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Sandy Black
@Econ_Sandy
Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and Former Member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers Poverty is a policy choice.
New York, NY
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    Sandy Black
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    Apr 23, 2021
    You go to graduate school to LEARN how to do research. Which means you don't already know. It is normal to struggle with this process, and that is what advisors are here for. Don't assume that everyone else already knows how to do it. You are all here because you don't.
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    Sandy Black
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    Jan 23, 2020
    Replying to @AOC
    I DO have an economics degree (Ph.D. from Harvard) and I would much rather take economic advice from @GretaThunberg and @AOC than most of the "experts" I see on the news.
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    Sandy Black
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    Oct 9, 2021
    As a grad student, transitioning from coursework to research is hard. IT IS HARD to come up with research ideas, especially when you haven’t had to do it before! It is a learned skill, and you are learning it now. Talk to faculty and let us help you. It’s our job.
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    Sandy Black
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    Feb 18, 2022
    The life of a female academic: Conference organizers realize their panel is all men 2 weeks before conference. Ask you to sit on panel--say you do not have to speak, but can if you want. 🙁 Here is how my rockstar colleague dealt with it (go to 1:27).
    The 13th Annual Kenneth J Arrow Lecture
    From youtube.com
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    Sandy Black
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    Feb 26, 2021
    Today, let's also highlight the GOOD actors in economics. To get it started, I am grateful to Guido Imbens, who kept me from dropping out of graduate school, @lkatz42 who serves as an advisor LONG after graduate school ended, and @HilaryHoynes, who I aspire to be.😊
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    Sandy Black
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    Oct 1, 2023
    Was honored to attend the amazing @WiEMecon conference hosted by @BeckerFriedman this weekend and give some advice for more junior academics. Below I share my top 10, which benefited from assistance from many of my very wise friends!
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    Sandy Black
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    Nov 12, 2024
    I can’t tell you how happy this makes me—thank you to everyone who helped make this happen! ❤️❤️❤️
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    Jeff Denning
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    Nov 12, 2024
    Congrats to @Econ_Sandy on winning the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award from CSWEP!!! This award is for furthering "the status of women in the economics profession" Sandy is an excellent mentor, researcher, and extremely deserving. aeaweb.org/about-aea/comm…
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    Sandy Black
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    Dec 13, 2021
    If you are an underrepresented student considering a Ph.D. in economics but you might need a bit more preparation, please consider the Columbia Bridge to the Ph.D. program! It is a great opportunity to take classes and work on research with great faculty (like me!)
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    Sandy Black
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    Aug 22, 2022
    A goal of public education is to improve economic and social mobility. But schools often assign kids to classes based on academic ability, mimicking the stratification that education is intended to combat. Our new research studies this tracking in the US.
    nber.org
    Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences of Ability Tracking: Evidence from Texas Public Schools
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    Sandy Black
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    Sep 18, 2020
    This is exactly right. When firms can't find workers at the going wage, it isn't a labor shortage, it is a wage shortage!
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    Sandy Black
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    Feb 16, 2021
    To all job candidates: The job you are taking now is, in all likelihood, NOT your forever job. People move. If it isn't a good match, you will leave. This is not a forever decision, just a "right now" decision!
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    Sandy Black
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    Nov 24, 2020
    "I find that mistreating inmates does not have a deterrent effect, but rather increases recidivism."
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    Santiago Tobón
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    Nov 23, 2020
    My job market paper "Do better prisons reduce recidivism? Evidence from a prison construction program" found a great home at @restatjournal (accepted conditional on formatting and uploading data and codes). Current draft here: dropbox.com/s/v10dqllurber…
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    Sandy Black
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    Dec 10, 2020
    “Almost all developed countries have things like subsidized child care, paid family leave, universal health care,” says Sandra Black, an economist at Columbia University. “The economics make sense.” @cynthiakoons
    bloomberg.com
    The U.S. Child-Care Crisis Is Torturing Parents and the Economy
    Expanding availability and lowering costs could deliver a $1.6 trillion boost to GDP.
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    Sandy Black
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    Nov 22, 2020
    This year, I am in charge of Placement for the Sustainable Development Ph.D. Program at Columbia. This is a cool program where students take Ph.D. courses in Econ as well as in the natural sciences to do interesting work in environmental/health economics. bit.ly/33aOiKe