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Caitlin Myers

@caitlinmyers.bsky.social
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Econ prof @Middlebury. Applied micro, causal inference, health, public, labor, fertility, economics of abortion. Widow. Wife. Mom of 4.

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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Pre-Dobbs, we didn't see much evidence that people adjusted sexual behavior in response to abortion policy. That might have changed. New paper with @jimflynn9.bsky.social and @dmunro.bsky.social. Ungated version here caitlinmyers.github.io/w35333.pdf
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Wow, I didn't expect our paper on iPhones and fertility to generate this much buzz—thanks for all the feedback! Rather than scattershot replies, here's a compilation of thoughts and new robustness checks. 🧵1/15
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Is it the phones? New NBER WP this morning with Zeke Hooper: we estimate the diffusion of the iPhone explains 33–52% of the decline in US births from 2007–2011. #econsky🧵 www.nber.org/papers/w35310
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Is the iPhone Birth Control? Causal Evidence from AT&T’s 2007–2011 Carrier Monopoly
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Many "what's up with kids these days?" dinner table conversations turned into a co-authored NBER WP with my stepson that was covered in the New York Times this morning. Didn't have that on my life bingo card. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...
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Why Are Birthrates Down? You Might Be Looking at the Answer.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Y'all...am I the only one who doesn't totally "get" the implicit weights in continuous-treatment TWFE? Just in case there are others out there, @causalinf.bsky.social does a great job walking us through it in our latest episode of "The Odd Couple". causalinf.substack.com/p/episode-10...
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Episode 10: Doses and Decompositions!
Today will astonish and amaze because in this one, you will watch me explain the decomposition of the OLS twoway fixed effects estimator for the continuous treatment difference-in-differences!
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I had a great time at Williams' PIER undergraduate research conference this weekend! It was such an impressive group of young scholars, and I loved the engaged and constructive audience feedback. 10/10 will recommend to students in the future :-) @williamseconomics.bsky.social
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Y'all....Claude made this from scratch with very little prompting. It's jus so scary good.... (You can watch the whole thing here: causalinf.substack.com/p/episode-5-...)
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Episode 4 of the Odd Couple just dropped! We welcome our first human RA: Hannah Sayre, recent Midd grad and econ enthusiast. She's shadowing Claude—and we'll be talking about what agentic AI means for young economists. @causalinf.bsky.social #EconSky causalinf.substack.com/p/the-odd-co...
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The Odd Couple Episode 4: Introducing Hannah
If the concept of a podcast where two economists use Claude Code to do research together sounds absurd, well, you would not be wrong.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I'm the AI pessimist. @causalinf.bsky.social is the AI optimist. Season 5 of The Mixtape — The Odd Couple — is us doing real economics research live, on air, using Claude Code. Come for the causal inference. Stay for the existential dread. causalinf.substack.com/p/the-mixtap...
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The Mixtape with Scott (Featuring Caitlin Myers) Season 5: Episode 1 of The Odd Couple!
It’s like The View if The View had two economists staring at a terminal.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Undergraduate economists, check out the Williams Pier conference. It's a great opportunity to share your work!
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Applications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up. Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... @aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
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CeMENT: Mentoring for Junior Faculty
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Excellent op-ed from @yanarodgers.bsky.social placing the Summers scandal---and the lifetime ban announced today by the AEA---in context. theconversation.com/larry-summer...
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Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
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AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
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Statement from the American Economic Association
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Maylis Avaro @maylisavaro.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"lessons from almost dying in childbirth at conference" The CSWEP newsletter presents interesting testimonies about career and family www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Y’all, this CSWEP newsletter is a banger. Five women economists generously share their stories about navigating family and career. 🔥 @jialanw.bsky.social @kmpjones.bsky.social Sarah Hamersma, Kosali Simon, and Sarah Baird. It was an honor to "edit" (which mostly involved sitting back for good reads)
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CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Fascinating new research from @caitlinmyers.bsky.social and others shows that when laws restrict abortion, we see a jump in property crimes such as car theft, burglary. It underscores how financially destabilizing unplanned pregnancy can be — and how ill-equipped our safety net is to address it.
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When abortion access shrinks, property crime rises, new research finds
Researchers found a “strikingly large” relationship between restrictions on abortion and property crime, underscoring the connection between abortion bans and poverty.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
@oaldridge.bsky.social @npr.org covered our new paper on the surprisingly large effects of abortion access on crime. Totally agree with Jonathan Gruber: we've got to follow this up and see if it replicates outside of Texas. On it! (with @erdaltekin.bsky.social , Erkmen Aslim, Wei Fu, and Ben Xue)
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'Natural experiment' in Texas shows property crime went up when abortion access fell
A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds property crime went up in Texas after a 2013 law closed half the state's clinics that provide abortion.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Excited to share our new paper on abortion, economic hardship, and crime (with Erkmen Aslim, Wei Fu, @erdaltekin.bsky.social , and Ben Xue). We study how abortion access affects economic hardship and crime in Texas using clinic closures after HB-2. www.nber.org/papers/w34245
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Abortion, Economic Hardship, and Crime
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Any economists out there who might be interested in writing about choosing a childfree life? I'm editing an upcoming CSWEP newsletter on fertility choices and hoping to include this perspective. Shoot me a message if you might be my person!
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Excellent coverage of our new paper out today @jama network open. Joint with Becky Staiger, @vbolotnyy.bsky.social, Sonya Borrero, @maya-rossin-slater.bsky.social, Jessica Van Parys. www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/h...
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Ob/gyns in states with abortion bans face risks, but new study shows that most stayed after Dobbs | CNN
Doctors across the United States who provide obstetrics and gynecology care have been confronted with new restrictions and uncertainties – and sometimes significant legal risks – that continue to unfo...
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
If you're curious about how the economists' amicus brief in Dobbs came to be.... Thanks to @grouchybagels.bsky.social @rooseveltinstitute.org for a great interview! www.firesidestacks.com/p/abortion-a...
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Abortion and Economic Policy, Part II: “The Key Economic Decision Many Women Will Make in Their Lifetimes”
One of the key arguments the state of Mississippi presented to the court in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case was that there was no reliable way to study the impact that the Roe v....
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Society of Family Planning @societyfp.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Society members @caitlinmyers.bsky.social; Suzanne Bell, PhD, MPH; Diana Foster, PhD; and Alison Norris, MD, PhD contributed their expertise to a NY Times article spotlighting new research from Dr. Myers and Society Changemaker Mayra Pineda-Torres, PhD. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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The Women Most Affected by Abortion Bans
After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Coverage of our new @nber.org working paper @upshot.nytimes.com @sangerkatz.bsky.social. Really appreciate the perspectives of the various folks they interviewed. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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The Women Most Affected by Abortion Bans
After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The effects of abortion bans vary tremendously across counties and demographic groups. New @nber.org working paper with Daniel Dench and @mayrapinedat.bsky.social. [1/10] www.nber.org/papers/w33548
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David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
New @econofact.bsky.social memo from @springerecon.bsky.social and me econofact.org/what-effects.... Cites lots of great work from @caitlinmyers.bsky.social @danieldench1.bsky.social @jasonlindo.bsky.social & more!
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What Effects Has Repealing Roe v. Wade Had So Far? | Econofact
New research is finding evidence that differences in abortion access are contributing to diverging outcomes for women, infants, and families across states.
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thrilled that my very first post at Bluesky is helping get the word out that CSWEP's mentoring workshop will be held June 30-July 2 in Chicago. Applications are open! @aeacswep.bsky.social @loribeaman.bsky.social
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