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Awesome news--more municipalities need to do this!

We've just opened a new BFI pre-doc position through the International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative: job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityofch… Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!

The program for our upcoming annual European meeting is now online: urbaneconomics.org/meetings/emuea…. #UEA2025, hosted by Humboldt University in Berlin, features keynotes by Nina Pavčnik & Esteban Rossi-Hansberg and more than 60 paper sessions. To register, visit editorialexpress.com/conference/emu…

The gender gap in time spent on domestic chores (women do 10X more) hasn't shifted since 2019. This is reflected in the gender gap in paid work. This is the really sticky norm that badly needs to change. Kudos to Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation for delivering on #TUS2019 with a new round as promised👏

I have some answers. This paper below is not about AI per se, but we look at the impact of digital recording technology on (vocal) music industry. By lowering barriers to entry, we show this technology floods the market with new (low skilled) entrants. is that a good thing? not

Are you a PhD student working on topics related to globalization? Come hang out with us at Dartmouth for a term as a Globalization Ph.D. Fellow! We're now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year: globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/globa…

In the midst of the unfolding destruction of the scientific enterprise, it is easy to lose sight of threats to research that do not stem from the recent election. I argue that the impending loss of usable ACS public use microdata is an entirely avoidable disaster. (link in reply)

Join us this Wednesday March 26 for for a virtual talk by Vaidehi Tandel (The University of Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto) will discuss. Details attached. Please register here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/FloodingtheMar… #IndiaEconomy

PhD students interested in urban economics: Apply to join us at Tufts University for summer school July 21–23. Learn from leading scholars, including Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Melanie Morten, Alvin Murphy. Get feedback on your research and meet other urban economists. urbaneconomics.org/workshops/summ…

Applications for the Dartmouth Globalization Ph.D. Fellowship are due tomorrow. globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/globa…

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Economics Area seeks faculty applications at Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor levels. Applications in Macroeconomics, Industrial Org., Econometrics and Law & Econ particularly appreciated. aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

📣 Call for papers 📣 19th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association October 3 - 4, 2025 Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada Keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and Keith Head Keith Head. Please submit your paper by May 30. urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea20…

The research wing of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), CAFRAL is hiring, & is looking for urban & real estate economists. Glad that the field is becoming mainstream in India. Sam Asher Paul Novosad Arpit Gupta Anup Malani CAFRAL Vaidehi Tandel cafral.org.in/join-us-detail…

I am hiring 3 RAs to help build out a data set on state DOT infrastructure costs. Description attached. If you are interested in infrastructure and getting into the weeds with data please apply here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04891.

Poonch, my beautiful hometown, is facing heavy bombardment, including the beloved Gurdwara there. Our family has evacuated and so have several other families. Prayers for our armed forces and for all along the LOC. These nights are going to be long.

A reminder to all newly minted #econhistory PhDs that the deadline to submit for the EHA Gerschenkron and Nevins dissertation prizes is May 31 (eh.net/dissertation-a…). The committee looks forward to reading the great work of our newest colleagues.

Last year we launched the Archives on India platform listing and mapping over 600 archives. The map has received over 150K views so far! We've added dozens of new additions to the database and continue to update this with new information. A must-see resource for history-buff!

No toilets. No job security. No dignity. This is not about social norms—it’s about broken infrastructure and policy neglect. Policymakers & researchers: Let’s stop essentializing culture and start talking about working conditions. 📸 The Indian Express, 19 June 2025

Very excited to share that our journey into art history is taking shape. We are exploring how historical events echo through artistic expression.