2/ 2018 #EGGrantee Randy Albelda is a professor emerita @umassbostonecon.bsky.social, as well as a senior research fellow at the university’s Center for Social Policy.
Her book, Economics and Feminism, examines why economics has been relatively impervious to feminism.
#WomensHistoryMonth
4/ #EGgrantee funded work:
- @bhattacv.bsky.social Illanes Gaston "Large-Scale Evaluation of Merger Simulations"
- @nomadj1s.bsky.social @ganong.bsky.social
"Liquid Wealth & Consumption Smoothing of Typical Labor Income Shocks"
- @dkaenzig.bsky.social "Macroeconomic Effects of Supply Chain Shocks"
3/ The EG-organized session "Macroeconomics of the Energy Transition" features 2021 grantee Gregory Casey as chair. Fellow grantees @neilmehrotra.bsky.social & Ivan Rudik will also present their research, and #EGgrantee @jmcolmer.bsky.social will be a panel discussant.
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4/ 2017 #EGgrantee and @oiginstitute.bsky.social VP/Director Abigail Wozniak will chair "Lessons from Bill Spriggs's Contributions to Economics and Economic Policy."
The session also features Neel Kashkari @larrymishel.bsky.social, Cecelia Conrad, William Rodgers III, and @kaseybuckles.bsky.social.
6/ Steering Committee member Heidi Williams is a panelist for "How Economists Could Help Inform Economic and Budget Analysis."
#EGgrantee Robynn Cox chairs a session honoring contributions to Williams Spriggs. Also featuring David McMillon and @econtrout.bsky.social with their EG-funded research.
5/ "Measuring Inflation: It's All About Minding Your Ps and Qs" features the paper "Lack of Uniform Prices or Lack of Uniform Retailers?"
The research will be presented by #EGgrantee Michael Navarrete and also features fellow grantee Seula Kim as co-author.
More: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...
4/ Grantee Suresh Naidu will present on worker rights in collective bargaining, while Steering Committee member @trevondlogan.bsky.social will share work on workplace stratification & racial health disparities.
#EGgrantee Atheendar Venkatarmani also discusses medical innovation's economic effects.
2/ Our 2025 AEA summer econ fellow @aprilburrage.bsky.social will chair & present at the EG-organized panel "Innovation and Labor Market Dynamics."
The panel also features 2018 #EGgrantee Alex Bell & 2022 grantee @marioleccese.bsky.social presenting their research.
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5/ ⏰ 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm
EG organized "Strengthening the U.S. safety net and transfer programs for low-income families" features #EGgrantee Bradley Hardy of @mccourtschool.bsky.social, nonresident scholar @georgemasonu.bsky.social's Priyanka Anand, & more!
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4/ ⏰ 10:15 am - 11:45 am
#EGgrantee Tim Smeeding will chair "Poverty Measurement: New Advances, Insights and Policy Implications."
The session also features fellow #EGgrantee(s) David Johnson from @iariw.bsky.social and Christopher Wimer.
Learn more: convention2.allacademic.com/one/appam/ap...
3/ ⏰ 8:30 am - 10 am (con't)
2015 #EGgrantee Qingfang Wang from @ucriverside.bsky.social organized and will present at the session on "Entrepreneurial Support Organizations as Innovation Infrastructure: Ecosystem Roles, Reach, and Policy Implications."
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5/ ⏰ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
In the EG-featured session, Undergraduate & Master's Student Seminar, Christian Edlagan & #EGgrantee Bradley Hardy will offer support for early career scholars and give insight into policy-related career paths/grad school decisions.
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2/⏰10:15am - 11:15am
#EGgrantee Samuel Myers moderates "Paradox of Social Equity in Cannabis Industry"
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"Care Work & Policy Design: Reimagining Labor Supports" w/grantees Leah Hamilton & @jacobbastian.bsky.social
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2/ “In addition to helping beneficiaries keep food on the table, SNAP is also an important contributor to local economies." In June, #EGgrantee @robertmanduca.bsky.social discussed how cuts to SNAP and other social programs will negatively impact local economies:
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Today's IRA RFP #EGgrantee spotlight is on ToddGerarden, assistant professor @cornelluniversity.bsky.social.
Gerarden will study how different tax credits impact manufacturing activity throughout the U.S. solar photovoltaic supply chain.
More about the project: equitablegrowth.org/grants/the-e...
"Making reliable data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States."
More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:
Today's AI #EGgrantee spotlight features @vdoellgast.bsky.social, @cornellilr.bsky.social prof John McCarthy & @sobrady.bsky.social.
Their research focuses on how telecommunications & video game development companies apply AI in service & technical occupations.
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Early Career #EGgrantee @whitneywzhang.bsky.social aims to study schedule instability impacts on workers.
Using third-party scheduling data, Zhang will assess predictive scheduling effects on firms/workers & understand welfare effects of schedule regulation.
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Early Career #EGgrantee Serena Goldberg from @yale.edu aims to inform the policy design of child care subsidies for the U.S. child care sector to improve access to and affordability of high-quality care while also improving the wages of care workers.
See more: equitablegrowth.org/grants/empir...
Meet #EGgrantee Anna Croley from @yale.edu, who seeks to answer the question of "whether market power among homebuilders can explain the undersupply of new housing, particularly entry-level units, or whether their economies of scale reduce costs."
Learn more ➡️: equitablegrowth.org/grants/marke...
Thanks to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for the generous support! Excited to study how global supply chain shocks affect markets and the broader economy. #EGgrantee #EconSky
Diego Känzig (@dkaenzig.bsky.social) will provide causal evidence on the economic implications of supply chain disruptions.
Using high-frequency financial data, he will identify disruptive incidents, and isolate the market impact of the disruption.
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#EGgrantee
Jacob Bastian (@jacobbastian.bsky.social) from Rutgers University will use administrative data to analyze how the Earned Income Tax Credit plays a role in supporting families’ decisions to move and outcomes for parents and children.
Learn more ➡️ equitablegrowth.org/grants/unloc...
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Andrew Baker of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social will study changes in corporate governance.
Baker plans to analyze changes generated by activist hedge fund investors, then changes in equity-based manager compensation, and worker outcome impacts.
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7/ 📅 July 24 (con't)
⏰ 11 am: "Long-Run Impacts of Social Assistance on Marginalized Groups & Life Trajectories" ft @jasonbcook.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social
⏰ 1:30 pm: "Dynamic Individuals, Static Neighborhoods: Migration, Earnings Changes & Concentrated Poverty" w/ #EGgrantee Andrew Garin
4/ 📅 July 22
⏰ 1:10 pm: In the session "Labor Studies / Public Economics," former EG Steering Committee member Raj Chetty from @oppinsights.bsky.social, #EGgrantee Matthew Staiger and co-authors will present research called "Creating High-Opportunity Neighborhoods: Evidence from the HOPE VI Program.
2/ 📅 July 21
⏰ 10:10 am: In the session "Environmental & Energy Economics," 2021 #EGgrantee @jmcolmer.bsky.social, EG Steering Committee member @cwolfram.bsky.social and EG collaborator @kclausing.bsky.social will present their research on "Global Effects of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms."
Research from #EGgrantee Jisung Park was cited in Sen. Padilla's release, highlighting how temperature and workplace safety impact labor market inequality. Findings show hotter temperatures increase workplace injuries significantly, causing ~20,000 injuries/year.
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3/ 📅 July 16
⏰ 9 am: Check out "Measuring Housing Quality Using Revealed Preference: A Geographic PageRank Approach" presented by #EGgrantee Alex Bell and two co-authors
⏰ 11:30 am: See "Federally-Funded Science as Engines of Regional Innovation and Prosperity" with EG collaborator Susan Helper
2/ 🗓️ July 14
⏰ 9:40 am: "Homeownership and the Cost of Living" with #EGgrantee(s) Gabriel Chodorow-Reich and Xavier Jaravel.
📅 July 15
⏰ 9:40 am: #EGgrantee @tarikuaerda.bsky.social presents "Disasters, Capital, and Productivity." The session also features 2023 grantee Seula Kim as a discussant!
