New article in @apsrjournal.bsky.social: State-provided welfare increases intergroup ties, by reducing people’s dependence on their own identity group as a safety net. Evidence from caste networks in India. cup.org/3X3DtWb

GPT-5 regularly asks you why you are not citing its work. GPT-5 always believes your estimator is biased. GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question. Sometimes GPT-5 tells you stories about grad school and expresses regret about getting a PhD. GPT-5's mom wonders when it will start making money.

Neat finding by @kkaur.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

First jobs matter for subsequent career wage growth, and sorting of women to slower-growth firms accounts for one-fifth of the gender gap after five years of work, from David Card, Francesco Devicienti, Mariacristina Rossi, and Andrea Weber https://www.nber.org/papers/w33730

Excited to share that this paper is now forthcoming at the Journal of Politics. It has been a looooooong journey (5 years in the making)! Too many people to thank but most importantly my advisors, three anonymous reviewers and the people of Bihar - forever indebted to their generosity. #gendersky

🚨Grrrreat opportunity to join a 2-year research master with us!!! Ideal for students looking for great (and almost free) pre-PhD training. Also: not in the US :)

🚨New Paper Alert 📢 Link: doi.org/10.1080/2156... How are electoral quota beneficiaries perceived for upward mobility? Andy Philips & I find: 1. The Pipeline effect of quotas is different for different groups. Support for women is higher than ethnically marginalized. (1/2)

‼️ Hiring‼️ One postdoctoral position in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid. Application deadline: end of February. Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun! Please share widely.

A bit late in the cycle, but I'm hiring a postdoc to work on natural resource drivers of US agricultural productivity. Looking for someone w/ clear interest in the area & good geospatial data skills. Email me for Qs. Plz circulate w/ potential candidates. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29631

This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.

Thankful to have my first solo publication this year!

congratulations to the amazing @kkaur.bsky.social on her fantastic dissertation defense! 🎉🎉🎉 #PhDone!

Such a fun and engaging conference it was! Thanks, organizers!

The Gender and Political Participation working group is seeking abstracts for Spring 2024. The call is open to all graduate students and post-docs. Info + submissions here: docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/...

Apply for the 2023 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics by Nov. 26 - details here:  cattcenter.iastate.edu/research/cat...