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This new working paper argues that female economics PhD students benefit tremendously from having female economics faculty around. How do they back up this claim? They look at the timing of sabbatical leaves. When female professors go on leave, it decreases third-year female…
Exploring why households work and save. Bequest motives and risks in wages, medical expenses, and marital dynamics explain 56.9 percent of aggregate wealth and 2.7 percent of aggregate earnings, from @marghe__borella, @M_De_Nardi, Fang Yang, and @johanatch nber.org/papers/w33874
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20323 Why Do Households Save and Work? Margherita Borella @unito, @M_De_Nardi @UMNews, Fang Yang @DallasFed, Johanna Torres Chain @UMNews ow.ly/rAfv50W3Vfa #CEPR_LE #CEPR_MG #CEPR_PE #EconTwitter
HCEO members @M_De_Nardi and @Fang_Yang_Econ and colleagues estimate how much life factors -- health, marital status, wages, mortality, retirement, and bequest motives -- influence how much people work and save. nber.org/papers/w33874
Dime qué estás orgulloso del país dónde naciste, sin decirme que estás orgulloso:
Our findings: 1. There is substantial health inequality by race, ethnicity, and gender. At age 55, Black men and women have frailty levels, which could be viewed as "biological age," comparable to those of White men and women 13 and 20 years older, respectively. 1/4
1. This holiday season, have you really thought about how online retail has transformed shopping? It's wild! I can get all my gifts from the comfort of home. But e-commerce giants like Amazon have changed our communities too. Are we better off?
We are excited to announce that we are accepting applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor position to begin fall semester 2025 🔍 Check out the job listing below ⬇️ aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…
Using k-means clustering, a machine learning technique, and data from the Health and Retirement Study to characterize health during middle and old age, from @marghe__borella, @franbullano, @M_De_Nardi, @BenKrue01288664, and Elena Manresa nber.org/papers/w32799
The blackboard and Minnesota: a love story
Mike Keane argues that the micro literature on Frisch elasticities—how people shift hours in response to anticipated wage changes—suffers from diagnostic errors. #NASMES
I don't know if I am excited or scared...😅
Thread 🧵incoming… I asked my students in my new Economics of Aging course at BC to make TikTok-style videos explaining their empirical term papers in creative ways using terms everyone could understand. And boy did they deliver!
Last night was surreal—caught the majestic Northern Lights in Minneapolis! 🌌✨#NorthernLights #Minneapolis
📢New paper! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 w/ @RichardAudoly @mcgeeconomics @GonPazPardo Do rich and poor people remain that way throughout their lives? Do people experience reversals of fortune? When? Link👇 and 🧵 below
📢New paper! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 w/ @RichardAudoly @mcgeeconomics @GonPazPardo Do rich and poor people remain that way throughout their lives? Do people experience reversals of fortune? When? Link👇 and 🧵 below
On June 26 The University of Minnesota will confer its Outstanding Achievement Award on Andreu Mas-Colell, who earned his Ph.D. in Economics at here in 1972. He has made fundamental contributions in mathematical economics, work that is being recognized through this award.
Very happy to share that our paper with @M_De_Nardi and Giulio Fella on rich wage dynamics and their impact on (benefit) policy evaluation is now accepted at @RevEconStudies 👇
Very happy to share that our paper with @M_De_Nardi and Giulio Fella on rich wage dynamics and their impact on (benefit) policy evaluation is now accepted at @RevEconStudies 👇

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