📢 Call for Hidden Papers & Data on Ingroup Favoritism in Dictator Games We look for unpublished and hard-to-access experimental studies for our meta-analysis! Inclusion criteria: no deception, adults, manipulation of group membership of dictator game recipients. All tips and data very welcome!

New piece by our @monicabeeder.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com. How safety concerns shape working women’s everyday choices in Ethiopia, including why some adapt how they present their ethnic identity when entering employment. Link: tinyurl.com/37aedb2p #Ethiopia #Gender #Work #econsky

New article in @uk.theconversation.com When Ethiopian women enter formal factory jobs, some also change how they report their ethnic identity — a strategic response to new risks in public space. Evidence from a randomised job-offer experiment 👇

⏰ PhD deadline: 31 Jan 2026 Final call for our PhD “Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy” at the University of Southampton, using AI and satellite data to study post-ban khat economies in Ethiopia and Kenya. More information: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

📣 Attention PhD-candidates & early postdocs! We host the 2nd Freiburg PhD-Workshop on the Economics of Criminal Behavior: 22-24/09 at csl.mpg.de. 👩‍🏫📊🎓 Discuss ideas, network with leading experts, and present your research. Apply by 22/06 & spread the word! 🗣️👂 tinyurl.com/FRECB25

Want to become my new colleague? The University of Southampton is hiring lecturers (assistant professors) in Economics👩🏼‍🔬.

🚨 We're launching a special thematic focus on deforestation in the Global South! 🚨 Join us as we systematically assess research on deforestation, a key issue at the science-policy interface. 🧵👇 #OpenScience #Deforestation

This gem is hidden in the response to the response. ”…within a few hours and under extreme time pressure 11,843 households were visited and 22,686 respondents interviewed (two spouses in each household).” Indeed hard to believe 🫠

Delighted to host @zachporreca.bsky.social from Bocconi today as he presented his paper, "The Departed: Origins and Persistence of Organized Crime in the United States" joint with Massimo Anelli & Paolo Pinotti! #econresearch #econsky #econtwitter

Excited to have our colleague @monicabeeder.bsky.social presenting her new project on exploitation at today’s weekly internal seminar! #EconTwitter #econresearch #econsky

Submit your papers to NCDE 2025, deadline February 28. Open to all, and very friendly! www.oslomet.no/en/about/eve...

🌟My *first published article* is out! 🌟 With Lovise Aalen, @kotsadam.bsky.social, and Espen Villanger, we studied female factory workers in Ethiopia’s industrial parks and endogenous identity. So proud to share this! doi.org/10.1080/0022... #econsky

WEC Junior deadline has been extended to Feb 28 - this Friday. Submit your papers! Looking forward to seeing you in Philly.

❗ Call for papers: drive.google.com/file/d/16bOU... 📮Submit your papers here: bit.ly/4183vJ8

Good opportunity for someone with a behavioral background and interest in crime and conflict to work with a great research group!

Happy to share that @annabindler.bsky.social & I will organize the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin. Save the date: 26-27 September 2025. CfP follows next month #econsky

Exciting new working paper from @i4replication.bsky.social on assessing reproducibility with LLMs! I contributed as part of one of the AI-led teams—fascinating insights, but it’s clear we can’t let AI handle replication for us just yet. Worth a read! 🔍📄

📣 Submit your crime paper by Feb 14. 🔸 4th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars 🔸 29-30 May, 2025 🔸 Quattrone Center, UPenn 🔸 Keynote: @amandayagan.bsky.social 🔹 Send your paper to: [email protected] @emmarackstraw.bsky.social

Just re-upping this #econsky: I currently have more mentors than mentees/students (can probably match another 10-11 students from LMICs who would like feedback on a research paper from a senior scholar.) Fill out the form here if interested! forms.gle/ekvvoEKBLYQM...

Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!

Following up with the recent events in Ecuador @bergenglobal.bsky.social is organizing a breakfast together with @monicabeeder.bsky.social, @leivm.bsky.social and myself to further discuss the Ecuadorian situation. Come and join us 👇