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Has anyone computed Lee Bounds (or other selective attrition bounds) in a binary choice experiment/conjoint as part of an RCT?

Potentially weird feedback loop in the market right now market decline -> increased prob tariffs canceled -> market climb -> lower prob tariffs canceled -> market declines...

It seems like most firms haven't adjusted pricing yet in response to impending tariffs (e.g. I think apple prices are the same). That seems odd. Price of replacing inventory is about to shoot up. Theories? Firms are worried about backlash if they do it before they "have" to?

Look folks, he said that he was going to bring grocery prices down and now Apples are cheaper. What do you want from him?

Devin Pope and I are hiring for two RA/predoc/RP positions! We are typically able to sponsor visas. Please share widely! www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you do not have an obligation to spend today scrolling and reading about what went wrong. It won’t change the results, and I bet you won’t find real answers. Sometimes the best response to bad things is to think about other good things.

Going to bed trying to remind myself that even though bad things out of our control happen, our job is to keep finding a way through and make good things happen where we can

Today I am thankful for our students who gave me hours of talking about research instead of doom scrolling.

Ok, time to breathe and bring the temp down because panic isn’t productive. What’s something you’re excited about happening soon regardless of who wins? I’ll go first: Christmas with this kid who is just starting to really understand holidays

Alright folks. I'm pre-registering my Harris wins prediction because over the past three months her success has been strongly correlated with my son's toilet training success and here are the texts I've gotten today from his grandma

Contemplating setting this as my autoresponder for the next couple of days

a man laying in bed with his mouth open and the words i am on day two of a panic attack

ALT: a man laying in bed with his mouth open and the words i am on day two of a panic attack

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This article is a wonderful combination of fascinating and totally believable. The angle here is the election, but also seems to have important implications for things like views of political out group members given contact hypothesis evidence. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Millions of Movers Reveal American Polarization in Action

A detailed look at how — and why — voters who move are widening the gap between blue neighborhoods and red ones.

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We should have known it would be a toss up as soon as the knew the candidates were H and T.

VoxDev@voxdev.bsky.social · 2y ago

Appreciate @voxdev.bsky.social giving me the chance to talk about noise!

🆕 The impacts of noisy workplaces on productivity Today on VoxDev, @joshtdean.bsky.social (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) outlines evidence from Nairobi, Kenya that noisy workplaces can have productivity consequences & what this means for policymakers: voxdev.org/topic/firms/...

Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢Please retweet📢 Profs Van Benthem, Lockwood, Low, Rees-Jones, Kessler and I are hiring 3 predoctoral researchers (in environmental, behavioral, and public econ) to start July 2025. Prior RAs got into Berkeley, Princeton and Brown (econ PhDs). Rolling review: sberkouwer.github.io/BEPPhiring.pdf

Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 3y ago

At least in my experience, the first order mental health issue in a PhD is not really about finding the task hard or unpleasant. I loved the task. That’s exactly what made the PhD hard. Constant fear that it was about to be ripped away because I wasn’t good enough.

Can cookstove subsidies reduce CO2 emissions? @joshtdean.bsky.social and I wrote an overview of our research demonstrating that @BurnMfg's Jikokoa/EOCA Char stoves cut 3.5 tons of CO2 - and save $120 in fuel - per household per year. Read more here: linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Policymakers can support sustainable development by providing subsidies or financing for energy efficient technologies among low-income households.

The Jikokoa cookstove costs $40 but saves $120 per year in fuel savings, generating a large return on investment.

3.5 tons is the potential amount of CO2e the stove reduces each year from the production, transport, and burning of charcoal.

Ahh we have finally reached the “let’s circle back after the holidays” point of the year 🎉

Here's the letter I just sent to the leadership of the Deutsche Post Foundation announcing my intention to resign as a briq Research Affiliate unless they change course. *I'm not an IZA affiliate so I can't sign that letter.

Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 3y ago

Here's your friendly annual reminder that electric leaf blowers are not only more environmentally friendly, they are also better for your hearing and your neighbor's sanity! Here's numbers based on this study of gas ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles... and my measurements of our electric.

Good morning everyone! I always loved social media as a way to learn and to interact and meet great people from around the world. This platform looks very promising, let's do our best to build a great community here. Looking forward to it!

Rafe Meager (they/them)@economeager.bsky.social · 3y ago

I wrote about Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and the other defendants in the Rivonia trial, and their complex insights into human behaviour and political violence rachaelmeager.substack.com/p/rivonia-1964