Best of #econtwitter - JMPs 2021 special edition, part one

Nov 07, 2021

The regularly scheduled, weekly edition returns tomorrow; JMPs will be included there going forward, as last year. Below, a backlog of JMP threads from this year so far. Part two here and part three here, as well as JMPs scattered in the regular weekly newsletter in intervening weeks.

If your thread (or your student’s, or your colleague’s) is missing below, submissions are as always extremely welcome.

Job market papers

Ethan Mollick@emollick

This clever paper shows that a local emphasis on mental health pays off. Examining elderly folks who move states, if someone goes to an area that culturally & financially emphases mental health it results in more mental health care & lower suicide rates. stanford.edu/~khding/HuiDin…

12:07 PM · Nov 1, 2021

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Ethan Mollick@emollick

It is actually pretty striking, just looking at the two maps and the correlations, how obviously negatively correlated mental health diagnosis & suicide rates are. Where people get diagnosed, there are less suicides.

8:15 PM · Nov 1, 2021

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Seema Jayachandran@seema_econ

After US colleges began admitting female students, their faculty started doing more research related to women and girls. cc @ashleyywong @FrancescaTruffa dropbox.com/s/qpz64fh8cs6d…

Seema Jayachandran @seema_econ

JMP #2 shows that diversity in the student body influences the direction of professors' research. After US colleges went co-ed, faculty research on topics related to gender increased. https://t.co/B0RJYwSDga https://t.co/4pqb24yOec

2:07 PM · Nov 2, 2021

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Maddalena Ronchi@MaddalenaRonchi

Thanks for sharing my JMP @jenniferdoleac ! I am a PostDoc at @Bocconi and I received my PhD from @QMUL few months ago. My research focuses on core topics in labor and personnel economics (more info here: bit.ly/3BIE8iv) Thread on my JMP "Daddy's girl"👇 1/N

Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac

Maddalena Ronchi JMP: "Daddy’s girl: Daughters, managerial decisions, and gender inequality" Website: https://t.co/nfrMBYKnA6 https://t.co/qFOuRyiAag

4:55 PM · Nov 4, 2021

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^graph

Nikita Melnikov@melnikov_n_v

Very excited to share my JM paper! I study how the expansion of mobile internet affected political polarization in the US. After gaining access to 3G internet, Democrats became more liberal in their political views; Republicans became more conservative. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

3:16 PM · Nov 2, 2021

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Nikita Melnikov@melnikov_n_v

This increase in polarization largely did not take place among social media users. Instead, following the arrival of 3G, active internet and social media users from both parties became more pro-Democratic, whereas less-active users became more pro-Republican.

3:16 PM · Nov 2, 2021

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Michael B Wong@mbwong

My JMP is now posted: “Labor Market Consequences of Domestic Outsourcing: Evidence from Legalization in Brazil” economics.mit.edu/files/22108 Coauthored with my excellent classmate Mayara Felix. #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket 🧵

3:34 PM · Oct 25, 2021

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Alice Evans@_alice_evans

Does disdain for women increase the pay gap? Yes Evidence from Google In US states where search terms are often misogynist, employers are probably more prejudiced, and women earn less than men. economics.uci.edu/files/docs/202… Elizabeth Malony, JMP.

8:47 AM · Nov 7, 2021

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Ahyan Panjwani@ahyanpanjwani

Hi #EconTwitter, I'm on the economics job market 2021-22! JMP: Federal policies encourage homeownership in areas threatened by climate change. How would removing these distortions affect households' exposure to climate risk? Paper: ahyanpanjwani.com/s/Panjwani_Ahy… 1/5

Yale Department of Economics @YaleEconomics

.@ahyanpanjwani's JMP shows that current federal policies encourage homeownership in areas threatened by climate change. In the context of Hurricane Sandy: reversing these policies => 20% fewer households exposed to flood risk. Read more: https://t.co/g11TVUEtdN https://t.co/PRR0Xgom7r

6:40 PM · Nov 3, 2021

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Ioana Marinescu@mioana

Think lower paying firms must compensate workers in some other ways? Think again! My PhD student Jason Sockin shows in his JMP that high wage firms are better in nearly all dimensions of job quality, except perhaps job security. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… 👇