Barton Willage
Assoc Professor at the University of Delaware. Health, public, and labor econ.
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- Reposted by Barton WillageSubmissions for the AEFP Early Career Mentorship Sessions are due by February 9, 2026! Learn more and apply here: aefpweb.org/mentoring
- Reposted by Barton WillageCall for Papers! 📢 1st Annual Capital District Applied Microeconomics Workshop on May 2, 2026, at UAlbany. Keynote: Prof. John Cawley. Submit here: forms.gle/v2beg1x7fHp7... Please share with your network! #EconSky #AppliedMicro #UAlbany #RPI
- Reposted by Barton WillageWe’re launching an Informational Interview Directory to help AEFP members connect, explore career paths, and share research insights! Interested in being listed? Complete the form by February 9, 2026 aefpweb.org/mentoring
- Reposted by Barton WillageDEADLINE TODAY: The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper today! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
- Reposted by Barton WillageApplications are OPEN for CSWEP’s 2026 CeMENT Mentoring Workshop! 🎉 Come get feedback on your research, practical advice for navigating the tenure track, and a community that will lift you up. Details & application here 👉 www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... @aeacswep.bsky.social #EconSky
- Reposted by Barton WillageIf you are at the Southerns, come say hi and listen to some interesting economic history presentations! We will be in room “Edison” all day today
- Reposted by Barton WillageCalling all researchers working on the environment and health! 🌿🚑 #ASHEcon2026 will be in Minneapolis (June 7–10, 2026), and I’m helping organize the Environment & Health program. Looking forward to seeing your submissions (deadline is December 10)! 👉 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap...
- Reposted by Barton WillageLast Thursday in #Minneapolis, I gave a seminar at UMN School of Public Health on The #Menopause #Penalty (w/ @rginja.bsky.social P Persson & @bartonwillage.com)—showing how women’s health transitions affect economic outcomes + the benefits of menopause care. Tx @egolberstein.bsky.social 4 invite!🙏🏼
- Reposted by Barton WillageWe are really excited to have one or more slots this year. I'm personally very aware of how much incredible talent is coming up on the market -- the fact that we can make one or more hires this round is great news for us. Juniors are what make a department exciting, relevant and good. Apply!
- Hello everyone, we have an important announcement: We are hiring on the junior market. Please send us your applications -- we want to recruit the best and brightest to join our exciting department. We may also hire at senior levels. Apps Close November 28th econjobmarket.org/positionGrou...
- Reposted by Barton WillageNote the earlier than usual (official 😏) deadline for the best conference of the year 👇 get your submissions in ASAP!
- Have you submitted your proposal for #AEFP2026 yet? The deadline is TOMORROW - Monday, September 29th! Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
- Reposted by Barton WillageCome spend the day with me at my favorite econ-meets-policy conference, the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity. #BPEA The papers are now live online, and you can watch live on YouTube. (Wave if you see me.) www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...
- Reposted by Barton WillageI’m really feeling for the new PhDs hitting the market this year. 😭 I don’t have much good advice, but if it would be helpful to see my materials or chat, reach out!
- They’re getting a little old at this point, but I’ve got a Dropbox full of my job market materials that I’m happy to share, esp. with econ of ed folks! Also happy to chat about jobs that emphasize both research & teaching (R2s, LACs, etc.) Just shoot me an email or DM! #econsky
- Reposted by Barton WillageThe National Center for Education Statistics is hiring two researchers to work on NAEP, the first green shoots after DOGE came through back in February. They limit to 150 applications, so move fast if interested. www.usajobs.gov/job/844948000 www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600
- Reposted by Barton Willage🚨 New mentoring programme for mid-career #WomeninEcon! RES Women’s Committee & @isweconomics.bsky.social launch a pilot to support women aiming for Professor roles. 📅 Apply by 15 Sept 2025 🔗 bit.ly/40w08fV #Mentoring #EconSky #MidCareer
- Reposted by Barton WillageSociety of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social) mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
- Reposted by Barton WillageThe Int’l Health Econ Assn (IHEA) is searching for a health economics researcher to serve as its next Exec Director healtheconomics.org/job-advertisem…
- Would love to free ride on this list, to motivate phd students to not chase stars.
- Reposted by Barton Willagedo you have a favorite paper with a null effect? {putting together a list}
- Reposted by Barton WillageThis is a super useful tool for R users
- Introducing acquaint, an R package that turns your R sessions into a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This allows MCP-enabled tools like Claude Desktop and Claude Code to run #rstats code _in your active R sessions_ to explore objects, read documentation, etc. posit-dev.github.io/acquaint/
- Reposted by Barton Willagefriends, I’m about to spend a LOT of time in airports/hotels the next two months. help a girl out: what are your fav places to order delivery in Chicago, DC, or SF? (bonus points for any food recs in Missoula!)
- Reposted by Barton WillageThe Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.
- Reposted by Barton WillageNew @nber.org working paper "Targeted Education Transfers Reduced Long-Run and Intergenerational Ethnic Inequality in Chile" with #PatrickMcEwan & #DavidTorresIrribarra. Title summarizes it. More details: www.nber.org/papers/w33798
- Reposted by Barton WillageTravel Grants for #2025APPAM in Seattle are still available! Apply through July 16th. Learn more: ow.ly/eRr950VU7nx
- Reposted by Barton WillageCall for Papers! The Annual Health Econometrics Workshop will be hosted by Edward Norton and the University of Michigan, Nov. 6-8, 2025. If you are working on methodological advancements in health economics we'd love to see your work. Please send papers to: ahew.submissions@gmail.com
- Reposted by Barton WillageSTATA help: Does anybody know how to save (or estimate, idk, via bootstrapping or something) the SEs of the fixed effects in reghdfe?
- Reposted by Barton WillageHere are some ways the world has gotten better.
- My cake on a face!
- On reading day, graduate students present their research, and we honor outstanding faculty by putting their faces on cake— @bartonwillage.com #ThomasBridges #OlgaGorbachev. Best day of the academic year!
- Reposted by Barton WillageICYMI: @chloeneast.bsky.social and I updated our FAQ about SNAP and work requirements last month. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/... #EconSky
- Reposted by Barton WillageExamining external demands for parental involvement in educational settings finds that mothers are 1.4 times more likely than fathers to be contacted by schools, from Kristy Buzard, Laura K. Gee, and Olga B. Stoddard nber.org/papers/w33775
- Exciting to work on this with @gabriconti.bsky.social @rginja.bsky.social and Petra Persson!
- A study of population-wide Norwegian and Swedish data finds that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers, from Gabriella Conti, Rita Ginja, Petra Persson, and @bartonwillage.com nber.org/papers/w33621
- I guess a lot of people who were planning to retire aren't gonna.
- Reposted by Barton WillageLouisiana's hepatitis C "subscription model" treatment program increased detection and treatment rates while reducing mortality and liver transplants, from James M. Flynn, Bethany I. Lemont, and @bartonwillage.com nber.org/papers/w33617
- Reposted by Barton WillageDoctor quality varies more than we think—and it matters a lot for patient health. 🩺⚕️ Find out more in this IZA World of Labor piece, based on new research by @rginja.bsky.social, @julier.bsky.social, @bartonwillage.com & Alexander Willén. wol.iza.org/opinions/can...
- Reposted by Barton Willage@rginja.bsky.social (U. Bergen) discusses her and coauthors research on the menopause penalty in the workplace. Using data from Norway & Sweden, she finds surprising long-term effects on earnings & health. 🎧 Listen here: cepr.org/multimedia/m... #WomensHealth #EconSKy #Menopause
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- Reposted by Barton WillageIs there any follow up, quantification, or in depth news on what the (direct or indirect) impacts of yesterday’s economic boycott was?
- Reposted by Barton WillageExistence of Amazon prime implies existence of dAmazon/dt
- Reposted by Barton WillageFANTASTIC ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?) You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
- Reposted by Barton WillageHere's a checklist for backing up federal databases. Please share. Thanks. libraries.mit.edu/data-managem...
- Reposted by Barton WillageI’ve now posted the national data, 2015-2023, in Stata format here. I will add state and district data when I’m able. www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...
- It's nice when things are as confusing as possible
- My friend told me YRBS is down: www.cdc.gov/yrbs/index.h... Anyone running into similar issues??
- Reposted by Barton WillageI spoke to Bloomberg TV about why Mass Deportations won't create more jobs for US-born workers. Honestly, I'm proud of myself for how much more "camera-ready" I've become in just a few months of doing media. x.com/BloombergTV/...
- Reposted by Barton WillageUpdating my master's-level "topics" (labor/public/ed) class syllabus for this spring! Plug recent papers on any of the following topics, please. 🤗 - Labor supply & taxes - Min. wage - Paid leave programs - Statistical discrimination - Early childhood ed - K-12 spending - Student loans
- Seeing just the titles, one might believe these movies are related. I still sort of wish they are.
- Reposted by Barton WillagePaper 1⃣ w/ Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes examines the consequences of diagnosing & treating #gestational #diabetes (#GDM) for mothers & children Paper 2⃣ w/ @rginja.bsky.social P Persson @bartonwillage.com examines penalties of severe #menopause & #HRT benefits on women's health & socioecon outcomes
- Reposted by Barton Willage🚨 NYC Health Econ Day is coming back May 9, 2025 @ NYU Wagner! Health economists (+ adjacent fields) in the greater NYC area are invited. Submit by March 14, 2025. Submission link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Organizers: @ambond.bsky.social, Sunita Desai, Mike Dickstein, Jessica Van Parys + me
- Reposted by Barton WillageLast wk I gave 'The #Menopause #Penalty' (w/ @rginja.bsky.social P Persson @bartonwillage.com) at @sriucl.bsky.social #Gender #Workshop -Interesting program on DV, parental leave, honor killings.. We show that menopause impacts women's earnings, w/ new results on HRT's potential to help-More soon!
- Reposted by Barton WillageMany individuals involved in AEA sessions want to make alternative arrangements outside the assigned location in case it's behind picket lines & have asked me for advice. If you are in that situation, feel free to reach out.
- Reposted by Barton WillageHi #econsky 👩⚕️👨⚕️ I would like to organize a session on the labor market of health care workers at the 2025 @ashecon.bsky.social conference I need one more paper (abstract) that fit this theme! If this is you, respond here or email me so we can connect!
- The call for abstracts for the 14th ASHEcon Conference is now open! The conference will be held June 22-25, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville in Nashville, TN. Submit here 👉 www.ashecon.org/announcement... The deadline for submissions is Dec. 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.
- Sometimes the view from the treadmills @udelaware.bsky.social are pretty amazing
- I saw a fox the other day, and it was pretty great
- Reposted by Barton Willagedoes anyone know how to strongarm the Word Zotero plugin into not changing my bib's formatting back to double-spaced arial every time I add a new citation?
- Doing this now! You might want to if you couldn't access your work yesterday.
- With @overleaf.com down, here's a quick tip to keep working. If you're already syncing overleaf with Dropbox, you can still find your files in Dropbox/Apps/Overleaf Install the latex extension in vscode or download an editor like texstudio. Should take 15 mins or less to get set up! #econsky
- Reposted by Barton WillageOne week left to submit your abstracts for the 14th ASHEcon Conference! ⏰ Deadline: Dec. 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST Submit here 👉 www.ashecon.org/announcement... The conference will be held June 22-25, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville in Nashville, TN. We hope to see you there!
- Reposted by Barton WillageScientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
- If you're headed to SF for ASSA/AEA next month, and don't know what to do about hotel workers' strike, this is a thoughtful read.
- Got AEA & ASSA emails this morning abt hotel workers striking in SF? Want to figure out what it means & what your options are? See this analysis @shirkandsteal.bsky.social @jennifercohen.bsky.social & me, & our call to support 3 small ASSA policy changes #EconSky aaronsojourner.org/hotel-worker...
- Reposted by Barton WillageHi #EconSky! 🚨New working paper alert!🚨 One way the U.S. gov’t subsidizes medical spending is by allowing certain expenses to be deducted on tax returns. But who is eligible, who claims it and why, and what are the implications? www.nber.org/papers/w33213 Keep reading to learn more...! 1/
- Reposted by Barton WillagePSA: Hiring committees will look for your JMP on your website (both because it might be updated there and because job application portals are clunky/frustrating). If you're on the academic job market this year and haven't posted your full paper draft on your website yet, it is time!
- Reposted by Barton WillageSubmit your papers to the next @cepr.org Public Economics Annual Symposium, taking place in Cologne on June 5-6, 2025. Co-organized with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn, keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and @omzidar.bsky.social! cepr.org/events/cepr-...
