Join us to learn everything about the signaling mechanism! Important for both candidates and recruiting committees!

Super excited for the inaugural summit of LGBTQ+ Economists and Allies in Asia-Pacific (LEAP)! Come and join us in beautiful Melbourne on May 13-14, 2026! ❗𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟒 𝐃𝐞𝐜❗ melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...

📢 #EJME virtual workshop II Join @david-schindler.de 🗓️Thurs, Oct 16 @15:30 CEST ℹ️ Pitching your paper, advice on behaviour, things to say during interviews, fly-outs & Negotiating offers, contracts PLUS exploding offers Registration: bit.ly/42cS3gX @eayeconomists.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social

📢EEA pleased to welcome 4 new members to MinE Committee: Dunli Li (UCL), Anastasia Litina (University of Macedonia), Nicholas Palma (Anglia Ruskin University), and Yaprak Tavman (University of York) ℹ️ www.eeassoc.org/news/eea-ple... @eayeconomists.bsky.social @ecqe.bsky.social

🗓️Join them on Mon, Oct 27 @ 15:30 CET for a virtual session on their research Register: eeassoc.org/news/mine-be...

🥇Congrats Donia Kamel, awarded EEA's MinE Best Paper Award 2025 📝Between Arab and White: Syrians and the Naturalization Law 👏also to runners-up @sbagagli.bsky.social Kristina Manysheva, Joan Jennifer Martinez 🙏 Hub for Equal Representation – H.E.R. (LSE) for funding ℹ️ www.eeassoc.org/mine-best-pa...

Households with intersex members (representing nearly 3 percent of Chile's population) have substantively lower incomes than those without. Previous work shows "significant workplace rejection and discrimination." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... by @ercio.bsky.social et al.

📢 Call for MinE Committee members! MinE Committee welcomes (self) nominations from all economists who will foster & promote a culture of diversity & inclusion in the European economics community. ℹ️ www.eeassoc.org/news/call-po...

EEA congrats Marie-Pascale Grimon for being awarded the Outstanding Paper Award, funded by our MinE Committee, at 5th Virtual Discrimination & Diversity Workshop. More info on her paper, the other winning paper & the workshop here: www.eeassoc.org/news/outstan...

A look at the experiences of intersex individuals in Mexico reveals disparities affecting their health and livelihoods. Intersex people are born with physical sex characteristics that don’t fit typical definitions of male or female bodies. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Had a great time presenting and attending the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! The quality of presentations was impressive, and I received valuable feedback on my research with @alisto.bsky.social and @ercio.bsky.social on measuring attitudes toward sexual minorities 🏳️‍🌈 doi.org/10.48550/arX...

🚨New in PNAS Nexus: We analyze nationally representative data from Mexico on intersex individuals—1.6% of the pop. 📊 Findings show major disparities in mental health, workplace rejection & violence. Urgent need for inclusive policy. 📄 doi.org/10.1093/pnas... #Intersex #LGBTQI #HealthEquity

Prejudice is common in modern societies. Reducing prejudice is difficult to do, particularly in a cost-effective & scalable manner. Can AI help reduce prejudice? My new working paper w @semrasevi.bsky.social, @mbosley.bsky.social & Crabtree examines this question! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Now that #PAA2025 is over, why not think about submitting your work to the Queer Demography session I'm co-organising with @mortenkthomsen.bsky.social at @bspsuk.bsky.social? We welcome abstracts on LGBTQIA+ populations at any stage of development. Deadline: May 9th www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

📢EEA's Education Committee opens 4th edition of TEACHING AWARDS for academic economists who make a significant contribution to spreading knowledge on economics through their teaching ℹ️https://eeassoc.org/news/eea-education-committee-2025-awards-teaching-economics Nomination deadline: April 30

Great to have had the opportunity to present at the European Commission Joint Research Centre on my recent work with @ercio.bsky.social and @alisto.bsky.social, which examines the sources of taste-based discrimination against gay workers in Chile 🏳️‍🌈

📢Registration is now open for the Spring Term sessions of the RES #DoctoralTrainingProgramme! Our #DTP includes #expertworkshops on skills necessary for #PhDstudents in #Economics and masterclasses in important areas of Economic #research. 👉 bit.ly/4dfyUy0 #EconSky #EconConf

It was a pleasure to present my latest research with @ercio.bsky.social and @alisto.bsky.social on attitudes toward sexual minorities in Chile at the University of Oxford today 🏳️‍🌈

Proud of this piece of work! With the irreplaceable @fedetrastulli.bsky.social LGBT+ political representation involves critical factors like party ideology, activism, and visibility. We interviewed several Italian LGBT+ politicians to explore how they navigate these dynamics👇 t.co/wfOVpdOrMc

📢 #EconSky Full info: eea2025.org @ecqe.bsky.social @eayeconomists.bsky.social

📢 The Call for Papers for the 3rd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop (17-18 June 2025) hosted by @uofebusiness.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk is now open! 🔗 More info: sites.google.com/view/diversi... 🗓 Deadline: 10 March 2025 Don't miss the chance to contribute! #Econbluesky #Econsky #EconConf

🏳️‍⚧️My new #LGBTQ study on support for transgender individuals in the workplace is now in print in Management Science! 🏳️‍🌈 Despite evidence of misreporting, the majority of Americans are comfortable with transgender managers and support nondiscrimination protection #EconSky doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...

📢 Participate in the RES Culture Survey! 📢 We invite all members of the UK #Economics academic community to share their experiences. Help contribute to a deeper understanding of inclusivity and professional culture. ⏰28 February 2025 👉 bit.ly/4i71G77 #EconSky #RESSurvey

What a joy to work with @sansoneecon.bsky.social and Kitt Carpenter and Maxine Lee on this new paper. The marriage equality issue may soon be back on the front burner—we found it had lots of good effects and no bad ones!

I am happy to share that our #LGBTQ paper reviewing the socioeconomic and health impact of same-sex marriage legalization is now in print in JPAM! 🎉 @appam.bsky.social Huge thanks to my amazing coauthors @lbadgett.bsky.social Kitt Carpenter Maxine Lee Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/pam....

CSQIEP virtual seminar starts TOMORROW Tuesday January 7, 2025 with Donn Feir "Nonbinary Gender Identities and Earnings: Evidence from a National Census" Preview: NB people earn way less than everyone else Sign up to get the zoom link and schedule at www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

We've stated a LGBTQ+ Economists Starter pack! Please message if you'd like to be added! I nether know all the out economists, nor know who is on bluesky. go.bsky.app/QEvhc3r

CSQIEP is at the ASSAs! Look for us at registration! Events at Hilton San Francisco Union Square: Saturday, January 4th - 12:30pm-2:15pm (PST) CSQIEP Business Meeting (free lunch, no RSVP required!), Franciscan B&C, Talk by Isaiah Andrews!

📢 Participate in the RES Culture Survey! 📢 We invite all members of the UK #Economics academic community to share their experiences. Help contribute to a deeper understanding of inclusivity and professional culture. ⏰28 February 2025 👉https://buff.ly/3ZYOfiv #EconSky #RESSurvey

📢 Participate in the RES Culture Survey! 📢 We invite all members of the UK #Economics academic community to share their experiences. Help contribute to a deeper understanding of inclusivity and professional culture. ⏰28 February 2025 👉 bit.ly/4i71G77 #EconSky #RESSurvey #EduSky #TeachEcon

📢 Thrilled to announce the 3rd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop on June 16-17, 2025 at the University of Exeter, featuring keynotes by Josh Angrist, Patricia Cortes, and Imran Rasul! Stay tuned for the Call for Papers—coming soon! See more info here: bit.ly/3OQ5eNx

I often talk to people who have no idea how dire the situation is in the UK when it comes to trans healthcare provision. So this is just a gentle reminder that waiting times for INITIAL ASSESMENTS at NHS gender clinics currently exceed 6 years. Yes, 6. Yes, for initial assessments.

We have released a short summary in response to the Department for Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Review. Led by @discoverecon.bsky.social. Read👉 bit.ly/3D2tcTa #EconSky #RESStatement #Education

What defines the transgender population? We recently had a paper come out in SSM in which we explore this in Danish population data. We find that certain groups of transgender individuals, but not all, are disadvantaged in education, labour market outcomes, and health. Keen to hear your thoughts!

Join the super friendly and supportive LGBTQ+ Research Network for people researching LGBTQ+ topics. We meet regularly online to share ideas and research. Share your username in the comments to be added. @dradambrett.bsky.social go.bsky.app/S2RmnYf

This Journal of Econ Perspectives review on LGBTQ Economics by my Umass colleague @LeeBadgett et al. is a must read. I learnt a lot reading it! https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.35.2.141

go.bsky.app/MfDLiDV - will expand+update as folx like/share. ty!

📢 Participate in the RES Culture Survey! 📢 We invite all members of the UK #Economics academic community to share their experiences. Help contribute to a deeper understanding of inclusivity and professional culture. ⏰28 February 2025 👉 bit.ly/4i71G77 #EconSky #RESSurvey

The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list. go.bsky.app/4kR21vX

Don't forget to add your #Bluesky account to your #RePEc profile! authors.repec.org #econsky #RePEc

📢 New Findings on #EDI in Economics by @eeanews.bsky.social My key indicator: 3% of women, ethnic minorities, and #LGBTQ respondents reported having been sexually assaulted by another economist. Let's work to make these numbers go to zero #MeToo #EconSky @voxeu.org: cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Hello! We are a committee that works to connect LGBTQ+ economists across Europe at all stages of their career, both inside and outside of academia We have everything from mentorship programs for early-career economists, to social events, to the occasional seminar More ➡️ sites.google.com/view/ecqe

Have you booked your place to the next Economics #Diversity and #Inclusion Network online meeting on 5th December? Do it! We talk about recruiting practices, measuring inclusion & gender gaps, and awarding gaps in Economics. To register: tinyurl.com/RESdiversity

Pleased to see my #LGBTQ research with Lee Badgett and Kitt Carpenter, originally published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives @aeajournals.bsky.social, discussed in @soumayakeynes.bsky.social article on the lesbian pay premium in the @financialtimes.com #EconSky

Economists registered with the RePEc Author Service can list their social media account in their profiles. The count as of today: 3213 Xwitter 440 Mastodon 134 Bluesky authors.repec.org ideas.repec.org/i/ebluesky.h... #EconSky #RePEc

Be sure to check out (and cite!) this important review article in the JEL on the economics of sexual orientation and gender identity written by pathbreaking scholars in this field.

📢Book your place for our next #DiversityInclusion Network meeting on 'From Diversity Research to Inclusive Practices in Economics'. 🗓️Thursday 5 December 15:00-17:00 👉https://bit.ly/3CDeKRt #DiversityNetwork #EconSky #RESEvents

"The self-selection inherent in non-probabilistic web-based surveys can result in a characterization of LGBTI+ people that assigns them higher educational attainment and better labor market outcomes." publications.iadb.org/en/how-much-... by Muñoz & Saavedra

The Department of Economics at the @uofebusiness.bsky.social is seeking to fill at least one post at the level of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the fields of #Econometrics or #Macroeconomics. More info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... #BlueSky #JobMarket #Exeter #Devon