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Economist interested in meta-science and open science.
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Johanna Rickne
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Terry McGlynn
about 1 month ago
You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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Julia M. Rohrer
about 1 month ago
I used to think that people use the âweasel word causal inference strategyâ (âour analyses show that X is an important predictor ofâŠâ followed by conclusions that are clearly causal) for the sake of plausible deniability. But Iâm revising that now, because often deniability *isnât* plausible.>
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Ben Golub
6 months ago
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on. Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts. 1/
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Institute for Replication
4 months ago
đšI4R is looking to hire postdoc fellows in public health and computer science! The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents. Info đ
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Steven Rich
4 months ago
happy 3ÂČ/4ÂČ/5ÂČ to ask those who celebrate
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Wellington Replication Games â Dec 4, 2025 One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs â sign up:
www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
#OpenScience
#Metascience
@i4replication.bsky.social
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Victoria University of Wellington Replication Games
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
4 months ago
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Jörg Ankel-Peters
5 months ago
Hey
#EAAE2025
: Thursday is replication day. First, Anna Dreber's keynote on "Predicting Replication Outcomes" (11am) & our sessionđ(4pm) feat. âȘ@robertfinger.bsky.socialâŹ
@cedricchambru.bsky.social
âŹ
@jensrommel.bsky.social
⏠âȘ@beta1hat.bsky.socialâŹ
@mabuchner.bsky.social
⏠âȘ@i4replication.bsky.socialâŹ
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Per Engzell
5 months ago
Good to see growing support for abduction or 'inference to the best explanation', recently by Spirling and Stewart in
@thejop.bsky.social
. This is...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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Rachel Fieldhouse
5 months ago
Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited. Thanks to
@aidybarnett.bsky.social
,
@balazsaczel.bsky.social
and
@econfeld.bsky.social
for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02547-1
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Retraction Watch
6 months ago
Once upon a time, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched. And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever. Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.
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Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch
Once upon a time, a long time ago, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched, detailing in the first post why retractions mattâŠ
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/08/01/happy-15th-anniversary-retraction-watch/
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Ian Hussey
5 months ago
Interesting read, but worth considering (as the article does) the selection bias introduced by a) who is willing to initiate an adversarial collaboration and b) who manages to compete and publish it.
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John A. List
5 months ago
Our special issue seeks to foster novel theoretical and empirical papers that treat scaling as an object of study in its own rightâexploring its methodological foundations, economic incentives, institutional challenges, and pathways to impact. Please spread the word!
ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Science of Scaling
We are excited to announce a special issue dedicated to the ĂąâŹĆScience of Scalingù⏠in the Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics. This special issue aims to advance rigorous, interdisciplinary
https://ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa/00823.html
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John A. List
5 months ago
Today, scaling has evolved far beyond its origins as a mere objective. It now represents a rich domain for scientific inquiry, demanding contributions from economics and allied disciplines. As such, I am excited to announce a special issue on scaling at the JPE-Micro!
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Nicolas Salamanca
6 months ago
Not balanced in your (quasi-)experiment? No idea why? No problem! Looking forward to presenting this joint work with
@adegendre.bsky.social
tomorrow at UWA Econ in Perth. Drop by if you have the chance!
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AIMOS
6 months ago
The call for proposals is now up for our long awaited
#AIMOS2025
conference in Sydney this November:
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
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Ulf Zölitz
6 months ago
You can read the full paper here:
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
Shan, Zölitz & Backes-Gellner (2025). "Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction" CESifo Working Paper #11997.
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https://www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo1_wp11997.pdf
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Ulf Zölitz
6 months ago
đš New working paper! đš We ran a field experiment with >1,300 university students randomly assigned to online vs in-person lectures. What happens? Online instruction hurts performance, but only for womenâïžđ with Xiaoyue Shan & Uschi Backes-Gellner
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
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AusRN
6 months ago
And if you are working in or interested in metaresearch in Australia, we'd love to hear from you! Fill out this brief
@aimosinc.bsky.social
@ausrepro.bsky.social
survey so we can connect like-minded researchers.
qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
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Jörg Ankel-Peters
7 months ago
Join us
@rwi.bsky.social
&
@i4replication.bsky.social
as replicator for a meta-reproduction on deforestation. We pay replicators 2,500 EUR. Experience with geocoded data & background in environmental science are assets. 1/2
bit.ly/4ke2p6o
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Jan Kabatek đđ
9 months ago
Don't forget to submit your papers to the Labour Econometrics Workshop! The deadline is in two weeks âïž Hope to see you in Melbourne! đđïž
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
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2025 Labour Econometrics Workshop
The Melbourne Institute is proud to present the 27th Labour Econometrics Workshop.
https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/labour-econometrics-workshop
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Nick Huntington-Klein
11 months ago
After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results?
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
We use a rigorous three-stage many-analysts design to assess how different researcher decisionsâspecifically data cleaning, research design, and the interpretat
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5152665
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Institute for Replication
12 months ago
New research alert! Our study investigates the effectiveness of human-only, AI-assisted, and AI-led teams in assessing the reproducibility of quantitative social science research. We've got some surprising findings!
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Alexandra de Gendre
about 1 year ago
Another R&R with
@nsalamanca.bsky.social
@econfeld.bsky.social
and
@ulfzoelitz.bsky.social
What a week!!!!! đ„łđ„łđ„łđ„łđ„łđ„ł
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What an incredible 6 months at
@iza.org
â for me and my family! Iâm so thankful for: đ€ The kind and insightful IZA team who made us feel at home đ Inspiring workshops, conferences, and seminars đ A stunning location next to the Rhein, with easy access to other research hubs Thank you, IZA!
about 1 year ago
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DĂŒsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
about 1 year ago
We are very excited to welcome
@econfeld.bsky.social
to our
#ResearchSeminar
today. He will give a talk on âOn the generalizability of sex-differences in risk-attitudesâ. The seminar takes place from 14:15 to 15:30 in room S3/4 in the Oeconomicum (building 24.31).
janfeld.weebly.com
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Jan Feld - Economist
Jan Feld, economist, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. Research in economics of education and labour economics
https://janfeld.weebly.com/
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Alexandra de Gendre
about 1 year ago
Now heading to UNSW for ESCoE conference to present « Same-sex teacher effects in education » with
@econfeld.bsky.social
@nsalamanca.bsky.social
@ulfzoelitz.bsky.social
â paper here đđœ
adegendre.github.io/papers/deGen...
â we even made a website with interactive effects !
www.role-model-effects.com
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Alexandra de Gendre
over 1 year ago
One single study is never enough. Check out this short piece by my friend and coauthor
@econfeld.bsky.social
on meta-science applied to Econ problems. I love the way he takes the reader by the hand and tell us his humble story.đđœđđœđđœ
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
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The Curious Case of Meta-Science: Why One Study is Not Enough | Ćrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga WakaâVictoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer Jan Feld's research explores meta-science, which is the study of how the scientific process works.
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/research/researchers/the-curious-case-of-meta-science-why-one-study-is-not-enough
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"Other researchers began citing our work as evidence of a universal truth... This interpretation was flattering but misleading." See my discussion on why one study is not enough here:
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
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The Curious Case of Meta-Science: Why One Study is Not Enough | Ćrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga WakaâVictoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer Jan Feld's research explores meta-science, which is the study of how the scientific process works.
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/research/researchers/the-curious-case-of-meta-science-why-one-study-is-not-enough
over 1 year ago
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Julia M. Rohrer
over 1 year ago
New blog post! If you're a substantive researcher, you mainly do statistics to answer substantive questions. So let's stop putting the statistical model first.
www.the100.ci/2024/08/27/l...
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Letâs do statistics the other way around
Summer in Berlin â the perfect time and place to explore the city, take a walk in the Görli, go skinny dipping in the Spree, attend an overcrowded, overheated conference symposium on cross-lagged pane...
https://www.the100.ci/2024/08/27/lets-do-statistics-the-other-way-around/
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Regression: it's not just for causality! Spirling & Stewart argue itâs the tool for uncovering the best explanations. Think of it as detective workâsolving the mystery of social data, one regression at a time.
github.com/ArthurSpirli...
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GitHub - ArthurSpirling/InferenceToTheBestExplanation: Repo for Spirling and Stewart's "What Good is a Regression?" Project
Repo for Spirling and Stewart's "What Good is a Regression?" Project - ArthurSpirling/InferenceToTheBestExplanation
https://github.com/ArthurSpirling/InferenceToTheBestExplanation
over 1 year ago
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Trade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel)
over 1 year ago
Job-market candidates: - Download 10 JMPs in your field, read them in â€5 hours, and rank them from best to worst. Now you know why recruiting committees value readability. - Editing improves paper quality. See RCT:
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
(More at
www.jdingel.com/teaching/adv...
)
#econsky
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Advice | Jonathan Dingel
http://www.jdingel.com/teaching/advice.html
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Olivier Simard-Casanova
over 1 year ago
#EconSky
, hereâs a starter pack about reproducibility and metascience in economics Feel free to suggest me more accounts to add!
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That's our paper! Thanks for sharing :)
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over 1 year ago
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Alexandra de Gendre
over 1 year ago
You might like our paper. Feedback and RT most welcome!
@woessmann.bsky.social
@lukasmergele.bsky.social
@shushmargaryan.bsky.social
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
@libertadgonzalez.bsky.social
@dprbyrne.bsky.social
@chriskarbownik.bsky.social
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Nicolas Salamanca
over 1 year ago
Our work with
@adegendre.bsky.social
,
@chriskarbownik.bsky.social
and Yves Zenou combines a simple model and awesome data to show how and why disadvantaged minorities in the classroom to affect behaviors of students, parents and teachers, and ultimately test scores. Check it out!
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Alexandra de Gendre
over 1 year ago
So happy and excited to release this WP with
@econfeld.bsky.social
@nsalamanca.bsky.social
and
@superstudy.bsky.social
! Full thread on paper here đđœ
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Nicolas Salamanca
over 1 year ago
âȘNew work with awesome coauthors
@adegendre.bsky.social
,
@econfeld.bsky.social
and
@superstudy.bsky.social
exploring the generalizability of same-sex teacher effects by combining existing multi-country data and met analysis tools. Check out the thread below! âŹ
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Are teachers *generally* better at teaching students of their own sex? Â NO in primary education, YES in secondary education. Â A đ§” generalizability and same-sex teacher effects
www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
over 1 year ago
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Alexandra de Gendre
over 1 year ago
Check out new Working Paper on how students parents and teachers respond to exposure to minority students in the classroom. Love this project with
@nsalamanca.bsky.social
@chriskarbownik.bsky.social
and Yves Zenou!
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Our paper âRe-examining the relationship between patience, risk-taking, and human capital investment across countriesâ is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics.
doi.org/10.1002/jae....
 This study is one of the many replications part of the recent meta paper by
@i4replication.bsky.social
almost 2 years ago
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Institute for Replication
almost 2 years ago
Our first meta paper is out!! This paper combines our first 110 completed reproductions/replications. This is joint work with 350+ amazing coauthors. We summarize our findings below:
econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4r...
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Institute for Replication
almost 2 years ago
We are opening registration for the Australian Replication Games! Deakin University, Melbourne June 7th University Technology, Sydney June 11th We are looking for researchers, faculty and graduate students interested in a reproduction/replication challenge!
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John Mullahy
almost 2 years ago
conversableeconomist.com/2024/01/24/b...
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Better Writing is Perceived as Better Thinking - Conversable Economist
Before your writing can persuade those who actually read it of the merits of your thinking, the writing needs to persuade the reader--from the start--that it's worth reading in the first place. I work...
https://conversableeconomist.com/2024/01/24/better-writing-is-perceived-as-better-thinking/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Julian Reif
almost 2 years ago
âsix hours worth of work on the writingâdone by an outside nontechnical editor who probably didnât fully understand the technical economicsâled to economist-readers believing that the paper was of higher quality.â Lots of good specific advice at the end for how to improve writing.
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Colin Green
about 2 years ago
14th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE) - call for papers open. 23rd to 25th June, 2024 - Catanzaro, Italy Keynotes:
@dynarski.bsky.social
, Brian Jacob and Sarah Turner. Submissions via
iwaee.org
Deadline end february
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Alexandra de Gendre
about 2 years ago
Lots of excellent news in the world of meta-science, especially in psychology. Amazing stuff happening at the editorial board of Psychological Science under the leadership of
@simine.com
@tomhardwicke.bsky.social
!! This is the way forward to create and strengthen trust in scientific findings.
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simine vazire
about 2 years ago
Very excited that
@i4replication.bsky.social
is going to be doing annual stress tests of papers published in Psych Science. Itâs amazing to see what theyâve done in econ & poli sci, and great that theyâre expanding to psych!
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Institute for Replication
about 2 years ago
We are excited to announce that we will now reproduce and replicate studies in the fields of psychology and behavioral sciences!! We are also welcoming 13 new board members. đ§”with details below!
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Institute for Replication
about 2 years ago
We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Psychological Science. Papers published in PS following January 1st, 2024 will be candidates for I4R to computationally reproduce, stress-test and replicate.
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