Barbara Biasi
@BarbaraBiasi
Econ Assistant Prof @YaleSOM. I mostly tweet about education and sometimes reply to random threads in Italian. Born&raised in Monopoli (ITA). Mom of 2.
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TIL that Ponzi schemes are named after an Italian immigrant in Boston in the 1920, who set up the first investment fraud of the kind. Thanks Pablo Kurlat for the history lesson (and the life cycle models refresher!)
The role of bipolar disorder and family wealth in choosing creative occupations Barbara Biasi Michael S. Dahl Petra Moser
nature.com/articles/s4159β¦
This paper with the great Fernando Saltiel is now accepted at Journal of Labor Economics Society of Labor Economists as of a few days ago ππ
Check it out if interested in how different firms can be better or worse for young workers as places to learn useful skills!
WPπ¨ with Dan Zeltzer Daniel Nevo Bar Weinstein & Walk.
If you used an IV, you likely ran a falsification or placebo test for exogeneity. We show these tests can be *too harsh*. They can flag issues even if the IV is exogenous. #EconTwitter #CausalInference
arxiv.org/abs/2312.15624
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Arash Nekoui and I are looking to hire two pre-doctoral full-time research assistants for exciting new projects using large administrative data. Please RT. Econ RA Listings
#EconTwitter : Society of Labor Economics #SOLE2024 meetings at Portland. Inspiring keynote speeches from David Card (Rees Lecture) & Martha Bailey (Fellows Lecture). Robert Moffitt & Jaime Arellano-Bover in the photos. Thank you President-Elect and Program Organizer, Chinhui Juhn!
A nice summary of the paper with Jaime Arellano-Bover N. B. Matteo Paradisi on the gender pay gap, its reduction and the slowdown of such decrease over time, in advanced economies.π
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/genderβ¦
When potential college applicants may be poorly informed about their admission chances, transparency in college admissions can increase diversity and raise grades and persistence, from Adam Kapor nber.org/papers/w32372