Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. My views are my own.
Chicago, IL
Joined September 2011
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Meet the Harris Public Policy PhD candidates on the job market! They bring cutting-edge research, rigorous methods, and fresh insights across economics, political science, and public policy. Explore their profiles + job market papers: har.rs/4oMgivt
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Student loan forgiveness boosts short-term consumption, causing spikes in mortgage, auto, and credit card debt, while negatively affecting earnings and employment chances. New brief from @dkoust (@HarrisPolicy) and co-authors. ow.ly/uTXW50V7Pzp
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Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity!
Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here!
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@econ_ra @thisisUIC @HarrisPolicy @BeckerFriedman (thanks, @wtgrantfdn!)
#EconTwitter
ALT Professor Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago) and Professor Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago) seek a full-time research assistant with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy research projects designed to improve educational outcomes. The analyst will work on a portfolio of projects related to education and restorative justice in schools. The position is based in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will have experience in applying a variety of statistical modeling and data analysis techniques to datasets in real-world settings. From project inception to delivery, the RA will contribute to all facets of data collection and cleaning, model development, and implementation. To apply, please submit a resume/CV, a letter of interest, the name of at least one reference, and an unofficial transcript through the UChicago Workday jobs portal.
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On Labor Day, let’s celebrate how capitalism has provided people with more time to do things other than work
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Econ professors have our work cut out for us this fall!
- Tariffs don’t lead to lower prices
- Price controls lead to less supply
- Eliminating some type of income from taxes is distortionary
- & so much more!
As my sister who is a personal trainer always says, LFG! 💪🏻
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We @HarrisPolicy are proud to launch our Public Sector Scholarship guaranteeing a minimum of $40,000 in scholarship to those with 3 years of public sector service. People dedicated to serving society should have access to the world's best policy education.
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Sealing criminal records from employer background checks has a limited impact on employment rates and earnings, from @amandayagan, @andy_garin, @dkoust, @AMLabEcon, and Crystal Yang nber.org/papers/w32394
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They asked Chiefs players about rate cut expectations and Justin Watson actually cooked
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Here it is! Our new @Arnold_Ventures standing RFP for causal research proposals! This replaces our previous practice of invite-only submissions for most research.
Please RT and share with your networks, including PhD students.
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1/8 It's official. The US gvt in analysis of the costs and benefits of any new regulation will now use long-run discount rates as low as 1.1%. All proposed regulation the Administration says has high costs today but high benefits in the future just got a BIG, unjusified boost.
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My colleague @dkoust studies the effects of PUA.
—PUA incredibly effective at reaching self employed workers during pandemic
—each dollar of PUA reduces earnings by 30 cents (unclear thus far whether we should think this is big or small)
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NEW: Platform work increased dramatically since 2012, reaching 2M+ workers by 2018; COVID-19 saw another dramatic increase of 3M workers, most of whom worked for a transportation or delivery platform.
Check out the new interactive brief from @HarrisPolicy's @dkoust & co-authors:
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The @UChicago Stone Center is hiring a Research Assistant to join a community of scholars working to advance interdisciplinary research on the origins & nature of contemporary inequalities. Must be enrolled as a @UChicago student to apply.
Further info: bit.ly/400V7Zy
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Data from the Japanese airline industry shows that new hires on temporary contracts are less likely to remain with the firm in the long run, and workers hired on temporary contracts who do remain have children later.
Yukiko Asai & @dkoust (@HarrisPolicy)
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Very excited to finally be able to share my working paper with Emilie Jackson and @dkoust
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TLDR: Self-employment trends in tax data looked like they were picking up on a big rise in gig work that surveys were missing. That's not what was going on.
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Interested in Gender, Labor, Policy? Want to get predoc experience before applying to grad school? Come work for me and @dkoust at @BeckerFriedman and @HarrisPolicy boards.greenhouse.io/univers…
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One of my favorite experiences in grad school. One thing they don't tell you is you end up with colleagues / friends across many different universities & institutions. I've been running into these folks everywhere: @waldo_tk @sgil1122 @dkoust @mzabek; hope to see the others soon!
ICYMI: Calling all PhD students! BFI's Price Theory Summer Camp 2022 is now accepting applications.
The camp, organized by @ChicagoBooth's Kevin Murphy, invites students to @UChicago to learn about the application of basic economic tools to problems.
🗓July 10-14, 2022
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The income gap has widened in recent decades, but it's unclear whether consumption inequality has followed the same pattern. @Dkoust, Olivier Coibion, and Yuriy Gorodnichenko dig into spending data to better understand the disconnect. #ResearchHighlight aeaweb.org/research/consumpt…
