expectations for the Econometric Society summer school in Dynamic Structural Econometrics, and I found a Wolpin paper from 1985 (!) on the use of expectation data to estimate choice models.

Jack Mountjoy (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) presents “College as a Marriage Market” to examine assortative marriage by college type and its economic consequences. (1/4)

Great talk by @anaisfabre.bsky.social on the implications, for people and for the economy, of the uneven geographic distribution of universities.

Great talk by @dynarski.bsky.social on the effects of guaranteeing tuition fee coverage for disadvantaged students to attend a selective college. Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees. The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏

Excited to see @dynarski.bsky.social in action at the @stoneeconucl.bsky.social workshop today on inequality. When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"

A very insightful Stone Centre public lecture and Q&A on the effects of higher education on #inequality. Huge thanks to Susan @dynarski.bsky.social , @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, Bethan Staton and all involved. Stay tuned for a link to the full video.

At a terrific conference on education and economic mobility put on by @stoneeconucl.bsky.social My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳 …and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂

I am deeply saddened by the news of Ghazala’s untimely passing. Her work has been a great inspiration for my work for years, and in April this year I had the pleasures of finally meeting her in person. I was struck by her powerfully graceful demeanour and kindness. My heart goes out to her family.

In case anyone is considering TikTok, my short and low-tech video on government debt (YouTube link below) has 28K views and counting. And I only joined about two months ago. I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there. youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4

I am going to be giving a keynote lecture (online) on April 28 at 12:30 (EDT--New York) with my advice for young economists. Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup! sites.google.com/view/amie-4t... @econmentoring.bsky.social

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting. 📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹 📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025 💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... #econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm

🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered! Apply now 👇👇👇 sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...

It's the time of year when economics-trained faculty can be nominated to become NBER affiliates. If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail. Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!

Last work trip of the year: Bocconi’s LEAP Christmas meeting in beautiful Milan’s Villa Invernizzi (yes, those are flamingos by the fountain!)

ConGrats to amazing Antonio Penta who will start as an editor @reveconstudies.bsky.social January 1 (replacing Galeotti, who has completed his term): www.antoniopenta.eu

Spanish final: done. This time as a student. Totally recommend reminding yourself what it feels like to be a student. The holiday break starts feeling close!!!

I'm not an R person, but I totally agree with this point: we're doing students a disservice by teaching them stata. Even worse if you're teaching at a public university: using public money to create consumers for a private company.

Second-to-last trip of this long but exciting semester: beautiful Oslo! Thank you @mr-ed.bsky.social for the invitation to a wonderful workshop on the economics of education. Fantastic research, stimulating and fun interactions, and a wonderful sunrise over the city. What more could one ask for?

Last day of teaching for me; I’m sad. I felt joy giving every lecture. I challenged my students and they were up for it. I gave a lot, demanded a lot back, and everyone was game. I taught, but I also learned. Back to my beloved research now. What a great job we have!

1/ This very important paper by Tim Conley and Morgan Kelly is now forthcoming. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m coordinating junior hiring in Applied Econ/Empirical Micro for UCL this year and I am in awe of the quality of the applications. It will be so painful to choose.

Enjoyed presenting my work on college admissions with Michela Carlana and Enrico Miglino at Harvard’s Opportunity Insights conference. Inspiring discussions, brilliant group, and lots of coffee to beat the jet lag! opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/u...

Thank you for highlighting our research @mdenardi.bsky.social. Here are the main points: 1. Popular culture says that marijuana triggers munchies. Is this substantiated by data? Are there effects on exercise and mobility more broadly?

Interesting JMP on the long-term impacts of tracking. The paper finds that everybody benefits, even students at the bottom of the prior achievement distribution.

The Journal of the European Economic Association #JEEA is now on Bluesky: @jeeanews.bsky.social #EconSky 📉📈

Very grateful to Daniel Markovits for a brilliant presentation and discussion.

Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it www.nber.org/system/files...

Nice way to use AI when making slides: drag a picture of a formula from a paper and ask Claude to give you the latex code: On a mac: use cmd+shift+4 to take a picture. In Windows, use Windows logo key + Shift + S.

Send me your JMPs using recentering!

Hello sky people! If you're posting about your JMP then please use the hashtag #EconJMP, so that economists can find it easily. For any economics related post, use #EconSky or 📉📈.

Would love to more econ research in this space. Happy to boost anyone's research if they tag me in their post.

I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed. go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe

Thanks Tim Ederer and Anh Nguyen for inviting me to present my research on preferential college admissions with Michela Carlana and Enrico Miglino at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business — I had a great time!

Impressive study on the effects of app usage on learning among university students. The authors put together a detailed dataset linking app use, academic records, GPS, and random roommate allocations that lets them delve into the underlying mechanisms. www.nber.org/papers/w33054

Kicked off this academic year’s seminars at Yale. Thanks so much @barbarabiasi.bsky.social Jaime Arellano-Bover @cormacodea.bsky.social for the invitation and warm welcome, I had a blast! 💥

Hello everybody. I have just joined Bluesky, after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X. I will post some of my recent material from there and I plan to migrate to this platform over time.

New CEPR Discussion Paper DP19454 Inclusive Teaching: Spotting Social Isolation in the Classroom Sule Alan, Michela Carlana, Marinella Leone Data from #Italy reveal effectiveness of measures to reduce social isolation & improve behaviour in #schools cepr.org/publications... #Development #Economics