David Wasser
@dwasser2
Economist @uscensusbureau. All views are my own.
Christa is a fantastic researcher and teacher. In addition to her job market paper, she has a solo-authored paper forthcoming at AEJ: Policy. She also is a dedicated mentor, and cares deeply about helping students succeed, especially those from underrepresented groups. Hire her!
Christa Deneault JMP: "Local Labor Markets and Selection into the Teaching Profession" Website: christa-deneault.com
Parental housing wealth gains in early childhood impact children's housing wealth, whereas gains in middle childhood affect housing & non-housing wealth: Evidence from #Denmark @MeltemDaysal @CEBI_UCPH, M Lovenheim @CornellEcon, @dwasser2 @uscensusbureau ow.ly/Wq4Z50PX7NM
Today, @ipogadog, @wesyin, Jeff Zhang & I are launching Briefing Book, a newsletter about economic policy. We’re ex-CEA senior economists, loved the work, and wanted to keep doing it. Now we’re sending you the memos we used to send the Chair. Check it out! briefingbook.info/p/welcome-to-b…
CRRESS wraps up 22-23 series with "The integration of reproducibility into social science graduate education." JUNE 27 4:15 PM EST. We look forward to commentary from @julianreif @dwasser2 @jeremyfreese . @schmutte moderates! Please join us! cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
cepr.net/growing-consol… #NursesStrike - what are the issues with rampant hospital system consolidation? It is associated with suppressing the wage growth of nurses. @CalNurses @ANANursingWorld @NursesGroups @ceprdc @EconomicPolicy
In addition to doing impactful research, Grace is a wonderful person to be around. She is a thoughtful and energetic teacher. Her dedication to making economics a more welcoming place for everyone is inspiring. I’ve been lucky to share an office with Grace, and you would be too!
Grace Phillips JMP: "Private Prison Blues: The Effect of Private Prisons on Recidivism Rates and State Outcomes" Website: gracenphillips.com
It is #CGSUButtonUp day and I’m proud to stand in solidarity with fellow grad workers! Cornell works because we do. Any person, any study, one union @CornellGSU
Kyle Schwarber walked so that Daniel Vogelbach could lightly jog
I did a bit of actual research on this and can't totally confirm it, but I think Vogey is officially the beefiest opening day leadoff hitter in baseball history.
Excited to announce we will be hosting the DICE Panel: Careers in Economics! We'll have grad students discussing the ways they used their econ degree before grad school. Expect talk about tech, consulting, finance & banking, think tanks, gov, pre-docs, and more!
The essential importance of third-party grievance procedures in one tweet
our director of graduate studies signed The Letter but we can't express concern to their boss (our dept chair) bc the dept chair is the dgs's spouse, and we can't express concern to the dept chair's boss (our dean) bc our dean's spouse signed The Letter
Manfred on owners waiting 42 days to meet with players after imposing lockout: "Phones work two ways."
Manfred on owners waiting 42 days to meet with players after imposing lockout: "Phones work two ways."
Considering attaching a picture of the new puppy to all my late emails rather than “Sorry for the delayed reply”
A fair wage would give me the stability and security to focus on my work and be a more engaged member of the community. I would also go back to the dentist (sorry mom).
Cornell grads: what could you do with a 45.6k or 40k assistantship? ➡️Dental bills? ➡️Glasses? ➡️Taxes? ➡️Child care? ➡️What? Tweet @CornellGSU & share what fair wages would mean to you. 6/6 #theunionadvantage #CGSU