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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Prof Diego Comin and co-authors Xavier Cirera and Marcio Cruz have published "Technology Sophistication Across Establishments" in the August issue of the Quarterly Journal of Economics. academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Economics professor Madeline McKelway’s study in India’s Uttar Pradesh finds that showing husbands and in-laws a short video about women discussing their experience on a job-training program made it up to 57% more likely that their wives would get jobs.
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How work makes families more equal
The love of money is the root of quite a lot of good
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In this episode of the Health Policy Podcast, Prof. Chris Snyder discusses the FDA's exploration of drug repurposing and the work of the Market Shaping Accelerator, an initiative aimed at enhancing innovation in public health. healthpolicypodcast.com/episodes/chr...
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Chris Snyder on FDA Drug Repurposing and Market Incentives Explained
Christopher Snyder of Dartmouth College discusses FDA drug repurposing and market incentives in this episode of the Health Policy Podcast.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Research by Prof. Ethan Lewis and co-author Michael A. Clemens is the feature of this Research Highlights Article, "Winning the visa lottery" www.aeaweb.org/research/imm... via @aeajournals
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Winning the visa lottery
Evidence from a US government lottery shows that restricting foreign low-skill workers shrinks businesses without creating jobs for Americans.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"A Jan 2025 working paper studying Dartmouth College applicants, co-authored by Dartmouth economics professor Bruce Sacerdote, found that standardized test requirements often help high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds." www.highereddive.com/news/elite-c...
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Elite colleges are returning to the SAT and ACT. Will others follow?
Top-ranked colleges and the Trump administration are embracing the exams, but that doesn’t mean test-optional policies are falling out of favor everywhere.
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A field experiment with Indian carpet firms finds that letting workers vote on rewards boosts attendance but enables collusion, while giving managers discretion boosts output but damages workplace cohesion. Read today's article to learn more:
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Prof. Doug Irwin talks tariffs with Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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Watch Economist Douglas Irwin on Trump's New Tariff Push - Bloomberg
President Trump is rebuilding his tariff wall with sweeping new tariffs on imports from most major trading partners. Dartmouth College Professor of Economics Douglas Irwin breaks down what it means fo...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Danny Blanchflower's research is cited here... fortune.com/2026/07/28/g...
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The brutal math behind Gen Z's lonely weekends: $15 drinks are driving a generational 'spending hangover' | Fortune
It’s a “high intent, low budget” generation, the Harris Poll’s Libby Rodney told Fortune. "We call it placing financial regret over FOMO."
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Econ profs Jim Feyrer, Paul Novosad, and Maddie McKelway are celebrated here. Congrats! 2025-26 Faculty Promotions and Dartmouth Awards fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/07...
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2025-26 Faculty Promotions and Dartmouth Awards | Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dean John Carey recognizes faculty members in the Arts and Sciences who were honored during the 2025-26 academic year.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Prof Doug Irwin talks to the South China Morning Post about how President Donald Trump’s second-term tariffs differ from U.S. trade policy over the past 250 years, saying they “are definitely a break from the past.” sc.mp/vcwnl?utm_so...
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Did Trump’s tariffs paint the US into an economic corner?
The US and China have secured a fragile truce, but analysts warn Washington’s protectionist pivot marks a structural shift likely to last.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
After more than three decades keeping the economics department running and guiding the thousands of students who pass through her office, Karen Pelletier retires this summer. economics.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/06...
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The ‘Steady Hand’ of the Economics Department | Department of Economics
After more than three decades keeping the economics department running and guiding the thousands of students who pass through her office, Karen Pelletier retires this summer.
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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Institute for Progress and the Market Shaping Accelerator, co-directed by #Dartmouth economist Christopher Snyder, launched the Atlas of Innovation on June 2. The Atlas, which traces back to a 2024 workshop at Dartmouth, provides a toolkit for funding mechanisms suited to innovation goals.
A group of individuals in business attire standing together in celebration of the launch of the Atlas of Innovation.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Julia Abbott ’26, "Do Violent Shocks Shift Migration Patterns? Educational Selection in Middle Eastern Immigration to the United States.” - Post shock immigration cohorts from MidEast are less educated, lower income, older, more female, and migration flows of children increase.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Felix C. Feldman ’26, "Trade Elasticities in the 21st Century: 
The Red Sea Crisis as a Natural Experiment in Altering Trade Distances.” - I find that modern trade is more resilient to trade disruption than in previous eras.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Josephine Lee ’26 "Trade Liberalization & Local Labor Markets: Evidence from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement”- KORUS exposure was linked to lower local employ, weaker labor force attachment, and higher unemploy, with losses concentrtd among some wrkrs and spilling beyond dirctly exposed sectors.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Honors thesis Ethan K. Sun '26, “There Goes the Neighborhood: How Gun Violence Affects Housing Prices.” - Missouri's repeal of Permit-to-Purchase law raised gun deaths 15%, suicides 7%, homicides 28%, lowered house prices 6.1% ($14K). Each gun death per 100K cost $5.8K in value.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Fabiana Araujo Rincon ‘26, “Selective Contagion: Sovereign Credit Integration and Heterogeneous Shock Transmission in Emerging Equity and Derivative Markets.” - Shock in one Latin American country spreads through sovereign credit and equity. Some countries gain from neighbor's crisis.
Transmission Capacity and Contagion Vulnerability
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Dylan G. Parikh ‘26, “Transmission of Firm-Level Demand Shocks to Stock Returns: Evidence from 10-K Text Analysis.” - Findings suggest a firm’s flexibility drives firm value exposure to demand shocks.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Cooper C. Hyldahl ‘26 “Rent Capitalization and Military Housing Compensation: Evidence from the FY2015 Basic Allowance for Housing Rollback.” - Rental growth slowed in garrison communities as landlords absorbed ~82% of the cut.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Joshua S. Wolfson '26, “Determinants of Public-to-Private Transitions: Evidence from Firm-Level Selection Patterns.” - My predicts which public firms get taken private. Out of sample, the firms flagged in the top 10% went private at 3× the average rate.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Luke R. Wisniewski '26, “Do States Know Best? The Impact of Every Student Succeeds on Achievement.” (Advisor Ethan Lewis) - I find that the rollback of policies which took place during ESSA does not cause as much harm as previous authors claim.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis Boau L. Shepherd ‘26, “Policy Whiplash: Tariffs and Uncertainty Among Firms and Investors in 2025" - How firms and investors responded to Trump’s 2025 “Liberation Day” tariff announcements, subsequent revisions, and the uncertainty surrounding those discussions.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis “Insurance Disruptions and Infant Health: Evidence from the 2023 Medicaid Unwinding” Harshith Yallampalli ’26. Affect on infant health, finding reduced prenatal care and worse birth outcomes, with larger impacts for Black mothers and mixed effects by education.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Honors thesis “Delayed Marriage, Limited Empowerment: Evidence from Nepal’s Child Marriage Reform.” Lauren Calabrese ’26. Nepal’s 2002 child marriage ban brought little improvement of women’s empowerment highlighting the limits of legal reform amid entrenched gender inequality.
Event Study: Probability of Completing Secondary Education
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Prof Liz Cascio says, “What we’re talking about in the U.S. is going from a situation where kids are citizens to being effectively undocumented. That is extreme.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
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What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Prof. Doug Staiger speaks with NHPR about the Education Scorecard and how NH schools are performing. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...
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NH students score in the ‘middle of the pack’ for academic growth
The latest Education Scorecard looked at academic growth in reading and math nationwide from 2022 to 2025. On average in NH, reading and math performances have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Doug Staiger is cited as a co-author of a new report from the Education Scorecard that describes widespread declines in student reading and math test scores across the U.S. over the last decade. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...
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Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New OpEd in the @wsj.com by Prof Chris Snyder and colleague Sarrin Chethik www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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Opinion | You Can Teach an Old Drug New Tricks
Aspirin prevents heart attacks, and good policy could give other generic drugs a second life.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Prof. Claudia Olivetti: Company leaders might not have the same incentive to offer generous paid parental leave because the labor market has loosened or there was little adoption of the parental leave offering. . www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
The companies announced last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next year
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Econ is looking for a new dept admin, someone to manage, oversee, and coordinate the administrative operations of the Dept and serve as a key advisor to the Chair and faculty on operational and financial matters... searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/853...
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Arts & Sciences Department Administrator
To manage, oversee, and coordinate the administrative operations of the Department of Economics, including prioritizing multiple activities and deadlines. The Administrator serves as a key advisor to ...
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Yale Department of Economics @yaleeconomics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This Thursday, Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College) will present the 35th Kuznets Memorial Lecture on trade policy and exchange rate reform. Join us March 26 at 4pm ET, in person or online, for @yaleegc.bsky.social's annual event: egc.yale.edu/events/simon...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
From 2024 to 2026, the returns on Mr. Mullin’s stock purchases outperformed the market by 8 percent, according to Bruce Sacerdote, a Dartmouth economist who examined Mr. Mullin’s trades at the request of The Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...
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How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The 11th-hour betting, which totaled about $855,000, “makes you think it was someone who knew something about the timing,” said Eric Zitzewitz, a professor of economics at Dartmouth, who has studied prediction markets. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
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How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Prof. Chris Snyder is interviewed by @freakonomics.bsky.social freakonomics.com/podcast/are-...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Using tariffs this way “is just extraordinary in U.S. history,” says Prof. Doug Irwin in this @nytimes.com column. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/b...
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Crises Everywhere, but the Markets Don’t Seem to Mind
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Emeritus Prof. Bill Fischel is cited in this @nytimes.com article: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Voters Say Housing Prices Are Too High. Trump Wants Them Higher.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Prof. Diego Ramos-Toro co-wrote this article in @voxdev.bsky.social voxdev.org/topic/instit...
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Does mandatory military service build nations?
Compulsory military service in Argentina strengthened national identity and social integration in the long run, but had no meaningful effect on civic behaviour, institutional trust, or broader socio-e...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
In episode 12 of The Big Green Economics Podcast, Professor Bruce Sacerdote discusses the research that led Dartmouth to reinstate its SAT requirement after the test-optional era. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
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Why did Dartmouth bring back the SAT?
In episode 12 of The Big Green Economics Podcast, Dartmouth economist Professor Bruce Sacerdote discusses the research that led Dartmouth to reinstate its SAT requirement after the test-optional era. ...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Prof. Patty Anderson, who studies food insecurity, tells the AP “It really takes organized crime that is either stealing from the EBT cards or creating a lot of fake recipients out of whole cloth before the gain for the fraudster really starts to be worth it.” apnews.com/article/snap...
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Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud, but the extent of the problem is unclear
Accusations of widespread fraud are at the heart of the Trump administration's policies on SNAP. Officials looking at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from a law enforcement view see it a...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Prof Olivetti comments on the new focus of the challenges young men face in American society. “It’s good this is changing, but women’s challenges are far from over. Ideally, we should be thinking about both sets of issues in a balanced way,” Olivetti says. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Scaramucci Turns Bruising Setbacks Into $49 Life Lessons
With a new video course aimed at Gen Z professionals, the Wall Street investor tries on the role of career guru.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Prof. Maddie McKelway co-wrote this article in @voxdev.bsky.social with Namrata Kala from MIT: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
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The power of persuasion: How communication training helps more women enter the workforce and earn more
Training women in assertive communication in India enabled them to more effectively persuade their husbands to support their participation in the workforce – leading to substantial and sustained incre...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Prof. Douglas Irwin co-authors this opinion piece arguing that the Supreme Court should rule against the legality of President Trump’s tariffs, rather than deferring to presidential power. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | Trump’s Blanket Tariffs Are a Bridge Too Far
The case against his use of IEEPA is powerful. The justices shouldn’t defer to presidential power.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade. Prof. Doug Irwin weighs in with this @nytimes.com Op-ed www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Prof. Diego Comin's research is cited in this article in the @economist.com www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Can AI make the poor world richer?
It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Prof. Danny Blanchflower is cited regarding his research that found profound job dissatisfaction among the youngest workers in the labor pool. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/b...
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The Great Resignation is ancient history. Welcome to the era of ‘job-hugging.’ - The Boston Globe
Amid a wobbly economy, cutbacks from President Trump, and the threat of AI, those who have jobs are holding onto them for dear life.
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
William Fischel, Professor of Economics and Robert C. 1925 and Hilda Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Emeritus to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize. law.wm.edu/news/stories...
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William Fischel to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
Renowned scholar William A. Fischel has been named recipient of the 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and will be honored during William & Mary Law School’s 22nd annual Brigham-Kanner Property...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
William Fischel, Professor of Economics and Robert C. 1925 and Hilda Hardy Professor of Legal Studies, Emeritus to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize. law.wm.edu/news/stories...
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William Fischel to Receive 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
Renowned scholar William A. Fischel has been named recipient of the 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and will be honored during William & Mary Law School’s 22nd annual Brigham-Kanner Property...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Kavya Nivarthy ’25 has been awarded the Jonathan B. Rintels Prize for the best honors thesis in the Social Sciences for the Class of 2025. economics.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Prof. Andrew Samwick published this article, "The Insurance Value of Financial Aid" with co-authors Kristy Fan '17 and Tyler Fisher '17, both former students. direct.mit.edu/edfp/article...
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The Insurance Value of Financial Aid
Abstract. Prior studies of means-testing in college financial aid formulas have analyzed the disincentives to save attributable to the inclusion of assets in the formulas. Such disincentives are only ...
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Dartmouth Economics @dartmouthecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Older adults often experience loneliness and mental health struggles. Could phone-based therapy or cash help? A new study by @MaddieMcKelway, Abhijit Banerjee, & co-authors tests both in Tamil Nadu 👉 www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/p... #Aging #CBT
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Providing Therapy and Cash Transfers to Improve Older Adult Mental Health in India | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Researchers evaluated the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cash transfers on functional impairment (or difficulty performing daily tasks), depression, and food security among adults 55...
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