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A conference seeking to foster innovation, collaboration and mentorship for early-career female economists working in empirical microeconomics fields

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Women in Empirical Micro
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The WiEM conference is back for a second year, with an expanded set of organizers: @GallenYana @christinalbrown @MathildeMunoz & Molly Schnell. Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics (including labor, public, dev & IO) to bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28, 2023!
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Thrilled to announce the lineup for the inaugural BFI Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference this August. Thank you to all the women who submitted fantastic papers to our call. Can't wait for the event this year, and for more in years to come.
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Two weeks left to submit your empirical micro paper to WiEMecon 2023! Submit by emailing bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28. Our goal is to select innovative papers by junior women across empirical micro fields & pair them up with a discussion by a senior doing related work.
@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
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The WiEM conference is back for a second year, with an expanded set of organizers: @GallenYana @christinalbrown @MathildeMunoz & Molly Schnell. Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics (including labor, public, dev & IO) to bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28, 2023!
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@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
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Thrilled to announce the lineup for the inaugural BFI Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference this August. Thank you to all the women who submitted fantastic papers to our call. Can't wait for the event this year, and for more in years to come.
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Happy New Year! Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics to WiEMecon 2023 by emailing bfi-events @uchicago .edu. The final deadline is Feb 28, 2023. We look forward to seeing all of your submissions!
@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
2 years
The WiEM conference is back for a second year, with an expanded set of organizers: @GallenYana @christinalbrown @MathildeMunoz & Molly Schnell. Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics (including labor, public, dev & IO) to bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28, 2023!
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Just one month left to submit your empirical micro paper to WiEMecon 2023! Submit by emailing bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28. Our goal is to select innovative papers by jr women across empirical micro fields & pair them up with a discussion by a senior doing related work.
@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
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Happy New Year! Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics to WiEMecon 2023 by emailing bfi-events @uchicago .edu. The final deadline is Feb 28, 2023. We look forward to seeing all of your submissions!
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The deadline for the Women in Empirical Micro conference is coming up in just a few days! If you're a jr women writing an empirical paper in labor, public, dev, io, health, enviro, urban, etc - send it in! Please submit your paper by emailing bfi-events @uchicago .edu by 2/28/23
@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
2 years
The WiEM conference is back for a second year, with an expanded set of organizers: @GallenYana @christinalbrown @MathildeMunoz & Molly Schnell. Please submit your papers on empirical micro topics (including labor, public, dev & IO) to bfi-events @uchicago .edu by Feb 28, 2023!
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Alison Andrew wrapping up WiEM 2023 with her work on "Revealed Beliefs and the Marriage Market Return to Education" (joint with @abicadams ). Discussion by @rglenner ( @UChicago ). Thank you all for tuning in!
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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@Caro_cly @Unibocconi @abicadams @OxfordEconDept Alison Andrew wrapping up WiEM 2023 with her work on "Revealed Beliefs and the Marriage Market Return to Education" (joint with @abicadams ). Discussion by @rglenner ( @UChicago ).
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By popular demand, we’ve asked a crew of PhD students who’ve come to the conference from around the Chicago area to give a bit more exposure to the papers being presented via tweet threads. We’ll be retweeting them here all weekend.
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Thank you so much to our PhD student tweeters! See their excellent coverage of the papers being presented: @NicoleOzm @MinseonPark1 @MyeraRashid @LillianRusk @jenn_slg @vagbain @MayaLozinski
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@karsha ( @StanfordKingCtr ) discussing how men’s perception of their peers might be the key to help reduce sexual harassment using an RCT with university students. @KateVyborny ( @WorldBankSAsia ) on discussion.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Happening now at WiEM 2023: @karsha ( @StanfordKingCtr ) discussing how men’s perception of their peers might be the key to help reduce sexual harassment using an RCT with university students. @KateVyborny ( @WorldBankSAsia ) to discuss.
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Women in Empirical Micro
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@WiEMecon
Women in Empirical Micro
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Thrilled to announce the lineup for the inaugural BFI Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference this August. Thank you to all the women who submitted fantastic papers to our call. Can't wait for the event this year, and for more in years to come.
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We're thrilled to see so many excellent submissions to WiEM 2023! Can't wait to start reading the papers 🫣🫣🫣
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@SoodAradhya (University of Toronto @rotmanschool ) presenting "Long Shadow of Housing Discrimination: Evidence from Racial Covenants" with discussion by @StanfordGSB 's @Rebeccardiamond .
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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WiEM 2023 continues with @SoodAradhya 's (University of Toronto @rotmanschool ) "Long Shadow of Housing Discrimination: Evidence from Racial Covenants". @StanfordGSB 's @Rebeccardiamond to discuss.
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Elisa Macchi ( @BrownUniversity ) presents work with @alterelim showing that when it comes to informal redistribution, employers and workers consistently opt for work-based redistribution vs. cash transfers. @NUEconomic 's @LoriBeaman on discussion.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Currently in Track B at WiEM 2023: Elisa Macchi ( @BrownUniversity ) presents work with @alterelim showing that when it comes to informal redistribution, employers and workers consistently opt for work-based redistribution vs. cash transfers. @NUEconomic 's @LoriBeaman to discuss.
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Renata Gaineddenova and @ChadSyverson kicking off WiEM 2023!
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Kicking off WiEM 2023 is Renata Gaineddenova's work on "Pricing and Efficiency in a Decentralized Ride-Hailing Platform." @ChicagoBooth 's @ChadSyverson to discuss.
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@Caro_cly from @Unibocconi showing that women exposed to more toxic workplaces have higher quit rates following the #MeToo 📷 movement. Women face a double penalty: experiencing toxic behavior and having to avoid certain workplaces. Discussion from @abicadams ( @OxfordEconDept ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Next! @Caro_cly from @Unibocconi showing that women exposed to more toxic workplaces have higher quit rates following the #MeToo movement. Women face a double penalty: experiencing toxic behavior and having to avoid certain workplaces. Discussion from @abicadams ( @OxfordEconDept )
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Welcome @EfiAdamopoulou ! We're looking forward to your talk ("Minimum Wages and Insurance within the Firm") and the discussion by @nirupama_rao . The conference starts tomorrow. Full program:
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Effrosyni (Efi) Adamopoulou
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So excited to be visiting @HarrisPolicy @UChicago this week! Looking forward to several meetings and to presenting my work @WiEMecon @BeckerFriedman
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@elisajacome ( @NUEconomics ) shows that an expansion of immigration enforcement increased crime against Hispanics and reduced their likelihood of reporting crime to police (w/ F. Goncalves and @emilyweisburst ). @Arnold_Ventures 's @jenniferdoleac on discussion
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Happening in Track A: @elisajacome ( @NUEconomics ) shows that an expansion of immigration enforcement increased crime against Hispanics and reduced their likelihood of reporting crime to police (w/ F. Goncalves and @emilyweisburst ). @Arnold_Ventures 's @jenniferdoleac to discuss.
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@CEIStorvergata 's @matildegiacche1 uses Twitter data to uncover effects of pediatric anti-vax opinions on vax rates & healthcare costs (w/ J. Kopinska and @GabRov ). @ChicagoBooth 's @RDizonRoss on discussion.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Wondering about real-world impacts of online vaccine skepticism? Next up: @CEIStorvergata 's @matildegiacche1 uses Twitter data to uncover effects of pediatric anti-vax opinions on vax rates & healthcare costs (w/ J. Kopinska and @GabRov ). @ChicagoBooth 's @RDizonRoss to discuss.
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@CarlyTrachtman ( @IFPRI ) closing Track B of WiEM 2023 with results from a lab-in-the-field experiment on community-based targeting in Central Java (w/ @Dibyodigdoyo and @gasahadewo ). Marcel Fafchamps ( @FSIStanford ) discussing.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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@CarlyTrachtman ( @IFPRI ) closing Track B of WiEM 2023 with results from a lab-in-the-field experiment on community-based targeting in Central Java (w/ @Dibyodigdoyo and @gasahadewo ). Marcel Fafchamps ( @FSIStanford ) to discuss.
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@kateorkin ( @BlavatnikSchool ) presenting work with R. Garlick, @LukasHenselEcon , and A. Kiss showing that jobseekers sort inefficiently across occupations. @WIEconomics 's Jeff Smith on discussion.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Happening now in Track B: @kateorkin ( @BlavatnikSchool ) presents work with R. Garlick, @LukasHenselEcon , and A. Kiss showing that jobseekers sort inefficiently across occupations. @WIEconomics 's Jeff Smith to discuss.
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@FeodoraTeti ( @LMU_Muenchen ) presenting new estimates of trade responses to trade tariffs, overcoming several measurement and estimation challenges. @m_bombardini ( @BerkeleyHaas ) discussed.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Back from the break: @FeodoraTeti ( @LMU_Muenchen ) presenting new estimates of trade responses to trade tariffs, overcoming several measurement and estimation challenges. @m_bombardini ( @BerkeleyHaas ) will discuss.
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Gretchen Sileo ( @TempleUniv ) examines investment in drinking water systems in "Proactive and Reactive Infrastructure Investment." Discussion by BFI Director Michael Greenstone.
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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@ChicagoBooth @ChadSyverson Next up: Gretchen Sileo ( @TempleUniv ) examines investment in drinking water systems in "Proactive and Reactive Infrastructure Investment." Discussion by BFI Director Michael Greenstone.
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@cgorback ( @UTAustin ) presenting work co-authored with @gregorschub on the impacts of cultural norms on homeownership rates among foreign-born US residents. Discussion by Marianne Bertrand ( @ChicagoBooth ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Wrapping up the first morning of WiEM 2023 with @cgorback ( @UTAustin ) presenting work co-authored by @gregorschub examining the impacts of cultural norms on homeownership rates among foreign-born US residents. Discussion by Marianne Bertrand ( @ChicagoBooth ).
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@RueMartel ( @econedinburgh ) presenting her work on "Single-Sex Primary Schools and Student Achievement: Evidence from Admission Lotteries." Discussion by @rothstein_jesse ( @UCBerkeley ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Starting Track B with @RueMartel ( @econedinburgh ) presenting her work on "Single-Sex Primary Schools and Student Achievement: Evidence from Admission Lotteries." Discussion by @rothstein_jesse ( @UCBerkeley ).
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@vini_singh_ ( @CarnegieMellon ) presenting her work with @sdschwab showing that power matters in medicine: higher ranked patients in the military get more care and have better outcomes. Discussion by Diane Alexander ( @Wharton ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Starting day 2 of WiEM 2023 with @vini_singh_ ( @CarnegieMellon ) presenting her work with @sdschwab showing that power matters in medicine: higher ranked patients in the military get more care and have better outcomes. Discussion by Diane Alexander ( @Wharton ).
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@amguoo ( @SantaClaraUniv ) presenting her work on the incidence of state UI payroll tax increases. Discussion by @cmommaerts ( @WIEconomics ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Track B of WiEM 2023 continues with @amguoo ( @SantaClaraUniv ) presenting her work on the incidence of state UI payroll tax increases. Discussed by @cmommaerts ( @WIEconomics ).
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@uchicago 's Ashna Arora presents her new study with @UofMaryland 's @zubinjelveh , "The Impact of Targeted Interventions on High-Risk Domestic Violence Victims". Discussion by @HilaryHoynes ( @UCBerkeley ).
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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
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Wrapping up Track A: @uchicago 's Ashna Arora presents her new study with @UofMaryland 's @zubinjelveh , "The Impact of Targeted Interventions on High-Risk Domestic Violence Victims". Discussion to follow from @HilaryHoynes ( @UCBerkeley ).
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