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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 8m
Michael Woodford, the newest Nobel laureate in economics, sat down with us on a visit to campus in 2019 and discussed his work on the foundations of decision-making — and how the mistakes we make should be factored into economic models. Watch: youtu.be/e59jzBPckoY?...
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The University of Chicago Policy Forum: Michael Woodford
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 19h
Congratulations to the latest economics Nobel laureates, Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, former faculty member at @chicagobooth.bsky.social and the University of Chicago Kenneth C. Griffing Department of Economics. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
(1/6) What happens to workers’ wages when they move from Austria to Germany—or the other way around? New research by Andrea Weber (CEU & RFBerlin Project Leader), David Card (UC Berkeley & RFBerlin Fellow), Wolfgang Dauth (IAB, U Bamberg & RFBerlin Fellow), Wolfgang Frimmel (U Linz)...
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICYMI: HCEO member Martha C. Nussbaum was awarded the 2026 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity, awarded every other year by the Library of Congress. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. news.uchicago.edu/story/librar...
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Library of Congress awards John W. Kluge Prize to Martha C. Nussbaum
Prestigious award recognizes renowned UChicago scholar’s achievements in study of humanity
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New in @nber.org working papers from HCEO member Leonardo Bursztyn and colleagues. www.nber.org/papers/w35870?
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Aligning Platform and User Incentives in Social Media Age Restrictions
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nber.org/papers/w35851
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Latent Human Capital: How Early Investments in Parents Buffer Against Future Schooling Shocks
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interesting new dynamic model of early childhood development from CEO member Raquel Bernal and colleagues: www.nber.org/papers/w35818?
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Windows of Opportunity in Early Childhood: A Dynamic Model of Multidimensional Development
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations to HCEO member Climent Quintana-Domeque (@climent.bsky.social), who was recently named a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom. His research explores health, family and household economics, development, inequality, and more. acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...
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The Academy of Social Sciences welcomes outstanding social scientists to its Fellowship in autumn 2026 – Academy of Social Sciences
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join @heckmanequation.bsky.social on Tuesday, Sept. 29 for "Making Babies Count: Lessons of Hope from 20th Century Early Childhood Policy.” This webinar explores the legacy of a law shaping maternal-child health policy. 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT Register here: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Making Babies Count: Lessons of Hope from 20th Century Early Childhood Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we...
When the Sheppard-Towner Act passed in 1921, it helped lay the foundation for maternal and child health policies that continue to influence American families today. Its story offers lessons of hope fo...
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.nber.org/papers/w35740
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When Resources Meet Relationships: The Returns to Personalized Supports for Low-Income Students
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New @nber.org working paper from HCEO member Eric Chyn and coauthors quantifies welfare losses to residents forced out of public housing by demolition and urban renewal. www.nber.org/papers/w35736
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The Welfare Impacts of Urban Renewal and Forced Relocation: Evidence from Chicago’s HOPE VI Demolitions
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New work from HCEO members Manasi Deshpande and Alessandra Voena shows disability income boosts children's human capital -- and parental work that increases household resources also improves children's outcomes. (with Jason B. Weitze). www.nber.org/papers/w35725
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How Disability Benefits in Early Life Affect Adult Outcomes
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.nber.org/papers/w35755
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The Macroeconomic Returns to School Finance Reforms: Micro-Calibrated Predictions Meet Causal Evidence
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A new working paper from HCEO members Sonia Oreffice and Climent Quintana-Domeque and colleagues calculates the impact of laws banning non-fatal strangulation on reducing intimate partner homicide. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...
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Disrupting Violence, Protecting Lives: Strangulation Laws and Intimate Partner Homicides | HCEO
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School of Education and Social Policy @sesp-nu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A new federal proposal to loosen rules governing Head Start will gut the program rather than streamline it, Terri Sabol argued in the Chicago Tribune. 🔶 Read more: spr.ly/63327BGBnGB
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Willingness to compete and the importance attached to boys' and girls' willingness to compete varied with economic and social environment factors, such as exposure to inequality, a new paper from HCEO member Bertil Tungodden & colleagues found. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...
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A Competitive World | HCEO
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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#SRCD publishes three leading journals and Child Policy Briefs, bringing you the latest research, insights, and policy connections. SRCD Members get full digital access to all publications as a member benefit. Explore more srcd.org/publications/journals #ChildDevelopment #DevSci
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New work from HCEO member Pamela Giustinelli and colleagues reveals knowledge gaps and biased beliefs about climate change among teachers and students -- and shows that climate education can address them at scale. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...
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Climate Change in the Classroom | HCEO
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Exposure to air pollution is associated with reduced learning -- and the effects are three times larger among disadvantaged students. www.nber.org/papers/w35670
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Air Pollution and Learning
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New work from HCEO member Abdoulaye Ndiaye (@AbdouNdiayeNYU) and colleagues shows that low property taxes amplify lock-in among elderly homeowners; raising them reallocates housing toward young families. hceconomics.uchicago.edu/research/wor...
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Property Taxes and Housing Allocation Under Financial Constraints | HCEO
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Congrats to HCEO member Sally Grantham-McGregor, who, with Susan Walker and Susan Chang-Lopez, who shared the 2026 Yidan Prize for Education Development for their work showing that early learning & strong caregiver-child interaction can boost life outcomes for disadvantaged children. bit.ly/4gO6QoS
Professor Susan Walker, Professor Sally Grantham-McGregor, and r. Susan M. Change Lopez are 2026 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureates
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Society for Research in Child Development @srcdorg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Deadline Extended: Thursday, September 10th at 11:59 p.m. ET Submit or update your current submission before the submission deadline. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the SRCD27 Submitted Program. Submit today: tinyurl.com/mv6rwjmw #SRCD27 #SRCD #DevelopmentalScience
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New work from HCEO member Jeffrey Grogger @jgrogger.bsky.social and colleagues reveals a high rate of errors when police are asked to predict the recurrence of domestic abuse. www.nber.org/papers/w35672
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Interesting new work on the true sources of survey error and bias from HCEO member Bruce Meyer and colleagues in @nber.org working papers. www.nber.org/papers/w35680
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The Anatomy and Evolution of Survey Error
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MDRC @mdrc-news.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW! Findings about families with young children in Guilford County, North Carolina, and how the Ready for School, Ready for Life initiative helps them. www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
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Supporting Families with Young Children in Guilford County | MDRC
A brief presents findings from a study of the Ready for School, Ready for Life initiative in Guilford County, North Carolina. It examines the needs of families with newborns and whether families who p...
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Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How teachers interact with their pupils can have a clear effect on educational outcomes, as well as the development of executive skills; research evidence from #Ecuador highlights the value of a good teacher in raising the performance of children who have struggled in the past
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New in @nber.org from HCEO member Costas Meghir and coauthor Serena Goldberg: Childcare can increase mothers’ employment, but the impact on child development depends on the quality and context of care. www.nber.org/papers/w35649
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The Effect of Childcare on Female Labor Supply and Child Development in Low and Middle Income Countries
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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Universal preschool in Israel raised academic achievement, cut juvenile delinquency, and delayed early marriage among Israeli Arabs over a 20-year horizon, say researchers at the Bank of Israel and Tel Aviv University. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...
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The lasting gains of universal preschool
Evidence from Israel’s 1999 preschool law shows that disadvantaged communities can benefit from universal preschool education.
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gains in outcomes from a randomized, high--quality early childhood education program decline over time for twins compared to singleton children — due to differences in parental investment, HCEO member Jorge Luis Garcia and colleagues find in a new paper. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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Reexamining a Multisite Early Childhood Education Program: Gradual Scale-Up, Birth Spacing, and Parental Investment | Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics: Vol 4, No 3
We reexamine the Infant Health and Development Program, a multisite, randomized, high-quality early childhood education program that unintentionally oversampled twins by targeting premature low birth ...
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Nobel laureate James Heckman’s research found that IQ accounts for only around 1–2% of differences in income, while traits such as conscientiousness can predict important adult outcomes surprisingly w...
One Heckman co-authored model put IQ's wage prediction near 1%, but other datasets and a later reanalysis show why that figure is not a universal constant.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17/08/2026
Monopsony Makes It Big by an all-star roster: @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social @arindube.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu #EconSky www.nber.org/papers/w3560...
Monopsony Makes it Big
Sydnee Caldwell, Arindrajit Dube & Suresh Naidu
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Working Paper 35608
DOI 10.3386/w35608
Issue Date August 2026
The literature on imperfect competition in labor markets has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article provides a guide to the field, focusing on the firm-specific ("residual") labor supply elasticity as the definition of a firm's labor market power. We present a general framework showing how this elasticity nests the three widely studied sources of monopsony power: search frictions, preference heterogeneity, and employer concentration. We summarize the empirical estimates of the elasticity of labor supply, highlighting sources of possible heterogeneity. We emphasize that it is difficult to infer elasticities from markdowns (and vice versa) due to the diversity of firm wage-setting practices, illustrating this point using the interaction between monopsony and efficiency wages. We discuss how policy issues in antitrust, labor market regulation, immigration, and macroeconomics interact with monopsony and conclude by listing several areas for future research
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New in @nber.org working papers from HCEO member Paul Gertler and coauthor Ada Kwan. www.nber.org/papers/w35627
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Provider Altruism and Medical Fraud: Evidence from an Audit Study of Malaria Treatment
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sobering findings on the impact of teen suicide on peers from HCEO member Janet Currie janetcurrie.bsky.social. www.nber.org/papers/w35603
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Teen Suicide and the Outcomes of Surviving Peers
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The new Illinois Department of Early Childhood opened July 1, consolidating early childhood care resources under one roof. Our executive director, Alison Baulos, tells WBEZ’s In the Loop podcast that this improves equity and access to quality care for families. www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
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A look back at the Illinois Department of Early Childhood’s first month
How will the new Illinois Department of Early Childhood simplify accessing early childhood services in the state.
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
On the Big Brains podcast, HCEO member @drdanasuskind.bsky.social explains why, in the age of AI, responsive, relational human interactions remain critical to a child’s development in the earliest years of life. @uchicagomag.bsky.social #parenting alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu/s/uchicago-r...
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.nber.org/papers/w35514
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Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Child Care Program on Maternal Work and Income
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New in @nber.org from HCEO director @heckmanequation.bsky.social and colleagues: www.nber.org/papers/w35526
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Relating Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits to Economic Preferences: Decision-Making under Cognitive Shocks and Guessing
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Child learning is linked to parental engagement, economist says
Nobel laureate James Heckman presents study showing that training programs for parents and caregivers can accelerate children’s development
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On Friday, @heckmanequation.bsky.social shared research at the Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory exploring how personality traits influence economic preferences and behaviors, like risk aversion and decision-making. #IMPA #SAET impa.br/notices/nobe...
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Heckman Links Psychology and Economics in Plenary Session - IMPA - Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
The study presented here examines how personality traits can influence decisions involving risk
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Would you look at that, increasing health and safety standards in childcare doesn't reduce supply and might even help providers stay open
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Our director James J. Heckman (@heckmanequation.bsky.social) is in Rio to discuss advances in economic theory. portal.fgv.br/en/noticias/...
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Not every dictator's fall strengthens democracy
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 15/07/2026
Season 11 of the We Society is here! In Ep 1 @helenmiller.bsky.social and @richardblundell.bsky.social unpack the Deaton Review, an ambitious study funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org exploring inequalities in the UK and the potential social policy solutions. 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/mill...
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
High inequality and economic stagnation since the global financial crisis of 2007-09 has widened social, cultural and political divides, undermining democratic legitimacy. Read the IFS Deaton Review: ifs.org.uk/inequality
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Inequality - The IFS Deaton Review | Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.nber.org/papers/w35434
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Degrees of Mobility: Shifting Low-Income Students to Higher Quality Colleges
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Annie E. Casey Foundation @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
When young children have access to health insurance coverage, they miss fewer days of school and are more likely to eventually graduate from high school and college than their uninsured peers.
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1.2M Kids Under 6 Have No Insurance. That’s Harmful to Their Health and Futures
Burak: New research shows 220,000 children lost coverage from 2022-24, with dire consequences for childhood literacy and chronic absenteeism.
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
HCEO member Claudia Goldin: Declines in fertility "involve greater female autonomy and a mismatch between the desires of men and women. Men generally benefit more from maintaining traditions; women often benefit more from eschewing them." www.nber.org/papers/w35425
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The Rise of Female Autonomy and the Decline of Fertility: The Role of Mismatch
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New data analysis from HCEO member @aaronsojourner.org and colleagues reveals patterns and variation in commutes to child care for families and workers — with implications for designing policies to boost #ECE care. @upjohninstitute.bsky.social
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Climent Quintana-Domeque @climent.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Economics for Policy & Decision-Making: a practical, live online programme from @exeter.ac.uk designed to help professionals make confident, evidence-informed decisions using core economic thinking. Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25 Nov; 2, 9 Dec 2026, 10am-12pm. business-school.exeter.ac.uk/executive-ed...
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Economics for Policy and Decision-Making | University of Exeter Business School | University of Exeter
Gain the economic logic to build your confidence, clarity and diligence in decision-making in a complex professional environment.
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New in @nber.org from HCEO member @davidautor.bsky.social and colleagues: www.nber.org/papers/w35401?
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Baby Busts and Growth Booms: Demographic Change and the Macroeconomy
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Human Capital HCEO - CEHD @hceconomics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Our director, James J. Heckman (@heckmanequation.bsky.social), will deliver the Debreu lecture at the SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics July 17 in Rio. His UChicago colleague and fellow Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen will also speak later that day. impa.br/evento/saet-...
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SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics - IMPA - Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
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