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Devon Spika

@DevonSpika

Postdoc @econ_uzh | PhD from @lunduniversity | @LSHTM & @UUtah alum | Applied Micro | Experiments | Health | Gender | Child development | Demography

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Joined March 2021
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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. 👇 [1/14]
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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!!
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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/
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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

helensdotter_child_removal.pdf

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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!👇🏻
The Conversation Africa (@TC_Africa) profile pictureThe Conversation Africa@TC_Africa22 Sep 2023
How well you do at school depends on how much your teachers know: insights from 14 French-speaking countries in Africa bit.ly/46m48jg
How well you do at school depends on how much your teachers know: insights from 14 French-speaking...

How well you do at school depends on how much your teachers know: insights from 14 French-speaking...

Overall, differences in teachers’ subject knowledge could explain a third of the differences in student learning between the 14 countries.

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Fantastic co-author @DevonSpika has written an accessible piece about our recent working paper. One-line summary: Self-funded commitment contracts increase gym visits. Full story: nek.lu.se/en/outreach/spotli…
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Remember to sign up for the 17th Copenhagen Education Network workshop the 21 November at @CBS_ECON @CBScph @OskarNSkans is the Keynote - see programme below and write me if you want to join: [email protected] @GroesFane @DevonSpika @adamaltmejd @ElioNimier
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We are recruiting 2 faculty positions at the assistant and/or associate professor level! All fields within health policy are welcome, and we are particularly interested in those working on topics related to health disparities and health equity. facultypositions.stanford.ed…
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Pic from last night’s dinner at the Advances with Field Experiments conference. #afe2022 @UChi_Economics @Econ_4_Everyone
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I’ve been thinking about school shootings a lot through my research in the last few years. One of the points we make is that even “non-mass” shootings (0 or 1 deaths) have lasting, large negative impacts on children’s outcomes. Schools are especially bad places for gun violence.
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