Gustavo Petro está enfurecido por los fracasos de su política educativa. Lo reconoció, sin medias tintas, en el Consejo de Ministros de hace dos semanas, transmitido en vivo por cadena nacional https://dozz.es/5r8f24

🚨📢 3rd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado, 🇨🇱 (Aug 19-22) Confirmed speakers 🎓 JOHN FRIEDMAN (Brown) 🎓 STEVE PISCHKE (LSE) ✅ Submissions by March 2nd, 2025. uandes.cl/workshop-on-... 2024 edition ⛷️ youtu.be/Qb3gw1IFjnk?...

@belindaarch.bsky.social and I have written a letter from economists regarding PEPFAR. Please sign and share with your network. Only economist signatures right now (for more focused impact). Once signed, we will share with the administration, congress, + the media. #econsky forms.gle/C5roVX5sFF14...

@andresmoya.bsky.social and others' work on how psychosocial support to caregivers in conflict-affect Colombia can improve maternal mental health and child development. www.jointdatacenter.org/wp-content/u...

How do people learn about their ability to learn? In my JMP, I show they struggle. Past learning experiences could help predict future learning and guide better skill investments. But do people use this information effectively?

Here’s a starter pack of Colombian researchers and those working on Colombia. (In progress, please let me know if you’d like to be added). #EconSky 📉📈 go.bsky.app/BZcthTV

🚨 Job Market Paper 🚨 If 6 million individuals *voluntarily* put themself in a life-and-death situation, what drove them to make that choice? My job market paper examines how perceived fairness affected the decision to voluntarily enlist in the US during WW2 #EconJMP #EconJMC #EconTwitter [1/8]

The @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev (Scholars of Education in Developing Countries) Community Group meets Friday Nov 8 at 11am ET! Join us as Qinyou Hu & Rafael Hernandez-Pachon present work in progress. All welcome! Contact me for Zoom link. Join group @aefpweb.bsky.social website. #econsky #edusky

Check out the amazing job market candidates from our economics and education group here: www.tc.columbia.edu/education-po... I'm the placement director/DGS and happy to field all/any inquiries. They are objectively great!!! (new post with link fixed!!)

Of course I closed my eyes on the official picture of my first conference 🤦🏽‍♂️. Thanks to the organizers @ingoisphording.bsky.social, @pingerpia.bsky.social. It was great to see that our field is thriving and to meet new colleagues! 🤓

This Thursday, we host the IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education in Bonn. Keynote by @cohodes.bsky.social. Full program and link for Zoom stream 👇 conference.iza.org/conference_f... Looking forward to see so many old and new faces! Who of the presenters is already on BS?

Let's give #EconSky📉📈 a try! I'm thrilled (but a litte scared 😅) to be presenting at my first conference. Join us on Oct 20, 9:50 am at IZA/ Bonn to hear about dynamic complementarities in Ecuador. Work in progress with amazing co-authors not yet on this site. And if you're there, let's connect! 😁