More evidence that incarceration has protective/beneficial effects for mental health (due to better access to treatment) -- contrary to conventional wisdom based on correlational evidence.
Note this paper uses data from Norway; the one in the podcast episode uses data from Sweden.

There are reasons we might expect prisons to be more better in Scandinavia. But the counterfactual is probably also better--we don't have universal health care in the US.
For those interested in this topic, here is a paper on the health effects of prisons using data from Ohio: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
This is an area where much more research would be helpful! I think the punchline of these papers is that the truth is more complicated than raw correlations would have us believe. And obviously there are ways to deliver better health care without locking people up!
See this @ProbCausation episode for evidence that Medicaid access reduces crime: probablecausation.com/podcasts/episo…
I’m amazed how many ppl think it’s obvious that beneficial effects of in-prison treatment are larger in Scandinavia. The *alternative* is worse in the US - for many, healthcare in prison is far better than what they’d get in the community. This means effects could be bigger here.

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6 Nov
Urgent request: We need a *development economist* to mentor at our PhD mentoring workshop in Houston, Nov 19 (day before SEAs).

Should be woman/nonbinary, preferably pre-tenure.

More info on the workshop is here:aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…

Pls lmk if you're available!
It’ll be a really fun day - lots of great students and other mentors. Ending w happy hour at a local outdoor bar. Join us!
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13 Oct
Let's do this!

Women on the 2021-22 econ job market, in no particular order:

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Valeria Ferraro

JMP: "Media Focus and Executive Turnover: Consequences for Female Leadership"

Website: sites.google.com/view/valeriafe… Image
Francesca Garbin

JMP: "Studying without distractions? The effect of a digital blackout on academic performance"

Website: sites.google.com/view/francesca… Image
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10 Jul
This is probably a joke, but since the academic job market begins again soon: What is something that you (or someone you know) successfully negotiated for in academia that might not be obvious to others that they could ask for?

(Obvious: salary, summer months, research $.)
I'll start: course reductions in first few years, specified courses I would teach. Everything in writing!
Related, I know others who've negotiated max number of new course preps over X years.
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7 Mar
Reducing use of cash bail & pretrial detention should be an easy place for bipartisan consensus. Smaller govt + less infringement on civil liberties + research-supported! I'll gladly talk w anyone who's curious about the evidence & tradeoffs. #txlege

texastribune.org/2021/03/03/har…
For those requesting a reading list, here are a bunch of papers that cover the consequences of pretrial detention and cash bail, for those on the margin (that is, for those likely to be affected by policy changes):
"Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes" by @MeganTStevenson

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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6 Mar
PSA from a non-econ friend who recently served on an interdisciplinary search cmte: Econs need to step up our game in mentoring our students to write useful diversity statements. 1/n
Their hiring cmte used diversity statements for an initial screen of applicants. Very few econ candidates made it thru. She was completely bewildered by how bad their statements were. 2/n
After hearing how her field (psych) approaches such statements, I see at least 3 issues in econ: (1) We generally advise students not to 'waste' much time on these other statements. All that matters is the JMP and the letters, amirite? 3/n
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3 Mar
Greg DeAngelo - an econ prof @CGUnews - has sent letters to several faculty & our employers as retaliation & harassment for supporting an AEA investigation into credible, serious allegations of serial sexual harassment. I'm so over this. #EconTwitter
@CGUnews @bencasselman @SoumayaKeynes @TSLnews I have so much more to say, but also don't want to get sued. So many lawyers are involved in this case. Stay tuned.
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