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Martha Bailey, Brad Hershbein, and Amalia Miller (U-VA) won the 2013 Young Labor Economist Award from the Institute for the Study of Labor for their article “The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception, Fertility Timing and the Gender Gap in Wages” (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics). In giving the award, the Institute said the paper is “a prime example of how careful empirical research can enhance our understanding of the functioning of labor markets.”