In his JMP, Tushar Kundu (@tushardonnay) studies why students specialize in different skills. In 5 Indian private schools, he surveys 3,404 parents to elicit perceptions of their children's academic and socioemotional skills, and their priorities over which skills to improve.

Seminario MAP Noviembre 2025: ¿Incentivos por resultados vs. insumos en gobiernos locales? Sarita Oré-Quispe @saritaoreq de Columbia presentará evidencia experimental sobre incentivos municipales para reducir anemia infantil. Lunes 17 noviembre, 12PM (hora Perú) 1/2

Most young adults rely on family support as they enter adulthood, but youth who age out of foster care at 18 often lack that support. In her JMP, Kate Musen (@khmusen) finds that letting these youth stay in care until 21 substantially improves college and labor market outcomes.

My brilliant former classmate Tushar is on the job market! Not only is he exceptionally smart, but he's one of the kindest colleagues I've had. I've watched his fantastic project evolve over the past years, and whoever hires him will be incredibly lucky to have him on their team!

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Seminario MAP Octubre 2025: ¿Puede el comercio internacional consolidar tierras y aumentar productividad agrícola? @SebastianSardon de Northwestern University presentará evidencia sobre exportaciones de palta mexicana. Lunes 20 octubre, 12PM (hora Perú) 1/2

Muchisimas gracias a la @EGobiernoyTP por la invitación - un gran honor poder presentar en el seminario de hoy, conocer a la facultad y disfrutar de la CDMX 🇲🇽

Fantastic conference with a great community and excellent feedback. Don’t miss the chance to submit your best Health Econ paper! Deadline: Jan 31, 2026.

My first 15 minutes after arriving to CDMX 😄😄😄😄😄

Huge news from our school!

Thrilled to share that my paper on skin tone and intergenerational economic disparities in Latin America & the Caribbean has found a great home at the Journal of Development Economics! 🎉📄 Thread with free access link below 🧵👇🏽

We're also thrilled to welcome new seminar attendees this semester including faculty from nearby schools, PhD students, and advanced econ majors! 🎓 If you're a faculty member at a nearby institution, feel free to join our seminars this academic year:

Seminario MAP Septiembre 2025: Alessandra Hidalgo (Lancaster University) presenta reforma peruana 2017 que redujo fertilidad adolescente 15% con servicios confidenciales. Lunes 15 septiembre, 12PM (hora 🇵🇪). Modera: Fabiola Alba-Vivar (Wake Forest). Info: https://t.co/ddFfUHR7T1

🚨 Pre-doc Hiring! 🚨 We are hiring pre-docs to start in Princeton in Summer 2026, supporting @DupasPascaline @thomasfujiwara @seema_econ & @micasviatschi. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in development economics research before applying to PhD programs. Link 👇

Really excited for this week’s episode! We with (@ajhollingsworth) talk with Mushfiq on how to work with large organizations and governments to implement research and policy.

It's the job market season! Mi temporada favorita 😁Este lunes presenta su JMP, Ale Hidalgo

Unete a mi equipo:

📊 OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO 📊 Busco asistente de investigación: ✅ Últimos ciclos o recién egresados ✅ Experiencia en Stata (Python es un plus) ✅ Trabajo part-time, 6 meses 📧 CV + código: albavif@wfu.edu Asunto: RA position ⏰ Deadline: Sept. 10

Just published! 🎉 My paper "Indigenous Community Recognition and Identity: Evidence from Peru" @cps_journal. It shows how & why indigenous recognition impacts self-identification for those who experience it – and for later generations that don't. https://t.co/JnhDzk6Iap

📊 Go Deacs! Gary Guo('25), ECN major and @WFU_URECA Research fellow, guided by his advisor, Prof. Leah Lakdawala @leahlakdawala, explores the link between economic status and dementia diagnoses among older adults. Amazing work tackling critical health disparities! #WFUResearch