Researchers using birth data: Here is code to read Restricted Access US natality into Stata and R (including value labels): florenciatorche.github.io/ReadNatalityDa… This is a service to researchers, use without restriction & let us know if you find bugs! thx @hyejee4815 & Russell Sage Foundation

#EconTwitter I have created a new DiD Resources page on my website. It has links to all of my DiD teaching slides, coding exercises, and packages I've created. All this info was technically already online, but hopefully this makes it easier to find it! jonathandroth.com/did-resources/

States that went all in on tutoring (using high-dosage and regular school day models) such as Illinois recovered much more of the learning losses than others.

Join today's Boston Foundation webinar w/ speakers Darrick Hamilton, ErickRussellCT, and Alayna Van Tassel. They'll discuss the nation’s first statewide #BabyBonds program in CT & compare it w/ similar legislation in MA. Register now! ⤵️

Mark your calendar now for 2 sessions at SSWR with SSR Editor @Jen_Mosley. Thursday, 3:15: Invited Journal Editors Workshop, Marquis Ballroom Salon 12 Friday, 5:30: How Are Social Work Journals Advancing Social Justice & Scholarship in Changing Times? Marquis Ballroom Salon 8

Happy to release new version of "Difference-in-Differences for Continuous Treatments and Instruments with Stayers", with Xavier, Félix Pasquier, and Gonzalo Vazquez-Bare! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Early view from JPAM: "Minimum quality regulations and the demand for childcare labor" by Umair Ali, @ChrisMHerbst, & Christos Makridis. doi.org/10.1002/pam.22… Abstract: Minimum quality regulations are often justified in the childcare market because of the presence of

Early view from JPAM: "Monthly unconditional income supplements starting at birth: Experiences among mothers of young children with low incomes in the U.S." by Sarah Halpern-Meeki, Lisa A. Gennetian, Jill Hoiting, Laura Stilwell, & Lauren Meyer. doi.org/10.1002/pam.22….

Great to see these insights from IRP Affiliates Sarah Halpern-Meekin of La Follette School of Public Affairs & UW–Madison School of Human Ecology and Lisa A. Gennetian of Sanford School of Public Policy on the Baby's First Years study that evaluates the impact of poverty alleviation on child development and families. povertyactionlab.org/blog/3-15-24/c…

We have developed comprehensive slides based on "Poverty, by America" that cover every chapter of the book. You can download the slides & a teacher's guide at endpovertyusa.org. Huge thanks to Tas Yusufali dedicating so much care to this work!

Apply by 3/31/24 for this great opportunity to join IRP & UW-Madison RDRC as a Research Administration Manager! 3 or more years in pre- or post-award university research administration & experience working with complex, automated accounting systems and processes required. More info ⬇️

📢Next week Jackie Torres (UC San Francisco) will join us for #UWDemSem on Tuesday, 4/2, at 12:15pm ➡️“Upward influences of adult child socio-economic status on parents’ health" cde.wisc.edu/events/demsem/

Do you ever think about how insurance can reduce firearm injury? I am working on an event where folks can discuss ways to innovate and research in this space. If this is you, please DM me. Researchers, policymakers, industry. All of you. DM me, please.

Join me along with @profshaefer, Tim Nelson, Angus Deaton, Jen Jennings, PhD, and more on 4/15 at Princeton University for a Book Symposium on #TheInjusticeOfPlace! For more info: tinyurl.com/42tv44a8

We propose new confidence intervals for Fuzzy RDDs. They take local linear regression bias explicitly into account, are short in canonical settings, but also valid in challenging ones with discrete running variables, donut holes, or weak identification econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Cool conference🚨!!

We are looking for a postdoctoral scholar to come work with us at Indiana University! Please circulate widely. Posting at indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/24351 Application reviewing starts May 29th and continues til position is filled.

Call for Papers: 2024-25 Virtual Economics of Poverty and Policy Seminar (VEPPS) If you are interested in presenting, submit a paper or extended abstract by July 15, 2024 forms.gle/qaXiCu1krGF9zP… More info on VEPPS at lucieschmidt.com/vepps-seminar Tara E W

🚨 New #publication in Science Advances from CDE affiliates Lawrence Berger, christine durrance, Jessica Pac & colleagues ➡️ "Prenatal opioid exposure by likelihood of exposure and risk to prenatal development: Medicaid-covered births in Wisconsin, 2010-2019" doi.org/10.1126/sciadv…

📄New #publication in Social Service Review from CDE affiliates Katherine Magnuson, Sarah Halpern-Meekin (UW–Madison School of Human Ecology) & colleagues ➡️"Unconditional Cash and Breastfeeding, Child Care, and Maternal Employment among Families with Young Children Residing in Poverty” doi.org/10.1086/729364