Alex A. Smith

Economist studying social mobility. @WestPointSOSH associate prof and @iza_bonn fellow, visiting @econ_empresaUPF 2023-24. Views are my own.

[Libertad González @LibertadGonLu]

Warning!! Selfies are coming 📸 Here with @ElaineLiuEcon, @alexaptsmith and Emilia Simeonova

[Alex A. Smith @alexaptsmith]

@LibertadGonLu @econ_empresaUPF Congratulations!!! 🍾 🎊🍾

[Lucie Schmidt @LucieGSchmidt]

Liberal Arts College Labor and Public folks: submit to 4th annual LAC-PaL workshop - June 24-25 at Grinnell. Keynote by Matt Notowidigdo. Deadline extended to this Friday 3/15, apply using this form:

https://t.co/WysbNXT2vM

@real_eric_ohrn @ProfNoto

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Forthcoming in REStud:

"Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence From the Food Stamps Program" by @martha_j_bailey, @HilaryHoynes, @maya_rossin, & @reed_walker

https://t.co/8mjcrqHicB

[Kendra Hurley @kendrahurleynyc]

Getting child-related tax credits soon after childbirth can have enduring benefits, including higher earnings for children as adults. For Early Learning Nation, I look at why receiving cash during the first few months of life can matter so so much. https://t.co/ccVZdeY992

[Analisa Packham @analisapackham]

Just tweeting this AER paper by Hoekstra and Sloan on police use of force and racial bias for no particular reason https://t.co/GwrF8nDhE0

[Chuck Marr @ChuckCBPP]

The House overwhelmingly (w/169 Rs!) passed the Child Tax Credit/corporate tax bill. Instead of fast-tracking it, some in the Senate are trying to extract a pound of flesh– eliminating the “lookback” provision

Bipartisan proponents of the bill should welcome this debate

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[Kyle Pomerleau @kpomerleau]

More discussion of the CTC expansion's impact on labor supply by @TaxPolicyCenter

Comparison to EITC work incentives is apt. Wyden-Smith expansion makes the two credits look very similar.

https://t.co/k9qZBuPD8v

[Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter]

New Tax Policy Center estimates show that the plan unveiled in the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday to temporarily expand the Child Tax Credit would benefit children in families in the lowest income quintiles. https://t.co/eSyU7z9bdh

[Martín E. De Simone @desimonemartin]

Programa de primera infancia de calidad en EEUU redujo en un 20% la probabilidad de cometer un crimen antes de los 35 años, con impactos mayores en distritos más pobres. Por @alexaptsmith, Andrew Barr y John Anders. https://t.co/WeFKPCI1vh

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.

[Jeff Denning @JeffDenning]

Our paper is officially out today! "Taking It to the Limit: Effects of Increased Student Loan Availability on Attainment, Earnings, and Financial Well-Being"

Expanding student loan access increased graduation, earnings, and decreased delinquency

[Alex A. Smith @alexaptsmith]

Last day to apply!

[Alex A. Smith @alexaptsmith]

🚨🚨Hey #EconTwitter, come work HERE!🚨🚨

@WestPointSOSH Econ is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs in applied micro (advanced assistants and associates also encouraged to apply).
https://t.co/oCr8Gwpk8F

Why join us? Let me give you a few reasons...

[Michele Belot @BelotMichele]

A number of people have reached out because they would like to add their signature to the "IZA letter", even if the letters have been sent. Given the demand, we decided to re-open signatures. If you are a fellow or affiliate, request access and you will receive a link.

[David Autor @davidautor]

See the resignation letter of @josh_t_dean of Chicago Booth, who served on the briq task force meant to address the crisis https://t.co/SZehwia9Tt. Dean resigned because briq and IZA had lost his trust

[David Autor @davidautor]

As of now, 678 IZA Fellows have pledged to resign from IZA on 1 Jan 2024 if Armin Falk becomes its head https://t.co/jvy1S8xqmB

Armin Falk brushes off these concerns https://t.co/EJ4GZqF5WX

His view appears to be that the ship must go down with its captain. Is that leadership?

[David Autor @davidautor]

Why did we call for Armin Falk to step aside from IZA leadership ( https://t.co/dPJnRSGfpR)? We took no stand on the serious allegations against Falk. We underscored instead that he grossly mishandled those allegations, leading to the dissolution of briq

[Matthew Gudgeon @MatthewGudgeon]

Now at 568 signatures! Not too late for fellows/affiliates to sign! Just reach out to any signatory for the link if you did not receive it by email.

[Kyle Greenberg @greenberg_k]

Support and spending for our veterans have greatly contributed to the success of the All-Volunteer Force. But is an increasingly generous disability compensation program the best way to help veterans and to inspire young adults to serve? See my op-ed with @markduggan_econ 👇