📢📢PSA for Applied Econ Folk 📢📢 We are excited to share that University of Bristol | School of Economics is launching an annual series of workshops under the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM). More details: baem.info [1/3]

Radiation therapy treatments for breast cancer reduce mortality and also has an economic benefit by increasing labor supply and earnings 10 years after diagnosis, from N. Meltem Daysal, William N. Evans, Mikkel Hasse Pedersen, and Mircea Trandafir nber.org/papers/w32167

It is literally impossible to be a new reduced form estimate. You're supposed to be large enough to be economically meaningful, but not so large so as to stand out because you're supposed to fit with the literature.

Being in a bad mood is not a license to be unkind. Being sensitive is not an excuse for being abusive. Respect is a social responsibility. Treating it as optional reveals a lack of concern for others. A mark of character is maintaining civility when things don’t go your way.

I am looking forward to teaching this short course on Economics of Mental Health CEBI - Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality Economics_UCPH #mentalhealth

REStat will sponsor 5 early-career researchers in the U.S. who can contribute to the diversity of the economics profession or the diversity of economic research to attend the applied microeconomics meetings at the 2024 NBER Summer Inst. Apps due 4/18: nber.org/calls-papers-a…

Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients | N. Meltem Daysal William N. Evans, Mikkel Hasse Pedersen, Mircea Trandafir #EconTwitter cesifo.org/en/publication…

Studies claim that the eldest child performs better on cognitive tests than their younger siblings. They also do better in school. and they end up earning more than their siblings. Why? N. Meltem Daysal provides and answer👇🏼 firstpost.com/explainers/old…

I have a new NBER Working Paper with Kathryn Johnson! We find that a 10% increase in a county’s residents with access to broadband internet leads to a 1% reduction in the number of suicides in a county, & improvements in mental and physical health. 1/ nber.org/papers/w325171/

Last working paper of the year CEBI - Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality University of Copenhagen Research

My heart is broken with the news of Ghazala’s untimely death. She was not only a stellar researcher but a truly kind person and a role model to so many. My thoughts are with her family and loved ones. mailchi.mp/eeassoc.org/in…

When I got tenure, I decided to use it start a new research agenda, studying US science in the 20th century, how it became dominant, what held it back, and what we can do better. Here's the first pub (with Scott Kim).

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: N. Meltem Daysal, Hui Ding, Maya Rossin-Slater and Hannes Schwandt study the spread of respiratory illnesses among young children and the magnitudes of externalities on younger infant siblings over the short and long-run. rfberlin.com/network-paper/…

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20585 Antidepressant Treatment in Childhood Sonia Bhalotra, N. Meltem Daysal, Mircea Trandafir ROCKWOOL Fonden ow.ly/BJPS50WJoKj #CEPR_LE #CEPR_PE #EconTwitter

Preschoolers get sick frequently, and may expose their infant siblings to severe respiratory infection. N. Meltem Daysal (University of Copenhagen), Hui Ding (Fudan University), Maya Rossin-Slater (StanfordHealthPolicy) & Hannes Schwandt (Northwestern SESP) on the consequences: youtu.be/WmRM2RUx_gU