@uta_bolt

Assistant Professor @BristolUni || IFS Research Associate || Interested in health, human capital development, and inequality || 🇩🇪🇯🇵🇬🇧

 London, England
sites.google.com/view/utabolt
Joined July 2019
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We analysed thousands of essays written by children in 1969 to study what determines how strongly girls conform with gender norms, and what the consequences are for later-life outcomes. Find out more below! Written jointly with the amazing @cormacodea, @sree_ayyar & Eric French.
University of Bristol | School of Economics@BristolUniEcon3 Jul 2024
A new study by @uta_bolt investigates the direct link between conformity to gender norms and the impact on their lifetime earnings, crucial in promoting gender equality and creating a more equitable society. ➡️ brnw.ch/21wL6ox
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💥Apply and join us for our Gender, Diversity and Human Capital workshop in May! 💥
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Introducing the esteemed keynote speakers of the Essen Health Conference 2025 - Farzana Afridi, Mariacristina De Nardi, and Uwe Sunde
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BÆM is back! Come and join us in beautiful Bristol for the 2nd edition of the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings: Development Economics: May 6-7 Gender, Diversity, and Human Capital: May 8-9 Submit your paper by Feb 28. Travel support is available. baem.info. 1/4
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Professor Simon Burgess (@profsimonb) and Dr Ellen Greaves shed light on the complexities of England’s secondary school admissions rules. Their findings show how fairer policies could open doors for disadvantaged children and drive social mobility. bristol.ac.uk/research/impac…
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Linking essays written in 1969 by 11 year-olds to their labor market outcomes, shows that girls' conformity with prevalent gender norms predicts lower lifetime earnings, from @sree_ayyar, @uta_bolt, Eric French, and @cormacodea nber.org/papers/w32789
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Delighted to share the program of the 2nd Diversity and Human Capital Workshop on the 10th and 11th of June at @UofEBusiness #DHCW2024 Looking forward to -27 presentations -3 keynote lectures @alanmanning4 Anna Aizer @DavidAJaeger Thank you, @GW4Alliance and EDGE, for the support
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Still undecided which #SOLE session to attend this morning? We've analyzed thousands of children's essays to measure conformity with gender norms and its relationship with later-life outcomes! Join me for session 046, Skyline IV at 8am!🎉
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This year’s International Women’s Day encourages us to #InspireInclusion. In the first film of our series, ‘Women in Economics at Bristol’, we asked academics and students which female economists have inspired them. Watch the full film. 👉brnw.ch/21wHGWU
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📢Submit your paper and join us for the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings in May📢 1) Development Economics: 7-8 May 24 2) Economic Policy: 9-10 May 24 3) Access to Higher Education: 13 May 24 Submission deadline: 15 Mar 24. All details at baem.info.
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If you are interested in social mobility in the UK and missed our event, here's your second chance!
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What a wonderful workshop it was - thank you for the invite, @gregveramendi 😊
Royal Holloway Economics Department@RHULECON7 Dec 2023
1st day of the Workshop on Economics of Health and Socio-Emotional Skills Some of the presented papers: 📍Parental labour market instability and children’s mental health 📍Cash transfers and role models 📍Mental health conditions and labor market Check out tomorrow’s program!
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*intervivos gifts and bequests* - I really need to start speaking more clearly....
University of Bristol | School of Economics@BristolUniEcon11 May 2023
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Next we're hearing from @uta_bolt on her fascinating research into the importance of different types of parental investments in children - factors such as parental time, education, and inter vivos skills and requests. #EconResearchDay #WeAreBristolUni #EconTwitter
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Education, earnings, and wealth tend to persist across generations. New Institute working paper by former visiting scholar Eric French with @uta_bolt @jhmaccuish @cormacodea studies the role of parents' time, aid for education, and cash gifts. Read: bit.ly/3o2l2mi
On left, text: Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective, Uta Bold, Eric French, Jamie Hentall Maccuish, and Cormac O'Dea On right, text: Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Working Paper

ALT On left, text: Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective, Uta Bold, Eric French, Jamie Hentall Maccuish, and Cormac O'Dea On right, text: Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Working Paper

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ChatGPT: 0 - Uta: 1 After insisting 3 times that I should be using the "separate" option, it finally conceded...
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NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: Intergenerational altruism and transfers of time and money: a life cycle perspective by @uta_bolt, Eric French, @jhmaccuish and @cormacodea. Read IFS WP2023/11 here: ifs.org.uk/publications/inte…
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