Frank Schilbach
@fschilbach.bsky.social
Behavioral and development economist at MIT studying poverty, sleep, alcohol, mental health, and loneliness
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Frank Schilbach
@fschilbach.bsky.social
· May 14
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
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
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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
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
September 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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
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
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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...
More details are here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...
Research Group Leader at the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality"
Deadline: May 15, 2026
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
March 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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...
More details are here: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...
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“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...
#econsky #academicsky #history #economichistory
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Claudia Goldin to Receive Talcott Parsons Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
March 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“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...
#econsky #academicsky #history #economichistory
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/clau...
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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
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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
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New research on postpartum depression as a mechanism of the motherhood penalty (i.e., mothers' reduced lifetime earnings) in Denmark
"The penalties are concentrated among less educated mothers and those in less family-friendly jobs."
(Application to the US is left as an exercise for the reader)
"The penalties are concentrated among less educated mothers and those in less family-friendly jobs."
(Application to the US is left as an exercise for the reader)
EconPapers: Postpartum Depression and the Motherhood Penalty
By Bhalotra. Sonia, N. Meltem Daysal, Louis Freget, Jonas Cuzulan Hirani, Priyama Majumdar, Mircea Trandafir, Miriam Wust and Tom Zohar; Abstract: Using Danish administrative data linked to two independent, validated postpartum depression screenings, we study how
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February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
New research on postpartum depression as a mechanism of the motherhood penalty (i.e., mothers' reduced lifetime earnings) in Denmark
"The penalties are concentrated among less educated mothers and those in less family-friendly jobs."
(Application to the US is left as an exercise for the reader)
"The penalties are concentrated among less educated mothers and those in less family-friendly jobs."
(Application to the US is left as an exercise for the reader)
Fantastic conference on field experiments in economics and business!
📣 Thrilled to announce our 5th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 7-8 Sept 2026, @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn.
Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻
Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨
#EconSky
Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻
Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨
#EconSky
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Fantastic conference on field experiments in economics and business!
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#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
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
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
#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
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
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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
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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
This is a field-based, travel-intensive role rather than desk-based research. Application details: lnkd.in/e_YzfZEt
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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."
"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."
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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."
"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
Excited to post the latest version of my JMP: The female labor supply constraints of spousal jealousy bit.ly/4nn9apn
I use two field experiments to study the role of spousal jealousy in constraining married women’s employment. More below 👇:
I use two field experiments to study the role of spousal jealousy in constraining married women’s employment. More below 👇:
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Terrific job market paper by our student Kailash Rajah on how husbands‘ jealousy restricts women’s work opportunities in India
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🔥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
bit.ly/4nn9apn
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🔥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
bit.ly/4nn9apn
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📆 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
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
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📆 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
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
October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What are the best practices for ensuring subject comprehension in lab or field experiments? Can you recommend any research papers or guides? #econsky
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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...
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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...
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Great NYT write up of our new results on child mortality and cash transfers in Kenya:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Great NYT write up of our new results on child mortality and cash transfers in Kenya:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
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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:
Read today's article to learn more:
🆕 Breadwinner’s burden: How financial relief improved sleep and cognition in Indonesia
Today on VoxDev, Claire Duquennois (University of Pittsburgh) & Maulik Jagnani (@tufts.edu) discuss how cash transfers helped relieve the financial pressure on breadwinners: voxdev.org/topic/social...
Today on VoxDev, Claire Duquennois (University of Pittsburgh) & Maulik Jagnani (@tufts.edu) discuss how cash transfers helped relieve the financial pressure on breadwinners: voxdev.org/topic/social...
Breadwinner’s burden: How financial relief improved sleep and cognition in Indonesia
Cash transfers improve sleep quality for household heads but not other family members, revealing how financial pressures burden those responsible for providing.
voxdev.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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:
Read today's article to learn more:
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Excited that Tufts is hosting NEUDC this fall!
Spread the word and send us your finest work by Aug 17.
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Spread the word and send us your finest work by Aug 17.
t.co/fxMQPJRgAR
June 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Excited that Tufts is hosting NEUDC this fall!
Spread the word and send us your finest work by Aug 17.
t.co/fxMQPJRgAR
Spread the word and send us your finest work by Aug 17.
t.co/fxMQPJRgAR
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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
Ungated PDF: johanneshaushofer.com/research
May 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
Ungated PDF: johanneshaushofer.com/research
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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/...
Lives Versus Livelihoods: The Impact of the Great Recession on Mortality and Welfare*
doi.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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
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
May 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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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
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
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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
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
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I appreciate that the Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences has this prominently placed at the top of their main webpage right now. as.tufts.edu
April 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I appreciate that the Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences has this prominently placed at the top of their main webpage right now. as.tufts.edu
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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
@reveconstudies.bsky.social
Recently accepted to #REStud, ``Colluding against Environmental Regulation," from Alé-Chilet, Chen, @jingli-econ.bsky.social and Reynaert:
www.restud.com/colluding-ag...
#EconSky #REStud
#pollution #regulation #collusion
www.restud.com/colluding-ag...
#EconSky #REStud
#pollution #regulation #collusion
April 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
@reveconstudies.bsky.social