Reposted by Caroline KrafftNomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 53mI am again reminding you that BLuesky tweets are obviously 'BLeats' 🐐 not... uh, skeets (🐦🔫wt??). Whoever started that skeet nonsense is a knave. 341
Reposted by Caroline KrafftBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20hBrown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu 4325571125
Reposted by Caroline KrafftJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 139138725940
Reposted by Caroline KrafftMPR News @mprnews.org · 10/10/2026After President Trump urged people to "fight back" against Somali immigrants in Minn., mosque leaders and neighbors are taking steps to protect their communities. They're renewing patrols that started during Operation Metro Surge and reminding worshipers about emergency exits and safety procedures.mprnews.orgMosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali MinnesotansClergy and some elected officials around the state are calling for additional security at mosques after President Donald Trump called on non-Somali Minnesotans to “fight back” against the Somali commu... 419469
Reposted by Caroline KrafftPOMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026POMEPS is pleased to announce a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2027. The NEW deadline to apply is November 10th. For more info: pomeps.org/pomeps-trave...pomeps.orgCall for Proposals: 2027 Travel Research Engagement Grants - Project on Middle East Political ScienceThe Project on Middle East Political Science announces a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2027. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research ... 022
Reposted by Caroline KrafftNBER @nber.org · 08/10/2026Denmark quasi-randomly assigned 12,000+ refugee children across towns. Those placed where social mobility is higher earned more as adults and had fewer convictions and teen births, from Daysal, Doyle Jr., Samandari, Simonsen, and Trandafir www.nber.org/papers/w35853 03011
Reposted by Caroline KrafftBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just to be clear: we are fine in Minnesota. We are not being taken over, though there are more rabbits in our yard than some years. Also we still need to address creeping bellflower. But otherwise all good. Don’t need rescuing or another murderous occupation. 211109201
Reposted by Caroline KrafftJoe Soss @joesoss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For anyone who's interested, The Debt Collective has asked @joshpage.bsky.social and me to lead an online session of its Jubilee School on Legal Plunder and tactics for fighting the injustices of criminal legal debt, Nov 17, 8-9 pm Eastern Time. Registration: debtcollective.org/event/jubile...debtcollective.orgJubilee School: Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of Criminal JusticePredatory criminal legal practices have dramatically expanded since the 1980s, extracting billions of dollars from working-class Americans every year. In this workshop, Professors Joshua Page and Joe… 01610
Reposted by Caroline KrafftElizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"IPUMS International has a job opening for an Associate Data Analyst! We are looking for a technically minded person who enjoys working with data and can learn new skills and knowledge quickly." Applications due Oct 18. I work at the institute that houses IPUMS (& love it here!); ask me anythinghr.myu.umn.eduCareersWe are looking for a technically minded person who enjoys working with data and can learn new skills and knowledge quickly. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and motivated by task completion, knows when to ask questions, communicates progress clearly, and is eager to develop technical skills in data processing and IPUMS data. 01412
Reposted by Caroline KrafftBitsy Perlman @bitsyperlman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Some pictures of Minnesota being lovely for no reason 0185
Reposted by Caroline KrafftCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i... 11133201195
Reposted by Caroline KrafftTrevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A few years ago I wanted to nominate a mentee for a prestigious award for young scholars. They checked with their advisors and were told: “Do not bother to apply. You are at school X. You will not get it.” The downstream effect of award concentration in Economics is that it discourages applying. 0359
Reposted by Caroline KrafftVoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🆕 Paying refugees to go home: Lessons from Afghanistan’s cash-for-return experiment Today on VoxDev w/ @chriswblair.bsky.social (@princeton.edu), @packlesshepherd.bsky.social (University of Virginia) & @austinlw.bsky.social (@harrispolicy.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/migrat...voxdev.orgPaying refugees to go home: Lessons from Afghanistan’s cash-for-return experimentIn 2016, the UN doubled the cash it paid Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan, and 363,000 people went home in the middle of the fighting season. New research finds that policy-induced return reduced ins... 055
Reposted by Caroline KrafftDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Finally a proper working paper for this study that produced one of the most astounding figures I've ever seen. Basically economics is different from every other field, empirically. This paper looks at the concentration of university affiliations for award winners. www.nber.org/papers/w35875 516057
Reposted by Caroline KrafftCorinne Low @corinnelow.com · 08/10/2026Launching new research collaborations with firms (DM me!) to replace tired narratives about women at work and replace them with real evidence, real solutions, and real change! It will also house my work on empowering the global workforce of the future. And we are hiring! For pre-docs and a post-doc! 141
Reposted by Caroline KrafftNBER @nber.org · 08/10/2026A California staffing requirement leads facilities to bunch below the regulatory threshold and has little effect on staffing, from Alden Cheng and Riley League www.nber.org/papers/w35849 031
Reposted by Caroline KrafftMinneapolis Fed @minneapolisfed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026President Kashkari will be in conversation with Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel to kick off the 2026 Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Research Conference this morning. Tune in live 9:40-10:20am CT: www.minneapolisfed.org/live 152
Reposted by Caroline KrafftKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"It's crucial that people get an influenza vaccine," says Scott Hensley, a virologist at the University of Pennsylvania. "And this might be a year that people might want to get a vaccine early."npr.orgAn early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shotFlu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. 413364
Reposted by Caroline KrafftAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026lol no one talks about the white kids who don't abide by merit. The conversation is ALWAYS about the Black and Brown kids who do.nbcnews.comStudy finds 43 percent of Harvard's white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staffThe number drops dramatically for black, Latino and Asian American students with less than 16 percent each coming from those categories, the study said. 128076
Reposted by Caroline KrafftAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.rpc.state.gov 11814348
Reposted by Caroline KrafftKlaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Interesting paper, that exploits Danish refugee dispersal policy, to estimate effect of neighborhood quality on long-run outcomes for refugee children. "Moving from a low- to a high-opportunity area [...] raises adult income rank by 3 %p and employment by 4 %p." www.nber.org/papers/w35853 041
Reposted by Caroline Krafftsamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 02/10/2026early-career academics, if you don't have a website, make yourself one. yes it's annoying but just do it it can be plain text on a white background, or google sites, or even a free Wix one with ads. nobody cares we just need to be able to look you up, quickly, bc there's like 100 other apps here 1119159
Reposted by Caroline KrafftTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921551957
Reposted by Caroline KrafftThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 02/10/2026Experts say now is an ideal time to get a flu shot, before influenza starts spreading widely. It's also a good time for vulnerable people to get vaccinated against another winter risk, RSV, and to get up to date on protection against COVID-19. 512466
Reposted by Caroline KrafftJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women. 1381210288
Reposted by Caroline KrafftDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...startribune.comPerry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic... 16758296
Reposted by Caroline KrafftTammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nice summary of this paper by @kevinmilligan.bsky.social (w/ Baker and Gruber) "Even after their children left preschool, mothers who had access to Quebec’s universal childcare program worked and earned more than mothers who did not." www.nber.org/digest/20261...nber.orgSubsidized Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Outcomes in Quebec 1106
Reposted by Caroline KrafftJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The bond yield story just keeps getting starker. 50529145
Reposted by Caroline KrafftBen Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 29/09/2026Huge congrats to the brilliant economist and historian Ellora Derenoncourt, one of this year's MacArthur Fellows! 1349
Reposted by Caroline KrafftLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024This study is fascinating. Men consistently overestimated by 20+% how much their peers believed harmful masculinity norms like ‘crying is weak’ and ‘violence is ok’, and these erroneous beliefs shaped their behaviour more than their own personal beliefs blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...blogs.worldbank.orgSchool discussions reshape perceptions of masculinity norms. Guest Post by Ieda Matavelli 0112
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📖 Read the full World Bank Policy Research Working Paper here: documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...documents.worldbank.orgDeveloping a Measure of Women’s Agency in Tunisia : Machine Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence ApproachesWomen’s agency – their ability to define and act on their goals – is often the target of policies and programs, both as a means of reducing other gender inequities and as . 000
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Practical Guidelines for Researchers Developing contextualized agency measures doesn't require massive sample sizes. We demonstrate that a sample of 100 to 150 observations is sufficient to design robust, context-specific survey modules. 100
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Multi-Domain Measures Win Multi-dimensional question batteries capture women's agency far more effectively than single-dimension global standard series. 100
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Supervised ML Beats Generative AI Supervised ML (LASSO, VSURF, backward selection) reliably finds predictive survey items. Current GenAI performs poorly at transcript scoring & question selection—performing no better than random selection. Human expertise remains essential. 100
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Context is Paramount Standard agency measures don't travel well. We found minimal overlap in top survey items between Tunisia & India, plus major differences between rural & urban areas within Tunisia. 100
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In our new paper w/ Leila Baghdadi, Roberta Gatti, Asif Islam, & Maia Sieverding we evaluate survey measures against qualitative benchmark scores for 387 women in Tunisia. documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...documents.worldbank.orgDeveloping a Measure of Women’s Agency in Tunisia : Machine Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence ApproachesWomen’s agency – their ability to define and act on their goals – is often the target of policies and programs, both as a means of reducing other gender inequities and as . 100
Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can a single survey scale accurately measure women's agency across different global contexts? Can GenAI streamline qualitative research & survey design? 🧵 110
Reposted by Caroline KrafftSarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Haha, I think I said the same thing as @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social but much less smoothly: "doesn't look like these bans change test scores much, but if it makes everyone's day more pleasant, let's do it!" 1202
Reposted by Caroline KrafftSarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I love when @douglasharris9.bsky.social gets cooking on vouchers. I would say "vouchers are a special-interest carve-out for rich people." 1125
Reposted by Caroline KrafftThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We invite early and mid-career researchers in humanities and social sciences to apply for the Innovation Fellowships Scheme – Route B: Policy-led (FCDO). Deadline is 18 Nov. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3Vi5StQ 075
Reposted by Caroline KrafftJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A six year old does not deserve to be in poverty. Full stop. Every kid in poverty is a policy failure. But since kids don't have separate incomes, you can't help the kid without helping the household they're in. That's the whole political tension. youtu.be/gL2kxIbPitU 26883250
Reposted by Caroline Krafft🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 24/09/2026OK this description made me LAUGH go.bsky.app/JKv3BWU 4628
Reposted by Caroline KrafftStata @stata.bsky.social · 24/09/2026DID when treatment doesn’t stay treated. 𝘅𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗶𝗱 in StataNow handles multivalued and switching treatments, so you can estimate event-study effects as groups move between treatment levels or exit treatment altogether. See how it works → www.stata.com/statanow/DID...stata.comDID with switching treatments for panel dataIf you have a multivalued treatment or groups that switch in and out of treatment, traditional difference-in-differences (DID) estimators are of little use. The new xtswitchdid command handles both… 0158
Reposted by Caroline KrafftMiddle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#Employment The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies, focusing on early modern and/or modern Iran. mesana.org/resources-an...mesana.orgMiddle East Studies AssociationThe Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies. 023
Reposted by Caroline KrafftRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 24/09/2026The US ranks 40th out of 41 comparably wealthy nations on accessible, affordable, quality childcare. But even with the federal government stalled, some states have been showing what's possible. Our new brief from @lbilik.bsky.social looks at what a national system should learn from them:rooseveltinstitute.orgWhere States Are Innovating on Childcare: Lessons for a National Universal Childcare Policy - Roosevelt InstituteStates are expanding public childcare through broader subsidies, investments in the childcare workforce, coordinated governance, capital funding, and community engagement. This brief examines Connecti... 1187
Reposted by Caroline KrafftNBER @nber.org · 24/09/2026Open call for paper submissions: The Economics of Community Colleges conference April 6-7, 2028 in Cambridge, MA. Full information www.nber.org/economics-co... 02016