Grant applications seem to always want power analyses, and this paper (and the replication code) is going to be such a valuable resource for making sure I'm doing them correctly. Really looking forward to reading it!

The Annual Meeting of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium will be held virtually on August 4 & 5, 2022, 12:00-4:00 pm EST. The YouTube livestream link will be posted at the following shortly before the conference. nber.org/programs-proje… #2022RDRC CRR Boston College

After trying for decades, Democrats are finally succeeding at giving the federal government authority to negotiate drug prices. This is not the sweeping drug pricing measure originally envisioned, but it is the biggest political loss the pharmaceutical industry has suffered.

This group has been so wonderful to learn new teaching ideas and also to get to know a fantastic group of health economists. Highly recommended!

When evaluating income support programs, Hilary Hoynes, Adriana Lleras-Muney, and Anna Aizer argue in a new paper that economists and policymakers alike have paid too much attention to costs in the short term—and not enough to the benefits over the long run. equitablegrowth.org/budget-analyse…

#2022APPAM Excited to be back in person at a conference! Presenting tomorrow 11/18 at 8:30 am on the connection between schools and child SSI tomorrow am as part of a great panel with Lucie Schmidt Priyanka Anand and others. Come check it out! appam.confex.com/appam/2022/mee…

Please circulate to Aging and Health circles, especially underrepresented and early-stage scholars. Deadline Jan 15th 2023 for abstracts— welcome from all. We look forward to seeing you there for good conversations, and I hear some hiking options are planned too!

Really exciting work showing that increasing the number of psychiatric treatment centers reduces local evictions. Looking forward to reading it!

Scott Kominers Joe Hazell Fiona Scott Morton Dr. Peter Q. Blair Jesse Rothstein Manisha Padi Federico Huneeus Erica L. Groshen ⏰ 2:30 P.M. CST: Don't miss "New Research on Paid Leave Policies", chaired by Laura Dague w/ Kanika Arora + Linh Tô discussing. Priyanka Anand, Rachel M. B. Atkins, t, & Amanda Stanford will all be presenting research— including 2 EG-funded projects. aeaweb.org/conference/202…

Calling all DC-area labor economists!📢📢📢 We have a great program for Washington Area Labor Econ Symposium (#WALES2023) to be held April 28 at McCourt School Georgetown University. Pls circulate widely -- all are welcome to attend. Register here: mccourt.georgetown.edu/2023-washingto…

This new NEJM paper shows an invaluable benefit of paid sick leave: higher cancer screening rates. Really appreciate the authors conducting this important and well done study!

Am so grateful for this recognition of my paid leave research with Laura Dague and Kathryn Wagner!

A great choice. Joe Altonji's research has a way of making me think more deeply about, and ultimately better understand, the workings of labor markets. The few times I've chatted with him, I've also been struck by his kindness. Younger economists who have worked either with or

Very pleased that my work with Lisa Kahn is out as a NBER working paper! We find that those who observe a peer's teen pregnancy are less likely to engage in sexual behavior that puts them at risk of their own teen pregnancy.

New WP out today with Marguerite Burns available at nber.org/papers/w31394. Some highlights

📢Just 1 more wk to submit your application to the in-person CSWEP workshop for female & non-binary 3rd&4th yr Econ graduate students📢 Workshop in NOLA before #SEA2023 11/17 Travel funding from Sloan Foundation ! Details in 🧵below👇 Celeste Carruthers Dr. Melanie Guldi Orgül Öztürk

Excited for my work with Hansoo Ko on the long-term and intergenerational impacts of childhood SSI to be out as a working paper! Many thanks to CRR Boston College for supporting us.

Hoping to organize a session with Priyanka Anand for @ashecon in San Diego around machine learning and health - LMK if you are interested in joining our panel! Current papers look at potentially eligible SSI recipients in Medicaid data as well as paid family leave #EconTwitter

Applications for the ASHEcon Diversity Scholarship are being accepted. If you are a student or recent PhD from an underrepresented group and would like to attend ASHEcon this year, consider applying! ashecon.org/2024-san-diego…

1/10 📢New NBER with David Powell #AudreyDong📢 We investigate social insurance program spillovers Do state paid sick leave (PSL) mandates impact workers compensation (WC) outcomes? In particular, do some workers substitute PSL for WC? nber.org/papers/w32751#…