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The Hub for Equal Representation (H.E.R.) at @lsenews provides data-driven insights for a more diverse and inclusive economy. Supported by @GatesFoundation
Female economics Nobel prize winners are rare sightings 🔍and when you have two of them at once it's magic! 🪄 @LSEnews & @STICERD_LSE were delighted to host Professors Esther Duflo and Claudia Goldin for each of their public lectures this evening 👑💪#LSEEconomics #econtwitter
Huge congrats to @amenjalal_ (@STICERD_LSE) for winning @EEANews Outstanding Paper Award at the Virtual Discrimination & Diversity Workshop!🏅Her paper “Screening Women Out?” shows how salary transparency in job ads boosts gender equity & firm efficiency. eeassoc.org/news/outstandi…
The gender gap in employment isn’t just about offers it’s about timing. In Pakistan women who delay job search miss a critical post-grad window. A modest incentive to apply early raises female employment by 20% nber.org/papers/w34051 Oriana Bandiera, @amenjalal_& @NinaRoussille
“Why is inheritance tax so hated?” on @radiofrance explores the paradox: symbolic attachment, flawed polling & deep inequality. @landais_camille notes that due to exemptions, ultra-wealthy heirs often pay far less than the statutory rate. #wealthinequality radiofrance.fr/franceculture/…
“The Bengal I took pride in has let me down.” A reflection on recent cases of violence against women in W. Bengal & the institutional failures they expose. @IndiaToday cites research by @maitreesh Ghatak questioning the reliability of official crime data. indiatoday.in/lifestyle/soci…
The child penalty isn’t just about lost wages—it reflects deep gendered inequalities in care, work, and social expectations. @CamilleLandais’ work, cited in @LeVif, shows Belgian mothers face a 26% drop in employment post-birth vs. 2% for fathers. #GenderInequality
💼 Can cash transfers empower women without disadvantaging men? @LeiteMariante analyses how Brazil’s largest unconditional cash transfer program boosts women's employment while supporting men too. A must-read before #WIDERDevConf2025! Read more: go.unu.edu/72HTH
Even in the global world of academia, hard-to-pronounce names carry a penalty. This looks like a v interesting paper by Profs Qi Ge and Stephen Wu on name fluency bias in the econ job market: "How Do You Say Your Name?" 👉🏽aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
"having a name that takes longer to pronounce is associated with... 1) a significantly lower likelihood of...obtaining a tenure track position; 2) an initial placement at an institution with lower research productivity"
Huge congrats to @LeiteMariante on joining @CUNEF as an Assistant Professor! A brilliant next step and a well-deserved recognition of his hard work. They are very lucky to have you. Wishing you all the best in Madrid - gracias Gabriel👏🎉 #EconJobMarket
Excited to share that, following this year's academic job market, I will be joining @CUNEF, in Madrid, as an Assistant Professor in Economics starting next Fall! Very thankful to all my friends, colleagues and supervisors at @LSEEcon, and looking forward to the next stage 🇪🇸
Banca d'Italia @bancaditalia Gender Economics Workshop in Rome 12 Dec. Aimed at researchers studying gender inequality in the labor market & public policy. Keynote by Hub Director @landais_camille (@STICERD_LSE & @LSEEcon)🇮🇹🎙️ #EconTwitter #GenderEconomics bancaditalia.it/media/notizie/…
📢 14 May-18:00–19:30 Join @STICERD_LSE Oriana Bandiera for the @BritishAcademy_ Development and the Organisation of Labour Lecture. She'll discuss how the nature of jobs and their allocation changes over the course of economic development. Register 👇 thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lecture…
Are you an @LSEEcon student or @LSEnews member of staff? Do you have an exciting idea for research and/or a research-related activity? ✅ apply for a #STICERDgrant! Find out about eligibility and how to apply in the link below. ➡️Deadline 6 May 2025 sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/grants/
Belo trabalho Gabriel ! #onetowatch
Excelente matéria da @bbcbrasil para a qual eu tive o prazer de contribuir discutindo a minha pesquisa de doutorado! Em suma: não, o BF não desincentiva o trabalho de beneficiários, mas sim ajuda mães com crianças pequenas a superarem obstáculos para entrada no mercado.
Prof Dhingra @swatdhingraLSE shares her experiences, from India to British academia and the Bank of England on @LSEforBusiness blog: "Advice to young women economists: learn to say no and protect your time" blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…
Watching @STICERD_LSE PhD student @amenjalal_ presenting on barriers to women in the workplace particularly focussing on Pakistan @GLMLIC conference hosted at LSE #womenintheworkplace #genderinequality
🚨My amazing colleague Jacob Moscona is hiring a predoc! Come work with him on topics in environmental economics, the economics of innovation, and political economy Learn more and apply here: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/clie…
📢 There's research on "the motherhood penalty"—but what about the menopause penalty? @Gabri_EllaConti @RitaGinja @PerssonPetra & Barton Willage's paper uncovers the hidden economic costs of menopause & the need for better support policies. A must-read 👇ifs.org.uk/publications/m…
📢 FREE Online Development Economics Course with 🎓Prof @orianabandiera, Robin Burgess 12 May–14 July. It's modelled after the award-winning LSE undergrad dev. course. The aim is to make the latest research in economics accessible #EconDev #econtwitter conference.iza.org/GLMLIC_ONLINE2…