2026 Markets & Society Conference
Presenting “Seizing the Means of Reproduction: The Effect of the Castro Revolution on Fertility” (with Carlos Martínez) as part of the Post-Socialism Economic Development panel.
Economics Job Market Candidate · 2026–2027
Charles Remien
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at George Mason University, with completed fields in Public Choice, New Institutional Economics/Economic Development, and Law & Economics. My current research focuses on fertility and family economics, applying tools from public choice and law and economics to questions of population decline and family policy.
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About me
I am an economist working on questions in fertility and family economics. My dissertation, “Essays Analyzing Family Policy and Trade Utilizing the Synthetic Control Method,” studies how policy interventions reshape family formation and international trade, using the synthetic control method to construct data-driven counterfactuals from historical and cross-national data.
I expect to complete my Ph.D. in May 2027. I am available for interviews throughout the 2026–2027 academic job-market season.
Upcoming presentations
96th Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association
- “The Limits of Coercive Pronatalist Policy: Evidence from Romania’s Decree 770” — Reproductive Health, Abortion, and Fertility session, Monday, November 23, 8:00–9:45 AM.
- “The Silver Age of Mercenaries: How Population Decline Drove a Return to Mercenary Armies” — Colonial and Historical Legacies session, Monday, November 23, 10:00–11:45 AM.
- “Seizing the Means of Reproduction: The Effect of the Castro Revolution on Fertility” — Fertility Decisions and Family Policy session, Monday, November 23, 2:00–3:45 PM.
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Academic CV
Education, publications, working papers, teaching experience, presentations, awards, and references.