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Elira Kuka

@elirakuka.bsky.social

Economist, Assoc Prof @GWUEconomics @IIEPGW, Alumn of @ucdavis @Wellesley @UWCAdriatic

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The effects of social safety nets extend beyond recipients and their families, from David Jinkins, @elirakuka.bsky.social, and Claudio Labanca https://www.nber.org/papers/w33926

22.06.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why diversity matters: who we interact with affects the questions we ask

02.05.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Undergraduate Gender Diversity and the Direction of Scientific Research (Forthcoming Article) - Can diversity lead to greater research focus on populations underrepresented in science? Between 1960 and 1990, 76 all-male US universities transitioned to coeducation. Using a...

Forthcoming in the AER: "Undergraduate Gender Diversity and the Direction of Scientific Research" by Francesca Truffa and Ashley Wong. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

02.05.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The 7th Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium will be hosted at @georgemasonu.bsky.social on Feb. 14, 2025

Detailsβ€”> web.cvent.com/event/e1fd15...

Submissions due Dec. 20thβ€”> forms.gle/vwoEbEhmt2rZ...

10.12.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark your calendars: The 7th annual WALES (Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium) will be on February 14 2025!

Come celebrate your love of econ with us.

And thanks John Earle and GMU for organizing this year.

Info on submission and registration deadlines below.

18.11.2024 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#EconSky #EconTwitter UC Davis Economists starter pack is here. Faculty, Alumni, even Ag Econ. Got everyone I could find so far, but surely missing others. Hit me up and I'll add you. Thank @afoote-econ.bsky.social

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15.11.2024 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Are you a labor(ish) economist in the great DC area?

Save the date for WALES 2024, this year organized and hosted by Seth Gershenson and AU SPA.

Paper submissions due in 2 weeks (March 15). Apply + spread the word!

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

28.02.2024 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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**ADOPT A PAPER Round 4**

Adopt a Paper is a streamlined mentoring program aimed at giving junior faculty in Econ access to high quality feedback on a paper from a top scholar.

More than 300 papers "adopted" in rounds 1-3. adoptapaper.org

More info below & in thread

13.10.2023 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

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