Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics

Striving for a more diverse and inclusive community of undergrads in economics @HarvardEcon and beyond

[Johannes Haushofer @jhaushofer]

I'm excited to announce the next phase in the life of https://t.co/Ucw9n4jzie!

This fall, professors everywhere can again open their classes to students from low- and middle-income countries.

What's new: Students, you can now receive letters of participation *AND GRADES*!
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[Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics @HarvardUIE]

Sharing this job posting for a 2021-22 'Senior Research Specialist' at Industrial Relations Section @PrincetonEcon: https://t.co/LFU5OPUk8X. @econ_ra #EconTwitter

[Coly Elhai @ColyElhai]

Calling all current and recent undergrads interested in economics research! Along with @jun_wong97 and @DomRussel, I'll be hosting a workshop for prospective RAs on June 12-13 #EconTwitter https://t.co/zYFSa3A0Y7 [1/6]

[Diversity in Cornell Economics @Cornell_DICE]

Hey #EconTwitter! We are looking to reach out to other groups working on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in econ and econ-adjacent fields

We’ve got a list of related groups here, but if you know of any others, please let us know!

https://t.co/ZtgM2BYYpI

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[Harvard Grad Women in Economics @HarvardGWE]

All are welcome!

[Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics @HarvardUIE]

Join @HarvardGWE and Prof. Katie Coffman tomorrow at 3 pm ET to discuss career paths with an Economics PhD and advice for preparing for programs during your undergraduate years! Anyone interested in pursuing an economics PhD is welcome. Zoom link: https://t.co/4BD6WVVMUx

[F a n t a T r a o r e™ @TheFantaTraore]

A quick thread for #EconTwitter enabling DEI given @jeannasmialek's latest piece. I was one of the few Black RAs at the DC Fed, and the experience at first was very uncomfortable. I was used to diversity.
https://t.co/yehJTS3Jcw

[Jeanna Smialek @jeannasmialek]

Monroe Gamble was the @sffed first-ever Black research assistant. In 2018.

That wasn't a one-off. Black economists and RA's are a rarity across the Fed system, I learned from data the Fed provided for this story. (1/) https://t.co/qreZNpQJvF

[Ben Casselman @bencasselman]

The Fed is talking a lot more these days about how its policies affect different races. But it has little diversity in its own ranks, even relative to the (very white) field of economics.
Important story from @jeannasmialek:

https://t.co/F3FjHbbroz

[Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics @HarvardUIE]

And thank you to @HarvardEcon for organizing!

[Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics @HarvardUIE]

Thank you to panelists, Profs. @PikaGoldin, Isaiah Andrews, @ProfMelissaDell, and @S_Stantcheva for sharing their insights at today's Fireside Chat! Thank you also to moderators @lj_ristovska and Bonnie Liu. Quotes and takeaways in the thread!

[Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics @HarvardUIE]

From Isaiah Andrews: Being a member of an underrepresented group entails a disproportionate amount of service requests. It's a tough place because institutions are trying to improve, but this does entail disproportionate work.