Women in Empirical Micro
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@WiEMecon
A conference seeking to foster innovation, collaboration and mentorship for early-career economists working in empirical microeconomics fields.
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.” #NobelPrize
Next up in Track B: @JustineKneb from @MIT presents "Discretion versus Algorithms: Bureaucrats and Tax Equity in Senegal" (joint with Bassirou Sarr and @VictorPouliquen). Discussion to follow by Monica Singhal (@UCDavisEcon).
10. Pay It Forward Kindness matters. Be kind. Tell people when you like their paper, their presentation. Help others.
@CarlyTrachtman (@IFPRI) closing Track B of WiEM 2023 with results from a lab-in-the-field experiment on community-based targeting in Central Java (w/@Dibyodigdoyo and @gasahadewo). Marcel Fafchamps (@FSIStanford) discussing.
Track A continues with @ambarlaforgia (@BerkeleyHaas) presenting work with @julia_bodner showing that chain-acquired fertility clinics increase IVF volume and live birth rates. Effects likely driven by resource and knowledge transfers. Carola Frydman (@KelloggSchool) to discuss.
Back from the break: @FeodoraTeti (@LMU_Muenchen) presenting new estimates of trade responses to trade tariffs, overcoming several measurement and estimation challenges. @m_bombardini (@BerkeleyHaas) will discuss.
@Caro_cly @Unibocconi @abicadams @OxfordEconDept Alison Andrew wrapping up WiEM 2023 with her work on "Revealed Beliefs and the Marriage Market Return to Education" (joint with @abicadams). Discussion by @rglenner (@UChicago).
Next! @Caro_cly from @Unibocconi showing that women exposed to more toxic workplaces have higher quit rates following the #MeToo movement. Women face a double penalty: experiencing toxic behavior and having to avoid certain workplaces. Discussion from @abicadams (@OxfordEconDept)
