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)
@andresbafer.bsky.social came and gave an interesting talk about the effects of immigrants on native students (positive!) @tufts.edu today. Thanks for stopping by!
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@andresbafer.bsky.social came and gave an interesting talk about the effects of immigrants on native students (positive!) @tufts.edu today. Thanks for stopping by!
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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...
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Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident, from Sarah R. Cohodes and Katherine B. Leu www.nber.org/papers/w34456
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident, from Sarah R. Cohodes and Katherine B. Leu www.nber.org/papers/w34456
Thanks to Ed Glaeser for coming to @tufts.edu and telling us “why the rent is to darn high?” A fun and informative talk about urban economics this week.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thanks to Ed Glaeser for coming to @tufts.edu and telling us “why the rent is to darn high?” A fun and informative talk about urban economics this week.
The climate in Economics isn’t always great for women/nonbinary persons. That is why it is such a joy to be surrounded by all these amazing people at Tufts including:
@jingli-econ.bsky.social @cheryldoss.bsky.social @silkeforbes.bsky.social @cynthiakinnan.bsky.social
@jingli-econ.bsky.social @cheryldoss.bsky.social @silkeforbes.bsky.social @cynthiakinnan.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The climate in Economics isn’t always great for women/nonbinary persons. That is why it is such a joy to be surrounded by all these amazing people at Tufts including:
@jingli-econ.bsky.social @cheryldoss.bsky.social @silkeforbes.bsky.social @cynthiakinnan.bsky.social
@jingli-econ.bsky.social @cheryldoss.bsky.social @silkeforbes.bsky.social @cynthiakinnan.bsky.social
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Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
@martinauccioli.bsky.social came and gave an excellent talk this week @tufts.edu about how increases to work regularity (not necessarily total hours) can lower the child penalty for mothers using data from a law change in Australia. Such a great paper!
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@martinauccioli.bsky.social came and gave an excellent talk this week @tufts.edu about how increases to work regularity (not necessarily total hours) can lower the child penalty for mothers using data from a law change in Australia. Such a great paper!
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Interesting talk by Lorenzo Lagos about pay premia across unions. Thanks for visiting us @tufts.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Interesting talk by Lorenzo Lagos about pay premia across unions. Thanks for visiting us @tufts.edu
Lovely visit to Hamilton College for their joint seminar with Colgate. Got to see some amazing fall foliage also!
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lovely visit to Hamilton College for their joint seminar with Colgate. Got to see some amazing fall foliage also!
Finally getting to @itsafronomics.bsky.social book “The Double Tax”. I am learning so much about the intersection of gender/ racial gaps. Also highly recommend the audible version for Anna’s fantastic laughter (if we don’t laugh we cry type of moments).
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Finally getting to @itsafronomics.bsky.social book “The Double Tax”. I am learning so much about the intersection of gender/ racial gaps. Also highly recommend the audible version for Anna’s fantastic laughter (if we don’t laugh we cry type of moments).
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It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
What’s spooky about Oct 31? 👻🎃 It is the deadline for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee so pls send lots of great submissions for me to look through!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What’s spooky about Oct 31? 👻🎃 It is the deadline for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee so pls send lots of great submissions for me to look through!!!!
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Laughed and cried with too much real here McSweeney's
@laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social
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@laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Laughed and cried with too much real here McSweeney's
@laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
@laurakgee.bsky.social @olgastoddard.bsky.social @kbuzard7.bsky.social
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University of Arizona rejects the compact:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://president.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Suresh-Garimella-to-Sec-Linda-McMahon.pdf
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://president.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Suresh-Garimella-to-Sec-Linda-McMahon.pdf
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
University of Arizona rejects the compact:
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://president.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Suresh-Garimella-to-Sec-Linda-McMahon.pdf
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://president.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Suresh-Garimella-to-Sec-Linda-McMahon.pdf
Had a lovely time at book event for Having It All by @corinnelow.com last night. Can’t put this book down now that I’ve started it! Highly recommend.
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Had a lovely time at book event for Having It All by @corinnelow.com last night. Can’t put this book down now that I’ve started it! Highly recommend.
Thanks to Yaw Nyarko for coming Tufts Econ yesterday and teaching us about commodities markets (what does and doesn’t work for take up).
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Thanks to Yaw Nyarko for coming Tufts Econ yesterday and teaching us about commodities markets (what does and doesn’t work for take up).
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Totally understandable, but devastating for MIT and for the US. This is just the beginning.
"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
October 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Totally understandable, but devastating for MIT and for the US. This is just the beginning.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Want to reduce sexual harassment in MA higher ed? Sign up NOW to testify either remotely or in person Thur Oct 16 2025 for this bill I’ve been advocating for!
ACTION: Choose H.4113 from the menu of bills. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, by 5 PM. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ACTION: Choose H.4113 from the menu of bills. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, by 5 PM. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Want to reduce sexual harassment in MA higher ed? Sign up NOW to testify either remotely or in person Thur Oct 16 2025 for this bill I’ve been advocating for!
ACTION: Choose H.4113 from the menu of bills. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, by 5 PM. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ACTION: Choose H.4113 from the menu of bills. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 14, by 5 PM. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I was supposed to go to the taping of a true crime podcast with a friend tonight but she threw out her back and now my plans are cancelled…I believe this is a leading indicator I’m in perimenopause
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I was supposed to go to the taping of a true crime podcast with a friend tonight but she threw out her back and now my plans are cancelled…I believe this is a leading indicator I’m in perimenopause