Fantastic opportunity!

Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org

The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!

The slides are amazing!!! Thanks a ton for citing our research :)

Muere la etóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años Revolucionó la ciencia desde los sesenta con sus métodos innovadores y fascinantes descubrimientos sobre los chimpancés salvajes

🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere la etóloga y primatóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años social.elpais.com/wmfcr4

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Professor Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago) and Professor Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago) seek a full-time research assistant with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy research projects designed to improve educational outcomes. The analyst will work on a portfolio of projects related to education and restorative justice in schools. The position is based in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will have experience in applying a variety of statistical modeling and data analysis techniques to datasets in real-world settings. From project inception to delivery, the RA will contribute to all facets of data collection and cleaning, model development, and implementation. To apply, please submit a resume/CV, a letter of interest, the name of at least one reference, and an unofficial transcript through the UChicago Workday jobs portal. Example Responsibilities • Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and implement analytical approaches to solving specific research questions. • Cleans, transforms, merges, and matches between large and complex research and administrative datasets. • Builds statistical models for a variety of research projects. • Performs sampling, power analysis, and randomization. • Prepares results for memos, presentations, and academic papers for both policymakers and researchers. • Assists with literature reviews and drafting papers. • Writes statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for consistency and quality. Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project. • Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. • Conducts literature reviews. • Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts, and other documents. • Performs other related work as needed.

Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity!

Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here!
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Next: Jeanne Sorin Le Guevel (from UChicago headed to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social) on building public infrastructure (roads) on private land in #Uganda 🇺🇬

Reupping for the new week! This was a lot of fun. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

You guys are lucky to get him!!

But I’m going to miss him dearly 😭

SERIEs

📢CALL FOR PAPERS - Special Issue📢
SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association welcomes your paper to the Special Issue on ‘Randomized Impact Evaluation of Social Inclusion Policies in Spain’
Submission deadline: 15 July2025
link.springer.com/journal/1320...

Research Professional – International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible) Chicago, IL

We've just opened a new @beckerfriedman.bsky.social pre-doc position through the International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative:

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Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!

Porque Nada es Gratis Junta Directiva (Antonia Díaz, Judit Vall, José Penalva y Beatriz González López-Valcárcel) y equipo editorial (Ainoa Aparicio, Andreu Arenas, Jordi Panigua, Luis Puch y Santiago Sánchez-Pages). Es...

Porque Nada es Gratis nadaesgratis.es/admin/porque... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

Preferences for Firearms (Forthcoming Article) - This paper provides a critical input into crafting effective firearms policy: an understanding of consumer demand for guns. We estimate individual-level price sensitivity and s...

Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "Preferences for Firearms" by Sarah Moshary, Bradley T. Shapiro, and Sara Drango. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Don’t ask me how but yesterday I used the word “heteronormative” in my competitive strategy class TWICE #feelingwoke

That time of the year when I have to learn about baseball for my Strategy class... again....

Does anybody know if there is a centralized GTFS data file source with a standardized file format?

The National Zoning Atlas (Sara Bronin and Scott Markley) Podcast Episode · Densely Speaking · 05/20/2024 · 40m

🎙️We released four Densely Speaking interviews in 2024 👇

1. Sara Bronin and Scott Markley, The National Zoning Atlas

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23UL...

Job market update: McGill Econ is hiring!

Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.

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Just stop biking during the Winter!!!

🚨📜CALL FOR PAPERS 📜🚨

*New Data for Consumer Insights Conference*

When: May 30-31, 2025
Where: Chicago Booth
Submission Deadline: Jan 6, 2025
Keynotes: @susanathey.bsky.social and Greg Lewis

Both methodological and empirical submissions are welcome.

Submit here: ndconference2025.hotcrp.com

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For once in a lifetime, there is no traffic to O’Hare airport

I dare you to show me a cooler office decor item

New office decoration after a trip to Japan 😝

Economic Theory is planning a special issue on trade and urban economics.

link.springer.com/collections/...

@tradediversion.bsky.social and I worked out some math in the past, but I wonder if there’s a better source :)

Is there a good reference about why it’s not kosher to estimate a multinomial choice model using LPM when all possible choices are included?

Namely, say individual i chooses options j =1,2. Think of a pooled regression with outcomes being i’s choices for both j = 1 and j = 2 simultaneously.

Here's a great starter pack for folks interested in the economics of innovation, competition and IO

go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX

Call for papers is out!

Is there a starter pack for Industrial Organization similar to Urban or Trade? I couldn’t find one…