Braxton Gately, Ph.D.

Very excited to be starting my first year at @pittstate tomorrow. After the last year, it's nice to have landed at a wonderful place where faculty are valued and supported.

(2/2) We will be relocating to Joplin, MO over the summer and are so excited to be back close to all of our Northwest Arkansas friends! Looking forward to an wonderful new chapter at an incredible new institution with amazing new colleagues! #oagaag

(1/2) Yesterday was my last day at Western Illinois. Now that this chapter in my professional life has concluded, I’m thrilled to announce that, starting in August, I will be joining the Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University as an Assistant Professor.

Economists know less than we wish we did about how to make an economy grow, but we know exactly what it takes to tank one…

(3/3) The job market is hard, and positive thoughts and prayers go out to all of you who are still interviewing. At some point, when I have had more time to gather my thoughts and feelings, I'll post a longer thread with some observations about the market this year. #EconTwitter

(2/3) I'm not quite ready to announce where I'll be next year publicly yet, but I do want to thank all of you who have supported me this year and have offered me advice and help. I could not have done it without you!

(1/3) As many of you know, I am being laid off at the end of the academic year from my current position. I've been on the market this year which has been grueling but productive. I'm very happy to announce that I've accepted a tenure-track job at another institution.

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Economist when family members ask for stock tip during holiday dinner:

𝑯𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀. 10-0 Your Cowboys have completed the undefeated season. This makes them only the 4th team in the program’s history to finish the regular season without a loss #HOOYAH

Congratulations to Daron Acemoglu (@DAcemogluMIT) of @MIT, Simon Johnson (@baselinescene) of @MITSloan, and James A. Robinson of @UChicago on winning the @NobelPrize in Economic Sciences! aeaweb.org/news/nobel-pri…

Very excited to present work joint with Tim Flannery on disentangling social preferences in coordination games at #ESAColumbus at 2PM in the Harrison room. The results are preliminary, so comments and questions welcome! #EconTwitter

Looking forward to a great first day of #ESAColumbus!

The only thing that makes #ESA2024 even better is roadtrips with friends! @EcScienceAssoc @stantonhudja @mandatiwari @RongZheng_WIU #EconTwitter

@danilaserra_eco Brian Jacques' Redwall series is excellent, and there are 23 books - will keep them busy for quite some time!

My 10 year old son loved the Harry Potter books but he is now done with the series. Looking for recommendations on a book series he could read next that would excite him as much as the Harry Potter one!?

If anyone has any tips to pass along, please send them our way! #EconTwitter #econjobmarket

Manda is an amazing colleague, excellent teacher, wonderful mentor, and great researcher. If you need someone who does Development/Health/Public Policy (and possibly some experiments), PLEASE give her CV and website a look. I promise you won't be disappointed. #EconTwitter

I am sad, but not hopeless. To borrow from Fr. @esaumccaulley, “hopelessness is a luxury I do not have.” Amen.

Well, the thing I feared has come to pass. @WesternILUniv has decided to engage in mass layoffs of faculty. I will be one of the ones laid off. I will be a job market candidate on the #Economics job market for the 2024 - 2025 job market cycle. #EconTwitter

Had a fantastic visit at @WesternILUniv over the last couple of days. Huge thanks to @JJobuBabin for hosting and @mandatiwari @jbgatelyecon, and @HaritimaChauhan for insightful research discussions! (w/ @isu_aakansha)