Seema Jayachandran
@seema.bsky.social
Economics professor at Princeton. I study environmental conservation, gender equality, and (too many) other topics in developing countries.
seemajayachandran.com
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We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
DALL-E has figured out gender dynamics
August 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
DALL-E has figured out gender dynamics
Coming to the Royal Sonesta for NBER SI never gets old. Even after... three centuries.
July 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Coming to the Royal Sonesta for NBER SI never gets old. Even after... three centuries.
New IV strategy for college choice just dropped. Tour guide FEs.
June 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New IV strategy for college choice just dropped. Tour guide FEs.
Solid first impression
June 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Solid first impression
Swarthmore is begging its fundraising team to slack off for awhile.
May 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Swarthmore is begging its fundraising team to slack off for awhile.
My first BlueSky post quoted in the press.
Also my first BlueSky typo quoted in the press…
Also my first BlueSky typo quoted in the press…
April 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My first BlueSky post quoted in the press.
Also my first BlueSky typo quoted in the press…
Also my first BlueSky typo quoted in the press…
When home heating is less affordable, more people die each winter. That's what our analysis found for a period when LIHEAP was in place. Without LIHEAP, the effect would presumably much larger.
Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR
Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR
April 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
When home heating is less affordable, more people die each winter. That's what our analysis found for a period when LIHEAP was in place. Without LIHEAP, the effect would presumably much larger.
Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR
Ungated copy of the study here: bit.ly/2JrJfxR
Gemini flubs even the easy stuff
March 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Gemini flubs even the easy stuff
my post just went viral
March 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
my post just went viral
I learned a new term today: rollup. When an outside investor consecutively acquires many of the small firms in a local market and consolidates them.
When this occurs with anesthesia practices, prices increase by 18%.
I'm paraphrasing an NBER summary of this paper: www.nber.org/papers/w33217
When this occurs with anesthesia practices, prices increase by 18%.
I'm paraphrasing an NBER summary of this paper: www.nber.org/papers/w33217
March 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I learned a new term today: rollup. When an outside investor consecutively acquires many of the small firms in a local market and consolidates them.
When this occurs with anesthesia practices, prices increase by 18%.
I'm paraphrasing an NBER summary of this paper: www.nber.org/papers/w33217
When this occurs with anesthesia practices, prices increase by 18%.
I'm paraphrasing an NBER summary of this paper: www.nber.org/papers/w33217
Indeed, a much smarter legend
March 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Indeed, a much smarter legend
I am indebted to the DHS team.
February 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I am indebted to the DHS team.
Partisanship is a helluva drug, inflation-expectations edition
(from Torsten Slok)
(from Torsten Slok)
January 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Partisanship is a helluva drug, inflation-expectations edition
(from Torsten Slok)
(from Torsten Slok)
Reposting b/c I'm not ready to accept that it just wasn't funny enough to get more likes
January 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposting b/c I'm not ready to accept that it just wasn't funny enough to get more likes
The impact factor of AER: Insights stacks up very well against the top 5 journals.
(Screenshot is from editor Matt Gentzkow's annual report email.)
(Screenshot is from editor Matt Gentzkow's annual report email.)
January 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The impact factor of AER: Insights stacks up very well against the top 5 journals.
(Screenshot is from editor Matt Gentzkow's annual report email.)
(Screenshot is from editor Matt Gentzkow's annual report email.)
A reason to be grateful for the sunk cost fallacy!
(From www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/b..., and it’s probably sloppy writing rather than automakers’ actual thinking, I realize)
(From www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/b..., and it’s probably sloppy writing rather than automakers’ actual thinking, I realize)
January 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A reason to be grateful for the sunk cost fallacy!
(From www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/b..., and it’s probably sloppy writing rather than automakers’ actual thinking, I realize)
(From www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/b..., and it’s probably sloppy writing rather than automakers’ actual thinking, I realize)
Like publishing a peer-reviewed article that claims implausibly that X causes Y and then later publishing another one that says "Actually X doesn't cause Y."
January 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Like publishing a peer-reviewed article that claims implausibly that X causes Y and then later publishing another one that says "Actually X doesn't cause Y."
Blast from the past
December 31, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Blast from the past
The new No-Spin Evidence Review from @coalition4evidence.bsky.social seems very cool!
"We summarize recent program evaluations and tell you what the evidence really shows." nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org
"We summarize recent program evaluations and tell you what the evidence really shows." nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org
December 13, 2024 at 5:35 PM
The new No-Spin Evidence Review from @coalition4evidence.bsky.social seems very cool!
"We summarize recent program evaluations and tell you what the evidence really shows." nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org
"We summarize recent program evaluations and tell you what the evidence really shows." nospin.evidencebasedpolicy.org
My bingo card for job market interviews. Bonus: You can also use it for job talks.
December 9, 2024 at 4:45 PM
My bingo card for job market interviews. Bonus: You can also use it for job talks.
It's a treat to have a paper highlighted in the NBER Digest!
Couples' choices about when to relocate offer a lens into how they value each person's career success. In both Sweden and Germany, they seem to prioritize men's careers, even when the woman has similar earning potential. bit.ly/MTO-T
Couples' choices about when to relocate offer a lens into how they value each person's career success. In both Sweden and Germany, they seem to prioritize men's careers, even when the woman has similar earning potential. bit.ly/MTO-T
December 2, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It's a treat to have a paper highlighted in the NBER Digest!
Couples' choices about when to relocate offer a lens into how they value each person's career success. In both Sweden and Germany, they seem to prioritize men's careers, even when the woman has similar earning potential. bit.ly/MTO-T
Couples' choices about when to relocate offer a lens into how they value each person's career success. In both Sweden and Germany, they seem to prioritize men's careers, even when the woman has similar earning potential. bit.ly/MTO-T