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Josh Dean

@joshtdean.bsky.social
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Behavioral and development economist. Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics

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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excited our new paper is out! It starts from the observation that most surveys about gender views ask about statements like "When a mother works for pay, the children suffer" And never "When a father works for pay, the children suffer" This creates at least two problems 🧵
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🆕 Why workers avoid unfamiliar neighbourhoods – and how one visit can help eliminate fears Today on VoxDev, Josh Dean (University of Chicago), Gabriel Kreindler (Harvard University) & Oluchi Mbonu (World Bank) discuss barriers to job search in Nairobi: ow.ly/eHPL50ZFYqG
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Why workers avoid unfamiliar neighbourhoods – and how one visit can help eliminate fears
A field experiment with casual workers in Nairobi finds that people are reluctant to work in unfamiliar parts of their own city. A single visit to an unfamiliar neighbourhood is enough to eliminate this aversion.
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Subsidies for clean cookstoves can abate carbon dioxide at only $7 per ton of CO2. We account for issues like imperfect additionality, stove breakage rates, non-usage or low usage by some buyers, and others. Read my article with @joshtdean.bsky.social in Climate Change Economics: lnkd.in/gw8hr9Mu
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Read the VoxDev article on this by @sberkouwer.bsky.social & Joshua Dean: voxdev.org/topic/health...
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The health impacts of average vs peak pollution exposure: Evidence from cooking in Kenya
Lowering peak pollution exposure through fuel efficient cookstoves reduces respiratory symptoms. But in areas with high average pollution, more must be done to improve clinical outcomes and reduce hea...
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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Cooking, Health, and Daily Exposure to Pollution Spikes" by Susanna B. Berkouwer and Joshua T. Dean. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Cooking, Health, and Daily Exposure to Pollution Spikes
(Forthcoming Article) - Many routine daily activities—such as cooking and commuting—cause large recurring pollution spikes that may impact health without significantly affecting average exposure. We s...
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Has anyone computed Lee Bounds (or other selective attrition bounds) in a binary choice experiment/conjoint as part of an RCT?
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Potentially weird feedback loop in the market right now market decline -> increased prob tariffs canceled -> market climb -> lower prob tariffs canceled -> market declines...
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
It seems like most firms haven't adjusted pricing yet in response to impending tariffs (e.g. I think apple prices are the same). That seems odd. Price of replacing inventory is about to shoot up. Theories? Firms are worried about backlash if they do it before they "have" to?
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Look folks, he said that he was going to bring grocery prices down and now Apples are cheaper. What do you want from him?
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Devin Pope and I are hiring for two RA/predoc/RP positions! We are typically able to sponsor visas. Please share widely! www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you do not have an obligation to spend today scrolling and reading about what went wrong. It won’t change the results, and I bet you won’t find real answers. Sometimes the best response to bad things is to think about other good things.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Going to bed trying to remind myself that even though bad things out of our control happen, our job is to keep finding a way through and make good things happen where we can
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Today I am thankful for our students who gave me hours of talking about research instead of doom scrolling.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Ok, time to breathe and bring the temp down because panic isn’t productive. What’s something you’re excited about happening soon regardless of who wins? I’ll go first: Christmas with this kid who is just starting to really understand holidays
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Alright folks. I'm pre-registering my Harris wins prediction because over the past three months her success has been strongly correlated with my son's toilet training success and here are the texts I've gotten today from his grandma
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Contemplating setting this as my autoresponder for the next couple of days
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a man laying in bed with his mouth open and the words i am on day two of a panic attack
ALT: a man laying in bed with his mouth open and the words i am on day two of a panic attack
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
This article is a wonderful combination of fascinating and totally believable. The angle here is the election, but also seems to have important implications for things like views of political out group members given contact hypothesis evidence. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Millions of Movers Reveal American Polarization in Action
A detailed look at how — and why — voters who move are widening the gap between blue neighborhoods and red ones.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
We should have known it would be a toss up as soon as the knew the candidates were H and T.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Appreciate @voxdev.bsky.social giving me the chance to talk about noise!
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
📢Please retweet📢 Profs Van Benthem, Lockwood, Low, Rees-Jones, Kessler and I are hiring 3 predoctoral researchers (in environmental, behavioral, and public econ) to start July 2025. Prior RAs got into Berkeley, Princeton and Brown (econ PhDs). Rolling review: sberkouwer.github.io/BEPPhiring.pdf
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
At least in my experience, the first order mental health issue in a PhD is not really about finding the task hard or unpleasant. I loved the task. That’s exactly what made the PhD hard. Constant fear that it was about to be ripped away because I wasn’t good enough.
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 24/01/2024
Can cookstove subsidies reduce CO2 emissions? @joshtdean.bsky.social and I wrote an overview of our research demonstrating that @BurnMfg's Jikokoa/EOCA Char stoves cut 3.5 tons of CO2 - and save $120 in fuel - per household per year. Read more here: linkedin.com/posts/activi...
Policymakers can support sustainable development by providing subsidies or financing for energy efficient technologies among low-income households. 

The Jikokoa cookstove costs $40 but saves $120 per year in fuel savings, generating a large return on investment. 

3.5 tons is the potential amount of CO2e the stove reduces each year from the production, transport, and burning of charcoal.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
Ahh we have finally reached the “let’s circle back after the holidays” point of the year 🎉
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Here's the letter I just sent to the leadership of the Deutsche Post Foundation announcing my intention to resign as a briq Research Affiliate unless they change course. *I'm not an IZA affiliate so I can't sign that letter.
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Here's your friendly annual reminder that electric leaf blowers are not only more environmentally friendly, they are also better for your hearing and your neighbor's sanity! Here's numbers based on this study of gas ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles... and my measurements of our electric.
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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Good morning everyone! I always loved social media as a way to learn and to interact and meet great people from around the world. This platform looks very promising, let's do our best to build a great community here. Looking forward to it!
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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
I wrote about Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and the other defendants in the Rivonia trial, and their complex insights into human behaviour and political violence rachaelmeager.substack.com/p/rivonia-1964
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
Why am I persistently surprised by mean reversion on bake-off?
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Should governments prioritize ambient levels or within-day peaks in air pollution? ⚫ Reducing ambient requires regulations addressing externalities ⚫ Peaks are often driven by private actions and thus require addressing private barriers 🧵 on my new NBER WP with @joshtdean.bsky.social #EconSky
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Susanna Berkouwer @sberkouwer.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
📢Spread the word, #EconSky 📢 My colleagues Arthur van Benthem and Shing-Yi Wang and I are hiring pre-doctoral researchers in environment/ development economics to start July 1, 2024. Great prep for a PhD. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. For more info: sberkouwer.github.io/PredocRABEPP...
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Vox Populi Vox Dei. We need urgent CV stimulus now.
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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Americans think the economy is terrible because you have to submit your papers to get tenure
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
How can I report @economeager.bsky.social for posting pictures of me without my consent?
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Wow Sky Follower Bridge really works great! github.com/kawamataryo/...
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Josh Dean @joshtdean.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Feel like this is the point where we all awkwardly go around the room and say what our favorite animal is. 📈📉
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