Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "The undoing of economic sanctions: Evidence from the Russia–Ukraine conflict" By @rfisman.bsky.social, Giovanna Marcolongo, & Meng Wu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics

Wow, look at all the amazing queer economists presenting at BU's Women and Nonbinary People in Economics Conference! @aeacsqiep.bsky.social Oct 3rd. Free to attend! www.bostonugwe.com/werise-2025 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Also, I guess I'm on a panel?

Question for those who have more experience working with co-authors then me: At the end of the month my Dropbox subscription renews for 150 dollars. Currently my co-authors and I are using it for a project but I have access to my OneDrive and our university GoogleDrive for free! Thoughts?

I’ve got a new working paper with @danielavidart.bsky.social, hot off the press. We develop a new method for measuring the risk preferences of agents in the past, and apply it to the U.S. from 1890-1920. Check it out! Feedback is welcome. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/chcof...

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "To burn a slum: Urban land conflicts and the use of arson against Favelas" By @rafapucci.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics

Excited to see my first paper out!

Sometimes good research just finally provides well-designed evidence for an assumption many hold: supply in sex work is driven by economic slumps. doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...

I'm helping co-organize ~5 history sessions for the SEAs again! Submit here: forms.gle/vpYEgEaYtCtd... Great venue, especially for earlier stage work and for grad students. Please submit!

How agricultural productivity gaps have evolved over the last four decades, from Douglas Gollin, David Lagakos, Xiao Ma, and Shraddha Mandi https://www.nber.org/papers/w33529

I have been studying bureaucracy my entire career. Here are some insights from my research about the ongoing efforts to transform the US federal bureaucracy newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/is-the-u-s-c...

Why did solving longitude reshape global trade? How did a battle outside Vienna shape modern conflicts? What does Protestantism’s spread reveal about new ideas? These are some of the big questions in my 2025 global #econhist course at Stellenbosch University, starting today!

The CFP deadline for the 2025 meeting of the Economic History Association in Philadelphia, 5-7 September is 31 January! Get your proposals in soon! Here’s the link: eh.net/eha-meeting-...

What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of life? What would you remember as bringing satisfaction, meaning, and purpose to your life? These are the modest questions that David Lagakos, Stelios Michalopoulos and I try to answer by "interviewing" over 1,400 Americans.

Tinder’s introduction + sharply & persistently increased sexual activity with no impact on relationship formation + increased inequality in dating outcomes among male but not female students + increased sexual assaults & STDs + improved female students' mental health papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Excited to share results from a 4-year first-ever RCT across US jails. We (Crystal Yang & I) find that death rates are much higher in jails than officially reported & health care accreditation improves staff coordination, quality & save lives. www.nber.org/papers/w33357

Swift economic change may lead to both generational and gendered conflicts that result in a rapid decrease in the total fertility rate, from Claudia Goldin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33311

Friday follow (are we still doing that?) for my coauthor @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social. Lauren is presenting at the Harvard BU Economic History Seminar this afternoon #EconSky

We've organized five excellent econ history sessions for the SEAs next week. Search for "Allied-Clio/EHA" in the program to find them. Hope to see lots of you soon in DC! sea.mymeetingsavvy.net/program#glance