#HERB2026 workshop is coming up soon, and I can't wait to be there.
📆Jan 22-23
📍University of Bologna, DSE Auditorium
Come and join us for a few talks on risky health behaviors, gender-based violence, C-sections, and more!
Here something from the previous sessions bsky.app/profile/piet...
Let's submit to @au-spa.bsky.social's 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, to be held July 8–9, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy 🇮🇹
Deadline: March 6, 2026.
🎤 Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
👥 Organizers: Erdal Tekin, Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, & Marco Nieddu.
Link: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
My new report, coauthored with @chrismherbst.bsky.social, looks at how increased ICE activity, especially since President Trump took office, has affected employment outcomes for child care workers and mothers with young children. It is now available. Check it out.
New Episode (#38) of JPAM’s Closer Look Podcast!
Host Seth Gershenson (@AU_SPA) speaks with Pierre Koning and Carlos Riumalló-Herl, recipients of the 2025 Vernon Memorial Award, about their article “Selective exercise of discretion in disability insurance awards.”
🎧 tinyurl.com/yjnjacxu
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Come chat with the JPAM editor at the @appam.bsky.social booth today at 9:30am or 3:30pm!
Don't miss the #2025APPAM Point/Counterpoint Panel: The Future of the US Dept of Ed: Reform, Reinvention, or Retrenchment with Erdal Tekin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Alan Shires, & James Kvaal. Seating is first-come, first-served, so don't be late! Learn more: https://ow.ly/HevO50Xhyku
🇮🇹Make your way to Italy next summer for the 15th Annual Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior with SPA's @erdaltekin.bsky.social!
Submit your papers here before March 6, 2026:
🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨
Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun.
nber.org/papers/w34278.
Professor in Health Economics. The position is in the departments of economics and health studies...
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Reducing access to abortions ...
- increases families' economic hardship,
- increases families' debt,
- increases income inequality,
- increases housing insecurity, and
- increases financially motivated crime rates.
The 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, sponsored by @au-spa.bsky.social, will be held July 8–9, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy! 🇮🇹
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
📅 Save the date: July 8–9, 2026!
I am not telling… yet. 👀 Stay curious…
Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd CINCH-dggö #SummerSchool in #HealthEconomics, sharing a researcher’s & editor’s peek behind the curtain of the publication process. Really enjoyed it ! Thanks to @danielkuehnle.bsky.social for invitation. Link to my slides: tinyurl.com/muxshd33.
Anyone knows the exact dates for ESPE 2026? @davidajaeger.bsky.social
✨Planning is underway for the 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. Stay tuned for exciting updates and details to come!
Catch the latest episode of @jpam-dc.bsky.social's Closer Look, hosted by SPA's Seth Gershenson.
This paper finds that COVID-19 vaccine eligibility not only boosted vaccine uptake but also reduced food insufficiency.
They show this operates through improved material well-being and financial optimism.
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"From syringes to dishes: Improving food sufficiency through vaccination"
By Erkmen G. Aslim, Wei Fu, & @erdaltekin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
The keynote lecture by Janet Currie at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. www.youtube.com/live/x20Rs3_... @au-spa.bsky.social
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior is underway!
Here we go - #riskybehavior #workshop #madrid @fundacionareces.bsky.social @erdaltekin.bsky.social
📣 We’re all set, and @erdaltekin.bsky.social and I can’t wait to welcome you to @fundacionareces.bsky.social for the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, starting tomorrow - looking forward to great talks, fresh ideas, and lively hallway chats! #RiskyBehavior #Madrid
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior will be held on June 11–12 in Madrid 🇪🇸, hosted at @fundacionareces.bsky.social
Janet Currie will deliver the keynote lecture at 7 PM on June 11 & it's open to the public.
Register for Janet's lecture at tinyurl.com/yvfhcum9
@au-spa.bsky.social
Exciting news! Janet Currie (@princetonecon.bsky.social) will give a keynote at the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior on June 11, 7pm at @fundacionareces.bsky.social (Madrid). The keynote speech will be open to the public—don’t miss it! Co-organised with @erdaltekin.bsky.social.
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Check out a short summary of our article on @voxdev.bsky.social, where we examine how exposure to conflict impacts children in the long run.
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
🆕 War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
So proud of Rafi and thrilled to see him join UNC Public Policy! Working with him has been a real privilege—smart, kind, and endlessly dedicated. Wishing him every success in this exciting new chapter.
Looking forward to it. Thanks!
Early view from JPAM: "Breastfeeding and the return to work after childbirth of new mothers: Evidence from a baby formula scare" by Limor Hatsor and Ity Shurtz.
doi.org/10.1002/pam....
#BreakingNews: SPA is on the rise!📈🎉
The 2025 U.S. News & World Report #BestGraduateSchools rankings are out, & SPA jumped to #9 (up from #13) in the nation, remaining the highest-ranked public affairs school in Washington, D.C. Learn more www.american.edu/media/news/2.... #BestGradSchools #SPAProud
