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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

⏰ The application for O-Lab's undergraduate research mentorship program with @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social closes tonight at midnight! Learn about Valentina de la Pava's experience in the program in this video, and submit your application at bit.ly/EEEundergrad-2025.

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

When families with children receive #Medicaid, they fare better in the long run, and early-life effects are particularly strong. As policy changes threaten the social safety net, these gains are at risk. Learn more: www.olab.berkeley.edu/resources-blog/medicaid-shortform

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

💭 Envisioning a better future is crucial to creating one. Kevin Yin is developing a spatial model to inform our understanding of what an ideal electricity grid for the United States might look like, as part of O-Lab's portfolio of work on Transportation & Infrastructure development.

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

💡Are you a 2nd - 4th year Berkeley undergrad looking to gain research experience? Interested in tackling environmental problems w/ data + stats? Apply to O-Lab + @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social's Energy & Environmental Economics Mentorship Program! 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/EEEundergrad-2025

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🚘 Many municipalities require that a percentage of private lots' square footage is set aside for parking, creating direct costs for governments and developers. John Kadlick is exploring indirect costs to productivity and effects on commuters. #econsky

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🧠 A recent working paper from Enrico Moretti & Harrison Wheeler uses data on the construction of noise-barriers + home prices to quantify the economic cost of traffic noise – and offer insight into the benefits of #EV adoption. #econsky #policysky eml.berkeley.edu/~moretti/noi...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🏘️🚘 O-Lab's Transportation & Infrastructure portfolio is supporting work by Silvia Farina, a PhD candidate in Business & Public Policy. Her project uses registration records to understand how car adoption has shaped the US, providing context for today's infrastructure, transit, + zoning policies.

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Applications are open for the Energy & Environmental Economics Research Mentorship Program! If you're an undergraduate looking to gain research experience in climate + environment issues, visit our website to apply by Aug. 11. bit.ly/EEEundergrad-2025

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🎓 Congratulations to Raheem Chaudhry, who received the O-Lab/Stone Center Award for Excellence in Research on Economic Inequality at @goldmanschool.bsky.social's commencement ceremony! #econsky #policysky 🏆 Explore the findings below, or read the working paper: raheemchaudhry.com/uploads/ph.pdf

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Your carbon emissions depend significantly on where you live, as amenities like transit, bike/pedestrian infra, + highway networks vary. Eva Lyubich finds that up to 23% of the variation in household emissions can be attributed to place effects: evalyubich.com/files/Lyubich_UCBerkeley_JMP.pdf

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

💭 Would you choose a school based on test scores, or how students feel in the classroom? Chris Walters & co-authors find that school climate surveys predict high school grad rates better than test scores alone — but the opposite is true for college attainment: economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Proposed changes to the federal #budget could entail drastic cuts to the #safetynet. Evidence shows these programs benefit families—lifting children out of poverty and, in the long run, paying for themselves. Explore key takeaways on #SNAP, one of the largest anti-poverty programs in the US 👇

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🚰 Berkeley Economics PhD student Steve Ramos is studying how households respond to increasing utility costs, while mentoring two undergraduate students in research methods, with the support of O-Lab's Environmental Economics Mentoring program: www.olab.berkeley.edu/energyinstit...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Through O-Lab’s Energy & Environmental Economics Mentoring Program, Hikari Murayama is using #econometrics and #machinelearning to better understand the long-run consequences of #climate adaptation programs, while mentoring two undergraduate researchers. www.olab.berkeley.edu/energyinstit...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

How does knowledge about pay at outside firms influence the #jobsearch? In the German context, @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social of @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social + Ingrid Haegele find that most workers are unwilling to change jobs, estimating costs at 7-18% of annual pay. sydneec.github.io/Website/CHH_...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

💡In partnership with @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social, the Energy & Environmental Economics Mentoring Program creates opportunities for historically underrepresented undergraduates through research, training, professional development support, and mentorship: www.olab.berkeley.edu/energyinstit...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

As the White House continues to target efforts promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Opportunity Lab remains dedicated to incorporating and amplifying these values throughout our work. 🧵👇

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🚊A lack of safe #transportation can impede women's educational attainment, employment, and access to health and childcare services. Isabel Hincapie is evaluating a program addressing transit safety in Santiago, Chile to understand its effects on women's commuting decisions.

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

In the US, debates persist over who deserves access to the #safetynet – and programs like #SNAP have long been tied to employment. Dive into this overview of research from Adam Leive & coauthors to learn more, or check out our Faculty Spotlight on the paper: www.olab.berkeley.edu/profiles-con...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

How can governments balance environmental + safety objectives in transportation policy? 🔋With support from O-Lab, Paula Meloni is researching how #EV adoption is affecting accident mortality. 🔗 Learn more about our work on transportation & infrastructure: www.olab.berkeley.edu/transportati...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

As part of O-Lab’s portfolio of regional economic development work, research from Valerie Boctor has found that mortgage forbearance policies may prevent waves of default during economic shocks. 🗺️Explore more Place-Based Policy: www.olab.berkeley.edu/initiative-o...

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Opportunity Lab @berkeleyolab.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🏡 How do homeownership subsidies impact labor market outcomes across different demographic groups? Joaquin Fuenzalida's #JMP, supported by O-Lab’s Place-Based Policy Initiative, explores this question in the Chilean context. 📖 Read the paper: jifuenzalida.github.io/jfuenzalida....

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