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🔹New NBER working paper alert by Professor @cauedobbin on layoffs and quits as determinants of lower separation rates at high-quality firms 👉nber.org/papers/w35177

🔵Big news for our colleague Cauê Dobbin @cauedobbin ! 🎉 He has been appointed as a Faculty Research Fellow in the Economics of Education program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. 🔗nber.org/people/caue_de…

Fantastic two days at the @SAISHopkins and @GCER_Georgetown #geoeconomics conference. Great papers, two insightful lectures, a terrific policy panel on the role of middle powers, and an impeccable organization. Thanks to @arebucci1, Jon and Nuno for inviting @JSchreger @SoumayaKeynes

⭐️New from GCER collegues @Georgetown 📚 Jishnu Das & @cauedobbin's chapter "Human Capital Markets" — forthcoming in the Handbook of Development Economics — is out as NBER WP 35061. How do private providers reshape education & health in LMICs? 👇 nber.org/system/files/w…

The Hopkins-Georgetown Geoeconomics Conference starts today! 🌐 🎤 Keynotes: Helen Milner (Princeton) Jesse Schreger (Columbia) 📍 Hopkins Bloomberg Center, DC 📺 Stream on Zoom: Apr 17: jh.zoom.us/j/98657975181?… Apr 18: jh.zoom.us/j/94671600428?…

📍 Hariri Building & Healy Hall 🗓️ April 17–18 docs.google.com/document/d/1Um…

🎓The 25th Carroll Round is here! Today and tomorrow, @Georgetown hosts the world's top undergraduate economists presenting original research on multiple areas. Featuring students from @Stanford, @LSEnews, @Princeton, @Yale, @Vanderbilt, @warwickuni, @Columbia, @UCBerkeley & more

🔋Why won't your Google search be carbon-free anytime soon? 🔌 @ArikLevinson breaks it down in @mercnews: A must-read on data centers, AI, and the limits of clean electricity claims. 👇mercurynews.com/2026/04/07/opi…

We are so excited to have David McKenzie @dmckenzie001 joining us at Georgetown!!!

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @JuanFelipeRiano @Georgetown who works (quite prolifically!) on topics related to development, political economy and economic history

Continuing a proud Georgetown Economics tradition, the 30th Annual Razin Prize & Economic Policy Lecturehonors excellence in economic research and policy. 🎤 Keynote: Sir Timothy Besley (LSE) 🏆 Razin Prize: Luke Miller (Georgetown) 📍 Healy Hall, Riggs Library 🗓 March 19, 4-6pm

🎉 Exciting news! @dmckenzie001 has accepted the offer to join @GCER_Georgetown as the new Edmond D. Villani Chair Professor of Economics! We can't wait to welcome him to the Hilltop! 🙌 sites.google.com/site/decrgdmck…

Our very own Becka Brolinson, congratulations!! linkedin.com/posts/bates-wh…

Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Economic Research (GCER), the Center for Business and Public Policy, and the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM).

A full day of cutting-edge research on migration, refugee policy, and labor markets—featuring scholars from @WorldBank, @BrookingsInst, @IMFNews, @CGDev, @MigrationPolicy, @GWtweets & more.

📢 Join us for the first Washington Area Immigration Symposium (WAIS) 📍 Georgetown University | Fisher Colloquium, Rafik Hariri Building 📅 March 13 🔗 RSVP: sites.google.com/georgetown.edu…

🔹 New NBER working paper from professor Cauê Dobbin @cauedobbin on the rise of online higher ed in Brazil. 👉 Online programs boost access, especially for older students, yet shift younger students toward lower-return paths. 🔗 nber.org/papers/w34522

Shareen Joshi writes why India won’t lower its tariffs, even under Trump’s pressure. As India faces pressure to reduce tariffs, the political reality is clear: dismantling its protectionist structure risks political survival. With a dual constituency of farmers and industrialists, any significant reform would challenge the very foundation of India's political landscape. #IndiasWorld #TradePolicy @shareenjoshi Read the article here: indiasworld.in/why-india-wont…

🔵 Prof. Anna Maria Mayda (@mayda_anna) has co authored a chapter on immigration and border policies in CEPR’s new volume on the economic consequences of a second Trump administration. Read the publication here: 🔗 cepr.org/publications/b…

🔷 Each year, the Economics Department awards the Razin Prize for the best dissertation or research paper by an advanced graduate student. This year’s winner is @luke_benjamin_, whose job market paper earned the prize. 🏅 Congratulations Luke!. Find More on his JMP 👇