Economics, social policy, and new socks. @BeckerFriedman/@uchi_economics. Formerly @UCBerkeley, @MSFTResearch.

How does going to prison affect your earnings and employment? Happy to have this working paper with @andy_garin, @dkoust, @sambnorris, @Jeff_Weaver_ , Carl, Matt, and @yotamshemtov with available now. ekrose.github.io/files/incar… A short(ish) thread 🧵
Incarceration causes dips in economic activity, but limited long-run impacts. Why? Most defendants’ challenges begin before they enter prison. From @evankrose (@uchi_economics), @andy_garin, @dkoust, @sambnorris, @Jeff_Weaver_, Carl McPherson, Matthew Pecenco, & Yotam Shem-Tov.
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Come work with me at Chicago! We have a great program that provides a ton of opportunities to learn in a very fun environment. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. @econ_ra job-boards.greenhouse.io/bfi…
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We're hiring a project coordinator to work on a large-scale experiment studying labor market discrimination. This is a project I'm very excited about, and we're looking for someone who can take charge and make it happen! Details (and application): uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
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Interactions is back! Submissions need not be methods papers or written by econometricians---just send us your best work!
📢 Call for Papers: 2026 Interactions Conference Bringing together econometrics & applied micro to improve modern empirical practice. 📍 May 15–16, 2026 | David Rubenstein Forum 🗓 Submissions due Feb. 15, 2026 bfi.uchicago.edu/events/even…
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Downtime before the New Year is the perfect time to submit to our upcoming conference on AI in the workplace! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Come interact with leading experts from Gemini, Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI, and private sector firms on the implementation frontier.
We are hosting a research-meets-industry conference on AI in the workplace this Spring! @ChenhaoTan @Econ_4_Everyone @AndersPHumlum Come present your work in front of the scientists and practitioners putting these tools into use. Submit here by Feb 15: fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEco…
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We are hosting a research-meets-industry conference on AI in the workplace this Spring! @ChenhaoTan @Econ_4_Everyone @AndersPHumlum Come present your work in front of the scientists and practitioners putting these tools into use. Submit here by Feb 15: fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEco…
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better link if you're on mobile: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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My awesome student @kyung_clara’s paper is a fascinating look at the benefits and (somewhat unanticipated) costs of accountability systems targeting students’ long-run outcomes. Check it out!
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@kyung_clara works in labor and education. In her JMP, she studies the impacts of a reform that introduced financial bonuses for school districts based on graduates' outcomes. Learn more at ckyung.github.io. Read more: economics.uchicago.edu/direc… #UChicago #EconJobMarket
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Check out my all-star student Haruka's excellent work on the effects of blind review! @haruka__uchida
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@haruka__uchida studies labor & education. Her JMP runs 2 field experiments to measure & disentangle forms of discrimination. She finds that hiding applicant names changes representation without reducing quality. Read more: economics.uchicago.edu/direc… #UChicago #EconJobMarket
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Want to run experiments on how AI will transform the workplace? Come join a community of scholars at Chicago tackling this issue. Fellows will visit this Spring and receive generous support. Early-career faculty especially encouraged! Deadline Nov 30: ekrose.github.io/files/AIWor…
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Come work with me at Chicago. We have a great program that provides a ton of opportunities to learn in a very fun environment. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. @econ_ra job-boards.greenhouse.io/uni…
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Chicago labor/public folks (including me) are hiring new research professionals! We have a great program that provides a ton of opportunities to learn in a very fun environment. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. @econ_ra Details: job-boards.greenhouse.io/uni…
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We're hosting a causal inference conference for students at Chicago this March! A great opportunity for students (including JMCs) to present research in empirical micro and applied metrics. We'll buy your flight and hotel. Deadline is Nov. 30: fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEco…
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Great talking about an important topic on a podcast I've long enjoyed and learned a lot from! Thanks to Jen for hosting me.
You guys! Our hiatus is over! I'm excited to bring you this interview w @evankrose, about the costs & benefits of using incarceration as a consequence for breaking probation rules. He measures the effect of a NC reform that ended such revocations. Important policy implications!
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You guys! Our hiatus is over! I'm excited to bring you this interview w @evankrose, about the costs & benefits of using incarceration as a consequence for breaking probation rules. He measures the effect of a NC reform that ended such revocations. Important policy implications!
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A conviction typically comes with hundreds of dollars in fines and fees. A lot of recent work (e.g. sites.lsa.umich.edu/mgms/wp-…) has questioned what this practice achieves. New paper with @sambnorris looks at when lowering fees would be unambiguously better for everyone. 🧵
Decreasing criminal justice fees and fines benefits both the most disadvantaged defendants and local governments, from @sambnorris and @evankrose nber.org/papers/w31806
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Our takeaway: LFOs are high mostly because they raise more revenue that way. Reducing them would have fiscal costs, although more careful personalization could both increase revenue and decrease the burden on defendants.
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Stepping back, because most defendants are so disadvantaged, you can think of LFOs as a very regressive transfer to the average taxpayer. We view their extensive use as yet more evidence of the low welfare weights society places on people who interact with the justice system.
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