Equitable Policy Research Lab

Policy-relevant research to ensure equitable opportunities for all
Founding Director (& tweets): @chloeneast

[Claudia Persico (@claudiapersico.bsky.social) @ClaudiaLPersico]

New JAMA article finds that 68% of children under 6 are exposed to lead contaminated drinking water in Chicago. This is a public health emergency. https://t.co/SzsIqzB8jp

[AU PGAE @AU_PGAE]

📢 Exciting news! The program schedule for #CareConference2024 at Constitution Hall, American University is out! Join in person or virtually - DC locals, head to the venue! Registration & program: https://t.co/sh3adwPMvn 🌟

[Dr. Trevon D Logan @TrevonDLogan]

Friday! The @nberpubs Working Group on Race and Stratification in the Economy will hold its fourth conference Friday April 5, 2024. Stream via @YouTube! Thanks to @EDerenoncourt @bl_hardy @MarcDCase
for helping me organize! The program is here: https://t.co/qw6PbpzDhK

[Dr. Chloe N. East she/her @chloeneast.bsky.social @ChloeNEast]

TODAY I am presenting my work w @Jason__Cook on the role of SNAP caseworkers & how SNAP influences work decisions

We've taken this paper on a country-wide tour & received very helpful feedback so I'm excited to present a revised version today! New draft out soon

Info/link 👇

[Barcelona School of Economics @bse_barcelona]

📢 Call for papers: Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum (June 5-26, 2024)

🗓️ Paper submission deadline: February 28

Workshop list and calendar:
https://t.co/fx4WEEFY6n

#bseforum #EconTwitter

[David Bradford @bradfowd1]

The deadline for the 3rd Highland Health Economics Conference is in one week (March 1). You don't want to miss the chance to discuss some of the best new research in health econ in a fabulous setting. There may be bagpipes. Here are the deets:

https://t.co/4YaOmR0dS1

[Zach Parolin @ZParolin]

At Nature Human Behaviour: "Consumption Responses to an Unconditional Child Allowance in the U.S." We study how the 2021 CTC expansion affected family expenditures using observed (rather than reported) consumption data from 1.3 million establishments. https://t.co/AE80y6nUuz

[Jeff Denning @JeffDenning]

Please RT! @Kasey_Buckles and I are hiring a pre-doc to start this summer as part of @NotreDame's poverty initiative.

The person will work closely with Kasey and I on our projects. Kasey is working on economic history/demography using the Census Tree

https://t.co/ICH0Y702pl

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

We’re proud to join other leading children’s advocacy organizations & child development experts on an amicus brief detailing how #DACA rescission would harm the 300k US citizen children of DACA recipients. #HomeIsHere
https://t.co/ClFX7zgMXE

[Journal of Policy Analysis and Management @JPAM_DC]

📣 We are excited to introduce "Policy Insights" at JPAM, our newest platform for rapid dissemination of short, impactful articles on pressing policy issues. Seeking contributions from practitioners, think tank experts, and academic scholars, this section streamlines the publication process with expedited editorial consideration, bypassing traditional peer review for speedier communication of critical societal discussions. Articles accepted for this section will receive visibility through promotion on JPAM's social media platforms and will be featured in the upcoming issue of JPAM for rapid dissemination.

[Sarah Reber @econsarahreber]

Summer Internship at Brookings Center for Economic Security and Opportunity (CESO). Come work with me and @taraelizwatson on education, immigration, safety net and more. Can be in person or remote (in most states, see post).
https://t.co/Dy6ZMIPM4O

[The Sadie Collective @SadieCollective]

we have so many exciting plans lined up at the collective! join us this month for these unforgettable events. we guarantee you don't wanna miss this! #sadiecollective #SACE2024

[Sandy Black @Econ_Sandy]

Attention all early-career researchers in labor economics (broadly defined): You should sign up for mentoring with the Society of Labor Economists. It is a great lineup of mentors (including me and @rothstein_jesse)--we can't wait to meet you!

https://t.co/jghoe1Ua7Y.

[Dr. Chloe N. East she/her @chloeneast.bsky.social @ChloeNEast]

Thrilled to be on the Scientific Committee for this conference!

Applied micro PhD students, especially from under-represented groups, please apply!

#EconTwitter

[The Sadie Collective @SadieCollective]

Start 2024 off right and join our Lunch and Learn on Jan 31 from 12:30-1:30pm ET. During the conversation, panelists will share with the audience their career trajectory, their work at Mathematica, and provide information about their full-time and internship opportunities.

[Peter Hull @instrumenthull]

Happy New Year! Kirill @Borusyak and I have a New (short) Paper on the infamous "negative weights" issue recently raised for TWFE and other popular OLS/IV specifications

https://t.co/nrd9bthd5j

Here's an (even shorter) summary thread

[Dr. Chloe N. East she/her @chloeneast.bsky.social @ChloeNEast]

Interested in learning more about poverty research and expanding your poverty scholar network?

Then check out this great virtual seminar series @LucieGSchmidt and @taraelizwatson are organizing this spring!

The lineup of speakers is top notch (if I do say so myself)!

[Research In Color Foundation @researchincolor]

Dr. Erin Troland is a Senior Economist at the @federalreserve Board of Governors in the Division of Consumer and Community Affairs.

Aarushi Sharma is a healthcare research analyst at @analysisgroup. She is interested in public policy and research in development economics.

[Equitable Policy Research Lab @EPR_Lab]

Excited to be presenting new work the Lab is doing on the role of caseworkers in the SNAP application process!

[Penn LDI @PennLDI]

Don't miss our research seminar with @PennCHIBE featuring Chloe East, PhD (@ChloeNEast) of @CUDenver this Thursday!

Caseworker Subjectivity, SNAP Benefit Receipt, and Labor Supply

Open to @Penn affiliates with registration. See details here:
https://t.co/1ZND9eJANI