🆕 Managing menstrual hygiene: The economics of period poverty 📢 Today on VoxDevTalks, @castrosilvia.bsky.social (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) & @kczura.bsky.social (@rug.nl) explain how menstrual hygiene is just as much an economic concern as it is a public health one: voxdev.org/topic/health...

🚀 #Stata #ridgeline ( #joyplot) is now bumped to v1.9 with new features: 👍 Sorting on marked peaks is now allowed. 👍 Peaks can now be labeled and fully customized. Test it out! More info here: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon on #SSC!

Last, @castrosilvia.bsky.social examines how peer recognition boosts workplace cooperation in Ugandan banks. A a public award increased knowledge-sharing by 21% and mentoring by 12%, without monetary incentives. The results stem from enhancing professional reputation and career prospects.

@henninghermes.com and I are looking for two PhD students for the ifo Center for the Economics of Education 👇

One of the most rewarding moments as a field researcher is when data collection begins! We’ve started the baseline for a project studying a menstrual health awareness program in Nepal. 1,400 teenagers have shared how stigma on menstruation affects their lives, and we’re on track to reach 4,000 more

Applied microeconomist being asked about SUTVA violation in their paper:

🚨CRC Discussion Paper 🚨 By @vojtabartos.bsky.social, @castrosilvia.bsky.social, @kczura.bsky.social, & Timm Opitz Reveals gender bias in entrepreneurial finance, highlighting greater constraints faced by women in accessing funds crucial for business success. A 🧵 #EconSky 📉📈 1/3

I am currently visiting the University of Tokyo. This office view and sushi 🍣 every day for lunch! Sunny side of academia #tokyodiaries #econsky

I look forward to presenting my paper "Breaking the Silence" next week at the #VfS_150 .It will be my last time discussing it at a conference as we approach the final stages of journal revision. It has been stimulating to discuss topics such as menstruation and stigma.