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NEW: a recent study found a fascinating pattern People are becoming more zero-sum in their thinking, and weaker economic growth may explain why Older generations grew up with high growth and formed aspirational attitudes; younger ones have faced low growth and are more zero-sum

Looking for a pre-doc to work with me and my co-authors on projects based in the DR Congo aimed at increasing tax capacity and fostering accountability. #predoc Econ RA Listings PREDOC.org Deadline Dec 15th. Please share, retweet, and apply 👇

2023 economic sciences laureate, Claudia Goldin, provided the first comprehensive account of women’s earnings and labour market participation through the centuries. Her research reveals the causes of change and the main sources of the remaining gender gap. #NobelPrize

Women are vastly underrepresented in the global labour market and, when they work, they earn less than men. Goldin trawled the archives and collected over 200 years of data, allowing her to demonstrate how and why gender differences in earnings and employment rates have changed.

This year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin showed that female participation in the labour market did not have an upward trend over a 200 year period, but instead forms a U-shaped curve. The participation of married women decreased with the transition from an agrarian

During the twentieth century, women’s education levels continuously increased, and in most high-income countries they are now substantially higher than for men. Claudia Goldin – awarded the 2023 prize in economic sciences – demonstrated that access to the contraceptive pill

Despite modernisation, economic growth and rising proportions of employed women in the twentieth century, for a long period of time the earnings gap between women and men hardly closed. According to 2023 economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin, part of the explanation is that

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

By trawling through the archives and compiling and correcting historical data, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has been able to present new and often surprising facts. She has also given us a deeper understanding of the factors that affect women’s

Congratulations Claudia!! Thank you for dedicating your life to this hugely important work.

Riesige Glückwünsche an Claudia Goldin (Claudia Goldin) zum diesjährigen Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften! Worum geht es bei ihrer Forschung? Ein paar Eindrücke aus ihrer Forschung zum Arbeitsmarkt (auf deutsch). 🧵👇

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🚨Join our research team in Kananga, DRC!🚨 We are looking to hire up to two French-speaking research interns to work on DEV and PE projects studying the role of state capacity in economic development. More information here: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… PREDOC.org Econ RA Listings

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Join to discuss mental health in academia today at 3.30 pm at #ASHEcon2024, where I will present our paper on mental health at European Economics Departments! Valentin Bolotnyy🇺🇸🇺🇦 Elisa Macchi @ashecon

Join me to discuss mental health in the economics profession on Wednesday at 11 am at #EEAESEM24, where I will present our paper on mental health at European Economics Departments! Valentin Bolotnyy🇺🇸🇺🇦 Elisa Macchi EEA

Excited to share that Clara will present our research on the mental health of students and professors in European Economics departments at #EEAESEM24. Don’t miss it—this is an important conversation to have. Valentin Bolotnyy🇺🇸🇺🇦 Clara Sievert EEA

As it turns out, the very same building I presented in at #EEAESEM2024 also houses Erasmus University‘s Living Room and Personal Support Hub for students! Amazing initiative! Thanks to the student worker for all the info. Not pictured: massage chairs — they were in use.

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