There are lots of excellent career paths for smart folks who love economics! An econ PhD is *one* of them worth considering, with some really nice perks but also some unpleasant things. Read the article if you are thinking about it. And if you are still interested, check out #UConn.

I didn't realize when I was doing this research that it would become so relevant today....thank you, @olgakhazan.bsky.social for sharing it.

Policies don’t just change costs—they can change norms. Our new paper suggests that when friends and family members back home take maternal longer leaves because of a policy change, immigrant moms in the U.S. take longer leaves--despite the cost.

Trump's mass deportation plan could drain more than $20 billion a year from Social Security

To all students from African countries interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics at UConn (or any other econ PhD program) in the future, consider applying to this now. #EconSky.

Dear Econ PhD applicants: For full consideration, please have your application materials in by this Wednesday, January 15, 2025. #econsky

See my work on how how a deportation policy resulted in more elderly Americans moving into nursing homes--because harder to find home care workers, etc. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh.... And also how greater availability of immigrant labor improves quality of care of nursing homes doi.org/10.3368/jhr.....

Dear #EconSky, check out UConn JMC Anastassiya Karaban! And thank you to my colleague @remylevin.bsky.social‬ who is not only a top researcher but he's also a spectacular mentor. Thankful this Thanksgiving for great students and great colleagues.

Interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics? UConn may be a great fit for you with its small class sizes and 3-4 external seminars per week. For more information, visit www.econ.uconn.edu or contact me directly.