This is a striking chart. It shows the consequences of mandatory age-verification for accessing, ehm, select websites in Australia. The search term in question is the name of one of the most visited sites on the internet. I'll let you guess which one.

Call for Submissions: 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 Are you working on research that leverages AI tools and methods? Building new tools and agents? Or studying the impacts of AI on the society & environment? Then submit your work to our summit (Nov 24-25)! melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...

2026 AI Summit

The Melbourne Institute is proud to present The inaugural CALIBER Summit for AI-powered Research in Business & Economics.

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Can now positively confirm, Melbourne is an absolutely fabulous city and the research community here is equally fabulous!

Jan Kabatek 💙💛@jankabatek.com · 2w ago

📢We're hiring 📢 Short notice, but Melbourne Institute is looking for a Senior Research Fellow (level C) to work on applied industrial microeconomics research using Australian administrative datasets. Apply here: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UOM_Ex...

📢We're hiring 📢 Short notice, but Melbourne Institute is looking for a Senior Research Fellow (level C) to work on applied industrial microeconomics research using Australian administrative datasets. Apply here: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UOM_Ex...

My particular thanks to all the young scholars I've met over the years, including those I first met as graduate students, who have encouraged me to think more deeply about the economics of gender.

#Statatip: use inrange(VAR,MIN,MAX)==1 to condition on MIN<=VAR<=MAX

SEHO2026 is delivering both great talks and stunning views ❤️🇮🇹

A lovely write-up of our last week's @leap-econ.bsky.social summit by Serena Doyle: melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/news/news/20...

LEAP towards closing the gap for LGBTQ equality

Closing the gap for LGBTQ equality requires research and data, as evidence that documents lived experience is required for policy change.

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The inaugural LEAP Summit for LGBTQ+ Research and Researchers in Asia-Pacific is in full swing! 🥳🌈 @leap-econ.bsky.social @ksaxby.bsky.social @unimelb.edu.au

Very cool analysis of the submissions to a major management journal that shows how much the system of science, built for humans, is under strain as a result of AI. AI can be used to do better science or it can be used to just do more stuff. The danger is that "more" is winning due to incentives.

🚨 U Melbourne flagship McKenzie Postdoc - 3 years fully funded, no teaching - 25K research budget - fame and prestige EOI closing 7 May, need to have a supervisor (email/DM me with Qs!) sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-fun...

Brutal.

And all of this started because Stanisław Ulam didn't feel like calculating the odds of winning a game of Solitaire...

Alfredo Paloyo@alfredopaloyo.com · 4mo ago

The fact that Monte Carlo studies were named after the casino just dawned on me (and confirmed with Wikipedia). I guess I never really thought about why they were called that in the first place. 🤦🏽‍♂️

The fateful V-Day is approaching once again, please be careful out there, folks! www.huffpost.com/entry/valent...

If This Is Your Wedding Date... We Have Bad News For You

Well, this study is far from romantic.

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Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukraine's skeleton racer, was scheduled to compete in his third Olympic Games on Feb. 12. He was barred from taking part in the competition after refusing to change his helmet, one depicting the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale invasion.

'It means more than any medal' — Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims

Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is no...

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The fateful V-Day is approaching once again, please be careful out there, folks! www.huffpost.com/entry/valent...

If This Is Your Wedding Date... We Have Bad News For You

Well, this study is far from romantic.

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If you’re not using Claude Code, now’s the time to jump in!

Talking to lots of folks across various professions using Claude Code, it is genuinely surprising, even to me, how much of a leap they have seen in the ability of LLMs to do real work in the last six weeks. I know people on this site are sometimes skeptical of AI, but worth paying attention to.

Call for papers for Workshop in Causal Health Economics (organized by Erik Grönqvist and @helenasvaleryd.bsky.social) with @hitoshishigeoka.bsky.social as keynote speaker. Just before #ESPE in Helsinki and best time to visit Sweden 👇

If you'd like to embed a Bluesky feed on your website, check out this neat and simple widget: github.com/Vincenius/bs...

By the same token, Alfredo was just promoted to Full Professor, and I am sure the whole Wollongong is dancing in the streets. 🕺🎵🎶

Alfredo Paloyo@alfredopaloyo.com · 7mo ago

Oh, BTW, Jan is now an Associate Professor—an unsurprising promotion that warms my heart! 🥰 Congratulations! 🎊

My greatest 2025 accomplishment is that I pushed through a (very mundane) request that was summarily rejected by our central HR. Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. 🤜🤛

While most of us are enjoying a peaceful holiday season, this horrific war is still happening. Please consider donating to the Ukrainian cause 💙💛 u24.gov.ua

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 7mo ago

⚡️Explosions reported in Kyiv overnight on Dec. 27. Explosions were reported in the capital in the early hours of Dec. 27, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. Ukraine’s Air Force warned of the possible missile threats for numerous regions.

G’day, mate. The night may lengthen, but it never has the final word—hate exhausts itself.

I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends. It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.

What. A. Line-up!!! This is going to be such an amazing event, do make sure to submit your work! 🌈❤️

LEAP@leap-econ.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🏳️‍🌈<2 weeks until the call for papers for the 2026 LEAP Summit closes! Speakers include Prof Mark Hatzenbuehler (Harvard), Prof Donn Feir (Victoria Uni / NBER), A/Prof Maxine Lee (San Francisco State), Prof Ada Cheung (UniMelb) & Nicky Bath (LGBTIQ+ Health Australia) #lgbtq #econsky shorturl.at/zoJ81

Check out the amazing line up of speakers!! Please submit and share 🌟 🌈 @jankabatek.com @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social

LEAP@leap-econ.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🏳️‍🌈<2 weeks until the call for papers for the 2026 LEAP Summit closes! Speakers include Prof Mark Hatzenbuehler (Harvard), Prof Donn Feir (Victoria Uni / NBER), A/Prof Maxine Lee (San Francisco State), Prof Ada Cheung (UniMelb) & Nicky Bath (LGBTIQ+ Health Australia) #lgbtq #econsky shorturl.at/zoJ81

💻🏠 Work From Home arrangements are here to stay, so let's unpack their consequences for workers' mental health! Take a look at @theconversation.com piece in which we explore the key findings of our new study 👇

Life Course Centre@lifecoursecentre.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📰 Article alert! 📰 Centre Research Fellows @jankabatek.com & Ferdi Botha have written an article for The Conversation about the findings from their recent research into the effects of commuting & working from home arrangements. Read now 👉 bit.ly/3Y8uJyc

“ #Working from home had a strong positive effect on women’s #MentalHealth, but only in certain circumstances..biggest gains were recorded when #women worked mainly from home while still spending some time (1 to 2 days)..on-site each week.”: buff.ly/5cO4iR4 via @jankabatek.com

What’s working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

Is working from home good for your mental health? If so, how many days a week are best? A new study has some answers.

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