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Joined February 2014
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Columbia University is the top college in New York state, followed by Colgate University and Cornell University, in the WSJ/College Pulse ranking on.wsj.com/4dTNWct on.wsj.com/4dTNWct
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Two Colgate economists have put together a large-scale study examining income differences in the U.S. at the county level. “It’s not easy to leap directly from the low-income group to a high-income group, so lower-income counties just stay there." bit.ly/4fghlim
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MAEC majors excelling in and out of the classroom
Mathematical economics majors with the weekly awards sweep. Congrats Hannah and Owen! @ColgateECON
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Mathematical economics majors with the weekly awards sweep. Congrats Hannah and Owen! @ColgateECON
𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 🏒 Hannah Murphy of @ColgateWIH made 71 saves on the weekend including a career-high 42 stops in Colgate’s 3-2 win over Minnesota Duluth. 🏃‍♂️ Owen Holland of @ColgateXCTF ran a 24:53.1 8k at the Paul Short Invitational, finishing seventh as the Men’s Cross Country team finished third in the meet. #GoGate
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Tonight, Karl Rove, senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush will speak on campus as part of The Road to the White House: Colgate's 2024 Election Series. Livestream: bit.ly/4e7ppSg Election Series events: bit.ly/4dREoQ8
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
The May issue of JPE Micro is now available online at journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jp…. #EconTwitter @ChicagoJournals
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Congratulations to @nbsimpson on being awarded the Colgate AAUP Professor-of-the-Year! This honor is awarded to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated (over time) the virtues of insight, integrity, and dedication to their professional career; (1/2)
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who has shown commitment to the liberal arts and to the academic community at Colgate; and who has worked with notable honesty and courage. Congrats Nicole on the well-deserved recognition! (2/2)
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Are you a grad student attending the EEA conference? Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the job market! The panel will feature: ✨ Ana Espinola-Arredondo (@Ana_Espinola) ✨ Isla Globus-Harris (@DrGlobusHarris) ✨ Ruozi Song (@RuoziSong) ✨ Nilesh Shinde (@nilesh_nshinde)
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Was a guest recently on the 13 Podcast along with @nbsimpson to discuss the national debt. colgate.edu/news/stories/nex…
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Work with me @UChicago as a full time research assistant through the @BeckerFriedman pre-doc program This is a 2-year position, starting April-June, ideal for students interested in starting a PhD program in Fall 2026. More info below. Apply here: boards.greenhouse.io/univers…
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Forthcoming in Review of Industrial Organization. @bcandersonphd and Ian Sheldon estimate concentration in R&D activity in genetically modified cotton and soybean seed markets rdcu.be/dvZpB
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Happy to announce I have been promoted to Full Professor! Must say it feels pretty awesome :)
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
Professor Chad Sparber lends his expertise to this @Forbes piece discussing immigration and global competition. bit.ly/3uIRD3S
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
We are hiring for a pre-doctoral fellow role @Cornell starting in the summer of 2024 . Please apply if you are thinking of grad school and you are interested in behavioral and/or development. @econ_ra #predoc #EconTwitter cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.co…
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Intimate partner violence in western #Kenya is the highest in the country. @carocastillag @ColgateECON explores how alcohol exacerbates it & asks: Can educational workshops & household counseling focusing on alcohol abuse also decrease #IPV? @colgateuniv
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Reminder: ECON happy hour at the women's hockey game tonight. Free drinks and tacos for majors!
Who's ready for happy hour?
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
How does physician organizational form affect prescribing behavior? In my latest NBER WP with @KateBundorf and Dan Kessler, we find physicians in groups prescribe far fewer opioids and do so more appropriately compared to solo physicians. Go read: nber.org/papers/w31785
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Colgate Department of Economics retweeted
⁦A subset of ⁦@ColgateECON⁩ having lunch in our recently renovated department office. ⁦⁦⁦
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