Georgetown Center for Economic Research

GCER brings together economists at Georgetown University and the Washington DC area to inform policy and foster an environment of open and rigorous research.

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

🔹New NBER working paper alert by Professor @cauedobbin on layoffs and quits as determinants of lower separation rates at high-quality firms

👉https://t.co/At8mH6vlxh

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

🔵Big news for our colleague Cauê Dobbin @cauedobbin ! 🎉
He has been appointed as a Faculty Research Fellow in the Economics of Education program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

🔗https://t.co/EpwuwdvTIl

[Andrea Presbitero @a_presbitero]

Fantastic two days at the @SAISHopkins and @GCER_Georgetown #geoeconomics conference. Great papers, two insightful lectures, a terrific policy panel on the role of middle powers, and an impeccable organization. Thanks to @arebucci1, Jon and Nuno for inviting
@JSchreger @SoumayaKeynes

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

⭐️New from GCER collegues @Georgetown 📚

Jishnu Das & @cauedobbin's chapter "Human Capital Markets" — forthcoming in the Handbook of Development Economics — is out as NBER WP 35061.

How do private providers reshape education & health in LMICs? 👇

https://t.co/bTVsIA6T0F

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

The Hopkins-Georgetown Geoeconomics Conference starts today! 🌐

🎤 Keynotes:
Helen Milner (Princeton)
Jesse Schreger (Columbia)

📍 Hopkins Bloomberg Center, DC

📺 Stream on Zoom:
Apr 17: https://t.co/X9Ct9QzUDc
Apr 18: https://t.co/f1rltRZriv

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📍 Hariri Building & Healy Hall 🗓️ April 17–18
https://t.co/gwXcGe7W55

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🎓The 25th Carroll Round is here! Today and tomorrow, @Georgetown hosts the world's top undergraduate economists presenting original research on multiple areas. Featuring students from @Stanford, @LSEnews, @Princeton, @Yale, @Vanderbilt, @warwickuni, @Columbia, @UCBerkeley & more

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🔋Why won't your Google search be carbon-free anytime soon? 🔌
@ArikLevinson breaks it down in @mercnews: A must-read on data centers, AI, and the limits of clean electricity claims. 👇https://t.co/m20CAoDFrD

[Garance Genicot @GGenicot]

We are so excited to have David McKenzie @dmckenzie001 joining us at Georgetown!!!

[Jessica Leight @leightjessica]

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @JuanFelipeRiano @Georgetown who works (quite prolifically!) on topics related to development, political economy and economic history

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

Continuing a proud Georgetown Economics tradition, the 30th Annual Razin Prize & Economic Policy Lecturehonors excellence in economic research and policy.
🎤 Keynote: Sir Timothy Besley (LSE)
🏆 Razin Prize: Luke Miller (Georgetown)
📍 Healy Hall, Riggs Library
🗓 March 19, 4-6pm

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🎉 Exciting news! @dmckenzie001 has accepted the offer to join @GCER_Georgetown as the new Edmond D. Villani Chair Professor of Economics!

We can't wait to welcome him to the
Hilltop! 🙌

https://t.co/ZGXKPtDTBn

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Our very own Becka Brolinson, congratulations!!

https://t.co/3zxryZOuAq

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Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Economic Research (GCER), the Center for Business and Public Policy, and the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM).

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📢 Join us for the first Washington Area Immigration Symposium (WAIS)

📍 Georgetown University | Fisher Colloquium, Rafik Hariri Building
📅 March 13

🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/5t7gX7Au67

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A full day of cutting-edge research on migration, refugee policy, and labor markets—featuring scholars from @WorldBank, @BrookingsInst, @IMFNews, @CGDev, @MigrationPolicy, @GWtweets & more.

[Georgetown Center for Economic Research @GCER_Georgetown]

🔹 New NBER working paper from professor Cauê Dobbin @cauedobbin on the rise of online higher ed in Brazil.

👉 Online programs boost access, especially for older students, yet shift younger students toward lower-return paths.

🔗 https://t.co/2e6GUA0ZZx

[India's World @IndiasWorld_mag]

Shareen Joshi writes why India won’t lower its tariffs, even under Trump’s pressure.

As India faces pressure to reduce tariffs, the political reality is clear: dismantling its protectionist structure risks political survival. With a dual constituency of farmers and industrialists, any significant reform would challenge the very foundation of India's political landscape. #IndiasWorld #TradePolicy @shareenjoshi

Read the article here: https://t.co/J4Yv2nPEoE

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🔵 Prof. Anna Maria Mayda (@mayda_anna) has co authored a chapter on immigration and border policies in CEPR’s new volume on the economic consequences of a second Trump administration.

Read the publication here:
🔗 https://t.co/TnOgCn7ie3

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🔷 Each year, the Economics Department awards the Razin Prize for the best dissertation or research paper by an advanced graduate student.

This year’s winner is @luke_benjamin_, whose job market paper earned the prize.

🏅 Congratulations Luke!.

Find More on his JMP 👇

[Luke Miller @luke_benjamin_]

How would a National Popular Vote or Campaign Spending Caps alter U.S. elections?

My JMP develops a structural model to evaluate these reforms by solving the strategic feedback loop between voters and campaigns. 🧵 (1/8)

#EconJobMarket

https://t.co/LWy1aW2qWd