Higher wages reduced corrupt procurement practices among Italian municipal executives, but increased the likelihood that those officials were subjected to criminal attacks, say researchers at @UnivRoma3 and @nyuniversity#Chart https://t.co/q8K4nVsA96
The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, February 6, at 1pm ET.
@VoradaLim will present: "Courtroom Surveillance: Evidence from a State Intervention in the Courts"
More info: https://t.co/ZcUGjjquAj
6️⃣ These changes, however, may undermine the rule of law:
⚖️ while severe drugs & political unrest receive harsher punishment, malfeasance in office by politicians and officials received more favorable treatment.
4️⃣ Using DID, I find that monitoring has *huge* effect on judges’ behavior.
🕵️♀️ Monitored cases received significantly longer prison sentences post-reform.
Grateful for the incredible energy and insights from everyone at this year’s ASWEDE Conference! Thank you for making it a success! Go to the other site for more details on all of the wonderful presentations. #ASWEDE2024
PhD Course: Topics in Applied Microeconomics
🔍 Dive into crime, corruption, & inequality mobility
📅 Starts Jan 20-24, 2025
💡 Mix of theory, data analysis & econometrics.
Apply: https://t.co/03ujE9nio5
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Just got back from the #EALE2024 conference in Bergen! So glad to have been part of it—met great colleagues, learned about research on many interesting topics, and enjoyed really nice weather there 🇳🇴!
Congratulations to PhD candidate Ronja Helénsdotter who has been awarded a Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Scholarship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology @MIT! @RHelensdotter#EconTwitter#PhD#economics https://t.co/XETu2sX20h
Congrats to my PhD student Ronja on the EALE tour! Any department looking for a junior applied microeconomist this year should look carefully at Ronja! She has an exciting dissertation and future agenda on vulnerable populations at the intersection of labor, health and crime.
"Goldin didn’t only explain history. She's explained female labour market outcomes throughout the last 200 years."
After the announcement, Randi Hjalmarsson, member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was interviewed by Sharon Jåma.