to all the college kids out there:
the classes don't matter
the people do
so do things that maximize the number of interesting smart people you meet and be in the trenches with
you'll thank me later
What is the effect of parental incarceration on children's education? This paper finds it's positive. Just Accepted new paper by Carolina Arteaga @caroartc. direct.mit.edu/rest/article-a…
Political leaders influence beliefs beyond the content of their messages when they deliver unanticipated messages to individuals in their own party, from @hafrouzi, @caroartc, and @emilyweisburst nber.org/papers/w31385
Yes! The Opioid Epidemic (unintentionally) translated into large gains for the Republican Party
How?
It created economic hardship for the working class, a topic at the center of the platform of the Republican party, and one where Democrats have lost ground (1/3)
The opioid epidemic fueled the rise of the Republican party.
A one-standard-deviation increase in the quasi-exogenous exposure to the opioid epidemic led to a 4.6 percentage point increase in the Republican vote share.
@caroartcviquibarone.github.io/baronevictoria…
In my 2nd year of the PhD I found out I was the only student paying tuition (with a loan!!). I had no idea that wasn’t the norm. Went to the grad chair and he was like, “Oh yeah, we can cover that.” 😑
When I got my first faculty offer I had no idea to negotiate. My colleagues told me to ask for more, I called my mom for advice (grew up working class in USSR). She said “take the offer. If you wait they’ll take it away.”I did. Later found out I had lowest pay in the dept.
Volver, volver. Este viernes vuelvo al @BancoRepublica donde nació esa idea loca de hacer un doctorado, a presentar mi trabajo sobre le epidemia de los opioides. Todos invitados
Ch 3, Population, Aging, and the Economy, explains how long-run trends in fertility and mortality are shaping the U.S. population and labor force.
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…