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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reminder: our first department seminar of the year is tomorrow (Sept. 16) at 11:15am. Details below.

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Keren Horn @kerenhorn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wrote a new post that starts with me abandoning my car and running to daycare, and ends with research I’m doing with Ilaria D’Angelis on density, motherhood, commuting, and remote work. Curious if this resonates? kerenmertenshorn.substack.com/p/why-does-d... @umassbostonecon.bsky.social

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Why Does Density Reward Fathers and Penalize Mothers?

Mothers, Fathers and the Big-City Labor Force Participation Gap

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our 2026-27 Department Seminar Series kicks off next Wednesday, September 16 at 11:15am with Giorgos Gouzoulis (Queen Mary University of London). Giorgos is presenting "Debt and the Future of Workers: Financialization as Exploiation in the 21st Century". See below for details.

Giorgos Gouzoulis
Associate Professor in Human Resource Management
Queen Mary Business School, University of London
FALL 2026
Economics Seminar Series
UMass Boston

WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16th, 2026
11:15AM-12:45PM
WHEATLEY-PETERS HALL 5TH
FLOOR ROOM 041

"Debt and the Future of Workers: Financialization as Exploiation in the 21st Century"

Giorgos Gouzoulis is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management in the
Department of People & Organisations in the School of Business & Management. His research focuses on industrial relations and issues around employee compensation, wage inequality, underemployment, union membership, and strike activity. He is the author of Debt and the Future of Workers: Financialization as Exploitation in the 21st Century.

For more information about this event contact
the Economics Department at Economics@umb.edu

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It was a beautiful day yesterday for graduate commencement at @umassboston.bsky.social! Congratulations to all of our M.A. in Applied Economics graduates!

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A beautiful day for undergraduate commencement here @umassboston.bsky.social! Congratulations to all of the graduates and our Economics majors!

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The annual David G. Terkla Seminar is on Tuesday, March 31 at 4pm with guest speaker Peter Q. Blair. Peter will be presenting "The Economics of Skill Recognition: Defining, Measuring, and Rewarding Skill in a Changing World of Work". Details below.

The David G. Terkla Seminar
“The Economics of Skill Recognition: Defining, Measuring, and Rewarding Skill in a Changing World of Work”

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4:00-5:15pm
Alumni Lounge
Campus Center 2 Floor Room 2551
Reception immediately following

Dr. Peter Q. Blair
Harvard University, Faculty
BE-Lab, Principal Investigator
NBER, Faculty Research Associate
Harvard Project on Workforce,
Co-Director Stanford University, National Fellow

Dr. Peter Q. Blair is on the faculty at Harvard University in the Graduate School of Education where he co-directs the Harvard Project on Workforce. He also serves as a Faculty Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Principal Investigator of the BE-Lab – a research group with partners across several universities. In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Blair has served as a volunteer economist with the Council of Economic Advisers
during the Biden-Harris presidential transition.

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

2/ 2018 #EGGrantee Randy Albelda is a professor emerita @umassbostonecon.bsky.social, as well as a senior research fellow at the university’s Center for Social Policy. Her book, Economics and Feminism, examines why economics has been relatively impervious to feminism. #WomensHistoryMonth

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Reminder: our next department seminar is tomorrow at 11:15am! Details below.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Our next department seminar is Wednesday, March 25 at 11:15am with Marcio Santetti (Emerson College). Marcio is presenting "The Sraffian Supermultiplier in the U.S. Economy".

MARCIO SANTETTI
Assistant Professor of Economics
Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College

SPRING 2026
Economics Seminar Series
UMassBoston
Economics Department

WEDNESDAY
MARCH 25, 2026
11:15AM-12:45PM
WHEATLEY-PETERS HALL
5TH FLOOR ROOM 041

"The Sraffian Supermultiplier in the U.S. Economy"

Marcio Santetti is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College. His research interests include the intersection of business cycles with income distribution, economic growth, and the environment using time-series methods. His work has appeared in outlets such as Metroeconomica, Structural Change & Economic Dynamics, Review of Political Economy, and Review of Social Economy.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Our first department seminar of the spring semester is Wednesday, February 25 at 11:15am with Joanna Venator (Boston College). Joanna is presenting "Reproductive Policy Shocks and Defensive Investments in Contraception". (Details below)

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Check out this discussion of new work by UMass Boston Econ Faculty @kerenhorn.bsky.social and #IlariaDAngelis!

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Check out this discussion of new work by UMass Boston Econ Faculty @kerenhorn.bsky.social and #IlariaDAngelis!

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

UMass Boston Econ faculty @jfcogliano.bsky.social sat down with @ineteconomics.bsky.social to discuss his work on exploitation & inequality. See the interview below & a short thread on how exploitation highlights aspects of inequality that conventional approaches miss. #exploitation #inequality

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Reminder: our next department seminar is next Wednesday, December 10 at 11:15am. Details below.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Our next department seminar is Wednesday, December 10 at 11:15am with Cody Cook (Yale University). Cody is presenting "The Short-Run Effects of Congestion Pricing in New York City". (Details below)

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A last minute reminder: we are hiring in health economics this year (JOE ad linked below). Review of applications begins November 15!

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Reminder: our next department seminar is tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 12) at 11:15am. Details below.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Our next department seminar is Wednesday, November 12 at 11:15am with Amanda Pallais (Harvard University). Amanda is presenting "Inefficient Social Disconnection". (Details below)

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Jonathan Cogliano @jfcogliano.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Very excited my paper (co-authored with Roberto Veneziani), "Classical competition and equilibrium: an agent-based analysis" is forthcoming in the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... This paper develops an agent-based computational model (ABM) of (1/n)

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Classical competition and equilibrium: an agent-based analysis*

In A Mathematical Formulation of the Ricardian System, Pasinetti (1960) lays out the foundations of what has been dubbed the canonical classical model. He proves the model to be logically consisten...

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Quick reminder that we are hiring in health economics! Review of applications begins November 15. JOE ad linked below.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Reminder: our next department seminar is tomorrow, Oct. 22 at 11:15am. Details below.

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Our next department seminar is Wednesday, October 22 at 11:15am with David McMillon (Emory University). David is presenting "Does Racial Hierarchy Really Harm Everyone? Relative Racial Status Resentment and the Economics of Reparative Reforms". (Details below)

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We are hiring! We are conducting a tenure-track search in health economics (Assistant Professor level). Our department is committed to methodological & theoretical pluralism, with focus on issues of poverty, inequality, gender, & race. The JOE ad is here: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Reminder: our first department seminar of the year is tomorrow, Oct. 1 at 11:15am. Details below.

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Keren Horn @kerenhorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

One area this article highlights where need for economists will continue to grow seems to be in experiments on where AI is improving productivity. Anyone in my network working in this field and want to come talk to my students? 🙏 #AppliedEconMA @umassboston.bsky.social @umassbostonecon.bsky.social

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Our first department seminar of the year is next Wednesday, October 1 at 11:15am with Patricia Cortés (Boston University). Patricia is presenting "Making Information Stick: Evidence from Correcting Misperceptions toward Paternity Leave-Taking in Japan". (Details below)

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UMass Boston Economics @umassbostonecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The Economics Department at UMass Boston has joined Bluesky! Stay tuned for news, updates, and events from our department.

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