Laia Navarro-Sola
@Lnavarrosola
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Assistant Professor of economics @IIES_Sthlm @Stockholm_Uni . Human capital, development, education. Northwestern PhD.
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A lesson from my PhD that continues to shape my research decisions today is the "6 Projects Rule" (credited to
@ProfNoto
): “At any point, you should aim to have 2 projects at the submission stage, 2 at the “active research” stage, and 2 at the project development stage”.
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This semester I taught my first classes in the development PhD course. With
@abhijeetsingh
, we created a 3-lecture (9h) mini-series in education and human capital. There’s so much exciting work in this area! A short summary of the topics and papers covered here ⬇️. (1/12)
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#EconTwitter
I'm thrilled to share some professional news: I'm joining IIES at Stockholm University as Assistant professor this fall. I'm looking forward to working with such amazing colleagues and students!
We are very happy to announce that
@Lnavarrosola
will be joining the
#IIES
from
@NorthwesternU
as Assistant Professor! Laia is an applied microeconomist working on human capital, labor market returns, and education in developing countries. Warmly welcome to the IIES!
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2/100 (yes, not a typo) in my first micro theory PhD midterm. The worst thing? I spent the whole exam answering the questions, and I finished thinking I did a decent job. A lesson of humility, I had never failed before. Bottom line: if you have to fail, fail big or go home.
Flex your lowest academic low score.
To remind us that almost everyone fails at some point in life but it isn't the end of the road. Just a memory in the end.
Mine was 27/100 in Engineering Math 2, just a year after I'd scored 99 in 12th boards. Much needed kick in my butt.
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This is (part of) the stellar list of speakers of the
#Nobel
Symposium on Inequality in Stockholm, organized by
@ingvildalm
@IIES_Sthlm
,
@KStoresletten
, and Peter Fredriksson. It has been two days filled with enlightening presentations and stimulating discussions.
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IIES, SSE, SOFI, SU,... Confused about the different economics research groups in the Stockholm area? Don't worry, I was too. Let's break it down, because WE MAY ALL BE (independently) HIRING, so take a look and apply to be a part of this amazing research community! 🧵
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🚨 We are hiring 🚨 Come work with Caterina Calsamiglia
@ccalsamig
, Giacomo de Giorgi, and me on an exciting large-scale RCT of an educational intervention in Spain targeting socio-emotional skills. We are looking for 2 Research Associates. See job ad below.
@econ_ra
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Very frustrating and upsetting. I applied to the dev Starting Grant, which *required* not to apply to any other VR grant. All my eggs were on a single basket. Yearly cycles mean I can get VR funding for my RCTs in… Jan 2025. As untenured faculty, this is extremely harmful.
Disastrous decision by the Swedish government to scrap funding for development research. Including just submitted grants—thousands of wasted hours. Bad for Sweden’s standing in science; worse for people in low-income countries. For shame,
@SwedishPM
@matsperspektiv
@JohanForssell
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So happy to get this paper conditionally accepted
@RevEconStudies
!! 🎉
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I realized I’m proficient in zero languages: Only used with family, the vocabulary of my native Catalan has suffered. My native Castellano is full of Mexican phrases from my friends. I struggle conveying humour and subtleties in English. And I have the Swedish level of my 3-yo.
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🚨 More job openings 🚨 Caterina Calsamiglia
@ccalsamig
, Giacomo de Giorgi and I are seeking four (!) Research Assistants to work with us on a large-scale RCT of an educational intervention in Spain targeting socio-emotional skills. More info and job opportunities below.
@econ_ra
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All went smoothly in our 3rd pilot of baseline surveys and data collection protocols in a Catalan school today! (Shout out to our amazing team 🙌) Things are finally starting to line up… Is it possible to feel energized, exhausted, terrified, and excited, all at the same time?
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After a week in Brazil 🇧🇷, my most important thought is that "pão de queijo" is the perfect snack to eat anytime: Breakfast? Yes, please. Lunch? Sounds great. Dinner? You shouldn't even ask. Why is it not available worldwide, and who is losing this great business opportunity?
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Taking on my first attempt at baking pão de queijo—the perfect way to celebrate securing funding for our research project in Brazil. Cannot wait to savor the real deal again during our field trips! 🇧🇷
After a week in Brazil 🇧🇷, my most important thought is that "pão de queijo" is the perfect snack to eat anytime: Breakfast? Yes, please. Lunch? Sounds great. Dinner? You shouldn't even ask. Why is it not available worldwide, and who is losing this great business opportunity?
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#EconTwitter
: What are your top recommendations for cool RCT papers with null effects? 📚 (I know there has been discussions about this before; I keep bookmarking and losing them. Maybe by starting this thread, I can easily locate them later). TIA!
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How do parents respond to changes in the availability and cost of educational options? With
@emily_beam
and
@p_mukherj
, we use an RCT to test how parents respond to service offers and cost reductions, and we look at what that means for student learning and educational inequality.
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Seriously, how many conferences, workshops and symposiums related to development, labor, and education are happening between last, this, and next week? Looks like everone on my feed is attending one. I’m at home with my 6mo and the FOMO has never been more real!
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Check out this 2 minute summary of my job market paper on the telesecundarias in Mexico ⬇️
#2minJMP
Next up:
@Lnavarrosola
on the labor market returns to distance-learning secondary schools in Mexico that use televised instruction.
#2minJMP
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Please RT!🎴🇧🇷We are hiring a Senior Policy and Research Associate based in Brazil to help us set up an RCT on improving youth employability & matching through soft skills assessment and development. Proficient Portuguese and English required. Join me,
@rdahis
, and
@emily_beam
!👇
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Hoy escribo en
@nadaesgratis
sobre si las escuelas que impulsan el rendimiento académico son las mismas que marcan la diferencia en aspectos no académicos en el largo plazo, y cuáles son los factores relevantes para los padres en la elección de escuela 🧵
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I’ve been eagerly waiting for it after seeing it recommended by
@aganimian
(thank you!). I can’t wait to dive in and take the insights to the field! 🤓
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Besalú at golden hour tonight. Charming rural towns give me so much joy.
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One of my biggest joys as a researcher is to get to know others in the profession, discuss ideas and projects, learn about their departments and experiences… this was largely not possible during my first two years as an AP because all seminars and conferences were online. 1/5
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I’m surprised
@jhaushofer
didn’t include the amazing office views in this thread of reasons for coming to Stockholm. This was today. Simply stunning.
Although
@jondequidt
has an even better shot. Same view, but in winter. Hard to beat!
6. Salary: Lower than (most places) in the US, higher than many places in Europe. Also, Stockholm rewards you richly with quality of life. During my sabbatical, I tested living on the local salary. Here's the view of city hall and the old town from the 2BR I rented:
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#EconTwitter
Do you have any advice about talking to journalists about your research? I had two interviews with news outlets in the last few days and felt unprepared for making it accessible to a broad audience. (1/2)
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I'm excited to be in Barcelona this Fall, doing fieldwork with
@ccalsamig
and a stellar team while visiting my alma mater
@econ_empresaUPF
✨ I'm looking forward to meeting with lots of people: Old and new friends, if you are around (or close by), please let me know!
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Very excited that our working paper on the multidimensionality of school output is out. Working w/
@KiraboJackson
, Diether and Francisco was an invaluable learning experience, so great combo for a research project!
What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output, from Diether Beuermann,
@KiraboJackson
,
@Lnavarrosola
, and Francisco Pardo
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Clarifying that the rule is *maximum* 2 projects at each stage. I phrased it as a target because I always have too many projects at once. When 1 is pushed to the next stage, I can start or move a new project forward (at least in theory!). The rule is probably field-specific too.
A lesson from my PhD that continues to shape my research decisions today is the "6 Projects Rule" (credited to
@ProfNoto
): “At any point, you should aim to have 2 projects at the submission stage, 2 at the “active research” stage, and 2 at the project development stage”.
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Absolutely floored by the opportunity to keynote at this fantastic PhD workshop! ⬇️ Eager to learn about all the interesting work on the economics of education done by Nordic PhD students. Don't miss the March 1st deadline for applications, and see you in Bergen this April! 🎆
!! PhD students in the Nordics studying the economics of education !!
@NHHEcon
Is organizing this year's econ of ed PhD workshop. The brilliant
@Lnavarrosola
will keynote. I've also agreed to share whatever tidbits I've learned about navigating the market.
Apply by March 1st:
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Being able to virtually knock on other people's offices for short chats is a great way to feel connected while social distancing!
Thanks to
@Lnavarrosola
the IIES has turned into a proper virtual office through
@gather_town
so we can literally meet up in the IIES hallways - socializing the social distancing way. We imagine our "fikas" will be much more entertaining from now on!
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Our RCT (w/
@emily_beam
and
@p_mukherj
) finds that in the presence of barriers to take-up, (1) an educational service offer affects parental investment, promoting learning only among high-SES students, and (2) personal teacher support increases learning while reducing inequality.
In Bangladesh study, HCEO member
@Lnavarrosola
et al. find that remote 1-to-1 teacher support improves learning among students from poorer households. Supplying free internet data service along with an educational phone app had no impact on learning.
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I had the nicest time visiting the UAB crowd today,
@NezihGuner
,
@AndreGroeger
,
@hanna_wang_
, and
@StefanoFalcon12
, thanks for the invite!! And
@thom_katherina
JMP on parental skill investments in children’s skills in Indonesia is 🔥. Everyone on the market should check it out!
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Yesterday’s visit at
@EIEF_Rome
was a real treat. I finally met
@BarbaraBiasi
(thanks a lot for the invite!), the seminar was very engaging, I heard about the research of
@J_ArellanoBover
&
@MatteoParadisi
& Mounu Prem, and the food was heavenly. Very productive (and tasty) day!
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Smashing overall placement
@IPParisEco
@CrestUmr
, one of the best I’ve seen this year! PhD students at European universities are doing amazing work. Congratulations to everbody involved! 🙌🏻
@Lea_Bousleiman
postdoc
@nberrel
& AP
@NUSingapore
;
@PaulineCarry
postdoc
@ChicagoBooth
&
@PrincetonEcon
;
@PinchOfData
AP
@Unibocconi
;
@EtienneGuigue
postdoc
@KU_Leuven
& AP
@ECONMunich
; Martin Mugnier
@PSEinfo
&
@ElioNimier
postdoc
@ChicagoBooth
& AP
@Cornell
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I am excited to have received the EALE Best Poster Award at
#eale2021
@eale_sbe
(poster below 👇). Doing a virtual poster session was a very engaging experience with lots of discussions and much more interactive than an online short presentation. I highly recommend doing it!
We congratulate Laia Navarro-Sola
@Lnavarrosola
on winning the EALE Best Poster Award 2021 for her poster presentation: Secondary School Espansion through Televised Lessons: The Labor Market Returns of the Mexican Telesecundaria'
#eale2021
@dSEA_Unipd
@Economit_Unipd
@IIES_Sthlm
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Triple excited for this conference! 🎉
1. First in-person conference post-PhD
2. First time presenting RCT results on parental behavioral responses to lowering barriers to remote education (w/
@emily_beam
@p_mukherj
)
3. First time meeting most of the amazing devo crowd in Sweden
22-23 November - ASWEDE will finally meet for its annual conference. Two exciting days with presentations across a range of interesting topics in development! View full program: or a taste of day 1 below
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High-gear mode activated: Final piloting of the edtech tools with our class observation experts. Refining instruments. Preparing enumerators training. Testing data quality check protocols. Finalizing field logistics. Just a week left before baseline data collection begins! ⏱
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If you are looking for a great scholar working on Industrial Organization and/or economics of healthcare, definitely check
@VictoriaMarone_
: She has a very interesting research pipeline, is an excellent researcher, and an even better colleague. Everyone should try to hire her! ⬇️
Victoria Marone
JMP: "Should There be Vertical Choice in Health Insurance Markets?"
Website:
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🚨 Job opening 🚨 Come work with us on an exciting project on remote learning strategies in Bangladesh! Starting date ASAP, a minimum of 6-month commitment, and the possibility of working remotely. Application link below ⬇️
Job alert! Come work with
@emily_beam
,
@Lnavarrosola
, me, &
@poverty_action
on an exciting project on remote learning strategies in Bangladesh during the pandemic and beyond. Details for the RA position here:
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Thanks for sharing,
@jenniferdoleac
! And check out the other papers in the thread as well, so many cool JMP!
Laia Navarro-Sola
JMP: "Secondary School Expansion through Televised Lessons: The Labor Market Returns of the Mexican Telesecundaria"
Website:
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I’m (very) late to the party, but this is an amazing public good on economic journal tournaround. You input date of submission and journal submitted to, and it tells you the conditional CDF and expected additional wait time. So cool
@J_C_Suarez
!
#EconTwitter
I put together a Shiny app comparing turnaround times at
@JPolEcon
@AEAjournals
@QJEHarvard
@econometricsoc
@EJ_RES
@JofFinance
You can compare desk rejections and mean/median wait time for journals conditional on getting referee reports
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I couldn’t agree more with
@wsandholtz
! PhD students (but really, anyone writing research). Get. This. Book. Now. Not when you are polishing a draft, but when you are starting to write it. It’s brief but full of practical advice to help build a great paper from the ground up.
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If you got this far, fun fact: When on the JM, I had an interview scheduled with SSE. Shortly before entering, I checked the email again and it was IIES, not SSE 😬 The story has a happy ending, but the stress caused by the confusion may have motivated the creation of this thread
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This week
@ResearchTI
, the seminar time felt short given the highly engaged audience throughout. Had great conversations (keep an eye out for their PhD students!), the Indonesian rice table dinner was to die for, and… Amsterdam 💚 Thanks
@hooster1
and Paul Muller for the visit!
In the last year, I have been lucky to visit several departments. Every time I left very grateful about the generosity of everyone’s time during my seminar visit. It still marvels me the amount of collective resources dedicated to it, and every opportunity feels precious. 2/5
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FAN-TAS-TIC news, and so well deserved! 🎉 Jon is absolutely the best. We’re so lucky to have you here
@jondequidt
!
Congratulations to my dear friend
@jondequidt
, who was just awarded tenure at
@IIES_Sthlm
! It couldn't have happened to a smarter, kinder person ❤️
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🚨 The call for papers for the 2023 micro development workshop at the BSE Summer Forum is out! Join us for two days of exciting discussions in the beautiful Barcelona. Submit your paper before February 28! ⬇️
Join us in Barcelona in June for this year's edition of the "Advances in Micro Development Economics" workshop at the
@bse_barcelona
Summer Forum! Deadline on Feb 28. All the info at Please RT
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@Econ_Sandy
@lkatz42
@HilaryHoynes
I hit the jackpot with my whole committee:
@ProfNoto
,
@seema_econ
,
@chrisudry
, and
@GuryanJonathan
are very supportive advisors and mentors, kind and generous, committed to improving the environment in the profession, and they are all great role models for me.
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@borusyak
Stockholm! 🇸🇪 perfect temp (20-25C) + long days = tons of terraces to work/relax. Good public transportation, even ferries to go to some archipelago islands. Lots of outdoor walks/hikes within or at a stone’s throw of the city. It is the best time of the year to be here!
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Had a great chat with
@ProfNoto
during his seminar visit
@SU_Economics
yesterday (hadn’t seen him since I graduated!). I was reminded about the importance of this rule-of-thumb, particularly for junior researchers navigating the tenure clock. Passing along the advice!
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Clarifying that the rule is *maximum* 2 projects at each stage. I phrased it as a target because I always have too many projects at once. When 1 is pushed to the next stage, I can start or move a new project forward (at least in theory!). The rule is probably field-specific too.
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IIES (the Institute for International Economic Studies)
@IIES_Sthlm
is a research institute at Stockholm University
@Stockholm_Uni
. We work on a wide range of areas in a vibrant research environment. Come join
@ingvildalm
@hasslerjohn
@kbburchardi
@jondequidt
@arash_nekoei
+...
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Positions will be based in Barcelona and Seville. Starting date: June 1. Full-time commitment period of 19-22 months. Fluency in Spanish required. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
(Job opening for Research Assistants coming soon!)
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Research team on the field, piloting yet again! All of us have 10 Economics-related degrees combined. Student while in the classroom: “Are you training to become teachers, no? I can guess what subject you teach”. To me: “For sure you are a language teacher!”. Me: (blank stare)
This week we had the 4th pilot for the RCT. Still struggling to explain my mum why I spend days in high complexity schools, after a BSc and a MSc in Economics. (She’s a teacher)
#EconTwitter
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#EconTwitter
hivemind: We are looking for an IRB willing to review protocols of an education RCT in Spain. Our institutions don’t have their own IRB.
@poverty_action
IRB and HML IRB are not accepting external applications. Other ideas on where to submit it? TIA!
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SSE (Stockholm School of Economics)
@handels_sse
is a business school with leading economic researchers in many fields. They are an awesome group, and they are also hiring this year. Be a colleague of
@bjorkmanmartina
@singhabhi
@celine_zipfel
and more 👇
We have an open tenure-track position in economics. Come to
@handels_sse
and work with me and great colleagues like
@bjorkmanmartina
,
@ToreEllingsen1
,
@singhabhi
,
@celine_zipfel
,
@BlasuttoFabio
,
@SampreetGoraya
,
@d_domeij
+ many others.
#EconTwitter
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I feel like I’m learning to juggle with many different balls every day. Each night, I look at the balls on the floor, and hope all of them are plastic and not glass balls. (If you are related to a ball on the floor, apologies! I’ll pick you up as soon as I can)
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This thread on how to customize Stata figures is incredibly helpful for anyone interested in creating effective graphs 👇 I used it a year ago, and spend half-hour today trying to find it again to implement some of the tips here. Totally worth it, it is that good!
Figures 📈📉📊 are the most important tool for communicating results in a slide deck, and one of the key tools in a paper.
Here's a tweetorial for
#EconTwitter
on how to create effective figures in
@Stata
. Illustrated with examples from my JMP. <thread>
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The first lecture was on: “The determinants of the education decisions”.
@orazio_at
(2015) EEA Presidential Address is a great way to set up an overarching conceptual framework and identify the main methodological issues on the topic. (2/12)
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@laiabalcells
Enhorabona Laia! Ets un referent per a moltes dones amb situacions similars que intentem seguir trajectòries acadèmiques. Moltes grácies per compartir la teva història; ens fas veure que malgrat les dificultats, és possible!
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Congrats on your new position,
@ProfNoto
! Indeed, a huge loss for the applied micro grad students at
@NUEconomics
. Whenever I was stuck, your insightful suggestions, unconditional support, and optimism made me believe in my work and keep going. I'm sure you will be missed!
Huge loss for us, but congrats,
@ProfNoto
, on your new job. You're always welcome back, for a visit or longer!
Matt's preternatural optimism was so well-suited to his remit of building applied micro at Northwestern. I'm sure Booth will benefit from the same trait.
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So a big shout-out to the amazing hosts that made my seminars a great experience: Huge thanks to
@jorgeghombrados
@e_zucchelli
@AndreGroeger
@hanna_wang_
@JoanLlull_econ
@salvati_f
@BarbaraBiasi
@J_ArellanoBover
@Gianmarco_LeonC
@LibertadGonLu
… 4/5
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@PJakiela
@davidfromterra
is a master of creating great paper threads! Here is one:
This is Rose Avenue near San Francisco. A quiet residential neighborhood, it looks like life on either side of the street should be pretty similar. But it turns out that opportunities and access to public goods are dramatically different. What's going on?
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@profnavaashraf
,
@BauNatalie
,
@DrNathanNunn
,
@AlesVoena
(2020) is excellent to highlight that the effects on educational investments may vary by the practice of local customs, like the bride price. The model clarifies the non-obvious channels for this heterogeneity. (12/12)
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Day 1, third session: Drivers of Inequality - Technology, Skills, and Institutions
Gianluca Violante
@glviolante
talked about capital-skill complementarity and inequality, Daron Acemoglu
@daronacemogIu
about technology, automation and inequality, and
@SorryToBeKurt
discussed.
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I also loved the "Fantástico" TV program on Sunday. Each documentary segment was insightful, and the one on racism in Spain was extremely well-done and documented. Bonus: They talk in an extremely clear and slow Portuguese; ideal for anyone wanting to practice the language!
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This ⬇️. 1st year was very intense for me, and it was during a "normal year". I wouldn't have passed my final exams without endless hours of group work with
@VictoriaMarone_
,
@MsdJ29
, and many others. These must have been extremely challenging months for many PhD students. (1/3)
I BARELY passed the 1st year of PhD. Studying together with classmates was critical! If it had been socially distanced I would have failed.
#EconTwitter
, if your Dept is planning on a normal round of quals, you should have a serious conversation abt whether that's a good idea.
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🚨 JMC 🚨 Come to the Nordic countries! Lots of opportunities to join us here 👇
My own department
@IIES_Sthlm
will not be hiring this year, unfortunately. But the research environment in the Nordics is great in general! Here is a (surely incomplete) list of places that do hire. Come join us!
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Day 2, third session: Tax and Transfer Programs
Henrik Kleven focused on what have we (not) learned about taxes and transfers in the last 25-yrs, and Richard Blundell
@R_Blundell_UCL
talked about tax and transfer program reform: The challenge of labor market inequality.
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Job Market public good alert ⬇️🙌
Hey
#EconJobMarket
, in case you like data (or just want to filter *and* sort results at the same time), you can download listings from using this python code. Happy job searching!
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Credit constraints affect educational decisions, and cash transfers (CT) are powerful solutions to this barrier. Baird, McIntosh, and
@BerkOzler12
(2011) is a great paper to motivate the discussion on the relative effectiveness of conditional CT vs unconditional CT. (4/12)
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What a beautiful day to visit
@UamTeh
and do my first in-person seminar of this Fall! Very excited to meet
@jorgeghombrados
,
@martammatute
,
@e_zucchelli
,
@mjansen_madrid
and their colleagues. Thanks for the invitation!
We are hosting tomorrow at
@UamTeh
stellar young economist
@Lnavarrosola
who will present "Lowering Barriers to Remote Education: Experimental Impacts on Parental Responses and Learning". Futher information can be found here:
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SOFI (Swedish Institute for Social Research)
@SOFI_su_se
is a research center
@Stockholm_Uni
focusing on social policy, welfare, inequality, & labor, with sociologists and a great grup of economists such as
@eriklindqvist1
@johannarickne
@jmontalbancas
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We're recruiting! Two assistant-professor positions in labor economics at
@SOFI_su_se
in Stockholm. We offer a friendly and constructive environment, limited teaching and admin, and extensive time to develop your research.
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⚠️ Still some positions to fill 📝 Please RT!
All applications welcome. We hope to create a team with diverse skills and backgrounds. We now particularly welcome candidates with (1) fieldwork experience managing and implementing RCTs, survey design, and data collection,... (1/2)
🚨 We are hiring 🚨 Come work with Caterina Calsamiglia
@ccalsamig
, Giacomo de Giorgi, and me on an exciting large-scale RCT of an educational intervention in Spain targeting socio-emotional skills. We are looking for 2 Research Associates. See job ad below.
@econ_ra
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Haven't joined the party on the other site yet? Let me know, I have an invite code. Things are happening there – don't miss out! 🚀
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Side note: I had (arguably too much) fun sliding down this tobogan inside a university.
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But wait, there are even more! The Economics Department at Uppsala
@EconomicsUU
is <1h train away, next door to IFAU (Institute for Labor Market and Education Policy)
@IFAU_SE
. And there's also
@IFN_Stockholm
, and
@SHouseofFinance
,... Make sure to check all of them out /end 🧵
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The theoretical framework by Albornoz, Berlinski, and
@cabralestweet
(2012) clarifies how educational outcomes are jointly determined by the decisions of different actors. Important to take into account behavioral responses when analyzing the impacts of educ. policies. (3/12)
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Day 1, second session: Gender and Inequality
Marianne Bertrand gave a fantastic presentation on gender, stereotypes and inequality.
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How much should we rely on test scores when assessing school quality?
This VoxDev column is a summary of our work addressing this question (and related), ans it’s written for a general audience broadly interested in education/development.
Full paper ➡️
Research from Diether W. Beuermann,
@KiraboJackson
,
@Lnavarrosola
& Francisco Pardo shows that schools improving scores on standardised tests are often not those improving important non-academic outcomes, which parents also value.
Read 👉
#EconTwitter
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And any advice on answering questions about your opinion on current events (related to your work), when you think you are not an expert on the topic yet? I remember discussions on
#EconTwitter
about this a while ago, but I can't find the threads. (2/2)
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@andreamatranga
100%. The agreement with my spouse was that, if I had multiple offers, he would choose. We ended up doing a last-minute trip to Stockholm to talk to
@jondequidt
,
@kbburchardi
,
@MitchDowney1
,
@arash_nekoei
,... They had the job to convince HIM to move here. It worked out well!
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@RDizonRoss
(2019) on parents' inaccurate beliefs about own child’s ability is an outstanding paper: Important contributions, careful experimental design, and compelling results. I mean, the graphs are fantastic! The clarity of its narrative and arguments is also exemplary (8/12)
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... +
@KrusellPer
@SorryToBeKurt
@ProfNilsson
@davidfromterra
@MitchDowney1
@KPLarkin
@OnuWeiss
+ more. We have a low teaching load (primarily Ph.D.), and my colleagues are top-notch researchers, very supportive w/ juniors, and in a friendly work culture 👇
Tenure-track Assistant Professor sought!
A PhD in economics (or near completion of the doctorate) and excellence in research is a prerequisite. Position comes with low teaching load and a competitive salary. Application deadline: Nov 21, 2022. More info:
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Río totally lives up to its name as "cidade maravilhosa". Its surreal landscapes are breathtaking, with the city gracefully emerging amidst the lush jungle, towering mountains, and the vast sea. I mean, just look at this beauty.
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Opportunity costs and labor market conditions also shape educational decisions. Some examples are Atkin (2016), which shows that export expansions increase school dropout at critical ages using quasi-exogenous variation (I remembered it from
@noto
’s labor class!). (9/12)
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With
@rdahis
, we even managed to have a productive week, meeting with potential partner organizations and visiting an innovative technical school. I left hopeful to return soon, with a project on the works, and more importantly, to continue trying more incredible 🇧🇷 food!
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Information is another important barrier to education. Jensen (2010) shows the importance of students’ perceived returns to education for educational investment (rather than actual returns). Giving information on future returns leads to increases in educational attainment. (7/12)
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The Economics Department
@SU_Economics
@Stockholm_Uni
is another fantastic place to be in, with amazing colleagues such as
@SeimSeim
@jhaushofer
@AMadestam
. Unfortunately not hiring this year, but see thread 👇 for more info on doing research in Stockholm
Here's a 2007 email from my neuro PhD advisor Nancy Kanwisher, in which she lays out my life trajectory: econ PhD with Ernst Fehr, economics job in Sweden. Now it's happening: I'll move to
@SU_Economics
! And: we're hiring TWO Assistant Profs! Here's why you should come here: 1/n
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…
@JBietenbeck
@campos_mercade
@RitaGinja
@FialaLenka
and countless others for the conversations, comments, and taking the time to make sure I had a blast during my visit! 🙌🏻 5/5
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@ChrisANeilson
Undergrad/Master/predoc level? Any technical training required? Bonus if Chilean nationality, or bonus if they speak Chilean instead of just Spanish? ;)
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PROGRESA is an influential CCT program and has been widely studied. Two of these papers are
@orazio_at
,
@CostasMeghir
, and Santiago (2012) and Todd and Wolpin (2006), which can also be used to introduce the methodology of combining structural estimation with RCTs. (5/12)
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Stockholm is (again) covered in white after yesterday’s snowstorm. This amazing view from my
@IIES_Sthlm
office is definitely helping me to accept a few more weeks of snow. After that, though, I will be eagerly waiting for the arrival of Spring!
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Day 2, second session: Education and Equality of Opportunity.
James Heckman
@heckmanequation
talked about intergenerational transmission of family influence, Raj Chetty provided insights on improving equality of opportunity using insights from big data.
@CostasMeghir
discussed.
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And that’s a wrap! Thank you to the organizers for this amazing conference, and thank you all for coming!
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@poverty_action
@hceconomics
Might be of interest
@aganimian
@DaveEvansPhD
@susannahhares
@JustinSandefur
@leecrawfurd
@AsadIslamBD
@elianalaferrara
@michelacarlana
@karthik_econ
@mdoepke
@francesco_ago
@giu_sorrenti
@angrist_noam
@peterbergman_
@abacherhicks
@JoshuaSGoodman
@ElisabettAurino
@WolfsSharon
!
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Fantastic visualization of the new diff-in-diff developments by my amazing colleages 👇🏻
Hey
#EconTwitter
! Thinking about including modern diff-in-diff in a 1st year econ metrics class? Here are some ideas from a class co-taught with
@kbburchardi
and
@arash_nekoei
. Key elements:
1) MATRIX VISUALIZATION
2) UNIFIED NOTATION
🧵⬇️
Most of what I covered in one slide:
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Day 1, fourth session: Trade and Inequality
David Autor
@davidautor
started with the enduring consequences of the China shock, and Elhanan Helpan followed by focusing on trade and inequality. Philippe Aghion discussed both presentations.
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Econ of education job market candidates 🚨 Send the info about your JMP to
@JoshuaSGoodman
, so he can add it to the thread he has created! ⬇️
If you're on the job market with an economics of education paper, DM me a link to your research and I'll help a broader audience see your work.
If you're not sure whether your paper qualifies as "econ of ed", send it along. Can't hurt!
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