Journals want AI input flagged. But no one is forced to flag help from colleagues or hidden labor in RA factories — restrictions on AI risk entrenching privilege instead of correcting it.

Wir gratulieren WZB-Fellow Jan Stöß zur Ernennung als Staatsekretär des Verteidigungsministeriums! Hier lest ihr sein Gespräch mit WZB-Forschungsprofessor @steffenhuck.bsky.social zum „Preis der Sicherheit“ aus den WZB-Mitteilungen von September 2023👇

Isn’t it beautiful how the left now hopes that markets will save democracy?

A pat on the back of Editors, Associate Editors, Referees, Administration, ... of the Economic Journal @resmedia.bsky.social

I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested! #EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert

Ein Text von @michaelbarenboim.bsky.social, @hannakienzler.bsky.social und mir. Wir argumentieren, dass die verstärkte Übernahme rechter Politik durch die Parteien der sogenannten Mitte eng mit Deutschlands Unterstützung von Israels Völkerrechtsverbrechen zusammenhängt. taz.de/Tod-und-Terr...

Breaking News: A wave of Israeli airstrikes has killed more than 400 people, Gaza’s health ministry said, raising the prospect of a return to all-out war. Follow live updates.

Such a clever mechanism for such a good cause!

The AI race will not be won by the cheapest second-best.

Today my paper with Nora and Lukas Wenner, ‚More effort with less pay’ got accepted - a dozen years after its inception - very emotional moment. I remember so vividly when we were plotting in Berlin.

The portal for the EER special issue in memory of Nora is now closed. We are grateful for the breathtaking number of excellent submissions. The issue will become very special indeed.

5 days to go!

Turns out almost everything I have recently been thinking about is examined in The Good Place.

With some delay also shared here: the EP I commissioned for Heike open.spotify.com/album/6BuV2C...

Not even sure why I was surprised

Today I fell for the first time for a scam. But, hey, was it elaborate. EUR 1,500 poured into the Kenyan economy.

Consider two editors, A and B, at the same journal, equally qualified for assessing your paper. A has a desk rejection rate of 50%, B of 25%. They use equal decision rules *after* obtaining reports and are equally fast. Which one do you choose? And why?

Auf den nächsten Staatsbesuch 🇮🇱 in 🇩🇪

The ICC arrest warrants are the 14th item on Spiegel online

If I look at all my recurring conversation partners, ChatGPT is probably in my top 5. What does this tell me about me? Is it sad?

Don't forget to submit your papers for our new The Economic Journal special issue: Climate Change and Inequality! #EconSky 👇👇👇

A statement from April w @christinebinzel.bsky.social , @steffenhuck.bsky.social and others on DE's stance on Gaza statementisraelgaza.wordpress.com We got no response from DE gov at the time. But the key concerns: the abuses, weakening of institutns, the restricted debate, are as salient as ever

This strikes me as important and partially sad. Combatting inequality should take economic inequality into account.

Caligula appoints his horse but, for now, the sky is still blue.

Thank you, Rewe 🍉🇵🇸

4 weeks to the deadline for the EER special issue for Nora. It will be tremendous. We have some really excellent papers form some of the best authors in our field. And no upper limit on quantity. Consider sending us your best work that fits to Nora’s interests. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

While most #econsky journals have improved their game with respect to the speed and quality of their reviewing processes, some not only lag behind but are performing like the worst journals in the 1990s. What can we do as authors and peers? Name and shame?

One more pandemic and we will back to sanity. 👍

It’s amazing how editorial processes have changed. #econsky At the EJ I now get nervous enquiries after 2 1/2 months and our average response time for full reviews is well below 100 days. I was used to six months +.

And the deadline for the EER Special Issue in honor of Nora Szech is approaching soon (December 16!). @steffenhuck.bsky.social, N. Schweizer, and M. Serra-Garcia are SI editors. #EconSky 📉📈

Studie zeigt: Rechtsextremisten machen Leute, die in ihre Fänge geraten, unglücklich. #Unglücksparteien #AfD #fpoe zackzack.at/2024/07/03/s...

Die Ökonomin Maja Adena und ihr Kollege @steffenhuck.bsky.social vom @wzb.bsky.social berichten im Fachmagazin Plos One, dass die negative Rhetorik rechtspopulistischer Parteien die persönliche Lebenszufriedenheit verringern kann. Besonders stark sei der Effekt bei neuen Anhängern der AfD.

So proud of Heike www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/100-mo...

I’m happy to announce that as of 1 Jan 2024 I will become a Research Professor at the WZB. Behavioral Economics and Human Agency.

Here is the call for papers for the special issue of the EER in memory of Nora: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/euro...

The role of disinformation www.spiegel.de/ausland/krie...

21 children with cancer have been evacuated from Gaza to hospitals in Egypt and Jordan over the past 10 days, according to aid workers. But at least 30 other patients have not made it out. Inside the mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from Gaza.

Israeli military vehicles arrived at the gates of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City where fuel, medicine and food are running out. “I’m watching patients die in front of my eyes, and I can’t provide them the slightest bit of help,” one doctor said.

The UN has verified more than 250 attacks on health care facilities in Gaza and the West Bank, including hospitals, clinics, ambulances and patients, with five hospitals hit in the last week alone, according to the director general of the UN's WHO.

The frustrations caused by data protection (by ChatGPT)

Oh. My. God. www.iza.org/wc/files/pre...

Amichay Eliyahu‘s honesty.

How Alexander makes the bishop show his true face.

Heart breaking www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Hat mir geholfen: "Die Gräueltaten der Hamas, Israels Reaktion und das völkerrechtliche Primat zum Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung." verfassungsblog.de/die-grauelta...

Sad but not surprising

This is a nice piece. The argument goes back a long time. It’s at the heart of Stackelberg (1934).

Economists were blamed for not having predicted the 2007/8 financial crisis. Is anyone blaming political scientists for not having predicted the wars?