Laurel Wheeler

Faculty Feature! @laurelbethw has been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant to explore resource revenue-sharing frameworks in collaboration with Treaty Six First Nations and University of Calgary partners. Another step toward research that informs policy.

Read my paper with Larry Chavis on #Indigenous approaches to #teachingeconomics, published with @SpringerNature in @JEconRacePolicy : rdcu.be/dU8un

We thank Lakota Vogel (@Four_Bands), Pete Upton (@nativecdfis), and Adrienne Smith (@OppFinance) for the insights they shared in our webinar on new research on #NativeCDFIs. Visit the event page for @laurelbethw's presentation and the event recording. ⬇️ bit.ly/3Pjgx2w

.@FedIndianCenter's July 11 webinar on #NativeCDFIs features Pete Upton (@nativecdfis), Lakota Vogel (@four_bands), Adrienne Smith (@OppFinance), @laurelbethw (CICD), & Michou Kokodoko (CICD). Learn more and register to attend! ⬇️ bit.ly/3Pjgx2w

Our July 11 webinar on #NativeCDFIs features Pete Upton (@nativecdfis), Lakota Vogel (@four_bands), Adrienne Smith (@OppFinance), @laurelbethw (CICD), & Michou Kokodoko (CICD). Learn more and register to join us! ⬇️ bit.ly/3Pjgx2w

📕 CORE Econ's @simondhalliday's will chair a panel on race, inequality, and economic instruction - with: ✅ Eric Bottorff @the_torff co-author of our Insight on race inequality in the US ✅ @JorgenHarris ✅ Mary Lopez ✅ Laurel Wheeler @laurelbethw Can't miss it! 2/2

NEW from CICD: Casino-style gaming is an important economic development strategy for many #tribes. Research Fellow @laurelbethw examines the local labor market effects of tribal #gaming in a new working paper from CICD. ⬇️ bit.ly/3n4TTPk

A few peaks from among the many breakout group sessions that took place last week at the first major gathering of enCOREage project participants at CASBS. enCOREage is devoted to greater inclusion & diversity in economics education. Learn more: 🧵 📷: LiAnne Dick

@maxrebosrevenge Amazing news. So excited for you!!

And for more detail, see our related working paper: bit.ly/3wE68E3

Our latest article shares findings from the first systematic quantitative analysis of lending in the #NativeCDFI industry. Results from 11 Native CDFI loan funds provide evidence that client relationships can reduce uncertainty in lending outcomes. Read: minneapolisfed.org/article/2023/n…

What tools are needed to connect people with the jobs or enterprises they are prepared for and passionate about, so that society can make productive use of their available labor? Check out Chapter 12 written by Patrick Shaw and me: tinyurl.com/26ky4bwp

How can innovators and organizations discover, implement, evaluate, and scale inventions to improve peoples’ lives in LMICs? Our DevEng textbook is the first how-to guide: tinyurl.com/yckrmxfu

.@four_bands @lakotavogel and CICD’s @laurelbethw discuss “Beyond Conventional Models: Lending by Native Community Development Financial Institutions” at the 2022 #CICDResearchSummit. Event livestream: bit.ly/3EFI2xj

I look forward to participating in @FedIndianCenter’s 2022 #CICDResearchSummit: Unlocking Our Full Economic Potential. Join me Dec 1-2 in discussing the latest research on key questions that matter to #IndianCountry. Learn more and register: minneapolisfed.org/events/2022/20…

In combination with job readiness training, #LinkedIn training increased #employment and hours worked for young, low-income job seekers in South Africa’s largest cities. Read more here: povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/imp…

@simondhalliday @KelsiGHobbs Hi, @KelsiGHobbs - I research issues of importance to Indigenous communities (casinos, Native financial institutions, natural resources, property institutions) in US & Canada. Happy to recommend others as well. Pls check out the work of the @FedIndianCenter

@KelsiGHobbs Check out Laurel Wheeler (U Alberta & MN Fed). Also Larry Chavis at UNC (he’s on the board of AERIP). They can both also recommend other excellent folks.

If you are a Native economist and/or an economist studying issues facing Native individuals/communities, can you please drop your information below? #EconTwitter

🧵 on new paper w/ @abicadams, @KristiinaHuttu2 & @ningzhang0927: "Violence Against Women at Work" #MeToo demonstrated assaults b/w colleagues are an internationally relevant phenomenon. We study consequences of realized assaults for perpetrators, victims & wider firm. [1/18]

@NeilRankinZA @pbrimble @Oxford_CSAE Thanks, Neil! Was really happy to see the outcome of your signaling study as well.

@pbrimble @Oxford_CSAE Great to see this paper Laurel!

Final speaker of the first session Laurel Wheeler talks about the impact of LinkedIn training in SA where youth unemployment is very high. Positive employment impacts likely driven by reducing supply side information frictions. #OxCSAE2021 Labour day @Oxford_CSAE

COVID-19 threatens to undermine an industry responsible for economic growth in many Indigenous communities. In a new blog post, I discuss the implications of COVID-19 for the Indigenous gaming industry. #CriticalGambling criticalgamblingstudies.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-ne…