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University of Vermont Department of Economics @uvmvermont
Burlington, VT
Joined October 2019
Here’s a great opportunity to learn about public choice from some of the leading scholars in the field. No conference fees! Suitable for advanced undergrads as well as graduate students looking for research ideas. https://t.co/UycDwP3vza
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Public Choice Outreach Conference Returns Live! June 9-11, 2023 What is the Public Choice Outreach Conference?The Public Choice Outreach...
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I don't usually tweet about publications but this is a paper I want people to know exists. We review the literature on why women are underrepresented in undergraduate econ. My coauthor Hannah Gartner had just finished her undergrad when we wrote this! https://t.co/fbrNDpmj9o
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This paper is the first to give a comprehensive overview of the various conditions that deter women from pursuing an economics major and that contribute to the low numbers of female students in und...
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This summer #UVMecon is offering Principles of Macro, Principles of Micro, Institutional Economics and International Trade, all four-week asynchronous online courses. Registration is open!
Registration is open now for Summer U! Choose from lots of classes so you can get done and get ahead. Get 30 percent off standard tuition rates, too. Learn more at https://t.co/19yKCaQDJ5.
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A new study finds that college students who don’t get enough sleep (fewer than 6 hours) see a drop in their GPA. Read more from @USNews. #UVM #PACE #MentalHealth #Wellness #Sleep
https://t.co/H7MUmZYiuy.
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#UVMecon Prof Donna Ramirez-Harrington and Emerita Prof Stephanie Seguino were two of the panelists at this event!
Our inaugural @rethinkecon panel @uvmvermont successfully jump started a dialogue with diverse economic thinkers! Watch: https://t.co/j0TxqZ5QDS Take aways: 1. We need #RethinkingEconomics chapters everywhere to promote wellbeing economies to address social & ecological crises🌎
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10 Great Very Short Econ Books (=>200 pages) to Kick-start Your Year of Reading 1) GDP: A Short But Affectionate History @DianeCoyle1859 (184 pages) GDP gets a lot of flak, some justified, some not. This is a great intro to understand why macroecons still find it useful.
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Join our first event to jump start a campus wide collaboration with a dialogue to rethink economics @uvmvermont for people & 🌎! Our #EcologicalEconomics hub can also benefit the @rethinkecon community at large! In person: https://t.co/4V4vjs5iYV Zoom: https://t.co/UjsCDeUIOG
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Happy Valentine's Day! We've got one more round of #EconValentines for you - they're just too good not to share. <3 <3 <3
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Not all college degrees need to make you rich, but all degrees should satisfy an educational Hippocratic oath: they should leave you no worse off financially. Yet many don't meet that basic standard!
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I’ve written what, I think, is the most comprehensive single-piece explanation for why we have such a bad housing crisis in Vermont. Lots of charts, examples, and quotes. Check it out. https://t.co/rwJBEioqox
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@UVMecon is hiring! We're looking for an NTT colleague to join us next year who is game to teach intermediate micro along with other undergrad field courses. Will be up on JOE soon, but in the meantime, you can find all the details here:
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That’s #UVMecon Prof Emily Beam!
Fascinating paper: Chatbots collect better survey data than online surveys. Also, Emily Beam either can time travel or else has otherworldly foresight. https://t.co/gPxc4OFEcH
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Great interview with #UVMecon Prof @JaneKnodell on the @ForwardGuidance podcast! https://t.co/UWEFesXiAe
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Podcast Episode · Forward Guidance · 01/02/2023 · 1h 21m
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The most high-paying college majors are in engineering and economics, but that isn’t usually because employers want engineers & economists. Instead, this paper finds those majors offer the best bundle of social & organizational skills that many jobs need. https://t.co/eJcjZgPLXa
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Eating locally is not an effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. This is despite a recent paper in @NatureFoodJnl claiming that 'food miles' make up 20% of food emissions. In my latest Substack post I explain why this is wrong: https://t.co/5iFGl8CMFX
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#UVMecon Prof @JaneKnodell will be speaking about FTX (a crypto bank that went into bankruptcy last week) on The Morning Drive on Nov 21 at 8:30am https://t.co/y6Li8JwZY8
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Interviews on The Morning Drive with Dan Feliciano and Anthony Neri, News Talk WVMT. These episodes will be individual interviews not full shows.
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Learning and Parental Involvement: @SharnicDjaker (@NYUAppliedPsych), @NatashaJha_42 (@CornellDyson), @emily_beam (@UVMecon), @stephbonds (@berkeleyecon) Agenda and papers here:
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OPEC decided to cut production. Prof DiPasquale and #UVMecon students discuss what it means on their "UVM What in the World" podcast.
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UVM What in the World · Episode
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