UBC Economics

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#EconJobMarket candidate Dashleen Kaur’s job market paper studies coeducation in Colombia. Girls’ test scores and college entry don’t change, but they’re less likely to study STEM and more likely to choose humanities and the arts. More at dashleen95.github.io

#EconJobMarket candidate @XiomaraPulido26's job market paper studies who bears the burden of carbon taxes. She measures how the cost is split between workers and owners. Profile: xiomarap.github.io

#EconJobMarket candidate Sebastian Melo-Martin's job market paper studies the role of unions in how firms adjust to external demand shocks, finding adjustment shifts onto senior workers through early retirement.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sebastian-m…
Website: smelomartin.github.io

#EconJobMarket Pablo Valenzuela-Casasempere’s research studies the long-run effects of Interstate construction on displaced individuals and their neighbors. Profile: pvalenzuelac.github.io; Paper link: pvalenzuelac.github.io/research/displ…