Reposted by Aradhya SoodThe Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Racial covenants became unenforceable in 1948. Their effects persist to date: Covenants shaped who moved into neighborhoods, what got built, & where infrastructure was placed—and these early differences explain 6-24% of racial segregation and 3-4.4% of housing price gaps today! 153
Reposted by Aradhya SoodManaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · 25/03/2025#econsky next talk in the Indian economy virtual seminar is by @vaidehitandel.bsky.social (Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. @aradhyasood.bsky.social (UofT) will discuss. Please see registration details below. 042
Reposted by Aradhya SoodHuman Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 17/02/2025New from HCEO members Mariana Laverde & @aaronsojourner.org: Assigning teachers to alternative classrooms & schools within school districts can lead to better student outcomes without making teachers worse off. With Elton Mykerezi & @aradhyasood.bsky.social. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...hceconomics.uchicago.eduGains from Alternative Assignment? Evidence from a Two-Sided Teacher Market | HCEO 073
Aradhya Sood @aradhyasood.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Awesome news--more municipalities need to do this! 000
Aradhya Sood @aradhyasood.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Can assigning teachers to alternative classrooms & schools within same school district lead to better student outcomes? Alternative assignment that makes no teacher worse off ⬆️ student scores 7% of standard deviation! Check out my new paper w/ @aaronsojourner.org, Mariana Laverde & Elton Mykerezi👇 051
Reposted by Aradhya SoodEric Verhoogen @ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 18/12/2023More depressing (but important to be aware of) news on the pollution-haven front: Indian firms have been increasing battery recycling in Africa, with (alas) predictable health consequences: grist.org/accountabili... A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...grist.orgIndian companies are bringing one of the world’s most toxic industries to Africa. People are getti...Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows. 052
Reposted by Aradhya SoodJAERE @jaereaere.bsky.social · 18/12/2023🏘️ Just accepted 🏡 in @jaereaere.bsky.social: "The Effect of Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather on Household Location Choice and Economic Welfare" by Douglas H. Wrenn Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 055
Reposted by Aradhya SoodRaffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 18/12/2023The call for papers for the next NBER Organizational Economics Working Group is out! We will meet on April 11-12, 2024 in Cambridge, MA. Submission deadline is 11:59 pm ET on Monday, February 12, 2024. Link for submissions below: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b... 0105