Felipe Macedo Dias
femdias.bsky.social
Felipe Macedo Dias
@femdias.bsky.social
🇧🇷 Predoc at Cornell's CIDER. Econ MA at UBC. Undergrad FEA-USP. Interested in development, education and crime
https://femdias.github.io
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❄️🐻‍❄️ Finally some positive news from Hungary. As record cold and snow hit Central Europe, polar bear cubs at Nyíregyháza Zoo are seeing real snow for the very first time in their lives. (Video by the zoo.)
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Our fourth blog post of the JMP series is out! Khyati Malik writes on soil-carbon programs, showing why they must consider soil type heterogeneity to improve efficiency.

www.econthatmatters.com/2025/12/payi...

#JMP #Econsky #ETRM
Paying for Carbon that Lasts: Lessons from Farmers and Soils
This is our 4th blog post for our Job Market Paper Series blog for 2025-2026. Khyati Malik is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Her research lies at the inte…
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December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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3rd JMP post! Maximiliano Garcia writes on Chile's water markets, showing legal rights are not enough. Local institutions are essencial for enforcement.

Check it out: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/12/gove...

#JMP #Econsky #ETRM
Governing Environmental Markets: Lessons from Chile’s experiment on water markets
This is our 3rd blog post for our Job Market Paper Series blog for 2025-2026. Maximiliano Garcia is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University. His research interests lie at the intersec…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Our second blog post for the JMP Series is posted! Roshan Saha writes on how irrigation can worsen wage drops after rainfall shocks.

Read: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/12/when...

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When irrigation isn’t enough: protecting wages from rainfall shocks
This is our 2nd blog post for our Job Market Paper Series blog for 2025-2026. Roshan Saha is a PhD candidate in Applied Economics at Auburn University. He works at the intersection of caste, climat…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In today's JMP blog, @krajah123.bsky.social conducts experiments in India to show how spousal jealousy affects female labor force participation: women are more likely to take up work in women-only office & greater impacts for those with more jealous husbands blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
When spousal jealousy keeps women out of work
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December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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New IPEDS data on admissions, graduation rates, student financial aid, and cost of attendance (in a new format) just dropped. Let's see how everything looks!
Use The Data
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all p...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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To kick things off for our 2025 Job Market Paper series, Ferran Vega-Carol writes about his JMP about Solar Electrification in Rural Myanmar.

Check it out: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/12/how-...

#JMP #Econsky #ETRM
How Do Opportunities Shape Aspirational Responses?
Experimental Evidence from Solar Electrification in Rural Myanmar We are excited to launch our Job Market Paper Series blog for 2025-2026, beginning with our very first blog post by Ferran Vega-Car…
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December 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Our new interview with Nicolás de Roux is out! We talked about his research on production in developing countries, the usage of models and causal estimation together, and how his research influences policy in Colombia. #Econsky #ETRM
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/09/etrm...
ETRM Interview Series – Nicolás de Roux
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…
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October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Your latest interview is out! Kristina Manysheva talks about the importance of using macroeconomics to study development, innovation in a development context, and engaging with stakeholders. Check it out!
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#ETRM #EconSky
ETRM Interview Series – Kristina Manysheva
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice to young researchers. For this interview, we got th…
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June 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Check out our newest interview! @oyebolaoo.bsky.social talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/05/etrm... #ETRM #EconSky
ETRM Interview Series – Oyebola Okunogbe
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…
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May 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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🚨 FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) offers grants for foreign researchers or Brazilians abroad to work in Brazil!

🔹 Thematic: up to R$6M, 5 yrs → deadline June 30, 2025
🔹 Young Investigator: up to R$2M, 4 yrs → deadline June 3, 2025

More: fapesp.br/17526 | fapesp.br/17473
#Research #Brazil
FAPESP opens call for selection of Thematic Projects by researchers from abroad
Projects of up to 60 months at the frontier of knowledge will be selected. FAPESP will provide the necessary support, with the objective of enabling researchers to establish themselves as full profes...
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May 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Just published! Don't miss our interview with Dean Karlan on his path in development economics, the current funding uncertainty, and the value of development aid. Read it here: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm... #EconSky #ETRM
ETRM Interview Series – Dean Karlan
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice to young researchers. For this interview, we got th…
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April 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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seeing some joke comments about the subject matter of this paper so it seems important to clarify that studying competition between platforms and the effect of regulations in a setting with potentials for truly massive externalities is just a very high value added activity for economists to do
Pornhub's removal of all non-verified content led to a 41% drop in traffic within 1 month.

Much of the displaced traffic was absorbed by competing platforms, including less regulated fringe websites (+55% visits) and mainstream competitors (+10%).
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April 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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New interview on the blog! Claudio Ferraz talks about the importance of understanding local context and political constraints when studying development policies, among other insights into his career research. Read the full interview here: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm... #EconSky
ETRM Interview Series – Claudio Ferraz
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…
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April 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The share of apartments that are vacant is the highest its been since 2010. This is especially true in Dallas, Austin and Houston where many new apartment buildings have been built recently. This makes now a good time to negotiate a deal on your rent.
April 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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We continue with our interview series. This time we interviewed Meredith Startz to discuss development, trade, and the challenges of collecting data to answer questions in these fields
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/03/etrm... #econtwitter #DevelopmentEcon #innovation #firm
ETRM Interview Series – Meredith Startz
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…
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March 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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A nossa produtividade está no mesmo nível em que estava quando apenas 3,4% d adultos tinham ensino superior. O único setor que tem aumento contínuo produtividade é a agricultura, que emprega cada vez menos gente. Naércio Menezes via @jmf7.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Greg Mankiw, who has been teaching econ 101 for decades, scolds Hassett for causally interpreting an accounting identity and pretending it’s econ 101 gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2025/03/kevi...
Greg Mankiw's Blog: Kevin Hassett forgets Econ 101
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March 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Call for papers:

The Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime - one of the best conferences in this area - will be held in Berlin, Sep 26-27.

** Deadline for paper submissions: May 2 **

bit.ly/4183vJ8
February 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Check out this video interview with Fabiano Dal-Ri (@fabianodalri.bsky.social), Postdoctoral Associate at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social, about his #ASSA2025 poster on the skills needed to start a successful business. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...
Fabiano Dal-Ri on managerial talent
What skills are most important for starting a business?
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February 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social gets what’s at stake…
Chris Murphy: "This deal that Donald Trump just cut with the mayor of New York -- it's a big deal ... they did that out in the open on TV because it's a signal to everybody else out there that the law will be applied differently to you if you are loyal to the president."
February 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This is a bizarre, unhinged, totally made-up conspiracy theory.

Immigrants who are not lawfully present in the United States get zero dollars of Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
February 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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This is very disappointing. @aeacswep.bsky.social operates in the service of the whole profession, including the fabulous newsletters with great career advice. Even resources targeted at women benefit the profession, as it increases the quality of the pool of economists we all hire from.
The Federal Reserve is not as independent from the executive branch as we’d like to think. The NY Fed just cancelled this Thursday’s @aeacswep.bsky.social reception at #EEA2025 and withdrew from our summer fellowship program. Both support women and underrepresented groups in economics. #EconSky
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism
Let’s see what motivates this guy to join DOG…oh
February 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM