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Michela Tincani

@michelatincani.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at UCL Economics. Research on college access, information frictions, peer effects. Affiliations: IFS, CEPR, LEAP, CESifo, HCEO. From Lake Maggiore to London via Philly. sites.google.com/site/mtincani

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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My paper on peer effects has been accepted at the Journal of Political Economy @jpolecon.bsky.social. In it, I formulate and empirically test a theory of why students influence each other's learning in school: by competing with each other. I thank the editor, referees, and data editor.
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Fabian Kosse @fabiankosse.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
@michelatincani.bsky.social, Ranjita Rajan and I are very proud and thrilled that our paper “The Persistent Effect of Competition on Prosociality” has been accepted at @jeeanews.bsky.social 👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap. If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This was a fun conversation with Maddy Breen. I spoke about how my life experiences have shaped my research interests, and why access to information is so important for true equality of opportunities. Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society @econometric.bsky.social Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics. Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices. Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40... 🧵
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Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on. Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts. 1/
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Delighted our paper on preferential college admissions is part of the NBER SI joint Education & Labor session on Wednesday — joint with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri, and Enrico Miglino. Program: www.nber.org/conferences/..., slides: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/.... Come say hi if you’re around!
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SI 2025 Economics of Education
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company! All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon. dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
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Econometric Society Summer Schoolin Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025
Expectations and Learning in Dynamic Structural ModelsUniversity College LondonJune 30 to July 6, 2025
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company! All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon. dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
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Econometric Society Summer Schoolin Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025
Expectations and Learning in Dynamic Structural ModelsUniversity College LondonJune 30 to July 6, 2025
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Abi Adams @abicadams.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I'm very excited for #EEA25! We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux. A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together. See you in Bordeaux!
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New results from our study of the long-term impacts of affirmative action in college admissions (with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri and Enrico Miglino), using Chile’s PACE program. How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?
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Yue Li @nkliyue.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📢 Zachary Bleemer (Princeton) presents “College Peer Effects and the Labor Market” with Sahar Parsa, asking: Does grouping high-achieving students together benefit them academically or in the long run? (1/2) @stoneeconucl.bsky.social @zbleemer.bsky.social
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Yue Li @nkliyue.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📢 Viola Corradini (Columbia Business School) presents “Information and Access in School Choice Systems: Evidence from NYC,” asking: Can better information reduce school choice gaps?(1/4) @stoneeconucl.bsky.social
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Preparing a lecture on subjective expectations for the Econometric Society summer school in Dynamic Structural Econometrics, and I found a Wolpin paper from 1985 (!) on the use of expectation data to estimate choice models.
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Kotaro Fujisaki @kotarofujisaki.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Jack Mountjoy (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) presents “College as a Marriage Market” to examine assortative marriage by college type and its economic consequences. (1/4)
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Great talk by @anaisfabre.bsky.social on the implications, for people and for the economy, of the uneven geographic distribution of universities.
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Great talk by @dynarski.bsky.social on the effects of guaranteeing tuition fee coverage for disadvantaged students to attend a selective college. Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees. The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Excited to see @dynarski.bsky.social in action at the @stoneeconucl.bsky.social workshop today on inequality. When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
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The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
A very insightful Stone Centre public lecture and Q&A on the effects of higher education on #inequality. Huge thanks to Susan @dynarski.bsky.social , @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, Bethan Staton and all involved. Stay tuned for a link to the full video.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
At a terrific conference on education and economic mobility put on by @stoneeconucl.bsky.social My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳 …and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I am deeply saddened by the news of Ghazala’s untimely passing. Her work has been a great inspiration for my work for years, and in April this year I had the pleasures of finally meeting her in person. I was struck by her powerfully graceful demeanour and kindness. My heart goes out to her family.
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
In case anyone is considering TikTok, my short and low-tech video on government debt (YouTube link below) has 28K views and counting. And I only joined about two months ago. I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there. youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4
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The basics of US government debt
YouTube video by Econ Quick Takes
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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I am going to be giving a keynote lecture (online) on April 28 at 12:30 (EDT--New York) with my advice for young economists. Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup! sites.google.com/view/amie-4t... @econmentoring.bsky.social
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Workshop Description The Association for Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE) is pleased to announce that the 4th Workshop in Applied Microeconomics, for PhD students. Workshop Dates: 28th ...
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Elisabetta De Cao @edecao.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨 Job Alert 🚨 4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting. 📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹 📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025 💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... #econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm
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EJM - Econ Job Market
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered! Apply now 👇👇👇 sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 22/01/2025
It's the time of year when economics-trained faculty can be nominated to become NBER affiliates. If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail. Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Last work trip of the year: Bocconi’s LEAP Christmas meeting in beautiful Milan’s Villa Invernizzi (yes, those are flamingos by the fountain!)
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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
ConGrats to amazing Antonio Penta who will start as an editor @reveconstudies.bsky.social January 1 (replacing Galeotti, who has completed his term): www.antoniopenta.eu
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Spanish final: done. This time as a student. Totally recommend reminding yourself what it feels like to be a student. The holiday break starts feeling close!!!
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Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I'm not an R person, but I totally agree with this point: we're doing students a disservice by teaching them stata. Even worse if you're teaching at a public university: using public money to create consumers for a private company.
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Second-to-last trip of this long but exciting semester: beautiful Oslo! Thank you @mr-ed.bsky.social for the invitation to a wonderful workshop on the economics of education. Fantastic research, stimulating and fun interactions, and a wonderful sunrise over the city. What more could one ask for?
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Last day of teaching for me; I’m sad. I felt joy giving every lecture. I challenged my students and they were up for it. I gave a lot, demanded a lot back, and everyone was game. I taught, but I also learned. Back to my beloved research now. What a great job we have!
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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
1/ This very important paper by Tim Conley and Morgan Kelly is now forthcoming. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The standard errors of persistence
Many studies of historical persistence find that modern outcomes strongly reflect characteristics of the same places in the distant past. However they…
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I’m coordinating junior hiring in Applied Econ/Empirical Micro for UCL this year and I am in awe of the quality of the applications. It will be so painful to choose.
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Enjoyed presenting my work on college admissions with Michela Carlana and Enrico Miglino at Harvard’s Opportunity Insights conference. Inspiring discussions, brilliant group, and lots of coffee to beat the jet lag! opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/u...
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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thank you for highlighting our research @mdenardi.bsky.social. Here are the main points: 1. Popular culture says that marijuana triggers munchies. Is this substantiated by data? Are there effects on exercise and mobility more broadly?
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Interesting JMP on the long-term impacts of tracking. The paper finds that everybody benefits, even students at the bottom of the prior achievement distribution.
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Jan Sauermann @jansauermann.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Journal of the European Economic Association #JEEA is now on Bluesky: @jeeanews.bsky.social #EconSky 📉📈
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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Very grateful to Daniel Markovits for a brilliant presentation and discussion.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it www.nber.org/system/files...
The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century
Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price
NBER Working Paper No. 33164
November 2024
JEL No. 123, 124, N32
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We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.
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Claes Bäckman @claesbackman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Nice way to use AI when making slides: drag a picture of a formula from a paper and ask Claude to give you the latex code: On a mac: use cmd+shift+4 to take a picture. In Windows, use Windows logo key + Shift + S.
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Peter Hull @instrumenthull.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Send me your JMPs using recentering!
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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Would love to more econ research in this space. Happy to boost anyone's research if they tag me in their post.
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed. go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
Thanks Tim Ederer and Anh Nguyen for inviting me to present my research on preferential college admissions with Michela Carlana and Enrico Miglino at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business — I had a great time!
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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
Impressive study on the effects of app usage on learning among university students. The authors put together a detailed dataset linking app use, academic records, GPS, and random roommate allocations that lets them delve into the underlying mechanisms. www.nber.org/papers/w33054
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Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes
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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Michela Tincani @michelatincani.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Kicked off this academic year’s seminars at Yale. Thanks so much @barbarabiasi.bsky.social Jaime Arellano-Bover @cormacodea.bsky.social for the invitation and warm welcome, I had a blast! 💥
The photo shows the building housing the Economics department at Yale University, a modern red-brick building. The day is sunny and the sky is blue and without clouds.
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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Hello everybody. I have just joined Bluesky, after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X. I will post some of my recent material from there and I plan to migrate to this platform over time.
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