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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 03/09/2026

I’ve made a ChatGPT tutor for my intro econometrics class at BI 📊 It’s built around my (norwegian) course material, but might be useful for others learning econometrics too? Give it a try — feedback very welcome! chatgpt.com/g/g-6a718e9c...

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ChatGPT - Økonometri

Din læringspartner i økonometri. Gir progressive hint, presis tilbakemelding og tydelige forklaringer med konsis matematikk. Hjelper med teori, tidligere eksamener, oppgaver, datasett og Stata. Basert...

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 02/09/2026

Some crazy stats from this new JEL paper: - IV est. average 3–10x OLS (meta analysis) - Sign. results 30x more likely to be published in experimental econ (Andrews & Kasy) - <2% of empirical polisci report null-only findings in abstracts (Briggs et al.) www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Humans in the Loop: The Next Frontier in the Credibility Revolution

(September 2026) - Something is amiss in empirical economics. Despite the advances of the credibility revolution, published estimates tend to be inflated and overconfident. We argue that this stems fr...

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

From our FirstView: Vetting for Virtue: Democracy’s Challenge in Excluding Criminals from Office by SIGURD S. ARNTZEN, @fiva.no and RUNE J. SØRENSEN. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Åshild A Johnsen @aajohnsen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚨 New paper: Can light-touch information reduce tolerance of sexual harassment? We tested this in a randomized controlled trial with recruits in the Norwegian Armed Forces. doi.org/10.1016/j.je... with @ollefolke.bsky.social , Torbjørn Hanson, @kotsadam.bsky.social and @johannarickne.bsky.social

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Excited to share an updated paper from a longstanding agenda with Andy Hall, @dthompson.bsky.social, and Jesse Yoder: "Fortunate Sons: Elite Political Selection in American History" We link Members of Congress (+ their families) to the complete count census, covering congresses from 1850-the 2000s

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 30/04/2026

🚨Political economy workshop at BI - May 28 🚨 👉 send me an email if you would like to attend Presenters: Sophie Hatte, @siggi-econ.bsky.social, Laura Barros, Nicola Mastrorocco, @moritz-marbach.com, @bcegerod.bsky.social, @oskorge.bsky.social, @alicirone.bsky.social, @maxemilking.bsky.social

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 24/04/2026

Very happy to see our APSR paper out today. Figure 2 tells the main story: in Norway, criminal backgrounds become rarer at each step from citizens to candidates to elected officials. Additional analyses point to political parties as key gatekeepers. cup.org/3OKSdbH

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Henning Finseraas @finseraas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

*CALL FOR PAPERS* We are happy to invite proposals to the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop at the University of Copenhagen, September 24-25. See politicalscience.ku.dk/events/the-6... for more information and how to submit your proposal (deadline May 29). Please distribute.

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Call for papers: The 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop

We are happy to invite proposals for the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop.

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Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨 In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵:

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

There is still one month left to apply to the WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites. The deadline is the 1st of April. It takes place in Oslo, August 20-21st, 2026. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood. Call is found here : bit.ly/whogovminico...

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 25/02/2026

There were four train conductor MPs in 1933 -- all Social Democrats. Three ship captains -- all Conservatives.

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Florian Hollenbach @fhollenbach.org · 10/02/2026

We should tax private jets to the max

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Jan Sauermann @jansauermann.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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 👇

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

 📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community. Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary! 🧵

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Christine Bangum @christinebangum.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Very happy to share my first publication! 🥳 It's published in @jpube.bsky.social (w/ Benny Geys & Rune Sørensen) and tackles a classic question: Why do people vote in large elections, when the probability of casting a pivotal vote is virtually zero? 🗳️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... [1/7]

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly. A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here. U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”" www.prb.org/resources/se...

Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I have just written a Substack piece with some scenarios of what would have happened in the recent Dutch election if there had been 4% electoral threshold (with apologies to my Dutch friends for banging on about this!) substack.com/home/post/p-...

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What Would happen if The Netherlands had a 4% Electoral Threshold?

Political scientists of electoral systems love The Netherlands.

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Jørgen Modalsli @modals.li · 30/10/2025

New working paper! *Measuring long-run wealth inequality: Empirical results for Norway 1912-2019* (with Aaberge and Solbakken) We estimate wealth inequality in Norway based on a set of historical and contemporary sources. www.ssb.no/en/inntekt-o...

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Martin B. Holm @martinbholm.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo. Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development Application deadline: November 30! More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI. We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research! Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025

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Giovanna Invernizzi @ginvernizzi.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Please share! Call for papers in the formal theory section at EPSS 2026 @epssnet.bsky.social. Call for papers is open: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We welcome individual and panel submissions on all substantive areas of political science!

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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Michael Nelson @mjnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.

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Journal of Statistics Education, V2N1: Eckert

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 23/09/2025

Please submit to EPSS Belfast! @knalewajko.bsky.social and I are section chairs for HPE 👇 Deadline: November 7, 2025 Conference: June 18-20, 2026

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.

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Assad Nasir @assadnasir.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Jeg har laget en oversikt over skolevalgresultatet over skolene i Oslo, hvis noen andre er interesseret i sånt. Vinnerpartiet på hver enkelt skole er markert i grønt.

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John Sides @johnsides.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Imagine asking people two questions -- whether each of these is a good or bad way to run a govt: 1) having a democratic political system 2) having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections What percent says *both* are good? 44%!

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Jonas W. Schmid @jonaswschmid.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Great start to the WhoGov elite workshop with @seibertlukas.bsky.social discussing how transparency affects MPs' side jobs and @siggi-econ.bsky.social showing that Norwegian parties and voters do a good job at filtering out candidates with criminal backgrounds.

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 28/08/2025

Norway votes in 11 days 🇳🇴 More than a century after PR was introduced, women still hold under half the seats. In Norway’s closed-list system, nomination order is decisive—women are projected to occupy ~44% of seats in 2025 (based on 2021 party seat shares across districts).

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 27/08/2025

MDG ber velgere stemme taktisk for å passere sperregrensa (mdg.no/taktisk). Illustrasjonen 👇 er litt optimistisk, men viser en viktig diskontinuitet i valgsystemet. I 2021 ville 1720 flere stemmer til MDG gitt 4 ekstra mandater – tatt fra FrP (2), SV og H.

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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Important speech by Tel Aviv University economics professor Ro'ee Levy at the Israel Economic Association meeting, in which he links together insights from economics research, personal experience and information about the devastating situation in Gaza: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Israeli Economic Association Conference – Closing Panel Roee Levy, July 17, 2025 The topic of this panel is trends in the Israeli economy, and I am going to talk about the most important trend: the w...

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Jason Reifler @jasonreifler.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I think Elon Musk gets away with a lot of illegal stuff. Even with that as a backdrop, I’m reasonably confident he won’t get away with breaking Duverger’s law.

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Max-Emil King @maxemilking.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Do family-friendly hours make it easier for women politicians to participate in meetings? 🕚 In a new working paper, I find they don’t. 🧵1/10

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 21/06/2025

In Oslo this Monday? We're running a Political Economics Mini Workshop—reach out if you'd like to attend. Presentations by Enrico Cantoni, @annkristinkolln.bsky.social, Sara Cools, Stine Hesstvedt, and @siggi-econ.bsky.social.

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 17/06/2025

The newly released 2025 election lists reveal a persistent pattern: in Norway, women remain underrepresented at the top—despite 100+ years of proportional representation.

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Last week to register for the ISEG Summer School in Lisbon 🔆 #EconSky

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 04/06/2025

Wherever you live in the world, your climate is getting warmer. 21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences. Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 30/05/2025

Kritikken mot å bruke tilfeldig utvalg for å teste skattegrep for unge avslører én ting: Manglende forståelse for kunnskapsbasert politikk. Vi trenger mer eksperimentering, ikke mindre. Samfunnet bør styres av evidens – ikke antakelser. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

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Aprilsnarr, absurd eller tull? Nei. Vi trenger flere lotterier i norsk politikk.

Kritikerne avslører mangel på forståelse for kunnskapsbasert politikk.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Trump’s 2025 pardons so far, by the numbers: Convicted of: – Fraud: 24 – Tax Evasion: 7 – Illegal Campaign Donations: 4 – Political Corruption & Bribery: 8 – Insurrection: 1,500+ A reminder of why descriptive representation matters.

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Dawn Teele @teele.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Very psyched about this paper: PR systems tend to have more women in politics but “hidden majoritarianism” in the sub-national pipeline produces an over-representation of men.

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Øystein Hernæs @oysteinhernaes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

#EconSky📉📈 Big change in Norway’s public sector pensions: From Jan 2025, the contractual early retirement benefit (AFP) is no longer reduced if you keep working after age 62. Colleagues and I at the Frisch Centre have just published the first results from a pre-registered near–real-time evaluation👇

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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Now officially forthcoming at @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🎉

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · 13/05/2025

Do political careers harm health? In a new @cesifo.org working paper, we link mayoral promotions in Norway to detailed data on healthcare use. Results may surprise you. Start 🧵👇 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

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