My good friend Gaël Brulé is publishing some very interesting research! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Daily bit of perspective

Interesting results from Robson Hatsukami Morgan & Kelsey J. O'Connor on impact of replacement ratio, active labour market policy, & employment protection on wellbeing. Good, good, bad - but results sensitive to age & education. Paper at econstor.eu/bitstream/1041…

Interesting take on tenure. Even though research methods advance rapidly, guidance on seeing the bigger picture is probably always valuable

Recessions make people unhappy. What can governments do to protect citizen happiness during the next recession? Kelsey J. O'Connor and I find some kinds of unemployment support programs can help, but some can hurt! #econtwitter #scienceofhappiness ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/glodps/3…

The Far Side is officially online for the first time, with new comics to come theverge.com/2019/12/17/210… ⁦Christian Sander⁩

We are here to help institutions adapt to the coronavirus realities, and in response, will be hosting a webinar on March 17 at 1PM PST / 4PM EST to share our lessons on how to transform your class into a virtual classroom. Sign up today: minervavirtualclassroom.splashthat.com

A thread for ⚾️ lovers & the curious... The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), in Taiwan, is set to start on April 11th behind closed doors & is available online 👀 Here is the key info to help you choose YOUR team... 😍

How would knowing the income of others affect our happiness? In Norway, this is not just a thought experiment! aeaweb.org/research/incom…

Amazing to see our Minerva students talking with President Tsai on our Forum platform!

Now available in hardback! Leszek Balcerowicz Gerard Roland. Simeon Djankov Anders Åslund Sergei Guriev Nauro Campos Carl Henrik Knutsen Jan Fidrmuc John W McArthur @ChrisJGerry Robson Hatsukami Morgan Lauren Johnston 江诗伦 Sandu Cojocaru Tomasz Mickiewicz @ArtjomsIvlevs Alena Slavo Radosevic Francesca Gagliardi

A study of how the Colombian anti-poverty program Familias en Accion Urbano improves economic and subjective wellbeing and self-sufficiency, from Robson Hatsukami Morgan nber.org/papers/w24090

Join the 4th annual #survivorloveletter by writing a letter of support to a survivor of sexual violence & posting on 2/14, at 9 am PST. Let’s flood the internet with love for survivors!

Join us tomorrow 9am PST for #survivorloveletter & let’s flood the internet with love for survivors of sexual assault!