What I’m up to these days

It’s August 7, 2009, and I’m at the London School of Economics, the weather is kind of awful, and I’m looking forward to spending the weekend jogging in Islington, watching a dance show at Sadler’s Wells, and in my favorite low-key Turkish restaurant — called Gem — in Islington.

The summer is a fruitful time for research, playing with data, interacting with people, confronting ideas, and be clearer about the big picture. So here are some of my current research interests:

  • Womenomics. Why don’t companies have more high-level female executives? How does women’s traditional involvement in the household affect their professional career? Why are companies losing so many talented women at the junior and middle management levels?
  • The non-economic consequences of the real estate bubble.
  • Do students think that their teachers are prejudiced? A field experiment in the classroom with 20 schools across England.

Enough to keep me busy for a good chunk of the summer!

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