With PhD applications due soon, thousands of young people are currently beginning their statements of purpose with the same cliché story, or the same anodyne statement Stop right now! Here are 10 thoughts for doing this right. Helps you, and helps admissions committees.👇

This year's AEA Information winner of its annual prize for a woman #economist, SHP's Maya Rossin-Slater believes in mentoring those coming up behind her in a field where women lag far behind men. bit.ly/40cLLf4

Let's do this! 🥳 Women on the 2023-24 econ job market, in no particular order: /begin{verylongthread}

The #UBuffalo Department of Economics is proud to introduce our 2023 - 2024 job market candidates! Explore the thread below to learn more about each candidate (in alphabetical order). arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/grad…

Join us for our seminar series this Friday (Nov 17), during which Prof. Matthew Mitchell (University of Toronto, Rotman School) will discuss how different types of royalties contracts impact sellers - particularly relevant for digital media! More info: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo

Health economists might be interested in this health services/policy position here at U at Buffalo, which isn’t posted on JOE but is open to economists. It’s hard money and TT. ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/46528

Join us for our final seminar of the #Fall2023 semester this Friday (Dec 8), during which Dr. Emilie Jackson (MSU Economics) will discuss the impacts of temporary unemployment benefits during COVID on gig workers! More info: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo

Nice summary of my work on nudges for student success & diversity in US higher ed by Oregon State University. Featuring joint work with @easchroeder & Nick Wilson in The JHR WEAI Economic Inquiry EEPA Editors liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/2024-02-12-nud…

New research by Prof. Opinder Kaur (and coauthors Muhammad Farhan Majid and Anil B. Deolalikar) in Economics & Human Biology explores the relationship between maternal age and child survival in India! doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.… #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo Opinder Kaur

Join us for our seminar series this Friday (Sept 20), during which Prof. Marianne Bitler (UC Davis Economics) will discuss how food security early in life via access to food stamps affects earnings in adulthood! More info: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo

#RBI_Summer_Internship Application window is now open for ‘RBI Summer Internship’ Last Date: December 15, 2024 Link: opportunities.rbi.org.in/scripts/summer…

📢Call for papers! We are organising 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration on 22-23 May 2025 in Madrid! Keynotes: Leah Boustan (Princeton) and Dean Yang (Michigan) Submit your papers before January 26, 2025: tinyurl.com/y2cd98kk

Is your future predetermined by your parents? OECD data finds that students from low-educated and low-income parents are less likely to be employed in adulthood than their more advantaged peers, even with equal education and academic performance. 👉 bit.ly/3WlOzGJ

📢 Exciting opportunity! We're recruiting for a Data Research Assistant. Apply to join one of the most respected longitudinal studies globally! 🔗Apply bit.ly/48n19th ⏰ Deadline: 12 noon, 6 Nov 2024 #vacancy #job #research #dataresearcher

VACANCY ALERT: We are looking for an occasional research assistant for the What Works Growth team across a range of projects and tasks, providing research assistance with literature reviews and analytical outputs. More info: ow.ly/u0KU50TOq3x

Join us for a special centennial seminar this Wednesday (October 23), during which Economics | University at Buffalo alumna, Dr. Karen Kopecky (ClevelandFedResearch) will discuss potential reforms to the long-term care insurance system in the US! DM us for more information. #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo University at Buffalo Alumni

Join us for our seminar series this Friday (Nov 8), during which Prof. Hugo Jales (SU Economics Dept) will discuss how entrance exams, high wages, and limited employment contracts affects welfare in the public sector in Brazil! More info: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo

Join us for our seminar series this Friday (Nov 15), during which Prof. Casey Wichman (Georgia Tech School of Economics) will discuss how lake effect snow influences migration! More information: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo #UBuffalo

Join us for our seminar series this Friday (Dec 6), during which Dr. Ryan Kim (Johns Hopkins SAIS) will discuss how currency shortages impact impact exports, using India's 2016 demonetization for context! More info: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/news… #UBuffalo #UBCAS

The Department of Economics is accepting PhD applications for Fall 2025. Come join our active and exciting research community! Students are encouraged to apply by January 3 for full scholarship consideration. See arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/economics/appl… for more details. #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences | University at Buffalo