Postdoc @econ_uzh | PhD from @lunduniversity | @LSHTM & @UUtah alum | Applied Micro | Experiments | Health | Gender | Child development | Demography
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📢 Unique #funding opportunity!
The LRF Center for Economics of Breastfeeding at @econ_uzh has launched a Fellowship program. Young scholars can get funding (up to 5,000 CHF) & mentorship by faculty at the Center.
Deadline: 16 Feb 2025
More info: lrfc.uzh.ch/en/call-for-fell…
Reminder about this unique #funding opportunity! Deadline Sunday Feb 16th.
@uzh_res_funding @econ_uzh
#econtwitter #Economics #breastfeeding
📢 Unique #funding opportunity!
The LRF Center for Economics of Breastfeeding at @econ_uzh has launched a Fellowship program. Young scholars can get funding (up to 5,000 CHF) & mentorship by faculty at the Center.
Deadline: 16 Feb 2025
More info: lrfc.uzh.ch/en/call-for-fell…
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📣To early career researchers interested in 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
👉Apply and become a 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 with the The Larsson Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding (LRF CEB)!
Benefits of the fellowship include:
➡️ Up to CHF 5,000 in starting funds
➡️ Affiliation with the LRF CEB
➡️ Expert mentoring
➡️ Training in successful research techniques
➡️ Support to develop your project for larger funding
🗓 Apply by Feb 16, 2025
👉 lrfc.uzh.ch/en/call-for-fell…
New year, new opportunities! The LRF Center for Econ of Breastfeeding @econ_uzh has launched a Fellowship program. Unique opportunity for junior researchers to get support & develop ideas on child dev & infant nutrition. Further info: lrfc.uzh.ch/en/call-for-fell… Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
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How do people learn about their ability to learn? In my JMP, I show they struggle. Past learning experiences could help predict future learning and guide better skill investments. But do people use this information effectively?
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🚨Job Market Paper Alert 🚨
A significant part of inequality stems from market forces beyond individual control - what we call *market luck*.
In meritocratic societies, this raises a key question: Do people perceive these inequalities as fair?
Read on to learn more. 👇
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#JMP Alert #EconTwitter
Restful activities can boost productivity, allowing you to earn more by working less. But do people get this trade-off right? In my JMP, we show they don’t.
lexischubert.github.io/uploa…
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📢 Nordic PhD Workshop in the Economics of Education
Thanks so much @erika_povea and Qquillaccori for organizing the 2024 edition at @NHHEcon!!
Super interesting and policy-relevant paper! (And @SteveBerggreen is a great colleague too)
🚨Very excited to share my Job Market Paper:
“The Curse of Bad Geography: Stagnant Water, Diseases, and Children’s Human Capital”
(w/ @linnmatti) #EconTwitter
➡️Full draft at: steveberggreen.com
A🧵on key takeaways (1/10)👇
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Hello #EconTwitter!
I am excited to share my JMP: "The Institutional Role of the Italian Mafia: Enforcing Contracts When the State Does Not".
Full paper and research profile on my webpage: federicabraccioli.github.io/
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Meet our #Econjobmarketcandidates !
👉 Learn more about Marta Golin @MartaGolin on her personal website sites.google.com/view/marta-…
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates !
Learn more about Federica Coelli @federicacoelli on her personal website 👉 federicacoelli.com/home
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates !
👉 Learn more about Krishna Srinivasan @krishnasrinii krishnasrini.com/
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates!
👉 Learn more about Vardges Levonya on his personal website sites.google.com/site/levony…
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates !
Learn more about Miriam Venturini @VenturiniMiri on her personal website 👉miriamventurini.github.io/
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates !
👉 Learn more about Claude Raisaro @claude_raisaro on his personal website clauderaisaro.github.io/
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Meet our #Econjobmarket candidates!
Learn more about Sara Bagagli on her personal website 👉 sarabagagli.github.io/
Exciting opportunity for a predoc fellowship in Zurich! Some knowledge of German is a must. Please share widely!
@roelonthehill @ErikWengstrom @JBietenbeck @PerssonPetra @NatalieIrmert @SteveBerggreen @linnmatti @mtthwcllns
@econ_ra PREDOC JOB ALERT!
I am looking to hire a pre-doctoral fellow interested in supporting projects in the field of education, health, and labor economics. The position is in Zurich, Switzerland, and requires some knowledge of German.
More info: sites.google.com/view/aabren…
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🚨 Thrilled to share my JMP "Surviving Childhood: Health and Crime
Effects of Removing a Child From Home"
Links: drive.google.com/file/d/1SVc…
ronjahelensdotter.com
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📰💡 Our paper on student learning in francophone Sub-Saharan Africa (w/ @JBietenbeck & Mohammad H. Sepahvand) featured in @TC_Africa, check it out!👇🏻
How well you do at school depends on how much your teachers know: insights from 14 French-speaking countries in Africa bit.ly/46m48jg
