Job market links, the health benefits of marriage equality, social safety nets, and more

· Another development student on the job market, Melissa Dell, has her work on Mexican drug trafficking covered here [1]; and on colonial institutions in Chris Blattman’s blog [2].
· Something else for job market candidates to worry about – the economics of what you signal by what you wear to that job interview – at Worthwhile Canadian Initiative [3]
· Al Roth [4] on why so many undergrad econ majors go into consulting and finance – they are just much better at recruiting efficiently.
· Tim Ogden urges [5] RCT researchers to avoid overpromising on the Financial Access Blog.
· IEG meta-review [6] of nearly 150 impact evaluations of social safety net programs.
· The benefits of marriage equality – better health for gay men according to article in American Journal of Public Health, summarized here [7].
· More links can be found by following David on twitter (@dmckenzie001); Berk is also on twitter (@BerkOzler12).
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