When the world we are trying to explain and improve...is not well described by a simple model, we must continue to improve our frameworks and theories...to understand complexity and not simply reject it. - Elinor Ostrom, awarded the Nobel Prize for work on the commons.
THANK YOU to all who shared our letter to the AEA on the location of the annual meetings. @econhist_allday, @femonomics, @sndurlauf, @OwenOzier, Jess Goldberg, & I shared a version w/ 933 signatures w/ the exec. committee. Still collecting signatures:
https://t.co/LqwEbrS8JH
Informative thread from @EBGresser. While in WTO Committees, the US mightily fights countries trying to implement measures to protect breastfeeding, it protects formula producers in its own home market.
We kick off 30 reasons to join IAFFE & the 30-day countdown to our 30th conference with insight from Past President of IAFFE @YanaRodgers
Reason 1: The IAFFE annual conference is a great way to network, present your work, make friends, and see the world. #IAFFE2022
“Economists are known for being a male-dominated bunch, with a rough-and-tumble, take-no-prisoners seminar culture. But if you want to scare a room full of them, talk about the economics of breastmilk,” @Kadee_Russ writes in our latest op-ed. https://t.co/OUyfI7pzql
“We have neglected nursing parents in economic policy, and we have turned a blind eye to the political economy of breastmilk. We have forgotten that the breast is the world’s shortest supply chain.”
@Kadee_Russ 🔥🔥 https://t.co/e1bMqbGphf
The current shortages of baby formula should be a wake-up call to policymakers, argues @Kadee_Russ. It's one of many examples, where corporate interests are given more weight than public health. https://t.co/Hy0ZCOyaAp
"Economists are known for being a male-dominated bunch, with a rough-and-tumble, take-no-prisoners seminar culture. But if you want to scare a room full of them, talk about the economics of breastmilk."
Great piece by @Kadee_Russ.
https://t.co/F2sjnRLpqA
The shortage of infant formula once again underscores the need for better competition policies. Today on @TheCommons_IPD hosted by @Policy_Dialogue, economist @Kadee_Russ makes the case. https://t.co/MIIOehtWz1
Out today, @Kadee_Russ on the infant formula shortage and how it again highlights the need for economists to work on better policies. https://t.co/OUyfI7pzql
Tomorrow, a powerful call by @Kadee_Russ to economists to work on better policies for breastfeeding parents. But first they need to be able to handle hearing a word that has “breast” in it.
We're expanding the Gender and Economic Agency Initiative to support cutting-edge projects on women's work, with an eye on locally-led research through the @JPAL_SA Indian Scholars Program. Learn more about our latest research projects: https://t.co/DNvpSd7puO
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