Today we discussed fuzzy RDD through an excellent application examining the intended and unintended consequences of policy: Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-Specific Curfews in Turkey (@onuraltindag.bsky.social, @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @pinarkeskin.bsky.social).

@exeter.ac.uk

Yes! Harvard rejects Trump's demands. This is very good news. The Trump administration's demands in its latest letter were so outrageous (see below) that this was the only thing that could have been done. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.

How to Use Endowments to Protect University Missions If endowments are fundamentally creatures of restriction, they are also in smaller measure creatures of interpretation and discretion. Universities should use what flexibility they do have to stand up...

Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. Wealthy universities do have some wiggle room in how they can deploy their endowments to cushion (some) of the Trump shock, as this article shows. lpeproject.org/blog/how-to-...

On my way to @StanfordKingCtr to present tomorrow at "The Economics of Violence and Harassment Against Women" conference organized by Emily Nix , Karmini S & Alessandra Voena).

Looking forward to thought-provoking discussions and seeing/meeting important scholars!

Happening tomorrow at #SEA2023 at 1 pm!

📢 🎉 New CSWEP event alert!

If you’re a senior woman or non-binary economist, we hope you’ll join us for conversation and celebration at a reception at this year’s ASSA meetings.
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Details & registration here: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Great paper reviewing quasi-experimental evidence on Covid-19 lockdowns and mental health

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So incredibly cute 😍

Yo, JMCs

I have an idea for how to share new research while social media fragments..

In Nov/ Dec, I'll do weekly Substacks on new JMPs on gender.

If you'd like me to discuss your JMP, do share.

This would only be a nice, supportive discussion. 😊

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This was such a great conference on migration and development organized by Patricia Cortes! I learned a lot by discussing @andreavelasquez.bsky.social paper on how temperature shocks affect international migration and got to meet great people.