Elisa Xi Chen
@elisaxchen.bsky.social
PhD student at Harvard. Education, Development Economics, Gender & Labor, AI. 🏳️🌈
https://elisaxchen.github.io/
https://elisaxchen.github.io/
Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
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1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
Fascinating project
During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Fascinating project
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Enough with LeBron versus Jordan the REAL goat is on the premises
Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union
In Search of Equity, WNBA Players Have a Nobel Laureate on Their Side
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.
www.si.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Enough with LeBron versus Jordan the REAL goat is on the premises
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Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out to men when they don’t compete for jobs, promotions & awards. Summary of new research on how to leverage stereotype reactance to close the gender gap in competition led by @sophiapink.bsky.social:
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/want...
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/want...
Want More Women in Leadership? Tell Them They’re Losing Out
A Wharton study found that highlighting the gender gap in competition on a job platform increased women’s applications for leadership roles by over 20%.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
June 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out to men when they don’t compete for jobs, promotions & awards. Summary of new research on how to leverage stereotype reactance to close the gender gap in competition led by @sophiapink.bsky.social:
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/want...
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/want...
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So excited to share new work with
@emileigharrison.bsky.social about the presence and portrayal of topics, values, and identities in U.S. textbooks!
What we teach in our curricula is more similar across our country than political narratives might have us believe.
tinyurl.com/miiebooks miielab.com
@emileigharrison.bsky.social about the presence and portrayal of topics, values, and identities in U.S. textbooks!
What we teach in our curricula is more similar across our country than political narratives might have us believe.
tinyurl.com/miiebooks miielab.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
So excited to share new work with
@emileigharrison.bsky.social about the presence and portrayal of topics, values, and identities in U.S. textbooks!
What we teach in our curricula is more similar across our country than political narratives might have us believe.
tinyurl.com/miiebooks miielab.com
@emileigharrison.bsky.social about the presence and portrayal of topics, values, and identities in U.S. textbooks!
What we teach in our curricula is more similar across our country than political narratives might have us believe.
tinyurl.com/miiebooks miielab.com
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Our work now published showing how better AI can improve both accuracy and diversity in hiring relative to supervised learning tools and status-quo human hiring.
Li, @lindseyraymond.bsky.social & @peterbergman.bsky.social show that incorporating exploration into an interview screening algorithm improves demographic diversity & hiring efficiency, while traditional supervised learning-only tools improve hiring rates at the expense of minority applicants.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Our work now published showing how better AI can improve both accuracy and diversity in hiring relative to supervised learning tools and status-quo human hiring.
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"You need some way of actually measuring people’s beliefs or their preferences if you wanna test these behavioral stories around bubbles," says Chicago Booth’s Leland Bybee. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/in-it... #econsky #ai
In Its Expectations for the Economy, AI Is Surprisingly Human
AI, designed to mimic the appearance of human reasoning, also forms predictions about the economy in human-like ways.
www.chicagobooth.edu
May 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"You need some way of actually measuring people’s beliefs or their preferences if you wanna test these behavioral stories around bubbles," says Chicago Booth’s Leland Bybee. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/in-it... #econsky #ai
coming back to uchicago feels like coming home, esp when your old advisor’s biggest concern is that you haven’t been eating, and they start throwing food on your office desk
June 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
coming back to uchicago feels like coming home, esp when your old advisor’s biggest concern is that you haven’t been eating, and they start throwing food on your office desk
Love it when people turn sorrow into knowledge or other creative expressions
Indeed 🙏
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May 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Love it when people turn sorrow into knowledge or other creative expressions
and who you’ve become over time. Knowledge is my last and most faithful possession.
In moments of uncertainty, I think about my grandparents who lived thru the cultural revolution and read books in camps with no promise of tomorrow. They told me they could take your house, burn your name, erase your records, but they couldn’t take away what you’ve read under the moonlight
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
and who you’ve become over time. Knowledge is my last and most faithful possession.
In moments of uncertainty, I think about my grandparents who lived thru the cultural revolution and read books in camps with no promise of tomorrow. They told me they could take your house, burn your name, erase your records, but they couldn’t take away what you’ve read under the moonlight
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In moments of uncertainty, I think about my grandparents who lived thru the cultural revolution and read books in camps with no promise of tomorrow. They told me they could take your house, burn your name, erase your records, but they couldn’t take away what you’ve read under the moonlight
for a second i thought i was part of the “animal behavior”
Hey #EconSky
I would like to set up a microgrants for phd-students and postdocs in econ. I.e. microgrants for submission fees, conf fees etc.
Q: Does something like that already exist?
@climent.bsky.social @joshua-goodman.com @dynarski.bsky.social @ckronenberg.bsky.social
I would like to set up a microgrants for phd-students and postdocs in econ. I.e. microgrants for submission fees, conf fees etc.
Q: Does something like that already exist?
@climent.bsky.social @joshua-goodman.com @dynarski.bsky.social @ckronenberg.bsky.social
Animal Behaviour Collective - Open Collective
We are a collective of animal behaviour researchers organising microgrants and mentorship for undergraduate & graduate students in animal behaviour.
opencollective.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
for a second i thought i was part of the “animal behavior”
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academic folks: Harvard international students may need to begin immediately transferring out in order to avoid having to leave the country
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
Fact Sheet: Maintaining student status when an SEVP certified school closes or loses its certification to enroll F-1 nonimmigrant students
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
academic folks: Harvard international students may need to begin immediately transferring out in order to avoid having to leave the country
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
Congratulations on being an international student at Harvard today. We won the lottery 🎉
This is not a game, this is affecting people's lives... I can only imagine what it's like to be a student at Harvard right now -- not to mention that this hangs as a threat over every single international student in the US.
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations on being an international student at Harvard today. We won the lottery 🎉
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🚨 Christmas WP Alert 🚨
New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results:
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#EconSky
New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results:
📄👇
#EconSky
December 23, 2024 at 2:18 PM
🚨 Christmas WP Alert 🚨
New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results:
📄👇
#EconSky
New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results:
📄👇
#EconSky
Love this energy
Watch out for profs in their 60s named Susan with 16K+ citations if you know what’s good for you
March 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Love this energy
My coauthor and brilliant friend @itsafronomics.bsky.social just published her first book ⬇️❕
IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or...
Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or...
Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join
March 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My coauthor and brilliant friend @itsafronomics.bsky.social just published her first book ⬇️❕
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Thank you to @charlesjkenny.bsky.social, @justsand.bsky.social and others @cgdev.org whose careful data work underpins this important and devastating article by @nickkristof.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. A great eg of combining data with the human face of that data.
"We can heal the sick and save children’s lives, all inexpensively... We properly honor a firefighter who saves a single child, but three cheers for us as taxpayers for rescuing millions of children around the world from AIDS, starvation and disease.
That is, until January."
-- Nick Kristof
That is, until January."
-- Nick Kristof
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thank you to @charlesjkenny.bsky.social, @justsand.bsky.social and others @cgdev.org whose careful data work underpins this important and devastating article by @nickkristof.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. A great eg of combining data with the human face of that data.
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Uncovering systematic gendered effects on family structure and fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, from Garance Genicot and Maria Hernandez-de-Benito https://www.nber.org/papers/w33505
February 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Uncovering systematic gendered effects on family structure and fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, from Garance Genicot and Maria Hernandez-de-Benito https://www.nber.org/papers/w33505
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So excited to share new work on the social construction of race during the US Reconstruction Era, joint with @rickhornbeck.bsky.social, Daniel Keniston, and Benjamin Lualdi!
nber.org/papers/w33502
nber.org/papers/w33502
February 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So excited to share new work on the social construction of race during the US Reconstruction Era, joint with @rickhornbeck.bsky.social, Daniel Keniston, and Benjamin Lualdi!
nber.org/papers/w33502
nber.org/papers/w33502
DHS is basically Census data (and even more) for developing countries and I’m very sad / feel powerless to see this
Such a travesty that the Demographic and Health Survey program was terminated this week.
I realize the Gates Foundation can't pick up all the pieces, but this one seems like a natural one for them to pick up given that the DHS is the go-to data source for many of their focus areas.
I realize the Gates Foundation can't pick up all the pieces, but this one seems like a natural one for them to pick up given that the DHS is the go-to data source for many of their focus areas.
The Demographic and Health Surveys, a major effort supported by USAID and widely used across the world, are also not currently available.
February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
DHS is basically Census data (and even more) for developing countries and I’m very sad / feel powerless to see this
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if USAID funding for malaria, TB and HIV treatment for millions of people is abruptly cut off, doesn't that greatly increase the chance that treatment-resistant strains of these diseases will develop? which will inevitably find their way back to "the rest of us" ?
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
if USAID funding for malaria, TB and HIV treatment for millions of people is abruptly cut off, doesn't that greatly increase the chance that treatment-resistant strains of these diseases will develop? which will inevitably find their way back to "the rest of us" ?
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Never dreamed that being friends and colleagues w tons of data nerds would be an asset in the war for democracy
Hearing another Census data purge is coming
Prioritize downloads of anything IPUMS does not have
They are targeting anything with race and sex
Prioritize downloads of anything IPUMS does not have
They are targeting anything with race and sex
February 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Never dreamed that being friends and colleagues w tons of data nerds would be an asset in the war for democracy