1/ New paper out in JEEM 🌳 with Lizeth Molina and @santisaap. We examine how political dynamics shape deforestation within a decentralized setting of environmental authorities. Turns out that when a mayor and the governor are from the same party, deforestation rises ~40%. 🧵
Can't believe how fast time has flown by - officially done with PhD coursework at @ubcVSE! So lucky to have an amazing cohort and such wonderful friends that made the last 2 years so fun
@TotiArias10 Con mucha paciencia y constancia llegarás al resultado esperado! La clave es la práctica
Este material que recopiló @valeriamorv puede ser de ayuda 👇
Para quienes estén interesados en dar el GRE y TOEFL próximamente, les dejo una carpeta de Drive con todo el material que recopilé el año pasado. Siéntanse libres de compartir:
https://t.co/EeI1pDVmSe
Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2022 PhD job market candidates! Our candidates also include a post-doc JMC & a former student on the market. View here: https://t.co/4LQMI0hjso #EconTwitter#EconJobMarket 🧵
We have decided to make the GRE non-required but optional for this year applications to MA and PhD at @ubcVSE. Hope it helps to reduce barriers for some people and does not backfire. We will examine the results carefully after this pilot year
First lunch with the junior female faculty and women PhD students at the @ubcVSE 🎉 So great to see this group growing! Thanks so much for organizing it @GiuliaLoForte
Women are under-represented in economics. Are they also under-recognized for their contributions? We study gender gaps in recognition for top honors, e.g., Econometric Society fellows, controlling for pubs and cites, going back 70+ years. Read on https://t.co/jl9651Njs9
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in remembrance of Agustín Beltrán.
https://t.co/YR7CPOZAX0
Nos unimos a la pena que embarga a la familia y amistades de Agustín Beltrán, muy querido ex alumno de nuestra licenciatura en economía, de la maestría en teoría económica y estudiante del doctorado en economía en la Universidad de British Columbia.
Descanse en Paz.
Evidence from Peru shows that when the return to illegal activities increases in coca suitable areas, parents increase the use of child labor for coca farming, putting children on a criminal life path https://t.co/jl9651Njs9