📢📢We now know the Tourists and Hosts for the 2026 REStud European Tour!📢📢 The REStud European Tour recognizes the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance and introduces them and their research to audiences. Let's Meet the Hosts and the Tourists in this thread! 1/21

Congratulations to Ludwig Straub @ludwigstraub.bsky.social of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2026 John Bates Clark Medal! www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

🧺 Paper Picnic 2.0 is here! More journals. New features. An easier way to keep up with the latest research in political science and adjacent fields. 🧵👇

📢 Call for Papers | LSE–Kiel–CEPR Conference on Defence Economics 🗓 29–30 April 2026 | London Jointly with LSE & @cepr.org we are inviting research on defence, war & military economics across all fields ❗️ Deadline: February 25, 2026 ❗️ 👉 cepr.org/events/lse-k...

1/ Sorry for double-posting from X. Sharing a new working paper for the Year of the Horce 🐎: "An AI-assisted workflow that scales reproducibility in empirical research" (bit.ly/repro-ai) w/ Leo Yang Yang

Check out this video interview with Andrew Kao, a PhD candidate at @harvard.edu, about his #ASSA2026 poster on the unintended consequences of political party bans. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/conference/v...

The link between future dishonest behaviour and aggressive borrowing from published sources in past academic work may seem tenuous. But an experiment seems to demonstrate that this variable reflects an enduring character trait

We @uni-konstanz.de are hiring a full professor in machine learning for our MSc program in Social and Economic Data Science: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/6...

Call for Submissions: Democratic Resilience and the Politics of Belonging Columbia, June 4-5, 2026 Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi) Submit: lnkd.in/eiPgt_w5 Details ⬇️

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Fascinating paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social, and Hasin Yousaf! The paper addresses a fundamental question: Why do some democracies chronically avoid ambitious, long-term reforms even when they have decent institutions? They argue that what matters is not only

Breaking News: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for their work on how technology drives growth.

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7

Forthcoming in the AER: "The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility" by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Nathaniel Hendren, Maggie R. Jones, and Sonya R. Porter. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

🚨 The Virtual Workshop in Historical Political Economy is back! 🚨 For the new academic year, we have an amazing line up of papers for you! In our inaugural session 2 HPE superstars will join us: @annagbusse.bsky.social (Stanford) will present & @jvoth.bsky.social (Zurich) discuss! I can't wait. 😀

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Structural Estimation Under Misspecification: Theory and Implications for Practice,” by Andrews, Barahona (@nanobarahona.bsky.social), Gentzkow, Rambachan (@asheshrambachan.bsky.social), and Shapiro: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Given the current political news, this may not be top of mind, but my co-authors and I are looking for French-speaking RAs to join projects in the DRC that study the role of state capacity in economic development. 1-year predoc: povertyactionlab.org/careers/pred...

Our paper "Coordination and Incumbency Advantage in Multi-Party Systems—Evidence from French Elections" is now forthcoming @jeeanews.bsky.social !! 👇👇 Short 🧵on what we do and find, with K. Dano, @francescoferlenga.bsky.social, @vingalasso.bsky.social, and @clpennec.bsky.social (1/10).

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

Publication alert @pvs-journal.bsky.social! In a new research note, @marcdebus.bsky.social, @pluggedchris.bsky.social and I investigate how past support for far-right extremist parties shaped the AfD's electoral success in the 2024 European elections. A thread 🧵. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Fascinating paper: partisan segregation is not due to sorting/migration. Counties trending Democratic tend to so because of generational change; Counties trending Republican tend to do so because of party switching. www.nber.org/papers/w33422

🔜 POLECONUK Webinar is back on 10 March! Our first talk is by Bård Harstad (Stanford, @bardharstad.bsky.social) presenting "The Politics of Global Public Goods". For details visit us at: sites.google.com/view/polecon...

Excited to spend the day at the NBER Digital Economics and AI Meeting! I'll be presenting this paper on LLMs and empirical research: www.nber.org/papers/w33344 Full lineup of the conference: www.nber.org/conferences/...

Our practical guide to shift-share IV is now out in the JEP! www.aeaweb.org/issues/793 (Ungated version: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/el9yn...)

Holy forking shirt balls "Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "

📢 Workshop Call 📢 3d Edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop Keynote: "Revolutionary Contagion" by Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson At University of Barcelona @ub.edu on June 30 and July 1, 2025 Send us your papers by Febr 28: shorturl.at/w96jk @didacqueralt.bsky.social

Come work for me at UChicago @beckerfriedman.bsky.social ! I'm hiring a full-time pre-doc to start this April/May/June for data analysis on crime, education, mental health, and organized crime, mostly on projects in Latin America. Details & apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...

I did a NYT video interview—along with voices from Hungary, Nicaragua, and Russia— about how repression works in authoritarian states. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

As we enter the new year, our work & conversations at Harvard's Center for European Studies are zeroing in on understanding the disruptive forces remaking Europe & the broader Transatlantic world in deeply unsettling times. We have an exciting lineup. Please join us & mark your calendars.

My latest piece for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

PLEASE RT :) Submit to the annual Network Science and Economics Conference, the largest US event for network theory and empirical research in and adjacent to economics Deadline Jan 30 (soon!) Conference Apr 11-13 at Stanford

We are having our second annual formal theory conference at WashU for graduate students and postdocs working on formal models in political science. Please consider applying or passing this information to someone who might want to apply!

APSA Mentoring Program – Enroll Now for Spring 2025 Spring enrollment for the APSA Mentoring Program will be open from January 13 – January 27, 2025. The Mentoring Program connects undergraduate, graduate students, and junior faculty from all backgrounds to mentors in the political science…

Excited to share results from a 4-year first-ever RCT across US jails. We (Crystal Yang & I) find that death rates are much higher in jails than officially reported & health care accreditation improves staff coordination, quality & save lives. www.nber.org/papers/w33357

Just a reminder for Germans abroad that you need to re-register to vote in the Federal Election, even if you didn't move houses since 2021 (yes, I'm a political scientist and had to google this). Here are the docs you need: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswa.... (1)

I invite you to join @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and me for our upcoming symposium at MIT, which will explore work, opportunity, and innovation in the age of AI. See the agenda and panelists below. Register to join in-person or watch the livestream: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/align...

The February 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...

Follower Power: @vikburgi.bsky.social and me are looking for interesting topics related to the upcoming German elections to discuss on our podcast, Political Science - No Problem et al." Does anybody have any ideas/thoughts?

Congratulations to Elias Dinas, Sergi Martinez, and Vicente Valentim, the recipients of the Joseph L Bernd JOP Best Paper Award for their paper “Social Norm Change, Political Symbols, and Expression of Stigmatized Preferences” at #SPSA2025!

Following Meta’s latest announcement and adding to the debate, we want to share first insights from our a new study. Check it out and stay tuned for more! ⬇️ #Meta #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #FreeSpeech

How can open-ended survey questions reveal deeper insights into economic behavior? Our completely revised paper (with new title!) explores recent developments, practical applications & best practices for designing & analyzing these powerful questions. Read more socialeconomicslab.org/research/wor...

Recently accepted by #QJE, “When Did Growth Begin? New Estimates of Productivity Growth in England from 1250 to 1870,” by Bouscasse (@paulbouscasse.bsky.social), Nakamura, and Steinsson (@jonsteinsson.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Using an analysis of over 8,000 economics PhDs and their advisors to find what determines economics PhD student research success, from Joshua Angrist and Marc Diederichs https://www.nber.org/papers/w33281

Some things I've learned in 2024: 1. A jail-based education program in Flint MI which emphasizes rehabilitation and improved jail culture dramatically reduced misconduct and recidivism (More: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ep5xy...)

Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to - not publish - have outstanding publication records - introduce more novel scientific concepts - less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards. www.nber.org/papers/w33289

Our paper (w/ Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social ) on what happened when Finland introduced a right to worker representation on corporate boards, now in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Applied. 👇

Holiday Update🎄🎅 A quick read of our paper "Causal Claims in Economics" is now available at @voxeu.org . @trfetzer.com and I ingest over 44,000 working papers over 1980-2023 to Large Language Models to assess the evolution of causal claims. Links to paper, data and tools in thread 🧵