Chris Lowenstein

Postdoc @MizzouEcon, mostly RTs health + labor econ, social policy & pop health | Health Policy/Econ @UCBerkeleySPH | previous: @StanPopHealth @urbaninstitute

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

NEW in @JHealthEcon on the EITC & min wage as levers to improve pop health: policies that reduce poverty save lives & must be part of the broader health policy discussion, especially now. w/ @AnnaGody1 @WilliamHDow & Michael Reich @IRLEUCB @UCBerkeleySPH. https://t.co/IdyXaaXCUJ

[SocialImpactLab @SocialImpactLab]

X Launch alert! The Social Impact Lab is here — studying how laws, policies, and systems shape population health, across economics, public health, law & policy. Research & collaboration. Follow along. 🔗 https://t.co/fqr1V29pZP #SocialImpactLab #PolicyResearch #PublicHealth

[Brad Davis @DavisEcon]

🚨New Working Paper🚨
We find that provincial e-cigarette flavor restrictions in Canada nearly eliminated flavored vape sales, increased tobacco/unflavored vape sales by 123%, and increased cigarette sales by 9.6%. 1/2 https://t.co/cNSkyj1cg3

[Oakland Ballers @OaklandBallers]

OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆

[Michael F. Pesko 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @mikepesko]

I'm hiring a research coordinator to provide a blend of administrative, research, and programmatic support for @NIH-funded research projects. Remote work available. Apply here: https://t.co/l7Fwu59BOt.

#EpiTwitter #PublicHealth

[Journal of Regional Science @JRS83202671]

New in JRS: @scottlangford22 and @maryann_feldman discuss how local economies are altered by the opioid crisis:

https://t.co/iocFPMKMvu

[Russell Sage Foundation @RussellSageFdn]

CALL FOR ARTICLES - #RSFJournal

Moving Beyond Deaths of Despair: Understanding Rising Mortality and Morbidity among Americans without College Degrees

CVs and abstracts due SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Click for details and additional deadlines>>
https://t.co/rfxkhbxxW7

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

Research underscores the positive effects of #EITCs & #ChildTaxCredits for Black women. These credits reduce poverty, help pay for essentials, and promote healthy child development, enhancing economic security for Black women and children. #BlackWomenBest
https://t.co/xA43oMSp9x

[Jessica Leight @leightjessica]

Today's cool young researcher #EconTwitter is @MariaDieci
@EmoryRollins who works on topics related to child development, family planning + malaria in LMICs
https://t.co/K4V5YpfCKp

[Opportunity Lab @Berkeley_OLab]

🗣️Join O-Lab & @urbaninstitute on May 23 for a webinar exploring how cash assistance can support low-income families with children – ft. a keynote from @SenatorBennet, fireside chat w/ @nataliefoster @MichaelDTubbs @JasonDeParle, new research, + more: https://t.co/5ykWXZxqR6

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

From the minimum wage to collective bargaining, “research on myriad dimensions of labor market policy point to clear implications for policy that could dramatically accelerate economic opportunity for Black workers.” New from @urbaninstitute https://t.co/czbN70I1fe

[Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly @MilbankFund]

State policies, from earned income tax credits to Medicaid expansion, profoundly affect population health. In this Milbank Quarterly Opinion, @jennkarasmontez offers 10 recommendations to guide research on the effects of diverging state policies CC @ia4phs https://t.co/G7VfRNbcX9

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

TL;DR: recessions don’t drive secular trends in mortality, but variation in local labor markets matters - especially as a risk for suicide among men. DSA have distinct etiologies, upstream drivers & policy solns. Many thanks to @IRLEUCB @UCBerkeleySPH @argphi @StanfordEpiNews

[Economics & Human Biology @EconHumBiol]

Just accepted: "“Deaths of despair” over the business cycle: New estimates from a shift-share instrumental variables approach", by Lowenstein (@c_lowenstein). Link: https://t.co/2oPJmkiHkR

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

What a cool interactive tool to explore occupational crowding & disparities in job quality metrics across the workforce, from researchers @urbaninstitute - check it out! https://t.co/dXJWLJfwNH

[Danny Schneider @dannyjschneider]

@KristenHarknett and I are hiring 1-2 pre-doctoral fellows (= full time paid RA) to work with us at @Shift_HKS. Folks interested in labor policy, work scheduling, PSL, firms, survey methods, + please apply to join our crew! Fall 2024 start. Apps due 2/21. https://t.co/oyVblTF2B2

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

@borusyak @instrumenthull @XJaravel Very helpful, thank you!

[Chris Lowenstein @c_lowenstein]

New 🔥from @amlowenstein

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats https://t.co/HNQaTLgvbt

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats https://t.co/HNQaTLgvbt

[Osea Giuntella @Osea82]

With Rania Gihleb @Lucastella28 and@Tianyi91 we discuss recent evidence on #robots, automation and workers' physical and #mentalhealth, and what we can learn from this research on the effects of #AI @BrookingsEcon @BrookingsInst https://t.co/wI7Jg5oOGO