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New @nberpubs paper from Patrick Turner (@PSullivanT), along with on-the-market graduate student Pietro Pellerito and Alberto Ortega (IU-Bloomington). "Staying Connected: Experimental Effects of Coach-Delivered Text Messages in an Adult High School." nber.org/papers/w35923
We are excited to welcome Nancy Qian (Northwestern) in a couple of weeks for our Dannelly Distinguished Visitor Lecture. The talk is titled: "Inglorious Nations: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Civilizations."
Our colleague Rebecca Thornton is quoted extensively in this recent @NDscholastic article, "A Better Prompt." Check it out: scholastic.nd.edu/issues/a-b…
Our colleague Patrick Turner @PSullivanT has a recent commentary in the Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Rising prices may be here to stay, but poverty doesn’t have to be." indianacapitalchronicle.com/…
Our graduate students signed a petition to have Ivana Cardamone experience authentic Italian food at Olive Garden. She follows in the footsteps of her big brother, Dario Cardamone (also a former PhD student), now an AP at Villanova. The first pics are new; last is Dario years ago
A recent article in the @nytimes highlights the work of our colleague, Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa), on the relationship between homeownership and birthrates. nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/ho…
The Moreau First-Year Seminar integrates academic rigor with personal growth, helping first-year students to study and practice living well. Last week, our department chair, Eric Sims, had the opportunity to take a picture with Fr. Dowd and his Moreau class in ND Stadium.
Congratulations to our colleague Jim Sullivan on being awarded an endowed chair position. Jim was surprised by the dean at a @LEOatND reception. @ArtsLettersND
Another new @nberpubs working paper this morning, this one from Cesar Sosa-Padilla, @cesarspa1, joint with Kondo and Swaziek. "Borrowing in the Shadow of China." nber.org/papers/w35767
New @nberpubs working paper from Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa), joint with Levine and Barson. "The Evolving Marriage Gap in Children’s Outcomes: Family Structure and Young Adult Outcomes Revisited." nber.org/papers/w35765
Our colleague Rob Johnson (with Emily Blanchard) recently wrote a piece for @HooverInst titled "Unintended Consequences: Trade Intervention in a World of Global Value Chains." Check it out: thefreedomfrequency.org/p/un…
Our colleagues, Christiane Baumeister and Jane Ryngaert, are expert panelists with the FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey #FTxBooth @FT. This article references the most recent survey: ft.com/content/f62e467a-bcb6…
Some of our talented undergraduate students got to have lunch with former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan today.
Happening tomorrow: Combs Lecture with Ellen Hughes Cromwick, ND '77, "The Quest for Industrial Competitiveness: The American Auto Sector's Transition to Electric Vehicles." 7:00 pm, DeBart 155. Pizza will be served to guests starting at 6:30.
Congratulations to our colleague-to-be, Brendan Moore (@BrendanDMoore) on being named the winner of the National Tax Association's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation Award winner. @NatlTax ntanet.org/2026/09/brendan-m…