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Seema Jayachandran Profile picture
Seema Jayachandran
@seema_econ
Economics professor on Bluesky: https://t.co/g5QjUJ36y5 on Mastodon: https://t.co/Pg34Q38Al2
Jun 25, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Taking paternity leave, unfortunately, can hurt men's careers. A key reason: Small differences in face time can tip decisions about whom to promote. The good news: If paternity leave became the norm, the career penalty would shrink.

My latest NYT column. nytimes.com/2021/06/25/bus… In a recent study, Julian Johnsen, Hyejin Ku & Kjell Salvanes re-analyzed a 1993 expansion of paternity leave in Norway. Their twist was to look at how paternity-leave takers' earnings depend on whether workplace "competitors" take leave too. drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-WgDv…
Mar 30, 2020 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
Longing for simpler times when your twitter feed was filled w/ cool econ research?

I was, so I asked some recent job mkt candidates if they'd make 2-min videos about their fantastic papers. Enjoy!

And please add yours to the mix, JMCs!

#2minJMP Image Watch @BerkouwerS explain why people underinvest in energy-efficient stoves, a win-win product that would save them money and are good for the environment. #2minJMP
Dec 17, 2019 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Starting a thread of threads on the @nytimes columns I've written (full set: tinyurl.com/yx9cejro).

My first one: Adding a public option to a marketplace can help even people who don't opt for it, by pushing down the price of private options. @nytimes Conservationists are deploying a business model similar to Airbnb's, renting private land at critical moments to create temporary conservation reserves.
Nov 29, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Some of the most important knowledge gained from randomized experiments in economics has been about programs not working as well as expected. My latest column in the NYT. nyti.ms/2DxZgw5 With more space, I'd have also talked about how evidence that microcredit seems to improve business profits for just a subset of recipients (see @economeager 2019) has led to more work on how to identify those few, e.g., Hussam, Rigol, & Roth 2018 (hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/…)
Sep 6, 2017 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Excited to have our new AER paper on height in India as @AEAjournals chart of the week. Here's my summary of the paper in 3 charts. 1/4 #1 The puzzle: At any income level, child height is lower in India than elsewhere (here we compare Indian states to African countries).