A wonderful two-day visit from Dr. Fernanda Rojas Ampuero (UW-Madison Economics)! She presented her research on displacement and mortality at a joint seminar with WFU LALS ,visited our Latin American Economic Development class, and had great conversations with students and faculty.
12.02.2026 22:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Going to #ASSA2026 in Philly this year? Don't miss the fantastic work of our faculty members!
Sat, Jan 3 (8-10am) at the "Economics of International Health" session
Prof. Alba-Vivar on citizenship policy & communicable diseases
Prof. Marein on drug trafficking & the Caribbean homicide epidemic
From working with a microcredit NGO in Peru to his research on the green energy transition, labor markets, and environmental regulation, our Department Chair @markcurti.bsky.social talks to President Wente about the challenges of sustainable environmental policies youtu.be/GR0en27h0Kw?...
11.12.2025 21:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our junior faculty are working on amazing new projects! Yesterday's presentations: Professor @falbav.bsky.social on femicides & human capital in Latin America and Professor Jinyoung Seo on fiscal policy in high-debt economies. So exciting to see this research develop!
20.11.2025 16:47 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Happening now here at @barnardcollege.bsky.social: the second incarnation of the Gender in the Global Economy Conference.
Program attached - more updates to come!
Wake Forest University announced today that undergraduates from North Carolina with annual family incomes less than $200,000 per year will attend tuition-free, beginning for students admitted for the 2026 fall semester.
Read more: wakefo.rest/3KeRLzT
so proud of my school @wakeforest.bsky.social 🖤💛 for making this big step!
18.09.2025 10:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great seminar today with Robert Garlick from Duke,
presenting "Flexibility versus Performance: The Determinants of Labor Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya"
Thank you for visiting us, Rob!
This week, our faculty members @eriknesson.bsky.social, @falbav.bsky.social and our newest hire Prof. Joaquin Urrego participated in the @nber.org Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA. Thanks to our friend Matthew Johnson from Duke for capturing the moment!
25.07.2025 23:18 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0🚍 Our very own Dr. Alba-Vivar is shedding light on how limited access to public transportation affects commuter students in Peru. Important insights on mobility and educational equity! @wakeforest.bsky.social
21.07.2025 16:30 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
How does unreliable urban transport disproportionately limit women’s access to higher education—and can infrastructure fixes close the gap? @falbav.bsky.social , @wakeforest.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/transport-ba...
#economics
How does unreliable urban transport disproportionately limit women’s access to higher education—and can infrastructure fixes close the gap? @falbav.bsky.social , @wakeforest.bsky.social , discusses: faculti.net/transport-ba...
#economics
Seminario MAP July 2025: "Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa". M Couttenier (Université de Lyon) presents evidence on papal peace speeches reducing conflict, with variation across Popes. Monday July 21, 12PM (Lima time). Moderates: A Ferreira (SMU) 1/2
14.07.2025 14:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0If you are a Peruvian researcher, work on Peru or Latam - please consider presenting with these amazing group of Peruvian economists. Strongly recommended for job market candidates or junior faculty! Send us your papers 📝
24.05.2025 21:42 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Hey grad students - don’t miss this!!
28.04.2025 17:08 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I am going to be giving a keynote lecture (online) on April 28 at 12:30 (EDT--New York) with my advice for young economists.
Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup!
sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
@econmentoring.bsky.social
Thank you to Francesco Bianchi (Johns Hopkins) for visiting Wake Forest and presenting “Smooth Diagnostic Expectations” (with Cosmin Ilut & Hikaru Saijo) this past Tuesday!
We appreciate all your advice and the engaging discussions with our faculty!
Huge thanks to Mike Dinerstein @mikedinerstein.bsky.social (Duke) for visiting Wake Forest last Friday and presenting his paper "Student Loan Forgiveness" (with Earnest, Koustas & Yannelis). A super insightful talk — it was great to have you with us!
07.04.2025 02:01 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
El aumento de las temperaturas globales influye en el momento en que ocurren ciertos eventos naturales, como la siembra y cosecha de cultivos, o la floración de árboles y plantas.
26.03.2025 15:12 — 👍 20 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 3
📜improving property titling in Africa’s cities with community information and better targeted fees
new @voxdev.bsky.social article with Martina
voxdev.org/topic/public...
Hi everybody!
Our paper *Schooling Mobility Across Three Generations in Six Latin American countries*,
published at the Journal of Population Economics,
is available *open access* here link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Amazing news!! Can’t wait to have Joaquin with us this Fall 🤩
06.03.2025 22:04 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I just had the most wonderful days visiting Montana State - a top applied micro group and wow, such a beautiful place on earth! Thank you @carlyurban.bsky.social and everyone there! Also happily reunited with my WEAI mentor Mark Anderson 🤠
04.03.2025 19:28 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Just learned that my RA got admitted to his dream program. I am
not crying, you are crying 🥺
Sharing the latest article on @voxdev.bsky.social by my brilliant colleague and mentor at @wfueconomics.bsky.social & @wakeforest.bsky.social Leah Lakdwala. Check it out! 📚🔥
29.01.2025 16:41 — 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
🆕 Reducing child labour: Lessons from Bolivia’s legalisation experiment
Today on VoxDev, Leah Lakdawala and Diana Martinez Heredia explore the impacts of a Bolivian law that legalised and regulated the work of young children: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
Congrats Sandy! Columbia has been SO lucky to have you - its the end of an era 🥺
11.01.2025 16:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0By far the high point of my career—thank you to everyone who made this happen!❤️
05.01.2025 22:35 — 👍 175 🔁 15 💬 11 📌 1Congrats Sandy!!! 😁
06.01.2025 18:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
