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The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research.
Lakshmi Iyer's paper, "Gender and natural experiments in developing countries," joint with Irma Clots-Figueras, has been published as Chapter 6 in the recent Handbook of Experimental Development Economics. Check it out: e-elgar.com/shop/usd/handb…
Check out how professional forecasters' partisan bias affects GDP growth forecasts @MargRev. Link to the full paper below by colleague Aeimit Lakdawala @aeimit @WFUEconomics, former colleague Jane Ryngaert @nd_econ, and Benjamin Kay. Partisan Bias in Professional Macroeconomic…
Our friends @LEOatND are hiring a senior research program manager. They're seeking someone with a Master’s or PhD in economics, public policy, or a related field, and solid experience managing applied research projects. Please share! careers.nd.edu/search-careers…
Paper from our colleague Rob Collinson in the latest QJE @QJEHarvard
#QJE Aug 2025, #11, “The Long-Run Effects of America’s Largest Residential Desegregation Program: Gautreaux,” by Chyn (@EricChyn), Collinson (@racollinson), and Sandler: doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…
Our colleague Jeff Campbell recently spoke with @WSBT about whether the new $1k "Trump Accounts" will cause a baby boom: wsbt.com/news/local/tru…
Former graduate student Carlos Rondon Moreno and our colleague Christiane Baumeister catching up at a Central Bank of Chile conference:
New article from NPR, @NPR, featuring several quotes from our colleague Melissa Kearney, @kearney_melissa: "As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges." Check it out: npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…
New @nberpubs working paper from our colleague Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa), joint with Phillip Levine. "Why is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?" NBER working paper 33989. Check it out: nber.org/papers/w33989
Work from our colleague, Rob Collinson (@racollinson) is highlighted in the July edition of the NBER Digets (@nberpubs). Check it out: nber.org/digest
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/…
Congratulations to our graduate students Coleson Weir and our colleague Lakshmi Iyer on this new publication!
Thrilled our paper "The Colonial Legacy in India: How Persistent are the Effects of Historical Institutions?" is forthcoming at the JDE. We examine how historical institutions continue to shape development today. Colonial legacies can dissipate through targeted public policy. 1/6
Mark your calendars for BIG Lab's inaugural conference, the BIG Forum, happening on September 25-26. Registration kicks off in July. #BIGForum @nd_econ @kelloggInst @keoughglobalnd @artslettersnd buff.ly/1f57Ek9
New research by Lakshmi Iyer & Coleson Weir explores the persistence of colonial-era disparities in India, finding that some have faded while others remain, highlighting the impact of targeted policies. Journal of Development Economics: buff.ly/sdfvnh0
Another job opportunity at Notre Dame. Come join us as the associate director of Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop). Job ad here: careers.nd.edu/search-careers…
Congratulations to graduate student Tim Spilde on a successful dissertation defense today!
🆕 Formalising work, redistributing power: Lessons from Mexico’s outsourcing ban Today on VoxDev w/ Alejandro Estefan (@KeoughGlobalND), Roberto Gerhard (@STPS_mx), Joseph Kaboski (@nd_econ), @illenin (@OIGInstitute) & Wei Qian (@haverfordedu): voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…
Come work in our department as the associate director of our Strengthening Families Initiative, which will be run by our fantastic new colleague Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa). The link was previously broken. @EconJobsBot #econtwitter #academicjobs careers.nd.edu/search-careers…