Founding editor of Feminist Economics; Rice U prof emeritus; no longer active on this site; find me on BlueSky at dstrassmann
@RiceUniversity, Houston,TX
Joined June 2009
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Excited to be in NYC to hear my niece, Anna Mueller (@procAnna), at the 92nd St Y. She will be interviewed, together with Seth Abrutyn, by @Gladwell about their book, Life Under Pressure: the Social Roots of Youth #Suicide. 92ny.org/event/anna-mueller-…
.@HoustonAudubon provides critical sanctuary and support to migratory #birds. Please support our Birdathon team, including @CinTyLeeEarth and @JoanStrassmann, in raising funds for this critical mission. All gifts will be matched. @Zineera
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Thank you @davidleebron! @FeministEcon and @IAFFE have benefited greatly from the support of @RiceUniversity and @CSWGSRice over the past 30 years.
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Diana Strassmann retweeted
Attending celebration of 30 years of the journal @FeministEcon and in particular remarkable founding work of our friend @DStrassmann. With four economists speaking, I thought it might be a bit dull. It is not. It is inspiring. It’s a story of innovation and impact and courage.
Please join us in raising funds for @HoustonAudubon’s 2023 Birdathon: houstonaudubon.app.neoncrm.c… All contributions this week will be matched. Our team includes @CinTyLeeEarth, @JoanStrassmann @DQueller, @twilamontgomery, & Phil Queller.
Please help @HoustonAudubon support nature conservation & education through our birdathon. Donations are currently being matched. U can support our team @DStrassmann @JoanStrassmann or any other team out there @HoustonAudubon @Land_Sea_Sky_H
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Diana Strassmann retweeted
People keep repeating this lie. They should stop. Having a blue check no longer means your identity has been verified. It means you've paid Twitter $8, with a credit card that does not have to belong to you, and given them a phone number, which does not have to be in your name.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Here is the economics of Twitter blue ticks in one tweet:
Cornell’s degrees are very valuable. People are willing to pay for it. If Cornell decides that it will now on sell all it’s degrees for a price, the market price of Cornell degree will quickly fall to zero.
Very proud of @RicePJHC student, Naven Parthasarathy, whose expansion of the @Wikipedia article on activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya has now been viewed 800,000 times! @Wikipedia @RiceUniversity wikiedu.org/blog/2023/02/07/…
Diana Strassmann retweeted
If Elon Musk can afford to lose $200 billion in a single year, he can afford a wealth tax.
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Things I would do with this information if I wasn’t already.
1. Upgrade to n95
2. Get an air purifier/ build CR box
3. Stop going to indoor activities without a mask
4. PCR test as often as possible, supplément rapids
5. Find out how to get paxlovid in advance
ALT The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who've avoided it so far are getting infected and the 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say. Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California.
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Access to hormone therapy substantially reduces risk of attempting suicide among transgender youth. Excellent presentation by @samueljamesmann. #EconTwitter #ASSA2023 #AEA
In the second session I will be presenting collaborative work with Travis Campbell, Duc Hein Nguyen and @YanaRodgers on gender affirming care and transgender mental health
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Tonight Republicans like Mike Rogers were about to beat the shit out of each other
Democrats like Katie Porter and Pelosi were calmly chatting and reading books
But yeah tell me more about how women are the ones who are too emotional to lead 🤦🏻♀️ – at Philadelphia, PA
Diana Strassmann retweeted
The 15th time's the charm, apparently. Americans deserve more than House Republicans' inability to govern—and better than their proposed rule changes. Their agreement to weaken watchdogs, empower extremists, and tip the scales toward special interests betrays the American people.
IAFFE is co/sponsoring 10 fantastic sessions at #ASSA2023 + a reproductive rights rally Thursday evening & our Presidential Panel on the feminist economics of global reproductive justice on Friday.
Please plan to join us & watch this space for more info about our sessions!
