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Laura Boudreau
@LauraBoudreau
Asst Prof of Economics @Columbia_Biz & @The_IGC. Working conditions, labor rights, & firm productivity + multinationals' interventions in developing countries.
New York, NY
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Jun 12, 2024
    Thrilled to see this paper coming out in Econometrica! I'm grateful to the editor and the referees and to my mentors for helping me to realize its full potential.
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    Econometrica
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    Jun 12, 2024
    I run an RCT on occupational safety & health (OSH) committees, the key worker voice institution for workplace health & safety. They have small, positive effects on OSH, with no evidence they are costly in terms of wages, employment, or labor productivity econometricsociety.org/publications/e…
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Oct 26, 2022
    It has been very saddening but not altogether surprising to follow #econtwitter’s current #metoo moment. A short 🧵 based on my experience conducting research related to reporting of (sexual) harassment.
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    Michela Tincani
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    Oct 26, 2022
    Seems like a good time to retweet this paper: "Monitoring harassment in organizations", by @LauraBoudreau @SylvainChassang Ada Gonzales-Torres @rachelmheath dropbox.com/s/lt0r4jgeovuh…
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Nov 21, 2022
    I am looking for a full-time RA to help me to manage 2 large scale field experiments that I currently have ongoing or will have ongoing in #Bangladesh in the next several months. There will also be data cleaning and analysis in Stata. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/116880. #EconTwitter
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Apr 29, 2019
    A little late on sharing, but not one bit less enthusiastic: I am thrilled to report that I will join the Economics Division @Columbia_Biz as an assistant professor in 2020 after a one-year postdoc @ColumbiaChazen Institute for Global Business. So excited for this next chapter!
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Mar 15, 2023
    Teaser alert: Silence does != no problems. We find that providing plausible deniability about reporting through exogenous garbling increases reporting of workplace harassment by 46-288%, with a larger increase for more sensitive types of harassment.
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    NBER
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    Mar 15, 2023
    Harassment in organizations: Is it a good sign when no one complains? Plausible deniability liberates victims' voice in surveys, from @LauraBoudreau @SylvainChassang @adagt3 and @rachelmheath nber.org/papers/w31011
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Aug 3, 2023
    🧵on my, @juliacajalgrand, & Rocco Macchiavello's Journal of Economics Perspectives piece -- out today!
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Sep 9, 2022
    Interested in industrial relations, firm capabilities, unions, gender, or governance mechanisms in developing countries? Or maybe vaguely interested in labor and development economics? Come work with me as a pre-doctoral research associate @Columbia_Biz! apply.interfolio.com/113168
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Jul 24, 2023
    Industrial policy is back on the agenda, but the knowledge base to guide it is underdeveloped. Join an interdisciplinary group of researchers to discuss what is known and new ideas - pls submit your papers!
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    Eric Verhoogen
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    Jul 24, 2023
    Call for papers! Conference on industrial policy @Columbia, Nov. 10, 2023. Keynote: Michael Kremer. Details here: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-th… Submit by Sept. 15, 11:59pm EDT. Co-hosts: Center for Political Economy, @Columbia_CDEP, @ColumbiaSIPA Tech & Innovation Initiative.
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Jul 26, 2022
    *New working paper* “Monitoring Harassment in Organizations,” w/ @SylvainChassang, @adagt3, and @RachelMHeath. I'm excited to present it tomorrow at #NBERSI Personnel @ 2:40 pm! Watch here: youtube.com/nbervideos. Also, a thread about our paper. 1/13 dropbox.com/s/lt0r4jgeovuh…
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Aug 10, 2023
    In our research on union leaders in Myanmar, we find that on union leaders are positively selected & cultivate collective action in the labor movement through a coordinating role. So fun to chat abt this work w/ my fav @VirginiaMinni . Thanks @faculti for the opportunity!
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    Faculti
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    Aug 10, 2023
    Social movements are catalysts for crucial institutional changes. To succeed, they must coordinate members’ views and actions. Laura Boudreau @LauraBoudreau @Columbia_Biz and Virginia Minni @VirginiaMinni @ChicagoBooth discuss union leaders within #Myanmar's burgeoning labor
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Sep 16, 2022
    Theory predicts that providing plausible deniability through garbling can increase reporting of sensitive info. We evaluate this in a real-world setting & find large effects on workers' reporting of harassment. We also consider other ways to increase reporting-more in the paper!
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    Princeton Economics
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    Sep 16, 2022
    Read @LauraBoudreau, @SylvainChassang (#PrincetonU), @adagt3, and @RachelMHeath on how "hard garbling" survey schemes can increase worker willingness to report harassment: bit.ly/3eMXey1
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Oct 26, 2022
    Replying to @LauraBoudreau
    Eradicating sexual harassment from econ requires taking systematic approaches to (1) increase the benefits by having material actions be taken against perpetrators and (2) design reporting systems that reduce reputation/retaliation cost (& are robust to strategic misreporting).
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    Laura Boudreau
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    Oct 26, 2022
    Replying to @LauraBoudreau
    From studying people’s reporting decisions (and being a woman in the field), my sense is that people rarely come forward because the costs are enormous relative to the benefits. E.G., see @abicadams @EmilyNix100 @ningzhang0927 and @KristiinaHuttu2's important work on the costs.
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    Laura Boudreau
    @LauraBoudreau
    Oct 24, 2019
    Extremely delighted to be interviewed about my research on multinational buyers' enforcement of labor law in #Bangladesh on @vox_dev talks! Fellow podcast fans may understand! Podcast is up!
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    VoxDev
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    Oct 24, 2019
    Can multinational buyers provide their suppliers in developing countries with incentives to comply with local labour laws? @LauraBoudreau describes how an intervention in #Bangladesh led to significantly improved compliance & safety: ow.ly/uAWF50wSPmr @Columbia_Biz