Kristin F. Butcher (she/her)

Economist interested in social policy. @ChicagFed @BrookingsEcon @NBERpubs @WellesleyEcon. Tweets my own, RTs not necessarily endorsements.

[Brookings Econ @BrookingsEcon]

Mary Daly (@MaryDalyEcon), president and CEO of the San Francisco Fed (@sffed) will join @davidmwessel for an event at @BrookingsInst on July 10, two weeks before the next meeting of the @federalreserve's interest rate-setting FOMC.

Register today: https://t.co/OfGW3AV1bV

[Kristin F. Butcher (she/her) @kfbutcher]

Wonderful news for Brookings!

[Tara E W @taraelizwatson]

I am delighted by this news!!

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

We are pleased to announce the next Brookings president, Cecilia Rouse! Dr. Rouse joins us from Princeton University and previously served in the White House as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. We look forward to welcoming her in January. https://t.co/JxCEkazokj

[Sandy Black @Econ_Sandy]

Anyone doing research on economic mobility (broadly defined): Please submit to the NBER Economic Mobility Conference! Submissions due by August 11.

[Kristin F. Butcher (she/her) @kfbutcher]

Always proud of my student @aliceyliang!

[Wellesley College Economics Department @wellesley_econ]

Great background on Class of 2016 @aliceyliang's first @nytgames crossword 💙💙💙https://t.co/VI4vY5aKOt

[Opportunity Lab @Berkeley_OLab]

New work from O-Lab Faculty Director @HilaryHoynes & @martha_j_bailey @maya_rossi measures the long-term impacts of access to #SNAP, finding positive impacts on human capital, economic self-sufficiency, + more. The researchers estimate a $62 return for each $1 spent on #SNAP.

[Caroline Theoharides @ctheoharides]

Just a reminder to submit to the 10th Liberal Arts Colleges Development Economics Conference by June 15th. Hosted at Amherst College on Sept 29 and 30, 2023. We're thrilled to have @NinaPavcnik as our keynote speaker. More information here: https://t.co/p5YzgQxVrb

[Tara E W @taraelizwatson]

Check out the latest on births from the inimitable @kearney_melissa and @phil_wellesley

https://t.co/OByk8uLNLQ

[Nina Pavčnik @NinaPavcnik]

Submission deadline for Liberal Arts Colleges Development Conference @AmherstCollege is approaching! @LucieGSchmidt @OwenOzier @PJakiela @ctheoharides. Details 👇.

[Wellesley College Economics Department @wellesley_econ]

Congrats, @EliraKuka ‘09 on receiving tenure!

[Kristin F. Butcher (she/her) @kfbutcher]

Congrats, Elira!

[Elira Kuka @EliraKuka]

It’s official: I got tenure!!!

15 years ago, when I was applying for PHDs, I could have never dreamed of being where I am today!

I am so grateful to the amazing advisors and classmates I had at @UCDavisEcon, and all the ppl that helped and advised me since then.

[Kristin F. Butcher (she/her) @kfbutcher]

@EliraKuka @UCDavisEcon Congratulations! So well deserved!

[Olga Shurchkov @OlgaShurchkov]

My wonderful colleague Baafra Abeberese in @WellesleyEcon @Wellesley just won the Pinanski teaching prize!!! No one is more deserving 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Kristin F. Butcher (she/her) @kfbutcher]

@zbleemer @AlexMasPton @PrincetonEcon Wonderful news!

[Prof Dynarski is at @dynarski.bsky.social @dynarski]

Please contribute in Rodney’s honor

This fund is devoted to his family, organized with his family

[stay tuned for a future effort to raise money to ALSO support Rodney’s professional passions]

https://t.co/XyWteuiQQl

[Kehinde Ajayi @kfajayi]

CGD's #gender program is #hiring! Apply here and please share widely. Policy Fellow:
https://t.co/ZXZWOlPanv

[Wellesley College Economics Department @wellesley_econ]

New paper from @kfbutcher, @AkilaWeerapana and Patrick McEwan featured on @NBER research spotlight https://t.co/jCsPF0vcy0

[Heidi L. Williams @heidilwilliams_]

I would be grateful for a referral to a thoughtful biotech VC who might be interested in writing (or co-writing with me) a short piece on some ideas of how to improve university->industry tech transfer.

If you know someone with patience for economists, please dm :)

[Richard V. Reeves @RichardvReeves]

The cost of college has not risen over the last couple of decades. I think that's worth repeating:
The cost of college has NOT risen over the last couple of decades.
New from @phil_wellesley
https://t.co/kpOCNUnOvA