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Caroline Krafft
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Economist, Associate Prof. @ Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Development/Labor/Education/Gender/ECD/Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · Mar 10
📣 New paper "Do employers discriminate against married women? Evidence from a field experiment in Egypt" published in the Journal of Development Economics! #EconSky #menasky

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ABSTRACT This research submitted fictitious resumes to online job postings in Egypt, randomizing gender and marital status. More job postings explicitly required men (14 per cent) than women (4 per cent). Despite the gender discrimination in postings, women were only slightly less likely to receive callbacks than men, with only a small difference between single and married women. Differences in callbacks by sex and marital status were not statistically significant. Women and especially married women were, however, particularly likely to be asked for more information rather than scheduled for an interview.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Robert C. Richards

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 1d
In this season of hyper-consumerism, it is important to note that Black Americans regularly protested establishments that would not treat them equally and promoted those that did. The Green Book Project archives this rich history. greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject
#CommunityMap #EconSky

Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis, Scott L. Greer, Caroline Krafft , and 5 more

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.

Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 1d
Correction: bsky.app/profile/eliz...
elizabethbitmeehan.com Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 2d
FYI: law and science, political science, and sociology all still have DDRIG programs run outside of the NSF but funded by NSF. The rest of these programs unfortunately do not.

I run the political science DDRIG.
killgrove.bsky.social Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 3d
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Raquel Fonseca

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NBER @nber.org · 2d
Curriculum shapes more than skills as taking STEM in high school boosts tech careers—but also shifts politics as boys grow more conservative and girls more progressive, from Robert Ainsworth, Rajeev H. Dehejia, Andrei Munteanu, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola www.nber.org/papers/w34502

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Juan Cole, Zen Faulkes , and 2 more

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d
Nearly every mechanism that made my career possible—Ford, NSF, Harvard BiGS—is gone or on the way to the chopping block.
epopppp.bsky.social Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 2d
This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
killgrove.bsky.social Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 3d
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪

Reposted by Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Tom Clark, Mark J. Brandt , and 15 more

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 2d
This means NSF dissertation improvement grants in the social sciences are simply...not happening.
killgrove.bsky.social Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 3d
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.

Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Paul Nightingale

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d
BROOKINGS: Our survey results lend themselves" to some conclusions:

".. professional AI use is far from ubiquitous and many respondents expressed skepticism that it would be as revolutionary as some experts expect."

@brookings.edu
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How are Americans using AI? Evidence from a nationwide survey | Brookings
Brookings scholars Alikhani, Harris, and Patnaik break down the latest evidence on how Americans use AI, both personally and at work
www.brookings.edu

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 3d
"At the state level, this is one example of a way we are helping to make progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but with a solution that can help people take control of their energy costs,”
mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/22/n...

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Refugees @refugees.skyfleet.blue · 3d
Sudan: One month after RSF takeover of El Fasher, displaced people survive in precarious conditions while others remain blocked or unaccounted for #Refugees
Sudan: One month after RSF takeover of El Fasher, displaced people survive in precarious conditions while others remain blocked or unaccounted for
reliefweb.int

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 3d
Subsidising healthcare for children in Mali substantially increased necessary care-seeking while generating only minimal unnecessary use.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Sarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · 3d
Fellowship opportunity for for three scholars from SWANA/MENA countries to attend the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research in summer 2026. Apply by December 14 (scroll down for info).

Direct link to PDF call here: web.apsanet.org/mena/wp-cont...
Institute for Qualitative & Multi-Method Research
www.maxwell.syr.edu

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 3d
🆕 Intimate partner violence: Causes, costs and prevention

In today's podcast, Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley) discusses what we have learned about intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries: voxdev.org/topic/health...

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Caroline Krafft, Lesley A. Hall , and 5 more

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Valerie Mueller, Danila Serra , and 1 more

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CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · 4d
CSWEP News Issue IV, "Focus on Fertility" by @caitlinmyers.bsky.social is out now. www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
www.aeaweb.org

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Joshua Goodman, Aaron Sojourner

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NBER @nber.org · 4d
Examining the One Laptop Per Child program in Peruvian rural primary schools finds no significant effects on academic performance but some evidence of negative ones on grade progression, from Cueto, Beuermann, Cristia, Malamud, and Pardo www.nber.org/papers/w34495

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, James Goodwin, David L. Anderson

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 4d
When couples receive a cash transfer, who decides how to spend it? Are budgets equal?

Today's article finds that in Nigeria, both husbands and wives divided budgets relatively equally, but women were far more likely to defer the decision to their husband.

Learn more ⤵️

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 4d
Vahid Abedini has now been released.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 5d
Rep. Jacob Rosecrants is in touch with State Rep. Jared Deck (Norman) and Rep. Tom Cole (Repub). The office of U.S. Sen. James Lankford (Repub) has been made aware.

They can't find Dr. Abedini's location. Important for several reasons including filing habeas corpus docs.
URL: x.com/jacobrosecra...
Rep. Jacob Rosecrants 🌩️ @jacobrosecrants I’m aware of this awful situation, shared by my constituent Dr. Landis. Nobody seems to know where Dr. Abedini is being held, tho he has contacted family. Rep. Deck reached out to Rep. Cole & Sen. Lankford’s office is looped in. Here to be a squeaky wheel & help however I can. [screenshot of Prof. Landis' tweet about Dr. Abedini being seized by ICE] 8:23 PM • Nov 24, 2025 • 1,351 Views

Reposted by Christian Odendahl, Rosemary A. Joyce, Caroline Krafft , and 3 more

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 5d
i’m not crying you’re crying

xkcd: Fifteen Years

Fifteen Years
xkcd.com

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Rep. Jacob Rosecrants @jacobrosecrants.bsky.social · 5d
I’m aware of this awful situation, shared by my constituent Dr. Landis. Nobody seems to know where Dr. Abedini is being held, tho he has contacted family. Rep. Deck reached out to Rep. Cole & Sen. Lankford’s office is looped in. Here to be a squeaky wheel & help however I can.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Richard Waite, Melanie C. Green , and 5 more

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 5d
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Anne Hilborn

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 5d
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
OU professor reportedly detained by ICE at Will Rogers airport
The professor is reportedly an H-1B visa holder, which would allow him to legally work at OU.
www.oklahoman.com

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Rosemary A. Joyce, Caroline Krafft , and 4 more

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Rachel Schwartz @raschwartz.bsky.social · 5d
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com

Reposted by Nancy Birdsall, Caroline Krafft

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d
The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.

More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
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The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
go.cgdev.org

Reposted by Michael Barnett, Brian A. Nosek, David McKenzie , and 8 more

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 New working paper!

How well do people predict the results of studies?

@sdellavi.bsky.social and I leverage data from the first 100 studies to have been posted on the SSPP, containing 1,482 key questions, on which over 50,000 forecasts were placed. Some surprising results below.... 🧵👇

Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Caroline Krafft

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 6d
If you are applying for grad school, I recommend you build time into your process to get feedback on your materials from someone with experience evaluating application documents.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, David S. Tanenhaus

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
A yellow lightbulb mascot is stuck in a doorway.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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Justin Sandefur @justsand.bsky.social · 6d
Why aren't there more big, labor-intensive firms in poor countries?

Answer here: bigger firms use more white-color workers who are in shorter supply in poorer countries.

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 8d
I always have to keep two things in my head: violence (including sexual violence) is far too common in schools AND girls are still safer in school than out of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....