Upcoming Events
6th Annual Econ Ladies Writing Retreat (Summer 2026)
Ongoing Events
Every Wednesday: Econ Ladies Writing Sessions, Online
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Previous Events
January 24, 2026: The 5th Annual SERN Applied Microeconomics Research Workshop, Virtual
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
SERN events have supported 19 scholars working on 58 unique papers since our first writing retreat in 2021. As of March 2026, 21 papers have been published in 17 journals, 13 of which are rated A* or A on the ABDC Journal List. SERN event participants' names are in bold below.
The following publications have come out of previous events organized by SERN. Event participants' names are in bold.
Banerjee, Isha, Paula Ganga, Nadiia Kasianenko, Aliaksei Miadzvedz, Sarah Wilson Sokhey, and Steven Van De Laarschot. 2025. "The effect of democratic participation on public goods provision: evidence from local governments in Ukraine," Post-Soviet Affairs, 41(5): 498-520.
Plemmons, Alicia, Darwyyn Deyo, and Walker Rhine. 2026. “The Industry Costs and Benefits of Occupational Licensing: Measuring Differences in Establishment Behavior and Quality,” Journal of Regulatory Economics, 69(8): 1-25.
Byrski, Dennis and Lucy Xiaolu Wang. 2025. "Marketing authorization and strategic patenting: Evidence from pharmaceuticals," Journal of Public Economics, 247 (July 2025).
Callais, Justin T., Vincent J. Geloso, Alicia M. Plemmons, Gary A. Wagner. 2025. "Institutions Matter: Economic freedom and income mobility," Economic Modelling, 153 (107351).
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.
Ganga, Paula. 2024. "Ties that Bind: Tied Aid and Economic Growth," Studies in Comparative International Development.
Miller, Steve, Gary Wagner, and Alicia Plemmons. "Employment effects of minimum wage indexing: Establishment evidence from Oregon restaurants," Economic Inquiry, 63(3): 681-714.
Arbogast, Iris, Anna Chorniy and Janet Currie. 2024. "Administrative Burdens and Child Medicaid and CHIP Enrollments," American Journal of Health Economics, 10(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.
Buchanan, Joy. 2022. "Willingness to be paid: Who trains for tech jobs?" Labour Economics, Vol 79 (192267)
Deyo, Darwyyn and Alicia Plemmons. 2022. "Have license, will travel: Measuring the effects of universal licensing recognition on mobility," Economics Letters, Vol 219 (110800).
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.
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).
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).
Deyo, Darwyyn and Alicia Plemmons. 2022. "Have license, will travel: Measuring the effects of universal licensing recognition on mobility," Economics Letters, Vol 219 (110800).
Wang, Lucy Xiaolu and Nathan W. Chan, "Legalization and Innovation in the Cannabis Market," International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2026 (103272).
Plemmons, Alicia. 2022. "Occupational licensing's effects on firm location and employment in the United States," British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1-26.
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.
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.
Ling, Li. 2023. "Helping Nurses or Hurting Patients: The Effect of Workplace Inspections in Nursing Facilities," American Journal of Health Economics, 9(2).
Plemmons, Alicia and Sriparna Ghosh. 2022. "Business Regulations and Between-City Migration," Public Finance Review, Vol 50(5), 579-596.
Deyo, Darwyyn. “Recovering History: Using the Nobel Lectures to Identify Hidden Women in Economic Thought," European Journal of Political Economy, 89 (September 2025), 102703.
Maltsev, Vladimir V. and Alicia Plemmons. 2025. "The royal touch," Public Choice, 206: 199-220.