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REStat is a 100-year-old general journal of economics. Edited at @Kennedy_School , the Review shares empirical & theoretical contributions for a wide readership.
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Starting December 2019, the Review of Economics and Statistics will begin considering Short Paper submissions for publication.
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M. Daniele Paserman,
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Francisco J. Pino,
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@KristaRuffini
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@jonmvdavis
; Bhashkar Mazumder,
@BhashMazumder
.
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@TymonSloczynski
).
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@TymonSloczynski
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@maulikjagnani
.
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@J_ArellanoBover
)
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REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers in the U.S. who can contribute to the diversity of the economics profession or the diversity of economic research to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2024 NBER Summer Inst.
Apps due 4/18:
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@th_baskaran
), Zohal Hessami (
@ZohalHessami
)
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@dany_bahar
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@calhoonbrinkman
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@jeffrlin
)
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@arunadvaniecon
), Felix Koenig (
@feli_koenig
), Lorenzo Pessina (
@lorenzo_pss
), Andy Summers (
@summers_ad
).
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REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers from under-represented groups in the U.S. to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2021 NBER Summer Inst (July 19-23 or July 26-30).
Applications due April 19th:
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@rema_nadeem
@RFisman
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) Sam Asher (
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).
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@barsanetti
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), Ritam Chaurey (
@rchaurey
), and Priya Mukherjee (
@p_mukherj
).
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@rdahis
, Laura Schiavon:
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@thiagoscot
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REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers from under-represented groups in the U.S. to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2023 NBER Summer Inst (July 24-28)
Applications due April 18th:
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@SantiagoTobon
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@juanf_vargas
), Daniel Mejía (
@DanielMejiaL
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@cassar_lea
), Robert Dur (
@durrobert
), and Stephan Meier (
@meier_steph
).
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Migrants affect aggregate demand distinctly from labor supply. It drives local impact of nationwide migration. Just Accepted new paper by Barthélémy Bonadio
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@fetzert
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@karthik_econ
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@marome1
), Kaspar Wüthrich (
@wuthrich_k
)
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@LeonardoBM_dev
) and Juan S. Morales (
@juansemorales
).
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@fede_curci
) and Federico Masera (
@masera_federico
)
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@dustindfrye
.
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Permutation inference can test conventional hypotheses in data with few arbitrarily heterogeneous clusters. Just Accepted new paper by Andreas Hagemann (
@hagmnn
)
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Areas more afflicted by 1918 influenza pandemic in Italy have reported higher levels of income inequality. Just accepted new paper by Sergio Galletta (
@sergallet
), Tommaso Giommoni (
@T_Giommoni
).
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Recessions during young adulthood make people focus more on income and less on job meaning for life. Just accepted new paper by Maria Cotofan, Lea Cassar (
@cassar_lea
), Robert Dur (
@durrobert
), Stephan Meier (
@meier_steph
).
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In the October issue of REStat: “Most of Africa's Nutritionally Deprived Women and Children Are Not Found in Poor Households” by Caitlin Brown, Martin Ravallion and Dominique van de Walle.
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Policies based on physicians’ locational preferences are cost-effective to attract doctors to regions in need. In the January 2024 issue, by Francisco Costa (
@_FranciscoCosta
), Letícia Nunes, Fabio Miessi Sanches (
@FMiessi
).
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REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers from under-represented groups in the U.S. to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2022 NBER Summer Inst (July 18-22 or July 25-29).
Applications due April 19th:
#econtwitter
@RFisman
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6.6% of high-potential startups move during their first years. Silicon Valley and Boston tend to lose startups. Just Accepted new paper by Kevin Bryan
@afinetheorem
and Jorge Guzman
@jorgeguzmancbs
.
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REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers from under-represented groups in the U.S. to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2022 NBER Summer Inst (July 18-22 or July 25-29).
#econtwitter
@RFisman
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Seeing a movie containing a role model improved the exam performance of secondary school students in Uganda. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Emma Riley
@emmariley19
.
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Towns under Indian colonial administrators saw lower mortality during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. Just accepted new paper by Guo Xu (
@guoxu_econ
).
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Towns build less housing after switching from at-large to ward voting. Just Accepted new paper, "Warding Off Development: Local Control, Housing Supply, and NIMBYs" by Evan Mast (
@EvanMast2
).
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Need to estimate gravity with aggregate trade data? PPML gives you a weighted average of sectoral elasticities. Just accepted, "Trade, Gravity and Aggregation" by Holger Breinlich
@BreinlichH
, Dennis Novy
@DennisNovy
, and J.M.C. Santos Silva
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Circular migration within Africa contributes to long-run structural change in origin country labor markets. Just Accepted paper by Taryn Dinkelman (
@taryndinkelman
), Grace Kumchulesi (
@gracekumchulesi
), and Martine Mariotti (
@MartineMariott1
).
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For aggregate outcomes, CES modeling used in trade approximates surprisingly well standard IO predictions. Just Accepted new paper by Keith Head
@ckhead
and Thierry Mayer
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"New fact: 75% of the differences in productivity across cities reflects plant-level idiosyncrasies." Just Accepted new paper by Benjamin Schoefer
@Schoefer_B
and Oren Ziv
@zivoren
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A new Beijing subway line improved commute, which led to larger bonus payments and reduced worker turnover. In the January 2024 issue, by Yao Lu, Xinzheng Shi, Jagadeesh Sivadasan, and Zhufeng Xu.
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Class rank in 3rd grade has long run effects on HS graduation, college going, and earnings as adults. In the November 2023 issue, by Jeffrey T. Denning (
@jeffdenning
), Richard Murphy (
@RichMurphy_Econ
), Felix Weinhardt (
@FelixWeinhardt
)
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Extreme temperatures can kill, but climate adaptation can significantly reduce the risks.
In the October 2021 issue by Garth Heutel (
@GarthHeutel
) Nolan Miller (
@nolanhmiller
) David Molitor (
@davidmolitor
)
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In the December issue of REStat: “Twin Birth and Maternal Condition” by Sonia Bhalotra and Damian Clarke.
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Student loan access can increase graduation rates and labor market earnings even for low-performing students. In the January 2024 issue, by Yu-Wei Luke Chu and Harold E. Cuffe.
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The Montreal Protocol spurred innovation, showcasing global agreements' role in solving environmental crises. Just Accepted paper by Eugenie Dugoua
@EugenieDugoua
.
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In a just accepted new paper, Vikram Maheshri (
@VikramMaheshri
) and Giovanni Mastrobuoni (
@gmastrob
) find that when banks hire guards to deter robbers, robberies are displaced to neighboring unguarded banks.
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Microfinance can improve access to finance, build credit history, & help the transition to commercial banks. In the July 2023 issue, by S. Agarwal
@sumit_prof
T. Kigabo
@PKigabo
, C. Minoiu
@CMinoiu
A. F. Presbitero
@a_presbitero
A. F. Silva
@andrefjsilva
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Temporary financial assistance prevents homelessness for people at high risk of losing housing. Just Accepted, "Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Prevent Homelessness? Evidence from an RCT" by D. Phillips
@PhillipsEcon
, J. Sullivan
@LEOatND
@nd_econ
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Understanding the effects of public investment requires mapping its propagation across the production network. Just Accepted new paper by Alessandro Peri,
@AlePeri83
, Omar Rachedi,
@OmarRachedi1
, and Iacopo Varotto.
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Class rank in 3rd grade has long run effects on HS graduation, college going, and earnings as adults. Just Accepted new paper by Jeffrey T. Denning (
@jeffdenning
), Richard Murphy (aRichMurphy_Econ), Felix Weinhardt (
@FelixWeinhardt
)
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15
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A hospital mega-merger failed to produce benefits even as practices inside the organizations changed. Just Accepted by Martin Gaynor, Adam Sacarny
@asacarny
, Raffaella Sadun
@raffasadun
, Chad Syverson
@ChadSyverson
, and Shruthi Venkatesh
@svenkatesh382
.
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Cell phone mobility data can be used to infer wages in areas within a city. In the July 2023 issue, by Gabriel E. Kreindler
@thetahat
and Yuhei Miyauchi
@MiyauchiYuhei
.
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Just Accepted new paper, "Til Dowry Do Us Part: Bargaining and Violence in Indian Families" by Rossella Calvi and Ajinkya Keskar.
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What is the effect of parental incarceration on children's education? This paper finds it's positive. In the November 2023 issue, by Carolina Arteaga
@caroartc
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On February 1st, Raymond Fisman (Boston University) will be taking on the new role of Co-chair Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics to serve alongside current Co-chair Rema Hanna (Harvard University).
@rema_nadeem
@RFisman
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Poverty increases the chance of conviction but changing the way we pay publicly provided lawyers may help.
Just accepted new paper by
@AmandaYAgan
, Matthew Freedman & Emily Owen. Read the WP here:
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Omitted Variable Bias of Lasso-Based Inference Methods: A Finite Sample Analysis. Just Accepted new paper by Kaspar Wüthrich and Ying Zhu.
0
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A novel dataset of weekly economic conditions indices for the 50 US states going back to 1987. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Christiane Baumeister, Danilo Leiva-Leon (
@DaniloLeivaLeon
), Eric Sims.
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11
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"Anti-Muslim Voting and Media Coverage of Immigrant Crimes." In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Mathieu Couttenier, Sophie Hatte, Mathias Thoenig, and Stephanos Vlachos.
0
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LIV is biased for the MTE when the treatment is misclassified. But it is still possible to set ID the MTE. Just Accepted new paper by Vitor Possebom (
@PossebomVitor
)
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Giant resource discoveries attract large inflows of FDI, which in turn create a large number of jobs. In the September 2022 issue, by Gerhard Toews (
@GerhardToews
) and Pierre-Louis Vezina (
@pl_vezina
).
0
10
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Firms give lower scores to candidates following a white man, a new form of indirect bias. Just Accepted paper by Judd B. Kessler
@juddkessler
, Corinne Low
@femonomics
, and Xiaoyue Shan
@_XiaoyueShan_
.
0
15
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Members of the U.S. Congress who grew up during a recession vote more conservatively on redistribution. Just accepted new paper by Maria Carreri (
@mariacarreri
), Edoardo Teso (
@edoardoteso
).
1
11
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When mining rents go up in India: More criminal politicians elected; leaders get richer, commit crimes. In the January 2023 issue, by Paul Novosad (
@paulnovosad
) Sam Asher (
@thesamasher
)
1
21
66
Using machine learning to analyze patent texts, we find that automation creates jobs. In the May 2023 issue, by Katja Mann, Lukas Püttmann
@lukaspuettmann
.
0
23
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Domestic Violence helpline calls increased during Covid lockdown, without increasing police reports. Just Accepted paper by Sonia Bhalotra, Emilia Brito
@emilia_britor
, Damian Clarke, Pilar Larroulet
@LarrouletPilar
, and Francisco J. Pino
@franciscopino
.
2
16
65
In the July 2021 issue of REStat: Vikram Maheshri (
@VikramMaheshri
) and Giovanni Mastrobuoni (
@gmastrob
) find that when banks hire guards to deter robbers, robberies are displaced to neighboring unguarded banks.
0
7
61
Increases in exporting led Mexican firms to pay higher wage premia -- above what workers would get elsewhere. In the March 2024 issue of REStat by Judith A. Frias, David S. Kaplan,
@David_S_Kaplan
, Eric Verhoogen,
@EricVerhoogen
, David Alfaro-Serrano
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"Unprecedented return migration from the US has contributed to Mexico's economic development in recent decades." Just Accepted new paper by José R. Bucheli,
@jrbucheli
and Matías Fontenla
@Fontenla_UNM
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