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http://econ.williams.edu/ 16-08-2016 20:07:39
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We had a great talk today by Stefanie Stantcheva - identifying a mindset called "zero-sum thinking" (if one person gets more, that means someone else gets less) and linking it to a set of policy beliefs as well as personal - and family - background!
Still bubbling with excitement from dozens of standout research presentations at Williams Economics’s PIER conference! Congrats to all the students and thanks to the co-organizers, Sarah and Susie, for putting it together and inviting me to speak! #TheFutureofEconomicsIsBright
🆕 Comparing approaches to breaking the poverty trap by promoting entrepreneurship Today on VoxDev, Andrew Brudevold-Newman World Bank Research, Maddalena Honorati WB Social Protection, Ipapa Etarukot Univ. of Delaware, Pamela Jakiela Center for Global Development & Owen Ozier Williams Economics outline research in Kenya: voxdev.org/topic/firms/co…
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘The Births, Lives and Deaths of Corporations in Late Imperial Russia’ by Amanda Gregg, Steven Nafziger doi.org/10.1093/ej/uea… Amanda Gregg Royal Economic Society Oxford Economics #EconTwitter
Comparing approaches to breaking the poverty trap by promoting entrepreneurship Last week, Andrew Brudevold-Newman World Bank Research, Maddalena Honorati WB Social Protection, Ipapa Etarukot Univ. of Delaware, Pamela Jakiela Center for Global Development & Owen Ozier Williams Economics outlined research in Kenya: voxdev.org/topic/firms/co…
New publication by Williams Economics alum Ellen Stuart:
Excited to read this new @nberpubsWP from my terrific former Williams Economics student abigail matthew, Amalia Miller, and Catherine Tucker: nber.org/papers/w32485?…
Comparing approaches to breaking the poverty trap by promoting entrepreneurship Last month, Andrew Brudevold-Newman World Bank Research, Maddalena Honorati WB Social Protection, Ipapa Etarukot Univ. of Delaware, Pamela Jakiela Center for Global Development & Owen Ozier Williams Economics outlined research in Kenya: voxdev.org/topic/firms/co…
As extreme heat becomes more common, Williams Economics professors Gregory Casey and Matthew Gibson are researching how rising temperatures will impact labor productivity and the wider economy. bit.ly/3VYpwZG
Publication alert: Paper by my former Williams Economics student Pablo Cuba Borda in the new issue of AEJ-Macro @aeajournals! aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP19229 Understanding #Climate Damages: #Consumption versus #Investment Gregory Casey Williams College Williams Economics, Stephie Fried San Francisco Fed, Matthew Gibson Williams College Williams Economics IZA ow.ly/tHRz50SzqLa #CEPR_CCE #economics
Check out this awesome Williams Economics graduate! And one of my students in intro econ in my very first semester :) Congratulations Lucy!
Important new report coauthored by our great alum, Omar Ahmad, working at the Philadelphia Fed - discussing how mortgage lock-in is holding back a lot of homeowners from selling their houses! philadelphiafed.org/consumer-finan…
🆕 How do fathers influence early childhood development? Today on #VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips, David Evans Inter-American Development Bank & Pamela Jakiela Williams Economics Center for Global Development discuss insights from low & middle-income countries on the role fathers play in parenting young children: voxdev.org/topic/health/h…
⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐ What role do fathers play in early years development for their children & how could policy encourage them to be more involved? David Evans Inter-American Development Bank & Pamela Jakiela Williams Economics talk to Tim Phillips VoxDev. Listen: podfollow.com/voxdev
How do fathers influence early childhood development? Last month on #VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips, David Evans Inter-American Development Bank & Pamela Jakiela Williams Economics Center for Global Development discussed insights from LMICs on the role fathers play in parenting young children: voxdev.org/topic/health/h…