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Justin White

@justinwhite.bsky.social

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Health economist at Boston University School of Public Health, studying health effects of social policy, tobacco, nutrition, and chronic disease risk. Formerly: UCSF, Stanford, and UC Berkeley

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: A new experiment in Philly shows cash rental assistance slashed homelessness rates by 57–67%.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · May 15

Under the House Ag bill, only 10 counties would still qualify for a waiver of SNAP's harsh work requirement. Many rural communities with limited job opportunities would lose their waivers. People who are looking for a job but can't find one would be cut off SNAP after 3 months.

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Chye-Ching Huang @dashching.bsky.social · May 14

Ways & Means bill "would impose onerous burdens on taxpayers claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit for tens of millions of eligible children and, in doing so, discourage many of them from claiming credits for which they are eligible." New @taxlawcenter.org:

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Ways and Means Bill Would Cut Earned Income Tax Credit by Increasing Bureaucratic Burdens for Families

This post explains how the bill would impose onerous burdens on taxpayers claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for tens of millions of eligible children and, in doing so, discourage many of th...

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David Bradford @bradfowd1.bsky.social · Apr 2

🚨 Call for abstracts for #SHESG2025 is OPEN!

Abstracts: June 15.
Conference: September 19-20 in Chapel Hill.

Your esteemed local hosts are Donna Gilleskie, Qing Gong, Justin Trogdon, and Tara Templin.

JOIN US, FRIENDS!

gilleskie.web.unc.edu/shesg-2025/

SHESG 2025 | Donna Gilleskie, Ph.D.

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Tobacco Online Policy Seminar (TOPS) @tobaccopolicy.org · Mar 25

Submit or nominate TOPS-notch research for next season's lineup! TOPS offers presenters:
✅exposure among a diverse global audience (avg 164 attendees!)
✅helpful feedback from audience comments
✅opportunities to network
👉 tobaccopolicy.org/call.html
🗓️Deadline: 4/7

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Jan 6

Our new paper systematically reviews studies that examined effects of social policies in the health literature. Many still use non-quasi-experimental methods that are not optimal for policy evaluation. rdcu.be/d4UWh

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Scott Kaplan @skaplan92.bsky.social · Nov 7

Excited to share @justinwhite.bsky.social and I’s latest working paper! “Taxing Volume, Targeting Sugar: A Framework and Empirical Assessment of Excise Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages."

Link to full paper: drive.google.com/file/d/151Cp...

Comments are welcome and appreciated.

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Jul 8

Interested in the latest quasi-experimental difference-in-differences policy evaluation methods but not sure where to start? Our new tutorial in Epidemiology is out now with detailed info for beginners!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr... #episky #econsky @justinwhite.bsky.social @epiellie.bsky.social

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