
Chris Cornwell
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Chris Cornwell
@cornwl
Professor of Economics and Simon S. Selig Jr. Chair for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia. Life is about tradeoffs. #GoDawgs
Athens GA انضم Nisan 2009
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@J2dubyas @mikekofoed @Shooshan5 @ianschmutte @pwnewberry Hey, we love that @pwnewberry guy no matter what others say.
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@mikekofoed @J2dubyas @Shooshan5 @ianschmutte Whoa now. Let’s bring this thread down a notch. More like Craig Ehlo - would routinely get posterized by MJ but always trying to help the team win despite his limited gifts. And pro-natalist.
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@J2dubyas @Shooshan5 @cornwl @ianschmutte And I tell people @cornwl is the Michael Jordan of dept chairs.
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John and Flavel Godfrey have done an amazing thing and we are full of gratitude. This will be transformational.
Terry College | UGA@TerryCollege
“The @UniversityofGA is grateful for John Godfrey’s extraordinary generosity and engagement.” The University of Georgia has named its Economics Department the John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Dept. of Economics in honor of alumnus John Munro Godfrey, Sr. terry.uga.edu/uga-names-depa…
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“At its core, economics is a framework for problem-solving that allows us to model and understand optimal behavior.”
Congratulations to Josh Kinsler on his recent appointment as head of the Department of Economics at the @UniversityofGA.
terry.uga.edu/news/stories/2…

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Thanks for highlighting our work @J_HumanResource
The JHR@J_HumanResource
What to do about 1.6M girls “missing” at birth per year worldwide, largely due to #genderbias? Nabaneeta Biswas, @cornwl & Laura Zimmermann find a monetary incentive program for raising girls in India improves the sex ratio without limiting fertility. doi.org/10.3368/jhr.10…
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@GaborBekes @ianschmutte @Gabors_Data @CambUP_Econ Thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely get the ebook.
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An estimated 26.7M people worldwide are caught in human trafficking situations.
The UGA-based Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach pairs social work with economics to curb the impact & unwind this far reaching shadow economy.
Read More:
terry.uga.edu/news/stories/2…

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It's official. I've accepted a position in the School of Economics at Georgia Tech (@GATechEcon), which has done a ton of hiring in recent years to bring in loads of talent and positive energy. I can't wait to get there.
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#EconTwitter, my student Pablo Troncoso (@PabloATroncoso1) is on the market this year. In his job market paper, Pablo studies the impact of 2008 pension expansion in Chile on labor supply of older workers, using admin & survey data 🧵1/
sites.google.com/view/pablotron…
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Correction. We’re committing @pwnewberry’s tickets to this position.
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@mikekofoed @J2dubyas @WestPointSOSH I think we might want to walk these kind words back a step or two. You’ll be great!
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@J2dubyas @WestPointSOSH Thanks, learned from the best. Won't achieve the Jordan level of admin person as @cornwl though.
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I guess since no good deed goes unpunished, I am excited to be serving as the Associate Economics Program Director for our great dept here at @WestPointSOSH. Happy to serve with COL Carl Wojtaszek who is our new director. Please send any advice and good vibes!
GIF
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Just learned today that I have added my first real node to my academic family tree. @viv15 is my only PhD student because Baylor doesn't have a PhD in economics. We have a new PhD in health services research, and she was my first and only student. Very proud of you Vivian!

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Productive day in the office at @TerryCollege. We produced 2 PhDs. Dr Scott Spitze is going to Burning Glass Tech and Dr Fan Liang @liangfan0911 is going to @LoyolaMarymount. Very proud of both and will miss them.


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John M. Abowd (@john_abowd), Edmund Ezra Day Professor Emeritus of Economics, Statistics and Data Science @Cornell, is interviewed by @ianschmutte and @larsvil in the latest issue of International Statistical Review (@IntStat).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

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