Uta Bolt

Assistant Professor @BristolUni ||
IFS Research Associate ||
Interested in health, human capital development, and inequality ||
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[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

We analysed thousands of essays written by children in 1969 to study what determines how strongly girls conform with gender norms, and what the consequences are for later-life outcomes. Find out more below!
Written jointly with the amazing @cormacodea, @sree_ayyar & Eric French.

[University of Bristol | School of Economics @BristolUniEcon]

A new study by @uta_bolt investigates the direct link between conformity to gender norms and the impact on their lifetime earnings, crucial in promoting gender equality and creating a more equitable society. ➡️ https://t.co/4cN5yanRet

[Jonathan Cribb @JCribbEcon]

What it's hard to see from the outside of @TheIFS is how much we effort we put in to train up people to do economic research, who then go on to succeed long term at IFS and indeed elsewhere.

Do spread the word, we're looking for great people to join.

[Enrico Miglino @Enrico_Miglino]

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[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

💥Apply and join us for our Gender, Diversity and Human Capital workshop in May! 💥

[Essen Health Conference @EsHConference]

Introducing the esteemed keynote speakers of the Essen Health Conference 2025 - Farzana Afridi, Mariacristina De Nardi, and Uwe Sunde

[Toman Barsbai @TomanBarsbai]

BÆM is back! Come and join us in beautiful Bristol for the 2nd edition of the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings:

Development Economics: May 6-7
Gender, Diversity, and Human Capital: May 8-9

Submit your paper by Feb 28. Travel support is available. https://t.co/nRFUiNDMZ6. 1/4

[University of Bristol | School of Economics @BristolUniEcon]

Professor Simon Burgess (@profsimonb) and Dr Ellen Greaves shed light on the complexities of England’s secondary school admissions rules. Their findings show how fairer policies could open doors for disadvantaged children and drive social mobility. https://t.co/S91ytc94f7

[NBER @nberpubs]

Linking essays written in 1969 by 11 year-olds to their labor market outcomes, shows that girls' conformity with prevalent gender norms predicts lower lifetime earnings, from @sree_ayyar, @uta_bolt, Eric French, and @cormacodea https://t.co/7nWrj6p5IW

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@carmenvillaecon @cormacodea @sree_ayyar Thanks so much, Carmen!!😊

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

We analysed thousands of essays written by children in 1969 to study what determines how strongly girls conform with gender norms, and what the consequences are for later-life outcomes. Find out more below!
Written jointly with the amazing @cormacodea, @sree_ayyar & Eric French.

[University of Bristol | School of Economics @BristolUniEcon]

A new study by @uta_bolt investigates the direct link between conformity to gender norms and the impact on their lifetime earnings, crucial in promoting gender equality and creating a more equitable society. ➡️ https://t.co/4cN5yanRet

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@jaffle_maker Thank you!!!

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@Airedaza Thanks so much, Nancy! ❤️

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@hhsievertsen @BristolUniEcon Thank you, Hans!😊

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@BarbaraBiasi Thank you, Barbara!😊

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@BarbaraBoelmann Thanks, Barbara!

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

@BerthaRohenkohl Thank you!!

[Laura Muñoz-Blanco @LauraMuozBlanc2]

Delighted to share the program of the 2nd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop on the 10th and 11th of June at @UofEBusiness #DHCW2024
Looking forward to
-27 presentations
-3 keynote lectures @alanmanning4 Anna Aizer @DavidAJaeger
Thank you, @GW4Alliance and EDGE, for the support

[Uta Bolt @uta_bolt]

Still undecided which #SOLE session to attend this morning?
We've analyzed thousands of children's essays to measure conformity with gender norms and its relationship with later-life outcomes!
Join me for session 046, Skyline IV at 8am!🎉