Matt Notowidigdo
users.nber.org/~notom/ Labor Economics & Health Economics at Chicago Booth, NBER Research Associate
Co-author with Tal Gross, "Better Health Economics" press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chic…
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoFormer CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, a Justice Department official said. Lemon livestreamed a demonstration that interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month that protested Trump's immigration crackdown in the area reut.rs/4q3X1FL
- Very excited to see this conference back alive! I really enjoyed the interactions between econometricians & applied micro people
- 📢 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 ow.ly/8o3h50XY6p1
- I have been hearing recently that many people don't know about the ability to submit to AEJ-Policy (or any of the other AEJs) after submitting to AER-Insights (following the same process that existed going from the AER to the AEJs) More details and instructions here: www.aeaweb.org/journals/pol...
- Great article in @theglobeandmail.com discussing my new working paper studying the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... Full paper is here: users.nber.org/~notom/resea...
- Putting together the list of papers and posters that I want to see at the ASSA Annual Meeting, and this poster session project (by @michaelbriskin.bsky.social) looks interesting Paper is here: mbbriskin.github.io/files/Briski...
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoIf you're at the ASSA mtgs and are interested in gender gaps in the labor market, please join this session Monday 8 am. To draw out the links between the papers, there will be one discussant, a nice idea suggested by @profnoto.bsky.social; Camille Landais is generously playing this role.
- Reposted by Matt Notowidigdo📣 Call for Papers: The Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative invites submissions for its April 30–May 1, 2026 conference on all topics in health economics. 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 Organized by Josh Gottlieb & Matt Notowidigdo 🔗 ow.ly/uPvk50XKoms
- This is such a bizarre talking point; I've thankfully never had to use most of the types of insurance that I have for me and my family This is a good excuse to share my WSJ letter to the editor explaining that "not filing a claim doesn’t mean you didn’t need insurance" www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
- Useful background: "Child care centers were previously protected under a 'sensitive locations' directive that advised ICE to not conduct enforcement in places like schools and day cares. But President Donald Trump removed that protection on his first day in office."
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- I'm impressed, too! Just used it for a paper before our first submission, and most of the issues that the tool flagged were worth investigating. I think it's definitely worth $30 before each submission (and resubmission).
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- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoWe just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving." Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
- Our new paper shows that men benefit from couples' long-distance joint moves more than women do, in both Germany and Sweden. Is this just b/c men are usually the main breadwinner? No, it's hard to explain the patterns we see w/o a gender norm prioritizing men's careers. www.nber.org/papers/w32970
- Reposted by Matt Notowidigdo"Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this." The latest from former U.S. surgeons general Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher:
- Super clear and well-written, so I can only assume that my former Booth colleague John Cochrane wrote at least some of this
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- "At a minimum, the conduct at issue exhibits the sort of gross negligence in financial transactions that calls into question your competence and trustworthiness as the [chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States]" [ Revision of www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... ]
- Since the rule of law applies equally to all, the FHFA should send a criminal referral letter to the Justice Department ( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
- Since the rule of law applies equally to all, the FHFA should send a criminal referral letter to the Justice Department ( h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social )
- I enjoyed this conversation; here's the summary of what we talked about:
- I wish I could say I was surprised by this: "The Trump administration is not, as it pledged, targeting the 'worst first'" www.newsweek.com/veteran-regr... ( h/t @donmoyn.bsky.social )
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[Not loaded yet] - Super excited to see @arnoldventures.bsky.social launching a new RFP to study the impacts of legalized sports betting www.arnoldventures.org/resources/ca...
- My co-authors Sarah Shubeck (UCM) & Emily Crawford (Booth PhD student) & I have a new paper in JAMA Health Forum studying the effects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on insurance churn (defined as losing health insurance over the next 12 months) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoI am heartbroken by the passing of our colleague Ghazala Azmat. A wonderful economist and AEJ: Economic Policy Board member, she was generous with her time and a vital contributor to many areas within applied economics and economic policy. She will be sorely missed. My heart goes out to her family.
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- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoDo recessions impact mortality? Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession: youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g
- Great article by Jason Zweig @wsj.com about his friend Jonathan Clements; the article mentions Jonathan’s new book (which you can buy here: www.amazon.com/dp/098878034...), as well as a new @j-palna.bsky.social research project that I’m involved in, which will be funded by proceeds from the book
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- I talked briefly to @kairyssdal.bsky.social @marketplace.org last week about tariffs & US manufacturing, and at the end I say that healthcare work is the real "work of the future", not manufacturing: open.spotify.com/episode/49nC... Here are some of the papers I had in mind during my interview...
- I just heard from the NBER that the UCSD economist Michelle White passed away last week
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoI really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork} www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoCall for Papers: The 2025 Health Economics Initiative Annual Conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics in health econ. Submit papers by Feb. 10, 2025. @gottliebecon.bsky.social @profnoto.bsky.social ow.ly/57oe50UoGoc
- Reposted by Matt NotowidigdoI did a NYT video interview—along with voices from Hungary, Nicaragua, and Russia— about how repression works in authoritarian states. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
- Hear me talk about the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for 30 minutes (Also, I wanted to give two links to the recent AER-Insights papers that I briefly mentioned on the podcast; see below...)
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- Had a great experience earlier this year using Standard Error Research Editors (@sameyler.bsky.social / stderr-editors.com) The company makes an admirable effort to keep their services affordable to students -- keep in mind for your JMPs!
- New Health Affairs article! (w/ my fellow J-PAL North America colleagues Jesse Gubb & Cordelia Kwon) We describe the benefits of a "test and learn" culture that embraces (& learns from) failure as a stepping stone to success, & we call for more randomized evaluations of healthcare delivery programs
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- If you’re are attending the ASSA meetings next month, please come by the University of Chicago Press booth in the exhibit hall on Friday at 2:30pm; @talgross.bsky.social & I will be there to chat about our book and share some of our teaching notes & other resources
- Ben Handel & I are giving the AEA's Continuing Education lectures in Health Economics The AEA tells me that only registered participants will be able to attend, so please(!) sign up here even if you are planning to only go some of the lectures: www.aeaweb.org/conference/c...
- Look what was just delivered by inter-office mail! Pre-order your copy here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... And come to the AEA continuing education program to hear me lecture about Health Economics: www.aeaweb.org/conference/c... (a couple of my lectures will draw on material from the book)
- Hello world, I’m writing to introduce the Chicago Booth Economics PhD program's Job Market Candidates! Eric Budish and I are the faculty co-directors of the program, so please e-mail us with any questions Here are our outstanding and inspiring students (in alphabetical order):
- Calling all APPAM (#2023APPAM) attendees! Stop by the J-PAL North America session "Using Inclusive Communication to Improve the Accuracy and Accessibility of Public Policy Research" this Saturday at 1:45pm (Embassy D), featuring JPAL NA staff and me
- By far the funniest e-mail reply to the expert survey that I fielded earlier this year was from Claudia Goldin, who wrote to me: "With great appreciation for all your work ... I NEVER do predictions ... I’m an economic historian and specialize in post-dictions" Huge congrats to Claudia Goldin!
