Startups backed by venture capitalists (vs. banks) have more promising growth & innovation prospects than other startups.

UChicago Economics' Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, & Veronika Penciakova.

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Last week, a collection of alumni from the Joint Program in Economics and Finance at The University of Chicago joined current graduate students in an engaging workshop in memory of a very special former student, Yiran Fan. The event highlighted promising young students who received graduate…

Prof. Ufuk Akcigit presented at the 2024 Antitrust and Competition Conference this morning! Learn more about the 2-day conference and competition here: chicagobooth.edu/research/stigl…
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Teachers have important effects on whether students face arrest, conviction, & incarceration later in life that correlate W/ impacts on suspensions & attendance, not test scores.

Evan Rose (@uchi_economics), Jonathan T. Schellenberg, & Yotam ShemTov.

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Hiring Alert📢We are looking for talented people to join our fast-growing, high-impact development research org. We expect to be hiring for a variety of research and policy roles in the coming months.

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NEW: In this episode of The Pie, Evan Rose (@uchi_economics) discusses results from his recent experiment to measure discrimination among the largest employers in the United States. Listen to the findings here: ow.ly/Z8Mw50RhfZQ

There are still a few spots left to attend the Supply-side Economics in Healthcare Conference on May 3! Sign up now to attend this 1-day conference before it's too late: fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEconom…

Evan Rose (Evan Rose), Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in Economics and the College, shared research finding that certain firms are 24% less likely, on average, to call back Black job applicants compared to white job applicants. Watch the interview:
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New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP18981
Banks in Space
Ezra Oberfield Princeton Economics @Princeton, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg The University of Chicago UChicago Economics, Nicholas Trachter Richmond Fed, Derek Wenning Princeton Economics @Princeton
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Congratulations to John A. List, who accepted The John von Neumann Award in Budapest, Hungary this weekend! This award is given annually by the Rajk College for Advanced Studies to an outstanding scholar in the exact social sciences. Learn more here: economics.uchicago.edu/node/30592

NEW in QJE: Organizational Structure and Pricing: Evidence from a Large U.S. Airline

By Ali Hortaçsu (@UChi_Economics), Olivia R. Natan (@BerkeleyHaas), Hayden Parsley (@UTAustinEcon), Timothy Schwieg (@ChicagoBooth), & Kevin R Williams (@YaleSOM): economics.yale.edu/research/cfdp-…

New working paper, 'The Glass Web: Kinship Networks, Female Executives, and Firm Outcomes in the Middle East,' from Dr. Alessandra L. Gonzalez (@UChi_Economics) and Nicolas Wesseler. ow.ly/j9IE50RbwRj

Certain firms are 24% less likely, on average, to call back Black job applicants compared to white job applicants. See who they are in our new interactive:

Research from @uchi_economics' Evan Rose, Patrick Kline, & Christopher R. Walters

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The registration deadline for the annual Supply-side Economics in Healthcare Conference is next week!
Learn more about the conference and how to attend here: ecchc.economics.uchicago.edu/the-initiative…

MNEs are more likely to trade not only w/ countries where they have affiliates, but also w/ countries in their affiliates’ regions, suggesting firm-level scale economies.

UChicago Economics' Felix Tintelnot, Pol Antras, Evgenii Fadeev 🇺🇦, & Teresa C. Fort.

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Startups backed by venture capitalists (vs. banks) have more promising growth & innovation prospects than other startups.

UChicago Economics' Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, & Veronika Penciakova.

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🚀Applications are still open for the pre-doc/Research Professional role at DIL @Uchicago.

Learn more about the role and submit your application by April 2nd here: boards.greenhouse.io/universityofch…

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