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economist at HBS studying old news and new news // https://qlquanle.github.io/

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Marcella Alsan@marcellaalsan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Open access in QJE!📢 Using newly assembled archival data, we show how the AMA's nationwide campaign against national health insurance, labeling it "socialized medicine" and promoting private insurance, helped steer the U.S. away from universal health care academic.oup.com/qje/article/...

Why Doesn’t the United States Have National Health Insurance? The Political Role of the American Medical Association

Abstract. This article examines how the American Medical Association (AMA) helped shape the development of the U.S. health insurance system in the critical

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Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

my fundamental position on this FIFA tries every tournament to develop a power structure so heinous, a fan experience so maddening, a revenue plan so exploitive that it will ruin the World Cup and they never succeed. the football always wins. I'm not exactly happy about it? but it's consistent.

Susan McPherson@susanmcp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A dispiriting contradiction: The World Cup is supposed to unite the world in a spirit of brotherhood & joy, yet it’s being hosted by a xenophobic, bigoted president who has done everything in his power to shut America’s doors to the world. Spot on from @paulwaldman.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:

N Sims@copyrightlibn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

So weird: there's more than one scammy memorial site inviting donations or tree-planting in my dad's memory. We are not asking for that, but if people feel moved, donations in lieu of flowers to www.aclu-mn.org, www.aclu.org, or www.eff.org Econ folks, can you help get the word out?

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011 was awarded jointly to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in th...

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quan le@qlquanle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My colleagues at HBS and I are looking for predoctoral researchers, starting Summer 2026! The ideal candidate recognizes that the traditional RA role in econ research is obsolete with coding agents, yet loves econ so much that they want to learn how to do it with new tools. 1/2

Joel Waldfogel@jwaldfog.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Can LLMs help humans to write books? TLDR: sort of. @imkereimers.bsky.social and I have a new paper with a longer answer. 1/n www.nber.org/papers/w34777

AI and the Quantity and Quality of Creative Products: Have LLMs Boosted Creation of Valuable Books?

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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quan le@qlquanle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Outing myself as a Python notebook enjoyer but now that so much work happens via Claude Code and Git PR review I've found the format to be basically unworkable.

quan le@qlquanle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

How do people write numerical tests for an estimation routine? I have three layers: 1) unit tests: simple numerical examples that I compute _by hand_ (literally on paper with a calculator), 2) synthetic datasets coded up separately, and 3) checking that some properties of the estimator hold... [1/2]

quan le@qlquanle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I spun up another agent whose role is a "Replicator Grad Student" and that agent can pick up obvious stuff like this, but then it comes up with a report and then the original agent writes more test, and now I have more tests that I have not read.

quan le@qlquanle.bsky.social · 8mo ago

At Princeton's holiday party in 2023, I recorded a version of "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" with the lyrics changed to "Kate Ho is the Best Advisor." I still feel that way. I couldn't have asked for a better advisor. I can't believe she's gone.

Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The brilliant Kate Ho has passed away. She was an amazing economist and a genuinely kind human being. Her work shaped how we think about healthcare markets and her generosity touched everyone lucky enough to know her. The profession and the world are poorer without her.

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Sam Dykstra@samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Trey Yesavage’s career single-game highs entering tonight: 6 IP (May 1, Single-A Dunedin) 12 K (May 13, Dunedin) 94 pitches (Sept. 27, Toronto) 19 whiffs (Sept. 15, Toronto) Tonight: 7 IP, 12 K, 104 pitches, 23 whiffs It is Game 5 of the World Series against the defending champions.