Laura K Gee
@laurakgee.bsky.social
Economist 📈📉at Tufts University. I like to study topics in behavioral economics, gender discrimination and public goods provision (including charitable giving). http://laurakgee.weebly.com/ (she/her)
Submissions are open for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee and I can’t wait to see all the cool papers that apply. www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...
September 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Submissions are open for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee and I can’t wait to see all the cool papers that apply. www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...
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Great charts throughout, but this is the bottom line and, imo, speaks to a huge hidden piece of the motherhood penalty
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
August 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Great charts throughout, but this is the bottom line and, imo, speaks to a huge hidden piece of the motherhood penalty
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Great day @BU Economics today. And you can’t go wrong with a dinner of tapas with @joshua-goodman.com and @danielepaserman.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Great day @BU Economics today. And you can’t go wrong with a dinner of tapas with @joshua-goodman.com and @danielepaserman.bsky.social
Exciting to see my work with @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social featured outside the hallowed halls of academia 😴😴😴 Thanks so much to @theconversation.com for highlighting the downsides of being the “default parent” as many return to school this month theconversation.com/better-call-...
August 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Exciting to see my work with @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social featured outside the hallowed halls of academia 😴😴😴 Thanks so much to @theconversation.com for highlighting the downsides of being the “default parent” as many return to school this month theconversation.com/better-call-...
First time at a workshop where the primary language is Arabic! (Thankfully I give my lectures in English and there is real time translation for all). Thanks @j-pal.bsky.social for inviting me.
June 22, 2026 at 7:34 AM
First time at a workshop where the primary language is Arabic! (Thankfully I give my lectures in English and there is real time translation for all). Thanks @j-pal.bsky.social for inviting me.
My kids made the @bostonglobe.com coverage with their lemonade stand today. Super pleased with eldest child mentioning percentages and youngest child being noted for his screeching abilities
April 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
My kids made the @bostonglobe.com coverage with their lemonade stand today. Super pleased with eldest child mentioning percentages and youngest child being noted for his screeching abilities
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Only one of these made it into the Ten Commandments, and it polls badly. That doesn’t mean it’s rare, however.
#econsky
#econsky
Here is what Americans consider immoral
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
April 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Only one of these made it into the Ten Commandments, and it polls badly. That doesn’t mean it’s rare, however.
#econsky
#econsky
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“Researchers are taking on projects they might have otherwise passed on, and our government partners get the insights they need to improve programs and policies.” Berkeley econ professor @jrothst.bsky.social on 10 years of the California Policy Lab: https://bit.ly/4mtubyq
April 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“Researchers are taking on projects they might have otherwise passed on, and our government partners get the insights they need to improve programs and policies.” Berkeley econ professor @jrothst.bsky.social on 10 years of the California Policy Lab: https://bit.ly/4mtubyq
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April 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Amazing conference with some of my favorite researchers all thanks to Lise Vesterlund. Also loved that my @aeacswep.bsky.social co-mentee M. Recalde was back to back with me on the program, and my CSWEP mentee S. Saccardo also presenting along with U. Gneezy who was on both our PhD committees
March 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Amazing conference with some of my favorite researchers all thanks to Lise Vesterlund. Also loved that my @aeacswep.bsky.social co-mentee M. Recalde was back to back with me on the program, and my CSWEP mentee S. Saccardo also presenting along with U. Gneezy who was on both our PhD committees
Had a great time discussing “raw moments” which has a very different Econ meaning than real ppl meaning with @benbushong.com while he presented work with M Rabin about how to figure out if people are Bayesian. thanks for coming to @tuftseconomics.bsky.social
March 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Had a great time discussing “raw moments” which has a very different Econ meaning than real ppl meaning with @benbushong.com while he presented work with M Rabin about how to figure out if people are Bayesian. thanks for coming to @tuftseconomics.bsky.social
Thanks to Alex Mas for coming to @tuftseconomics.bsky.social. We all enjoyed learning about staffing issues when demand for staff is not known (aka a newsvendor problem in labor). I specifically was happy the setting was healthcare staffing in skilled nursing (a setting I’m currently working in!)
March 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Thanks to Alex Mas for coming to @tuftseconomics.bsky.social. We all enjoyed learning about staffing issues when demand for staff is not known (aka a newsvendor problem in labor). I specifically was happy the setting was healthcare staffing in skilled nursing (a setting I’m currently working in!)
Great talk today by @joannavenator.bsky.social about contraceptive choice (eg pill vs IUD) and how it is affected by uncertainty from things like the 2016 election or individual state abortion restrictions.
March 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Great talk today by @joannavenator.bsky.social about contraceptive choice (eg pill vs IUD) and how it is affected by uncertainty from things like the 2016 election or individual state abortion restrictions.
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Something you almost certainly won’t see in the national news is how many tiny protests are all over the Twin Cities today.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something you almost certainly won’t see in the national news is how many tiny protests are all over the Twin Cities today.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
They’re at stoplights. Parks. Bridges. Just everywhere. And people walking by are joining in. The solidarity is so deep.
It’s beautiful and brave. I love this city.
#econsky ‼️ Seeking guidance on quantifying the tone of emails. Currently using a continuous score from RoBERTa 3-sentiment model (a transformer-based pre-trained language model) and human-RA labels.
January 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM
#econsky ‼️ Seeking guidance on quantifying the tone of emails. Currently using a continuous score from RoBERTa 3-sentiment model (a transformer-based pre-trained language model) and human-RA labels.
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Are there any US lawmakers fighting to protect the rights of Black/African immigrants that I/we can support? Because oof- what a dismal way to end the year/start 2026 and I've heard not a peep from any of our representatives: abcnews.go.com/Internationa... #Blacksky
Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted
Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries
abcnews.go.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Are there any US lawmakers fighting to protect the rights of Black/African immigrants that I/we can support? Because oof- what a dismal way to end the year/start 2026 and I've heard not a peep from any of our representatives: abcnews.go.com/Internationa... #Blacksky
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All research is exploratory if you’re confused enough
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
All research is exploratory if you’re confused enough
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Much missing data in November report on inflation, CPI.
Hard to know what really happened to prices in November.
All this due to government shutdown and refusal to allow these workers to come to work.
Hard to know what really happened to prices in November.
All this due to government shutdown and refusal to allow these workers to come to work.
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Much missing data in November report on inflation, CPI.
Hard to know what really happened to prices in November.
All this due to government shutdown and refusal to allow these workers to come to work.
Hard to know what really happened to prices in November.
All this due to government shutdown and refusal to allow these workers to come to work.
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November jobs report weak, and shows nearly no job growth last few months
Almost all of the job growth is in health care
Large job losses in federal government
Almost all of the job growth is in health care
Large job losses in federal government
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
November jobs report weak, and shows nearly no job growth last few months
Almost all of the job growth is in health care
Large job losses in federal government
Almost all of the job growth is in health care
Large job losses in federal government
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"“If a bloke in Bonnyrigg needs six high-powered rifles and is able to get them under existing licensing scheme, then there’s something wrong,’ he said."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack
Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victims
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"“If a bloke in Bonnyrigg needs six high-powered rifles and is able to get them under existing licensing scheme, then there’s something wrong,’ he said."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
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DEADLINE TODAY: The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper today! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
DEADLINE TODAY: The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper today! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
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I argue in this piece that the nonprofit sector should be thinking more about the counterfactual when assessing fundraising success: winning a $2M competitive bid over capable peers advances the cause less than convincing someone to donate $1M they'd have spent on a yacht.
The Case for Counterfactual Thinking in Nonprofit Fundraising
When a nonprofit wins a major government contract or foundation grant, it’s cause for celebration. These wins reflect hard work and organizational strength. Yet beneath the success lies a subtle, ofte...
www.cgdev.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I argue in this piece that the nonprofit sector should be thinking more about the counterfactual when assessing fundraising success: winning a $2M competitive bid over capable peers advances the cause less than convincing someone to donate $1M they'd have spent on a yacht.
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Our affiliate, Seema Jayachandran, argues in this blog post that, when fundraising, nonprofits shouldn't just care about how much they raise. They should value new funds they attract to the cause more than competitive grants they win that would have otherwise gone to an equally capable peer.
I argue in this piece that the nonprofit sector should be thinking more about the counterfactual when assessing fundraising success: winning a $2M competitive bid over capable peers advances the cause less than convincing someone to donate $1M they'd have spent on a yacht.
The Case for Counterfactual Thinking in Nonprofit Fundraising
When a nonprofit wins a major government contract or foundation grant, it’s cause for celebration. These wins reflect hard work and organizational strength. Yet beneath the success lies a subtle, ofte...
www.cgdev.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Our affiliate, Seema Jayachandran, argues in this blog post that, when fundraising, nonprofits shouldn't just care about how much they raise. They should value new funds they attract to the cause more than competitive grants they win that would have otherwise gone to an equally capable peer.