Class prep is like a gas. It will fill whatever container provided. I find the quality is about the same whether I set aside 7hrs or 2hrs. Protect research time by limiting prep to the couple of hours leading up to class. Panic and anxiety are tremendous fodder for creativity.
CSWEP is delighted to announce our new Mid-Career Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Mentoring program, designed to help mid-career economists find community, support, and mentoring.
ICYMI: Undergraduate students from across the nation can compete in the 2023 virtual #FedChallenge. Register by September 28, 2023. Full rules to enter: https://t.co/4jOKl48XGk
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The @AEACSWEP will host two CeMENT Workshops on June 25–27, 2024, in Chicago, IL for junior faculty in either PhD granting institutions or non-PhD granting institutions. Learn more at https://t.co/3cjrsW5tZw.
Travel Grants to the @ASSAmeeting are available for junior economics faculty members from traditionally underrepresented groups in the economics profession. Each award covers up to $1,000 for eligible expenses and up to ten grants are awarded each year. https://t.co/cTUhzZxSsk.
I’m excited to see this paper with Rebecca Thornton in print in the AEA P&P, where we study the distribution and determinants of full professorship in the Economics profession: https://t.co/Fnkk1iYFYS
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Looking to add student engagement in your class? "Bounty Hunters Can Teach Microeconomics: Illustrations from Netflix's Cowboy Bebop" by Amel Ben Abdesslem & Julien Picault provides a fun way to do this.
https://t.co/pjiAKtGoe3
Marketa Halova Wolfe shows how to include racial justice in econometrics classes. Check out "Incorporating Racial Justice Topics into an Econometrics Course."
https://t.co/tru9hs9uaK
"Telling My Story: Applying Storytelling to Complex Economic Data" by Karla Borja & Suzanne Dieringer describe how storytelling can be used in econ classes. Their Storytelling Project helps improve communication and data analysis skills.
https://t.co/5wTStgVh3h
Sahar Milani shows how to incorporate environmental econ into macro classes in "Teaching Environmental Macroeconomics to Undergraduate Students."
https://t.co/B5Rf7jTBUu
"Infusing Diversity in a History of Economic Thought Course: An Archival Study of Syllabi and Resources for Redesign" by @sarahfsmall explores the lack of diversity in the authors studied in history of economic thought courses.
https://t.co/TqdlQ3I2zj
Our latest issue includes a special feature on crypto. Check out Alexandre Olbrecht and Gina Pieters "Crypto-Currencies and Crypto-Assets: An Introduction"
https://t.co/3VOi6dzlOh
If you are an URM Economic PhD student that is close to finishing or know of such students, then please consider presenting in @AEACSMGEP
dissertation session at #ASSA2024. Send nominations or self-nominations to me.
The latest issue is out. Articles cover topics including, COVID, shadow banks, education and cryptocurrencies. Check it out here:
https://t.co/aXf5IFseK2
We are searching for the elusive 4th paper for our session at the SEAs (topic 👇)! If you have a paper that looks at health behavior broadly defined or have a colleague/advanced grad student who'd be interested, please DM/email us! May the fourth (paper) be with us! #econtwitter