Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and Former Member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers Poverty is a policy choice.
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Sandy Black retweeted
The Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) will hold its 30th Annual Meeting April 30 - May 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Call for Papers is OPEN. This is a fabulous conference for junior and senior faculty. MORE HERE:
sole-jole.org/upcoming-meeti…
Sandy Black retweeted
Reminder - submit your papers to SOLE! Keynote speakers
⭐️ @kearney_melissa ⭐️
⭐️ @leah_boustan ⭐️
And presidential lecture by
⭐️ @Econ_Sandy ⭐️
The Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) will hold its 30th Annual Meeting April 30 - May 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Call for Papers is OPEN. This is a fabulous conference for junior and senior faculty. MORE HERE:
sole-jole.org/upcoming-meeti…
Sandy Black retweeted
At our research conference on 10/8, Sandra E. Black @Econ_Sandy will present research on how student loans affect parents’ financial health, savings decisions, and consumption choices. More info here: bit.ly/3SRGASn
ALT The image is a promotional poster for the "Institute Research Conference" hosted by the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It displays various speech bubbles with charts and graphs, indicating discussion. The date is October 8, 2026, and the time is 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
Sandy Black retweeted
Come be my colleague! We're hiring as assistant professor in health policy this year (link below). We're open to candidates from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds including Econ, Poli Sci, etc
I'm biased but UT is great, Austin is awesome, and you can join our great group!
The Society of Labor Economists is piloting a new mentoring program intended to provide small group mentoring! We are seeking both mentors and mentees--apply here! sole-jole.org/sole-mentoring
Sandy Black retweeted
I’ve been sharing research about how remote work hurts mental health.
Getting lots of angry comments from folks who like WFH.
A common critique of our research is that in other studies, participants say they like remote work. And many stay in remote positions. So people are voting with their feet, right?
🧵
Sandy Black retweeted
Job market update: I am thrilled to share that I’ll be doing a postdoc at @DukeU Nicholas School before joining @McMasterEcon as an Assistant Professor!
Incredibly grateful to those who have helped me along the way, and so excited for these next steps.
Sandy Black retweeted
Scholars studying economic opportunity & inclusive growth up to 8 years post-PhD: We invite you to apply to our early career researchers’ workshop in Minneapolis on 11/14. Great opportunity for paper development. Please share with your networks! bit.ly/3wiLpn8
ALT Call for papers announcement for the 2026 Institute Research Conference by the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The conference is on October 8-9, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. Submissions are due by May 3, 2026. Includes details on the conference theme related to economic opportunity and inclusion.
Sandy Black retweeted
Today we released our new NBER working paper: "Easy A's, Less Pay: The Long-Term Effects of Grade Inflation."
Joint work with Rachel Nesbit, Nolan Pope, and Merrill Warnick.
Grades in U.S. high schools have risen steadily over the past several decades, but the effect is unknown
Kate Musen (@khmusen) has a super impressive portfolio of work on investing in vulnerable children--her JMP examines the effect of extended foster care. Be sure to check it out at katemusen.com!
Sandy Black retweeted
Hannah's JMP shows that, when the minimum wage increases, schedule unpredictability goes up too. Perhaps not surprising (but hard to show)--as the wage goes up, workers pay in other ways. She has a number of very cool and important papers! hannahfarkas.github.io
Excited to see my JMP cited in the Economist—it highlights the tradeoffs workers could face with a higher minimum wage and suggests more worker protections like Fair Workweek laws could be important alongside minimum wage increases
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Sandy Black retweeted
Excited to see my JMP cited in the Economist—it highlights the tradeoffs workers could face with a higher minimum wage and suggests more worker protections like Fair Workweek laws could be important alongside minimum wage increases
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Hannah's JMP shows that, when the minimum wage increases, schedule unpredictability goes up too. Perhaps not surprising (but hard to show)--as the wage goes up, workers pay in other ways. She has a number of very cool and important papers! hannahfarkas.github.io
Excited to see my JMP cited in the Economist—it highlights the tradeoffs workers could face with a higher minimum wage and suggests more worker protections like Fair Workweek laws could be important alongside minimum wage increases
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Sandy Black retweeted
The first is Hannah Farkas.
JMP: "The Economic Incidence of Schedule Unpredictability in Hourly Work"
Website: hannahfarkas.github.io/
Interests: Environmental Econ, Labor Econ
Sandy Black retweeted
Meet our outstanding 2025–26 economics job market candidates from @SipaSusdev & @ColumbiaSIPA!
We have two exceptional scholars on this year’s AP market — both bring awesome research agendas and energy to the market.
Sandy Black retweeted
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference!
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole-20…
Just a reminder to submit your papers to SoLE!!! It will be a great conference, with not-to-be-missed keynotes by Janet Currie, Kerwin Charles, and Jeff Smith! Avoid FOMO and submit! 🥳
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference!
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole-20…
Sandy Black retweeted
Submit that new research project of yours and I will see you in Denver.
Will be a great conference!
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference!
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole-20…
Sandy Black retweeted
Be sure to submit your papers on health and the labor market‼️‼️‼️
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference!
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole-20…
Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference!
mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole-20…