One paper joint w/@lucia_hanmer Rubiano + Arango shows that gender inequalities among a Syrian refugee population amplifies poverty, w/female-headed households particularly vulnerable tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
Another fascinating paper @darwincortes@juanf_vargas analyzes impact of unusual shock: dismantling of Ponzi schemes by Colombian authorities in 2008! Finds some evidence of ⬆️ crime (but not violent crime) in adversely affected areas w/weak institutions sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Paper analyzing effects of Venezuelan refugee inflows in Colombia finds precisely estimated null effects on labor market outcomes; uses a novel strategy to ID presence of migrants (use of Internet search terms used by Venezuelans and not Colombians) static1.squarespace.com/static/5dc4dcd…
There have been a number of new contributions around ethics questions in RCTs or field research more broadly lately so doing a mini- 🧵on ethics papers that are useful for all of us to review #EconTwitter
@DaveEvansPhD has a brand-new paper in Journal of Development Effectiveness about ethics in RCTs, w/useful points for reflection in different stages (planning / conducting / publishing) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
One recent paper from Asiedu @Monica_Lambon@deankarlan@chrisudry proposed a structured ethics appendix for social science papers as an opportunity to reflect on + refine key ethics norms
Interesting new articles in the JHR today! In Spain, intro of a universal child benefit led to a (small) ⬆️ in births, while its cancellation led to a (small) ⬇️; authors can identify separately effects on conceptions + abortions @LibertadGonLu jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/3/7…
In Brazil, onset of hurricane Catarina in 2004 associated w/adverse effects on fetal / infant outcomes (incl fetal deaths) only for children of mothers age 15-24, w/maternal stress a plausible channel @VHOliveiraS@ClimentQD jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/3/8…
No issue of JHR would be complete w/o a paper using crazy Scandinavian admin data, here it is from Norway showing multigenerational persistence in economic outcomes out to great-grandparents (beyond what is predicted by parental status) @modalsli jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/3/9…
here are 10 exciting articles from each journal #EconTwitter. Today REHO (note not articles I personally was the managing editor for); CER tomorrow
2/ link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Dave + Yang: Evidence that working in a more intensive occupation during pregnancy ⬆️ probability of adverse birth outcome
Recently passed a year of editing (well, slightly more at REHO) so wanted to share some #EconTwitter thoughts on what I've learned (take them with a grain of salt, as there are many more experienced editors out there!)
For authors: generally, cover letters can be extremely brief unless you are bringing something very specific to my attention. If the cover letter repeats what's in the intro, not necessary (I will look at the intro!)
For referees: please respond to requests (saying no is fine, a rapid no is better than a ghosting) Recs of other referees are a nice bonus. A short report that is on time or close to it is also very welcome (you don't have to wait until you have 2 whole pages written)
This week's cool young researcher is Fatima Aqeel at Colgate University who works on questions related to gender, intimate partner violence + women's employment #EconTwitter sites.google.com/view/fatima-aq…
One paper currently R&R at WBER analyzes a reform in Pakistan in which admissions' criteria at medical schools were equalized for men + women, leading to an ⬆️ in labor force participation by women medical graduates + graduates overall
As I wrapped up another slew of referee reports this week (no worries, I actually love refereeing + learn a lot from it!) I thought it might be fun to do a little 🧵on my most common comments as a referee (and now, as an editor) - mainly for empirical papers
1: I'm on page 5 of the intro; what is this paper about? Take pity on us, your referees are people too. You should specifically explain what THIS paper is about + is doing by page two, at latest.
2: Here are other papers, how is this one different? Highlight the existing lit (thoroughly) +specifically note what your paper adds. Lots of debate over whether or not to do "this paper is the 1st", but you don't have to claim you're the first to note your contribution.