Michela Tincani
@michelatincani.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UCL Economics. Research on college access, information frictions, peer effects. Affiliations: IFS, CEPR, LEAP, CESifo, HCEO.
From Lake Maggiore to London via Philly.
https://sites.google.com/site/mtincani
From Lake Maggiore to London via Philly.
https://sites.google.com/site/mtincani
Pinned
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🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society @econometric.bsky.social Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics.
Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
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Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
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@michelatincani.bsky.social, Ranjita Rajan and I are very proud and thrilled that our paper “The Persistent Effect of Competition on Prosociality” has been accepted at @jeeanews.bsky.social
👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@michelatincani.bsky.social, Ranjita Rajan and I are very proud and thrilled that our paper “The Persistent Effect of Competition on Prosociality” has been accepted at @jeeanews.bsky.social
👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
👉 First causal evidence that enduring competition persistently reduces prosociality
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
This was a fun conversation with Maddy Breen. I spoke about how my life experiences have shaped my research interests, and why access to information is so important for true equality of opportunities.
Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Dr Michela Tincani (@michelatincani.bsky.social) explores the unseen power of early decision-making in higher education.
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
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The roads we choose with Michela Tincani
Dr Michela Tincani explores the unseen power of early decision-making in higher education, by Maddy Breen
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This was a fun conversation with Maddy Breen. I spoke about how my life experiences have shaped my research interests, and why access to information is so important for true equality of opportunities.
Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Thank you @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for the opportunity!
🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society @econometric.bsky.social Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics.
Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
🧵
Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
🧵
dropbox.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society @econometric.bsky.social Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics.
Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
🧵
Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices.
Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40...
🧵
Reposted by Michela Tincani
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
1/
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
1/
Delighted our paper on preferential college admissions is part of the NBER SI joint Education & Labor session on Wednesday — joint with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri, and Enrico Miglino. Program: www.nber.org/conferences/..., slides: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/.... Come say hi if you’re around!
SI 2025 Economics of Education
www.nber.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Delighted our paper on preferential college admissions is part of the NBER SI joint Education & Labor session on Wednesday — joint with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri, and Enrico Miglino. Program: www.nber.org/conferences/..., slides: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/.... Come say hi if you’re around!
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What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company!
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
Econometric Society Summer Schoolin Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025
Expectations and Learning in Dynamic Structural ModelsUniversity College LondonJune 30 to July 6, 2025
dseconf.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company!
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company!
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
Econometric Society Summer Schoolin Dynamic Structural Econometrics 2025
Expectations and Learning in Dynamic Structural ModelsUniversity College LondonJune 30 to July 6, 2025
dseconf.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What a pleasure to teach in the @econometric.bsky.social summer school in structural dynamic econometrics, and in such great company!
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
All lectures will be made available on YouTube soon.
dseconf.org/dse2025cours...
Reposted by Michela Tincani
I'm very excited for #EEA25!
We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux.
A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together.
See you in Bordeaux!
We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux.
A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together.
See you in Bordeaux!
As the scientific programme of #EEA25 is released, let us thank our scientific committee for putting together everything.
Thanks to you all: eea2025.org/eea-scientif...
Full scientific programme: eea2025.org/full-programme
Thanks to you all: eea2025.org/eea-scientif...
Full scientific programme: eea2025.org/full-programme
June 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I'm very excited for #EEA25!
We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux.
A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together.
See you in Bordeaux!
We had 1900 submissions and look set for a fabulous time in Bordeaux.
A HUGE thanks to the leads and graders who allowed us to get the programme together.
See you in Bordeaux!
New results from our study of the long-term impacts of affirmative action in college admissions (with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri and Enrico Miglino), using Chile’s PACE program.
How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?
How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?
📢Michela Tincani (UCL), with Michela Carlana and Enrico Miglino, presents “How Far Can Inclusion Go? The Long-term Impacts of Preferential College Admissions” (1/7) @stoneeconucl.bsky.social @michelatincani.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New results from our study of the long-term impacts of affirmative action in college admissions (with Michela Carlana, Sara Chiuri and Enrico Miglino), using Chile’s PACE program.
How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?
How far down the academic achievement distribution can you go while still benefitting the students you target?
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📢 Zachary Bleemer (Princeton) presents “College Peer Effects and the Labor Market” with Sahar Parsa, asking: Does grouping high-achieving students together benefit them academically or in the long run? (1/2)
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@zbleemer.bsky.social
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@zbleemer.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📢 Zachary Bleemer (Princeton) presents “College Peer Effects and the Labor Market” with Sahar Parsa, asking: Does grouping high-achieving students together benefit them academically or in the long run? (1/2)
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@zbleemer.bsky.social
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@zbleemer.bsky.social
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📢 Viola Corradini (Columbia Business School) presents “Information and Access in School Choice Systems: Evidence from NYC,” asking: Can better information reduce school choice gaps?(1/4)
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📢 Viola Corradini (Columbia Business School) presents “Information and Access in School Choice Systems: Evidence from NYC,” asking: Can better information reduce school choice gaps?(1/4)
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
@stoneeconucl.bsky.social
Preparing a lecture on subjective expectations for the Econometric Society summer school in Dynamic Structural Econometrics, and I found a Wolpin paper from 1985 (!) on the use of expectation data to estimate choice models.
June 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Preparing a lecture on subjective expectations for the Econometric Society summer school in Dynamic Structural Econometrics, and I found a Wolpin paper from 1985 (!) on the use of expectation data to estimate choice models.
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Jack Mountjoy (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) presents “College as a Marriage Market” to examine assortative marriage by college type and its economic consequences. (1/4)
June 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Jack Mountjoy (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) presents “College as a Marriage Market” to examine assortative marriage by college type and its economic consequences. (1/4)
Great talk by @anaisfabre.bsky.social on the implications, for people and for the economy, of the uneven geographic distribution of universities.
Anaïs Fabre (Institute for Fiscal Studies) presents “The Geography of Higher Education and Spatial Inequalities” to identify the sources of spatial education gaps. (1/5)
June 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Great talk by @anaisfabre.bsky.social on the implications, for people and for the economy, of the uneven geographic distribution of universities.
Great talk by @dynarski.bsky.social on the effects of guaranteeing tuition fee coverage for disadvantaged students to attend a selective college.
Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees.
The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏
Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees.
The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏
Susan Dynarski (Harvard University) presents “Experimental Evidence on the Effects of College Quality on Educational Outcomes”, examining how a scholarship program closes college quality gaps between low- and high-income students. (1/5)
June 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great talk by @dynarski.bsky.social on the effects of guaranteeing tuition fee coverage for disadvantaged students to attend a selective college.
Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees.
The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏
Results: faster BA completion and more selective college degrees.
The program likely pays for itself through improved job market prospects 👏
Reposted by Michela Tincani
Excited to see @dynarski.bsky.social in action at the @stoneeconucl.bsky.social workshop today on inequality.
When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Excited to see @dynarski.bsky.social in action at the @stoneeconucl.bsky.social workshop today on inequality.
When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
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A very insightful Stone Centre public lecture and Q&A on the effects of higher education on #inequality. Huge thanks to Susan @dynarski.bsky.social , @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, Bethan Staton and all involved. Stay tuned for a link to the full video.
June 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A very insightful Stone Centre public lecture and Q&A on the effects of higher education on #inequality. Huge thanks to Susan @dynarski.bsky.social , @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, Bethan Staton and all involved. Stay tuned for a link to the full video.
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At a terrific conference on education and economic mobility put on by @stoneeconucl.bsky.social
My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳
…and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂
My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳
…and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂
June 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
At a terrific conference on education and economic mobility put on by @stoneeconucl.bsky.social
My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳
…and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂
My sincere gratitude to @zbleemer.bsky.social for pointing out that I am the most senior person in the room 🙄😳
…and am therefore the local model for professional behavior 😂
I am deeply saddened by the news of Ghazala’s untimely passing. Her work has been a great inspiration for my work for years, and in April this year I had the pleasures of finally meeting her in person. I was struck by her powerfully graceful demeanour and kindness. My heart goes out to her family.
June 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am deeply saddened by the news of Ghazala’s untimely passing. Her work has been a great inspiration for my work for years, and in April this year I had the pleasures of finally meeting her in person. I was struck by her powerfully graceful demeanour and kindness. My heart goes out to her family.
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In case anyone is considering TikTok, my short and low-tech video on government debt (YouTube link below) has 28K views and counting. And I only joined about two months ago.
I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there.
youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4
I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there.
youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4
The basics of US government debt
YouTube video by Econ Quick Takes
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May 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In case anyone is considering TikTok, my short and low-tech video on government debt (YouTube link below) has 28K views and counting. And I only joined about two months ago.
I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there.
youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4
I don't expect every video to be this popular, but there's a clear demand for information out there.
youtu.be/eD30ZSD9ZG4
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I am going to be giving a keynote lecture (online) on April 28 at 12:30 (EDT--New York) with my advice for young economists.
Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup!
sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
@econmentoring.bsky.social
Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup!
sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
@econmentoring.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I am going to be giving a keynote lecture (online) on April 28 at 12:30 (EDT--New York) with my advice for young economists.
Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup!
sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
@econmentoring.bsky.social
Register here for the keynote and get more information about the conference, which looks like a great lineup!
sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
@econmentoring.bsky.social
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🚨 Job Alert 🚨
4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting.
📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025
💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm
4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting.
📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025
💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🚨 Job Alert 🚨
4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting.
📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025
💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm
4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting.
📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025
💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm
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🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🚨Applications are now open for the 2025 Berkeley Stone center Summer School on inequality
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
A unique program geared towards students at the beginning of their PhD, taught by leading scholars in the field, all costs covered!
Apply now
👇👇👇
sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
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It's the time of year when economics-trained faculty can be nominated to become NBER affiliates.
If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail.
Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!
If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail.
Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!
January 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's the time of year when economics-trained faculty can be nominated to become NBER affiliates.
If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail.
Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!
If you primarily work on the economics of education and would like me to nominate you, send me an e-mail.
Though budget constraints prevent all nominees from being chosen, it's worth trying!