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Wisconsin Economics

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Wisconsin Economics

@WIeconomics

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Economics

Madison, Wisconsin

Joined October 2017

Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Jul 10, 2020
We are saddened to share that Professor Bill Sandholm passed away earlier this week. Bill was an authority on Evolutionary Game Theory. A great teacher, a dedicated advisor, and truly one of the kindest people in the profession, Bill will be missed dearly. econ.wisc.edu/2020/07/10/in-…
Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 2, 2022
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Sep 15, 2020
Did you know? 2020 Democratic VP nominee Kamala Harris' father, Donald J. Harris, was an associate professor in the UW Economics Department from 1968-1972. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a cancer researcher also at UW.
Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 13, 2023
Job market candidate Hoyoung (@hoyoung_yoo_) studies how an influx of high-skilled remote workers affects local residents in destination cities by using the Tulsa Remote program & building a structural equilibrium model. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/yoo-hoyo…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 1, 2023
Job market candidate Luming (@luming_chen9) evaluates the inefficiency of policy uncertainty in the U.S. wind industry using a model featuring bilateral bargaining of long-term contracts and dynamic entry of wind farms. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/chen-lum…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 3, 2023
In her job market paper, Natalie (@nat_duncombe) uses a DID design to estimate the effect of automation on earnings in the life cycle, and develops a model of how automation affects workers' career trajectories. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/duncombe…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 7, 2023
Job market candidate Elise (@EliseMarifian) combines novel data and a border strategy to study how college advertising affects enrollment and develops a structural model to quantify the demand response to a ban. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/marifian…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 6, 2023
In his job market paper, Katsuhiro builds an equilibrium search model with temporary layoffs to study the implications of firms’ layoff decisions for labor market and unemployment insurance. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/komatsu-…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 1, 2021
Introducing our 2021 Job Market Candidates! In his job market paper, Gary (@initialOld) develops a consumer theory for information goods such as articles from different newspapers or samples from different datasets. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter garygbaker.com
Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 11, 2019
In her job market paper, Amrita quantifies how minimum lot sizes affect sorting into neighborhoods and studies how sorting changes when the regulation is relaxed. #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket econ.wisc.edu/staff/kulka-am…
Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 10, 2023
Job market candidate Mengqi (@Mengqi_Wang7) studies the interactive effect on exports of external trade costs & internal frictions in financial, labor & goods markets, using a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/wang-men…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Feb 20, 2023
We are deeply grateful to Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Blank for her decade of leadership of the university. The Economics and University of Wisconsin communities will miss her dearly. go.wisc.edu/econ-remembers…
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Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 5, 2021
In her job market paper, Annie (@anniesoyeanlee) shows that currency mismatch on lenders is a key determinant of foreign exchange rate risk premia and the currency composition of emerging market sovereign external debt. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/lee-soye…
Wisconsin Economics
@WIeconomics
Nov 2, 2023
In her job market paper, Sharada studies how test score value-added across grades affects schooling and earnings. She finds higher returns in later grades and evidence for complementarities over time. #EconJobMarket #EconTwitter econ.wisc.edu/staff/dharmasa…
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