Can AI help researchers check whether published social science results actually reproduce? I had the chance to test this with a consortium of researchers, now published in PNAS. Read more in the thread below 👇

Institute for Replication@i4replication.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/ Can AI help researchers check whether published social science results actually reproduce? In our new PNAS paper, we tested this directly in the AI Replication Games: 288 researchers, 103 teams, and real replication packages from quantitative social science.

Proud to be part of this huge study on reproducibility in economics and political science published in Nature!

Institute for Replication@i4replication.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🧵1/ Our first meta-science paper (with 350+ coauthors) is published today in Nature. It presents one of the largest-ever reproducibility projects in economics & political science. Here’s what we found 👇

Excited to be co‑teaching the C‑BEAR Interdisciplinary Summer School at the University of Southampton!A great opportunity for researchers who want a practical introduction to experimentation in the social sciences — no prior experience required. 📅 29 June–3 July 🔗 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

Training course: C-BEAR SUMMER SCHOOL: Introduction to Experiments in Social Science

This five-day summer school introduces experimental methods in the Social Sciences, covering lab, field, and survey experiments. Participants will gain a solid foundation in experimental methodology

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📢 Call for Hidden Papers & Data on Ingroup Favoritism in Dictator Games We look for unpublished and hard-to-access experimental studies for our meta-analysis!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

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working

Ethnicity can be consciously adjusted in response to the risks women face in public spaces.

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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...

Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com

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🚨 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👩🏼‍🔬.

Economics at Southampton@sotonecon.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 @UoS_Economics is hiring 3 Lecturers in Economics, prioritizing expertise in: ✅ Applied Economics (health, labor, IO, migration) ✅ Data Science ✅ Microeconometrics ✅ Financial Econometrics 📅 21/04/25 #econtwitter #econjobmarket #econsky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ163/l...

🚨 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 🫠

Institute for Replication@i4replication.bsky.social · last yr.

#GDRI_rep Update 5: We have a new report. We reproduced the paper entitled "Partisan Effects of Information Campaigns in Competitive Authoritarian Elections: Evidence from Bangladesh" by Ahmed, Hodler and Islam published at the Economic Journal. See below for links to report and authors' responses.

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...

Nordic Conference in Development Economics - NCDE 2025

Welcome to the 23rd Nordic Conference in Development Economics.

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🌟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

Effects of Jobs on Ethnic Switching – Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Ethnicity is a dynamic construct, with individual-level ethnic switching having been reported in numerous contexts. Ethnic switching, typically attributed to instrumental or social identity motivat...

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

Aria Golestani@ariagolestani.bsky.social · 2y ago

📣 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: WEC.Jr.Econ@gmail.com @emmarackstraw.bsky.social

❗ 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!

Hannes Rusch@hannesrusch.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 POSTDOC WANTED 🚨 Join the Behavioral Economics of Crime & Conflict Group at MPICSL in Freiburg! We're seeking a behavioral scientist with PhD in economics, psychology, or related. Experience with experiments is key. Full time, 2 years, no teaching. Apply now! tinyurl.com/FGR251 #EconSky

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! 🔍📄

Institute for Replication@i4replication.bsky.social · 2y 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!

📣 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: WEC.Jr.Econ@gmail.com @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...

Mentors and mentees sign up

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Jessica Leight@leightjessica.bsky.social · 2y ago

#EconTwitter #econsky: announcement of call for mentors + opportunity for paper feedback for scholars from LMICs (repeating a success from last year)! tl;dr sign up either to submit a paper (if you're a junior scholar from a LMIC) or review a paper (any post-PhD scholar).

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.

Economics Conferences (Compiled by Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage)

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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 👇

Bergen Global CMI/UiB@bergenglobal.bsky.social · 3y ago

How did Ecuador 🇪🇨 go from one of the safest to one of the deadliest countries in Latin America? Join us for breakfast with Monica Beeder, José Zurita-Tapia and @leivm.bsky.social ➡️ Thursday 18 Jan. ⏰ 8:30 am 📍 here or Zoom bergenglobal.no/events/cocai...