Frank Schilbach

Do recessions reduce mortality? Very excited about this @econimate.bsky.social video on our paper!

How well do we learn from others? John Conlon (OSU), Malavika Mani (Warwick), Gautam Rao (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social), Matthew Ridley (Warwick) & @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) on barriers to social learning: youtu.be/XAT-DGhjRRM

Fantastic Job Opportunity for Behavioral Economists: Research Group Leader - 5year Ass Prof Position (non TT) + PhD Position + Research Allowance + Access to Funding Opportunities at the Excellence Cluster The Politics of Inequality! More details are here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...

“We commend her fearlessness, leadership, and commitment to understanding what is lost and what is gained for everyone when opportunities for women contract or expand.” #econsky #academicsky #history #economichistory marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/clau...

In an Indian college, 56% screen for depression/anxiety yet only 3% use free therapy. In an RCT, incentives boost take-up and screening improves targeting. A combination does both, from Breza, Carney, Raghavan, Rajah, Rangaswamy, Rao, Schilbach, Shadbar, and Stratton www.nber.org/papers/w34819

Fantastic conference on field experiments in economics and business!

#econsky et al. I am happy to announce the #call_for_papers for the 2026 Economics of Mental Health Workshop! The workshop is hosted by @peibich.bsky.social at Paris Dauphine and takes place from June 22-23. They keynotes are @jcmecon.bsky.social & Marco Bertoni. 1/n

Excellent full time research assistant position in India with @jainr.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch. This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt

What would it cost to end extreme poverty? "We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year." "The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."

Terrific job market paper by our student Kailash Rajah on how husbands‘ jealousy restricts women’s work opportunities in India

🔥Very cool paper showing that women in India are way more likely to take up a job (↑29%) in a female-only workplace, and that this can be explained by husbands' jealousy/desire for control. These are massive effects, equivalent to 2.5x increases in wage bit.ly/4nn9apn

📆 2 December @ 16:00 CET The Fall 2025 VDEV/CEPR/BREAD series comes to a close with @fschilbach.bsky.social presenting "Not Learning from Others and Learning in the Household" Moderator: Suanna Oh @pse.bsky.social ow.ly/aUH450X49HB #EconSky

What are the best practices for ensuring subject comprehension in lab or field experiments? Can you recommend any research papers or guides? #econsky

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process. There's still time to sign! And please share. #EconSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Great NYT write up of our new results on child mortality and cash transfers in Kenya: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...

Cash transfers improve sleep quality for household heads but not other family members, revealing how financial pressures burden those responsible for providing. Read today's article to learn more:

Excited that Tufts is hosting NEUDC this fall! Spread the word and send us your finest work by Aug 17. t.co/fxMQPJRgAR

Is it "good" or "bad" when skilled people leave low-income countries? We summarized the evidence in favor of "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... Ungated PDF: johanneshaushofer.com/research

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Lives Versus Livelihoods: The Impact of the Great Recession on Mortality and Welfare,” by Finkelstein, Notowidigdo (@profnoto.bsky.social), Schilbach, and Zhang: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Do recessions impact mortality? Amy Finkelstein (MIT), @profnoto.bsky.social (Chicago Booth), @fschilbach.bsky.social (MIT) & @jzhangecon.bsky.social (Duke Sanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession: youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g

In "Colluding Against Environmental Regulation," we study collusion among firms against imperfectly monitored environmental regulation, applied to a case study about automakers and diesel vehicle emissions. With Jorge Alé-Chilet, Cuicui Chen, and Mathias Reynaert. @reveconstudies.bsky.social

Open letter by 700+ Jewish faculty in US on Trump's Columbia funding cuts, supposedly against antisemitism: "Not on our behalf. Harming US Universities does not protect Jewish people. Cutting funding for research does not protect Jewish people. Punishing researchers does not protect Jewish people."

Welcome to Bluesky, my Tufts colleague @jingli-econ.bsky.social ! Jing has a new NBER working paper out today on political ideology and EVs:

Thank you to @charlesjkenny.bsky.social, @justsand.bsky.social and others @cgdev.org whose careful data work underpins this important and devastating article by @nickkristof.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. A great eg of combining data with the human face of that data.

This is very important. If you’re still out there saying that they’re coming after X, Y or Z “because of woke”, then you’re part of the problem.

#StandUpForScience, Boston

Fantastic conference on field experiments in economics and business!

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Princeton Econ welcomes Simon Jäger (@simonjaeger.bsky.social), a leading labor economist, to the department and the Industrial Relations Section. Jäger studies labor markets, inequality, worker representation, and wage dynamics. Read more about his research and appointment: bit.ly/43ij3Ng

**Spread the word** ONLY 4 DAYS TO SUBMIT to the 2025 Behavioral Science & Policy Association (BSPA) virtual conference. Submit by February 21 for short presentations. Conference is May 1-2. Check out details and submit: behavioralpolicy.org/wp-content/u...

If you are American, please stop what you are doing and contact your representative. Regardless of who you voted for, tell your representative that you expect them to protect our capacity for research on cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other crucial science. —> www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

Our "Discrimination in the Formation of Academic Networks: A Field Experiment on #EconTwitter" with Pedro Sant'Anna and @brunoferman.bsky.social is now forthcoming in the 😀😀 American Economic Review Insights (@AEAjournals ) 😀😀 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#QJE Feb 2025, #12, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

🚨 Christmas WP Alert 🚨 New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results: 📄👇 #EconSky

📣📣📣 #EconSky Inspired by @tapiorasanen.bsky.social, here is a starter pack for economists conducting field experiments 🤓🫶 Please let me know who is missing – and share widely! 🚀 go.bsky.app/9hev4gN

Very excited to see this in print soon!

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

🆕 The overlooked role of sleep in children's education in India Today on VoxDev, Maulik Jagnani (Fletcher School, Tufts) explores why sleep is a fundamental component of children's ability to learn and succeed academically: voxdev.org/topic/educat...

Watching Gautam Rao present a 5 year evaluation results of a low-cost psychotherapy intervention in India, and to what extent helping alleviate depression might also improve labor and economic outcomes from (Thanks hosts @katymilkman.bsky.social & Penn CHIBE! chibe.upenn.edu/event/gautam...

My small part in trying to get people to understand why it seems like running government like a business is a good idea, when in fact it's a terrible one (1/4): www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...

🔔‼️ Terrific job market paper on learning in the household!

Fantastic job market paper on the impact of radio on women's empowerment in India

This is a great conference for development economists. It's relatively small and intimate and the hospitality of the economists and agricultural economics at UIUC is incredible. I highly recommend everyone submit. #EconSky #DevEcon #AgEcon