Jessica Leight

Ming Li ​Welcome to my website! I am an Assistant Professor in Economics in the School of Management and Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. My research interests are primarily in Empirical Microeconomics, Political economy, Urban Economics, and Chinese Economy. My current research

Plus lots, lots more. . .check out her work!

And another paper joint w/@yaoamber
currently under revision at JDE shows that financial frictions in the local market ⬆️ local labor markdown
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Another *really* cool paper under revision at JPubE shows that the expansion of high-speed rail in China dramatically ⬆️ adoption and use of electric vehicles, primarily by alleviating range anxiety
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One paper joint w/Fang + Wu now published in the Journal of Public Economics shows that competition among politicians in local jurisdictions leads to inefficient procurement patterns (local officials invest less in competing cities)
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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @limingcuhksz at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who works on topics related to political economy and the economy of China

I'm partial to this paper because my Iranian-American husband is a single son born to an older father! If born in Iran, he'd be in the control group in this design

Style points for the title! #econtwitter #econsky new evidence in EDCC that young men potentially eligible for military conscription attend university at a *dramatically* higher rate to avoid conscription
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Pet peeve for today: journal automated systems that ask me if I have conflicting interests (no) and then require that I manually enter "Not applicable" in the "explain competing interests" field.

We're paying thousands of dollars in submission fees! Fix your online system!

Sampreet Singh Goraya Assistant Professor of Economics Department of Economics Stockholm School of Economics. Email: sampreetgrg@gmail.com Here is my CV.

Plus lots, lots more - check out his work!

A third WP joint w/ Caggese, Chiavari, Villegas-Sanchez uses GE framework to examine effects of temp on firm-level demand, productivity, + input allocation efficiency in Italy; findings suggest large negative effect of extreme temps on firm productivity
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A second paper joint w/@andrea_chiavari explores the effects of technological change biased toward intangible capital, + finds this leads to higher investment adjustment costs for firms
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mainly explained by differences in access to credit
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One published paper in the Journal of Monetary Economics shows that firms owned by ind from historically disadvantaged castes in India have a higher average revenue product of capital (ARPK) relative to firms owned by high-castes:

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @SampreetGoraya @handels_ss who works on topics related to firms, entrepreneurship + productivity

Plus lots, lots more! Check out her work
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And fascinating WIP just presented at NEUDC shows that land consolidation in Colombia following on a process of trade liberalization leads to ⬆️ unemployment

Evidence around cost-effectiveness of fortified foods in addressing vitamin A inadequacy
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Another paper extends the changes-in-changes model to identify the average treatment effect in the presence of attrition
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One published paper in @J_HumanResource joint w/@DaliaAGhanem shows that the most common tests around attrition in field experiments is not a test of internal validity in general
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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @KaOrtizb
@usd_business who works on topics related to labor, agriculture + applied econometrics

If you're interested , please let me know either here or via email and I will see about aggregating some sessions! Only abstract needed for submission, though you must also be an Ashecon member

#econtwitter #econsky: I'm again organizing sessions for Ashecon this upcoming June (in Minneapolis, in-person only) focused on IPV/VAW in low- and middle-income countries; for myself, particularly interested in a session around intersections between IPV and health outcomes

The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct 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, and business professionals.

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Banger of a new study #econtwitter #econsky shows exposure to a field-specific incidence of faculty sexual harassment ⬇️ degree completion in that discipline - for both men and women - 4 years later

Home I am an Economist at the International Monetary Fund, specializing in development economics with a focus on social protection, labor markets, and migration. I hold a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where my research examined the dynamics of poverty,

Plus lots more policy-relevant research in the macro sphere - check out her work!

Another paper shows long-term effects of cash transfers on youth mobility, particularly youth mobility for marriage, in Malawi
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A handbook chapter explores the potential of linking social protection to complementary services
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One published paper joint w/ @ashudirect + other @PublicPolicyUNC colleagues shows that in both Malawi + Zimbabwe, cash transfers affect measures of economic preferences (incl intertemporal choice)
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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @MarwaIbPhD @IMFNews who works on topics related to social protection, migration + labor

+ @TilmanGraff presents fascinating findings around high rates of depreciation in the capital stock in Uganda, with implications for macro estimates of capital stock + the returns to capital