Sandy Black
@Econ_Sandy
Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and Former Member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers Poverty is a policy choice.
Check out the June 2025 issue (23,3) of @JEEA_News Journal of @EEANews @OUPAcademic academic.oup.com/jeea/issue Teaching materials available: eeassoc.org/teaching-mater…
Looking forward to giving some advice for young economists--things I wish I had known when I was young!--and answering questions. Come join us!
📢📢Register for the Keynote Lectures at AMIE's 4th Workshop in Applied Micro! Professor Sandra Black (@Econ_Sandy) - April 28 - link: ulaval.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Professor Rema Hanna (@rema_nadeem ) - April 29 - link: ulaval.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
📢📢Register for the Keynote Lectures at AMIE's 4th Workshop in Applied Micro! Professor Sandra Black (@Econ_Sandy) - April 28 - link: ulaval.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Professor Rema Hanna (@rema_nadeem ) - April 29 - link: ulaval.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
📢 Deadline for AMIE’s 4th Workshop in Applied Microecon submission is Feb 27 2025! We're excited to feature keynote lectures by: 🔹 Sandra Black – April 28 🔹 Rema Hanna – April 29 📅April 28–29 2025 🔗Call for Papers: bit.ly/4hwefYV Registrations will open soon!
Job market update: Excited to share that I'll be doing a postdoc @NYUStern before starting as an Assistant Prof of Finance at Stern-@NYUAbuDhabi in Fall 2026! Thrilled to join this vibrant research community + be closer to Addis, where I grew up and became fascinated by the…
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: College isn’t just a student investment—it reshapes family finances, affecting parents’ debt, borrowing decisions, and credit scores. 🔍 Authors: @palaashbhargava, @Econ_Sandy, @JeffDenning, @RobertFairlie6, & Oded Gurantz 📄 buff.ly/wlKC2fX
It’s that time – time to submit your paper to our annual Institute Research Conference! Join colleagues for broad scholarly discussion around research on enhancing economic opportunity and inclusive growth. Learn about the event + submission criteria here: bit.ly/3wiLpn8
1/ Ever wondered if your ethnic ancestors' climatic experiences shape how you think about the environment today? 🌍🔥 In a new WP with Cesar Barilla, we find a U-shaped link between ancestral climate variability & attention to the environment today. #Climate #Culture #EconTwitter
📢Call for papers:📢 @CESifoNetwork Area Conference on Economics of Education (co-organized with @EricHanushek) 5-6 Sept 2025, Munich Keynote: @raffasadun 👉cesifo.org/en/event/2025-… Submission deadline: 18 May 2025 Past programs: sites.google.com/view/woessmann…
CSWEP is excited to announce that enrollment in our popular Mid-Career Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Mentoring Program is now open! The program aims to help mid-career economists find community, support, and mentoring. To learn more and enroll your group, visit cswepmentoring.org.
How parents are affected when their child goes to college or receives a grant, from @palaashbhargava, @Econ_Sandy, @JeffDenning, @RobertFairlie6, and @odedgurantz nber.org/papers/w33497
Check out Sandy Black's congratulatory video and her presentation at: aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…
It was a great to celebrate Sandy Black's accomplishments with family, friends, and colleagues at #ASSA2025!
Maryam's speech is NOT to be missed. Her story (and courage) is completely inspiring!!! (As my sister said at the ceremony, "Well, aren't you glad you didn't have to follow her!")
Be sure to watch the congratulatory video and Maryam Farboodi's presentation for the Elaine Bennett Research Prize: aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…
Academic job market candidates: Did you know you can "make your own post-doc" by applying for external research funding? Many/most departments would be happy to provide office space to someone who brings their own funds. @Arnold_Ventures currently has multiple open RFPs. Apply…
#ProudAdvisor!!!!
The recipient of the 2024 @LGBTQ_Econ Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics is Marcus Dillender (@MarcusDillender) of @VanderbiltU for “Evidence and Lessons on the Health Impacts of Public Health Funding from the Fight against HIV/AIDS” aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…
New paper with Anna Aizer and Gabrielle Grafton, studying what happened to workers in the alcohol industry and their families after Prohibition. We find negative and persistent effects on workers themselves, but positive effects on their daughters' labor force participation
During Prohibition when many men lost their jobs, daughters increased their labor supply and delayed marriage and childbearing likely in an effort to compensate for lost wages, from Anna Aizer, Gabrielle Grafton, and @seperez84 nber.org/papers/w33346
It was a great to celebrate Sandy Black's accomplishments with family, friends, and colleagues at #ASSA2025!
@AEACSWEP announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm……for the full announcement. Congratulations to @Econ_Sandy!
Join the Fed’s Research Assistant program at the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute! Our RAs support the work of the Institute Director and associated economists in fulfilling our mission. Visit fedeconjobs.org to learn about life as a Fed RA and apply.
📢Call for papers: 🚀3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education🥳 12-13 May 2025, Munich Keynote: @ALPWillen PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! cesifo.org/en/event/2025-… Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 Co-organizer @CaterinaPavese1 @CESifoNetwork
**Professional/Personal Update** I am happy to share that, come Fall 2025, I will be (re!) joining the Department of Economics at the University of Texas. Hook 'em!🤘 (also, you can find me at @econsandy.bsky.social)
We are thrilled to officially announce that @Econ_Sandy will be returning to @UTAustinEcon as a faculty member this fall! @LiberalArtsUT @UTAustin