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Michael Briskin

@michaelbriskin.bsky.social
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Economics PhD student @BU Labor Economics, Economic History

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Congratulations to our #AEFP2026 Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award winner!
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John Fallon @john-fallon-econ.com · 24/11/2025
I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor. Why would competition lead to stricter regulations? 🧵 john-fallon-econ.com (1/9)
Line graph showing cumulative state adoption of chiropractic boards over time
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Michael Briskin @michaelbriskin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Hi #EconSky, I'm on the #EconJobMarket! My JMP provides the first evidence on how teacher labor market shocks affect long-run student outcomes. I study one of the largest teacher supply shocks in US history, larger even than Covid or the Great Recession. Let’s talk about WWII… 🧵
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Danielle Graves Williamson @daniellecgw.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year! Let's start with a student describing her segregated school: "The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education" The twist? The student is white, and her school is private. A JMP 🧵 -->
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Journal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "Fallen women: Recessions and the supply of sex work" By @grant-goehring.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 14/01/2025
It's not everyday that I wake up to a front page article in the Boston Globe featuring a colleague of mine, complete with photo shoot. Today is that day! Fantastic coverage of the teacher workforce research that @oliviachi.bsky.social does here at BU Wheelock. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...
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