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Kristy Buzard

@kbuzard7.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Economics at Syracuse University. Applied theorist working on trade policy, political economy, gender, conflict, and urban economics.

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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Exciting to see my work with @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social featured outside the hallowed halls of academia 😴😴😴 Thanks so much to @theconversation.com for highlighting the downsides of being the “default parent” as many return to school this month theconversation.com/better-call-...
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I'm very excited that our efforts to broaden the economics pipeline by expanding access to undergraduate research opportunities are taking this next big step!
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is for an exciting new project we have examining gender differences in mental load. We'd love your suggestions!
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Trade wars aren't new—they're history repeating itself. My research on @AcademicMinute explores how early 1900s trade policy relates to what we're seeing today. Tune in Thursday, Oct. 30 or listen online: academicminute.org @SyracuseU @MaxwellSchool
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Astronomy to Zoology
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I'm likewise thrilled!
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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 17/06/2025
Data from over 80,000 US school principals shows that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call. @kbuzard7.bsky.social‬ @laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky
Chart showing how mothers are more likely to receive the first contact from schools than fathers. 

Mothers continue to shoulder the majority of childcare responsibilities even in dual-earner households, contributing to gender gaps in earnings, labour force participation, and career advancement. This column uses an experiment targeting over 80,000 US school principals to show that when a school needs to contact a parent, the mother is 1.4 times more likely than the father to receive the first call. A further survey saw mothers consistently identified as the primary point of contact across a wide range of domains, including doctors, sports coaches, and religious leaders. Suggestive evidence points to gendered interruptions contributing to broader economic inequality.
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*
Abstract. Gender imbalance in time spent on child rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
My heart is full. I've never been so proud of a research project.
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Kristy Buzard @kbuzard7.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
What kind of conference do you want to go to? One with great papers, a fantastic keynote (@emilyjblanchard.bsky.social‬), and lunch at the top of a mountain! Many thanks to the organizers (@besedes.bsky.social‬) and participants for a fantastic time www.freit.org/RMET/2025/Pr...
Conference participants at summit of Tunnel Mountain, Banff AB
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IZA@LISER @iza.org · 28/05/2025
New IZA paper by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social & @olgastoddard.bsky.social: Schools call mothers more than fathers, even when moms aren't more available. Read more about the study and what this finding means for gender inequality in the labor market 👇 newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/r...
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Gender-based expectations influence external demands for parental involvement
Schools are more likely to call mothers than fathers, regardless of availability
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Patrick Schneider @patricksecon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
New NBER WP by @kbuzard7.bsky.social @laurakgee.bsky.social and @olgastoddard.bsky.social finds mums are 1.4x more likely than dads to get a callback from schools, despite no request for the skew.
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Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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