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Alicia Bubb

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Researcher at @RMIT Australia | Interested in applied economics, with a focus on labour, health, and urban economics | Specialising in the design and evaluation of fiscal policies.

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Seasons of Birth This article explores how seasonal birth patterns,shaped by environmental, social, and cultural factors.

Why are more babies born in spring? ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Birth rates follow seasonal patternsโ€”spring peaks in Victoria & Tasmania, while the north sees more births in late summer. Climate, daylight & history all play a role.

How do seasons shape birth trends? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— Read more: www.rmit.edu.au/news/acumen/...

05.03.2025 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The โ€˜singles taxโ€™ means you often pay more for going it alone. Hereโ€™s how it works It isnโ€™t just not being able to split bills. Tax systems and social expectations can also play a role. If we want to fix this inequity, we have to understand what drives it.

Is being single costing you more than you realize? In our @theconversation.com piece, Sarah Sinclair & I explore the โ€œsingles taxโ€โ€”why living alone can cost more for rent, groceries & taxes, especially for women & single parents. Read more:
#RMITUniversity #Econ #Equity

27.01.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽŠ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿฅ‚

13.12.2024 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay. It's time to move to Texifier.

03.12.2024 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh Overleaf! Just when I was getting into my stride ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

03.12.2024 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขCALL FOR PAPERS๐Ÿ“ข
AFร‰POP 2025 CONFERENCE - @afepop.fr Aix-Marseille School of Economics

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 15-16, 2025
๐Ÿ“ Marseille
โœจKeynote: Pauline Grosjean

Apply๐Ÿ‘‡
afepop2025.sciencesconf.org

Topics: Population econ (gender, educ, health, labour, demographics, housing, etc.)
Deadline: Feb 1โฑ๏ธ

06.11.2024 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Papers open: Nov 1 โ€“ Feb 1, 2025 for the annual ThReD Conference, hosted by @MonashUni

๐Ÿ“ Monash Prato Centre, Prato, Italy๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
๐Ÿ“… June 25-26, 2025
Submit your research thred.devecon.org/conferences/...

#EconSky #DevelopmentEconomics

25.11.2024 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Really looking forward to the European Society of Population Economics conference in June 2025!

๐Ÿ“ขCall for Papers #ESPE2025
โณSubmission deadline: February 1, 2025
โš“๏ธNaples, June 12-14, 2025
๐Ÿ‘‰Info: www.espe2025naples.com
๐Ÿ™Please share!
(H/T Sunฤica Vujiฤ‡)
#EconSky

25.11.2024 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Melbourne weather is something else. I'm so confused! ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

27.11.2024 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Consumer Welfare Effects of Online Ads: Evidence from a 9-Year Experiment Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Here's a our new paper "The Consumer Welfare Effects of Online Ads: Evidence from a 9-Year Experiment"

We analyze a long-running field experiment of online advertising.

We find no significant differences in valuations between users who see ads vs. those who don't.

www.nber.org/papers/w32846

19.11.2024 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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