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Does financial scarcity affect how parents engage with their children?
Research by @ariel_kalil and Mauricio Koechlin suggests that when financial scarcity prevents parents from reading with their children, the primary constraint is reduced attention, not reduced self-control.
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Across a series of experiments, the researchers find that the felt experience of scarcity occupies parents’ attention, making it harder to focus on activities like reading with their children.
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The findings suggest that scarcity can shape parenting behaviors through cognitive demands, highlighting an often-overlooked cost of financial hardship.
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New research finds that parents tend to rely on report card grades, even when standardized test scores signal their child may be struggling. Ariel Kalil discusses the implications for learning recovery after the pandemic.
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Join us for the Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) 2026 Conference, bringing together leading researchers from around the world to present innovative new work using field experiments to answer important economic questions. bfi.uchicago.edu/events/even…
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Featuring keynote speakers:
• Josh Angrist (@MIT)
• Katherine Milkman (@Wharton)
• Magne Mogstad (@UChicago)
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📢 Final Call for Papers: Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) 2026
Join leading researchers using field experiments to answer big economic questions.
Submit your abstract by May 29.
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Organized by @Econ_4_Everyone and @RDMetcalfe, AFE 2026 brings together innovative work shaping economics, policy, and business through real-world experimentation.
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Featuring keynote speakers:
• Josh Angrist (MIT)
• Katherine Milkman (UPenn)
• Magne Mogstad (UChicago)
PhD students & junior faculty strongly encouraged to apply.
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When firms take controversial social stances, consumers respond with their wallets.
New research from @JacobCConway examines how corporate social positioning shapes consumer spending behavior. bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/co…
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Consumers most aligned with a firm’s stance significantly increase their spending after the announcement.
Consumers most opposed reduce spending — but at a lower rate.
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The effects also persist beyond the initial reaction, suggesting that corporate social stances can have lasting impacts on consumer behavior and firm performance.
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Very excited to be co-hosting this conference with @Econ_4_Everyone for the eighth time.
Join us in Chicago to present your experimental work & find out about the latest experimental research by others, in many different markets & policy sectors.
May 29 deadline to submit.
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Reminder to submit by May 29, 2026
The 2026 Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) Conference will take place Sept. 17–18 at the University of Chicago.
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What is it worth for immigrant workers to be free to switch jobs?
On a new episode of The Pie, Tess Vigeland talks with Chicago Booth economist Matt Notowidigdo about new research on permanent residency, job mobility, and earnings.
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How can economies move from imitation to innovation — and from stagnation to sustained growth?
Join Growth Academy — the University of Chicago–World Bank Global Center for Economic Growth — for Shaping the Future of Growth: Business Dynamism, AI, and Policy on May 28 in Delhi.
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🗓 May 28, 2026
⏰ 12 PM–6 PM
📍 UChicago Center in Delhi
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