Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

• 5th Annual Econ Ladies Writing Retreat (Summer 2025)

Ongoing Events

• Every Wednesday: Econ Ladies Writing Sessions, Online

  • Contact us for more information

Previous Events

• July 7 - 11, 2025: 2025 Econ Ladies Summer Writing Retreat, New Zealand

• January 17, 2025: The 4th Annual SERN Applied Microeconomics Research Workshop, Virtual

• June 3 - 7, 2024: 2024 Econ Ladies Summer Writing Retreat, Alaska

• January 13, 2024: The 3rd Annual SERN Applied Microeconomics Research Workshop, Virtual

• July 17 - 21, 2023: 2023 Econ Ladies Summer Writing Retreat, California

• June 15, 2023: The 2nd Annual SERN Applied Microeconomics Research Workshop, Virtual

• June 13 - 17, 2022: 2022 Econ Ladies Summer Writing Retreat, North Carolina

• June 10, 2022: The 1st Annual SERN Applied Microeconomics Research Workshop, Virtual

• December 14 -18, 2021: 2021 Econ Ladies Winter Writing Retreat, California 

• July 6 - 10, 2021: 2021 Econ Ladies Summer Writing Retreat, Vermont

Publications Supported by Previous Events

The following publications have come out of previous events organized by SERN. Event participants' names are in bold.

Econ Ladies Writing Retreat Summer 2023:

1. Shakya, Shishir, Alicia Plemmons, Kihwan Bae, and Edward Timmons. 2024. "The pharmacist will see you now: Pharmacist prescriptive authority and access to care," Contemporary Economic Policy, online.

2. Ganga, Paula. 2024. "Ties that Bind: Tied Aid and Economic Growth," Studies in Comparative International Development.

3. Miller, Steve, Gary Wagner, and Alicia Plemmons. "Employment effects of minimum wage indexing: Establishment evidence from Oregon restaurants," Economic Inquiry, 63(3): 681-714.

The SERN Applied Microeconomics Research 2024 Workshop:

1. Byrski, Dennis and Lucy Xiaolu Wang. 2025. "Marketing authorization and strategic patenting: Evidence from pharmaceuticals," Journal of Public Economics, 247 (July 2025).

The SERN Applied Microeconomics Research 2023 Workshop:

1. Arbogast, Iris, Anna Chorniy and Janet Currie. 2024. "Administrative Burdens and Child Medicaid and CHIP Enrollments," American Journal of Health Economics, 10(2).

2. Miller, Steve, Gary Wagner, and Alicia Plemmons. "Employment effects of minimum wage indexing: Establishment evidence from Oregon restaurants," Economic Inquiry, 63(3): 681-714.
   
   

Econ Ladies Writing Retreat Summer 2022:

3. Buchanan, Joy. 2022. "Willingness to be paid: Who trains for tech jobs?" Labour Economics, Vol 79 (192267)

4. Deyo, Darwyyn and Alicia Plemmons. 2022. "Have license, will travel: Measuring the effects of universal licensing recognition on mobility," Economic Letters, Vol 219 (110800).

5. Buchanan, Joy and Darwyyn Deyo. “Finance and Economics Women (FEW) Network: Encouraging and Engaging Women in Undergraduate Programs,” Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 22(1), Summer 2023: 1-14.
   
   

The SERN Applied Microeconomics Research 2022 Workshop:

1. Bencsik, Panka, Lester Lusher, and Rebecca L.C. Taylor. 2023 "Slow Traffic, Fast Food: The Effects of Time Lost on Food Store Choice," IZA Discussion Paper (16036).

2. Deyo, Darwyyn, Kofi Ampaabeng, Conor Norris, and Edward Timmons. “Public interest or policy diffusion: Analyzing the effects of massage therapist municipal licensing”, WVU Working Paper Series (22-02).

3. Deyo, Darwyyn and Alicia Plemmons. 2022. "Have license, will travel: Measuring the effects of universal licensing recognition on mobility," Economic Letters, Vol 219 (110800).

Econ Ladies Writing Retreat Winter 2021:

1. Plemmons, Alicia. 2022. "Occupational licensing's effects on firm location and employment in the United States," British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1-26.

2. Ukil, Patralekha. “Changing Human Capital Choices in the United States: Impact of Trade Exposure,” Mercatus Special Study, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, May 2022.
   
   

Econ Ladies Writing Retreat Summer 2021:

1. Hoekstra, Mark, and CarlyWill Sloan. 2022 "Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls," American Economic Review, Vol.  112(3), 827-60.

2. Ling, Li. 2023. "Helping Nurses or Hurting Patients: The Effect of Workplace Inspections in Nursing Facilities," American Journal of Health Economics, 9(2).

3. Plemmons, Alicia and Sriparna Ghosh. 2022. "Business Regulations and Between-City Migration," Public Finance Review, Vol 50(5), 579-596.

4. Deyo, Darwyyn. “Recovering History: Using the Nobel Lectures to Identify Hidden Women in Economic Thought," European Journal of Political Economy, 89 (September 2025), 102703.