If only we had evidence on the effects of abortion bans of migration for policymakers to consider… Oh wait, we do! www.nber.org/papers/w33328

I'm beyond honored that this work was recognized with the best poster award at the SOLE awards tonight. There were so many amazing posters being presented that having our research even in the conversation let alone winning is a dream.

It was great to be able to present our work on gender match and persistence in economics at #SOLE2026! In a job where you frequently get told that your research isn't good enough it is always nice to have people you admire praise the work you are doing.

@marissaeckrote.bsky.social and UWL Econ were kind enough to host me yesterday, and even got a presentation action shot!

Thanks for coming to visit UWL @kathrynbollman.bsky.social! It was great to have so many faculty and students in attendance to hear about your working paper on police overtime.

I'm ecstatic to see this work finally published! This was very different from the usual causal inference type work that I do, but the insights I think we can provide for our local communities are extremely valuable. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My New Years resolution for 2026 is to say "yes" to more opportunities and be more confident in my skills. I kicked this off yesterday by agreeing to be interviewed on WPR this morning to discuss the November jobs report and what it means for Wisconsinites!

Updates on my website today! -Frosty Climate, Icy Relationships: Cold and Intimate Partner Violence in Peru moves up to the “Accepted Papers” section (JDE!) -New Counterfactual simulator app for Gun Policy and the Steel Paradox Check them out at katiebollman.com 🎉🎉🎉

Happened at MSU too. We had students who were on-campus for the shooting and were at Oxford High School during the shooting there.

I have done this a few times... In our profession we got so much rejection and even R&Rs may focus on the negatives. Telling someone you like their paper is refreshing for the person and you too!

New working paper with my coauthors: Who Teaches Matters. Using near-random assignment at a broad-access public university, we provide causal evidence that female instructors significantly increase women’s persistence in economics. 🔗 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #Econ #EconResearch

I'm so excited to have my first econ publication with such a great group of coauthors! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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