Coleson Weir
@ColesonWeir
Economics PhD student @nd_econ @BIGLabND | Development, Political Economy, and Gender | PhD Fellow @KelloggInst |@UDLernerCollege and @UDelaware Alum | he/him
Looking to hire a #predoc RA to work closely with me on exciting research. Strong commitment to mentorship and career development - I'll personally invest in helping you land well. Please RT! #EconTwitter Deadline: ASAP JD: dropbox.com/scl/fi/95z9twn… @econ_ra_india @econ_ra
Our colleague Jane Ryngaert has a new working paper, "The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations," joint with our graduate student Pascal Frank (@PascalFrank12) and Carola Binder (@cconces). Check it out: janeryngaert.github.io/app/resources/…
Excited to see Lakshmi and my work cited in Simon Johnson’s Nobel Lecture this past week! Link to clip of Johnson's lecture: youtube.com/clip/Ugkxu2-Dd…
Considering a PhD in economics? Is development your jam? Come work with folks like @taryndinkelman, @edziadula, Joseph Kaboski, @santosh_econ & Lakshmi Iyer as a Pre-Doc RA. @predoc_org @NotreDame @nd_econ @artslettersND @KeoughglobalND @kellogginst buff.ly/48Noy7h
Here's a BIG Lab PhD student in action!
Had a great time presenting at #NEUDC2024. We had a wonderful session on state building. I presented research showing the negative effect of colonial institutions can be overcome through targeted public policy and government investment.
The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Lab is seeking to hire a pre-doctoral research associate. Come work in our department! jobs.nd.edu/postings/36391
Will definitely be going back to Boston (hopefully soon). Here are some photos from this past weekend at #NEUDC2024
. @nd_econ PhD student @ColesonWeir everyone!
Had a great time presenting at #NEUDC2024. We had a wonderful session on state building. I presented research showing the negative effect of colonial institutions can be overcome through targeted public policy and government investment.
Pretty cool. New Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson gives a shout-out to our colleague Lakshmi Iyer for "the incredible deep dive" she's done in India in understanding history and institutions. Happens around the 2:40 mark (@BIGLabND): youtube.com/watch?si=Q8RUx…
A brief 🧵 on why I think the Nobel prize to @DAcemogluMIT @baselinescene and Jim Robinson (AJR) on institutions is one of the very good ones.