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For reasons I can't recall, I was recently talking w ppl about whether cousin marriage should be legal. New study on the topic! "Economic Consequences of Kinship: Evidence From US Bans on Cousin Marriage" by Ghosh, Hwang, & Squires. Forthcoming in QJE. doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

States that banned cousin marriage earlier got richer, but also end up with more institutionalization of the elderly. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-ar…

Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Kinship taxation as an impediment to growth: Experimental evidence from Kenyan microenterprises’ by Munir Squires doi.org/10.1093/ej/uea… munirsquires Royal Economic Society @OUPEconomics #EconTwitter

Congratulations to VSE Honours students Anna Chernesky and Jane Platt, who this year at CEA stole the show, winning both Bank of Canada Undergraduate Student Paper Awards. Read more: economics.ubc.ca/news/two-vse-s…

🚨🎉Big announcement!🎉🚨 We are proud to announce the establishment of the Stone Centre! Thanks to a generous gift from the Stone Foundation, we will work to advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of wealth concentration. Read more: econ.cms.arts.ubc.ca/?p=32590

Prejudice is often rooted in misperceptions: that the outgroup are lazy, unpatriotic, etc. Our new field experiment asks: to reduce misperceptions, is it better to become close with one outgroup member (deep contact), or to have brief encounters with many (broad contact)?

Applications for our MA and PhD in Economics program are open until December 15th, 2024. Learn more at economics.ubc.ca/graduate/admis…

Forthcoming in AER: Insights: "Health Effects of Cousin Marriage: Evidence from US Genealogical Records" by Sam Il Myoung Hwang, Deaglan Jakob, and Munir Squires. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…