Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Faces like this will mess up with AI face recognition algorithm and I kinda like it. 021
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And if you want to know how this will likely affect American citizens: force international students into STEM by making other majors impossible, you increase competition for STEM jobs and reduce your wage. Policies have consequences even when they do not target you personally. 0105
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Someone whose luck hinges on finding a job on day 31, when the policy gives them 30 before deportation; someone who, after building a life here for more than a decade, will be forced to leave; someone whose freedom to change majors in college is now constrained by immigration law. 030
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Whenever a new hostile immigration policy comes out, there are always people saying, “It’s not that bad. Here’s why.” I’m an economist. I study policies at the margin. A policy may or may not affect you personally, but it will affect people whose lives hinge on that margin. 0136
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026another great day to be an international student at Harvard but you already prepared to graduate in four years since the first year they threatened to cancel your visa 3113
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The median WNBA salary in 2004 was around $60k (vs $7.8M for men), so players had to hustle overseas in the offseason to cover their own training costs. Basically an adjunct lecturer cobbling together jobs at multiple universities while doing research on the side. 031
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It’s 12 am and I’m listening to Sue Bird yap about WNBA CBA history. Life is good. 130
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 18/06/2026My new theory paper (early draft) A new reason why concentrated wealth destroys democracy: common ownership A standalone media owner maximizes profit. A common owner like Musk (who owns X + SpaceX) will run the media firm at a loss to increase the $ of his total portfolio tinyurl.com/mcekr7cd 13547189
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Wonderful news for #Skyhistorians and anyone interested in human histories of climate. Hobos will take you to unexpected places by surprising routes. Read or! 0134
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Found my oasis at SFO, could’ve lived here for a few more days. 010
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Happy Birthday! You look gorgeous in that dress! 020
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 03/02/2026America's obsession with cop shows needs to be studied, oh wait- Source: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... cc @emmarackstraw.bsky.social 523169
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 15/05/2026It's official. Our FIRST academic publication is officially live @aeajournals.bsky.social! ✨ TLDR: In an online experiment, @emmarackstraw.bsky.social and I find evidence that evaluators assigned to Black supervisors perceive Black workers as more productive on average. #econsky #blacksky 624363
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026it’s funny b/c they are generating the exact stereotypes of topics-race-background-facial-expression-matching identify 010
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026To the mental health and medical professionals out there: if the profession does not make it clear to the judge that ADHD and anxiety are irrelevant to a man’s decision to RAPE someone, these diagnoses will be turned into a joke within a few years. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...independent.co.ukThree boys avoid prison over rapes of two girls which were filmedTwo girls were raped in two separate incidents in a town in the New Forest 0113
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenInternet Archive @archive.org · 22/05/2026🧵1/4 African folktales were once passed down through generations as community treasures. Today, many survive only through preservation efforts and digital access. 🌍 Laura Gibbs & Helen Nde fight to preserve African folktales before more cultural memory disappears 🕳️ 🔗 archive.org/details/vani... 229191
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Can any economists explain what’s going on here? Shein, the Face of Fast Fashion, Buys the Sustainability-Minded Everlane www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/s...nytimes.comShein, the Face of Fast Fashion, Buys the Sustainability-Minded Everlane 011
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026ps SODA POP Act has the cutest name in history. Unstoppable. 020
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I come from an immigrant community where so many of my friends’ families own ethnic diners and pubs. Many of them are struggling now, and NJ Senator Paul Moriarty’s SODA POP Act will help them survive. Support small homes for culture, memory, and community bonds. SIGN!! 3178
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenKolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Sorry for the delayed update, but the bill has passed! 🎉🎉🎉 It will go into effect in August. this really is the first law in the US explicitly prohibiting the technology/service of AI nudification/deepfake pornography. Would love to see this as a model nationwide www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...cbsnews.comMinnesota Gov. Walz signs first-of-its-kind law to stop AI being used for CSAMMinnesota is now the first state in the country to enact a law that prohibits access to what's known as "nudification" technology. 71025289
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026can’t wait for the slow sticky summer life 🐌🐌🎞️ 000
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenDr. U. Whitcher (U. is for Bear) @yarntheory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026For women in math day, let's remember that the US just bombed Maryam Mirzakhani's alma mater. 219077
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Thank you!! I haven’t looked over it closely yet but I appreciate your thoughtfulness!! 110
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Oh!! This paper is extremely relevant to one of the projects I'm working on right now, and it's so fascinating. 173
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenLauren Gilbert @lgilbert.co · 07/05/2026Initially, I wasn't going to cover migration in the first issue of In Development so it wasn't just Lauren's Special Interests, The Magazine but then @charlesjkenny.bsky.social pitched us a piece on emigration, so obviously I published it: indevelopmentmag.substack.com/p/wheres-my-...indevelopmentmag.substack.comWhere’s My Ministry for Emigration?Emigration As Growth Strategy 041
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026How much do we trust people’s texts as their revealed preferences? This paper is revolutionary to social sciences and everyone should pay attention to it. 073
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In my new piece in @theatlantic.com, I argue that the consensus about birthright citizenship extended far beyond elite legal circles to readers of newspaper advice columns and letters to the editor pages for well more than a century. nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.comAmericans Once Understood Birthright CitizenshipNewspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is. 251029307
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026@lgilbert.co told me about this magazine a few days ago and my first thought was: when can I publish here? Check it out, for development researchers, policy makers, overthinkers, contrarians, the justice-minded, the word-obsessed, dreamers, and poets. 001
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The first two weeks are magical and my productivity had increased by 300% in the last 6 months. I can finally do laundry without procrastination. 010
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenLauren Gilbert @lgilbert.co · 18/03/2026my living literature review has a one-year update on what we've learned about immigration recentlylaurenpolicy.comUpdates From The Immigration Literature in 2025Academic literature is not static. 092
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 16/03/2026Through #SINNERS, Ryan Coogler is giving us a masterclass in creating a legacy that outlasts you. Setting new precedents for Black directors, employing Black women and women of color, giving new and old generations opportunities to shine. May his cup runneth over for as long as he lives. #Oscars 3901162
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026thanks @aadukia.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social for coordinating everything:’) Anjali knows the whole story and a month later I blew up the econ twitter 020
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Anna Gifty chatted with me about PhD programs when I was an anxious little predoc at UChicago in 2024. Her audacity is quite contagious, and I’ve been living my unabashedly audacious, beautiful life ever since. 1274
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenJazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026They were considered dangerous men with dangerous ideas — the belief that workers deserved fair hours and fair wages, that discrimination against Mexican laborers had to end, and that democracy should extend to both sides of the dividing line between Mexico and the United States. 154
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenJazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Watch the movie. Then read my book. 0156
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Hardcore students enjoying a regular day on campus: 020
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Very relatable. My number 1 reason for going to UWMadison was the weather & Lake Michigan. 120
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 08/03/2026Art is the greatest form of human expression imaginable. I wouldn't dare dream a life without it in abundance. 112041
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I’ve been watching Alysa Liu’s performance since she was 13, and I love that she’s found her style, her joy, an inner quiet that lets her truly live the art of figure skating. 🐐 011
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 18/02/2026This is a fantastic resource for students looking for a paper topic 25 RCTs, with documentation and data Thank you, @mdrc-news.bsky.social! www.cos.io/blog/data-fr...cos.ioData from 25+ of MDRC’s Postsecondary RCTs Available via ICPSRThe Higher Education Randomized Controlled Trial’s (THE-RCT) restricted access file is available at ICPSR, includes de-identified data from 25+ postsecondary RCTs. 0256
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Made a tiny website that pulls showtimes from 3 art house theaters in Cambridge. My friends and I used to sneak off to these places during our first PhD year. Some of the best days I had. We've since scattered, but I hope someone catches something good: elisaxchen.github.io/cambridge-sc...elisaxchen.github.ioCambridge Screens 000
Reposted by Elisa Xi ChenAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 27/01/2026lol today I kicked off Harvard Economics' #PhD student workshop on labor and public economics for the semester. I was VERY nervous but the presentation went so great (and t'was hilarious). Also, the 'fro is back! #blacksky #econsky 61509
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Absolutely fabulous presentation - hilarious, engaging, and brilliant!!! You are a star!!! 🌟 010