Economics Professor working on family, gender and child human capital at the University of Manchesterhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3m7smunsykk2fNew working paper on the impact of the Scottish Child Payment - a cash transfer to low income families in Scotland summarised nicely by @ilonapin.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7smunsykk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3m75tjjcp3k25Does marriage still causally change the division of labour after having a first child? We revisit this question and find evidence of two types of households - some specialize BUT for more modern couples marriage increases coordination - men earn less, take more paternity leave and women keep working [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75tjjcp3k25https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lz746yzvb224So happy to see our paper out - with my great coauthors Sarah and Kjell [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz746yzvb224https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lsxptsos4c2vVery saddened by the loss of @financialfairness.bsky.social trust as funder of research. They funded our project with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social‬ Suzanna Nesom @katejandersen.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social to evaluate the Scottish Child Payment02 Jul 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxptsos4c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lsxorcdfr22pYesterday was our 10th York WOLFE workshop with @thomascorneliussen.bsky.social as our keynote - very appropriate seeing as he co-organised with us with when in York. @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social @brendonmcconnell.bsky.social @chawlaharpreet.bsky.social ‪@eamayac.bsky.social ‪@youngxun.bsky.social‬02 Jul 2025 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxorcdfr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lrvi3isioc2jGreat to have our special issue on gender norms (co-edited along with @nikkishure.bsky.social) out in print. The issue is dedicated to Anita Ratcliffe. @almudenasevilla.bsky.social @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social @abicadams.bsky.social @maltesandner.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social &more [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvi3isioc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3loyln4cvk22wLooking forward to this conference and pleased to be giving a keynote. Submit your papers and see you there [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyln4cvk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3ljaabtwl5c26Our first Family Finances event held at the House of Lords: What difference can cash transfers make to low income families @financialfairness.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social https://www.york.ac.uk/policy-engine/cost-of-living/news-and-blogs/family-finances-lords-roundtable/28 Feb 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljaabtwl5c26https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lhbxjgxug225Call for papers! Submit your paper to the 2025 Workshop of Family and Labour Economics in York on 1 July (deadline 28 March). Our keynote is @thomascorneliussen.bsky.social. We look forward to hosting you. @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social wolfe-workshop.org https://wolfe-workshop.org/03 Feb 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbxjgxug225https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lciz7kshak2bScotland plan to cancel two child limit - let’s hope it happens. Since this policy has come into force child poverty for larger families has diverged / soared #econsky https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr564j8y696o04 Dec 2024 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lciz7kshak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lc6ycxp3kc2mSubmit to the new Economic Journal Special Issue #econsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6ycxp3kc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lbvb6mycs227A new podcast to listen to on my way back to York tonight, with the York Alumni @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 🎧 #econsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvb6mycs227https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lbvarj33lc27@julier.bsky.social @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social A flying visit to London to start a new collaboration27 Nov 2024 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvarj33lc27https://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lavwpwmdec2pI'm hoping to see people post about their new research and publication news on #econsky - it's a great way to catch up with current work. I've missed this since twitter has been fading out14 Nov 2024 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavwpwmdec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3latyqxends2sI’ve just started listening to podcasts by @soumayakeynes.bsky.social and this in particular, about immigration under Trump was really informative, interesting, worrying in parts. Worth a listen13 Nov 2024 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3latyqxends2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3latlpu5ln22iReturned from Norway to York to hear Marianne Page’s new paper using Norwegian data (with Sara Abrahamsson, Aline Butikofer, Katrine Loken). Early life health policies have effects that persist into the second generation.13 Nov 2024 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3latlpu5ln22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emmatominey.bsky.social/post/3lapfykzlgc2pFeeling relaxed after day1 of workshop in Norway. Great talks followed by fjord and infinity pool swim and some lovely singing from @rginja.bsky.social. Thanks @julier.bsky.social @julianjohnsen.bsky.social11 Nov 2024 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:bre4jyslvwftm6wrdb4thxcf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapfykzlgc2p