Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 11hTell me your discipline is not a science but a fraternity without telling me ... 030
Reposted by Pietro BiroliDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16hFinally 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 49243
Reposted by Pietro BiroliUM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026👏 Congratulations to Amanda Kowalski, who has been elected as a fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics. Her significant work on clinical trials, vaccine access, and health spending have helped to inform policies and guidelines to benefit patients. #EconSky lnkd.in/gTi6iibC 0102
Reposted by Pietro BiroliMax Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The share of children who died before they were 5 years old in 1950 and 75 years later. Africa: 33% ↘ 6% Asia: 25% ↘ 2.5% Oceania: 9.3% ↘ 2% Latin America: 21% ↘ 1.5% Northern America: 3.8% ↘ 0.6% Europe: 10.5% ↘ 0.4% Globally: 23% ↘ 3.5% 8411140
Reposted by Pietro BiroliDean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Health behaviors changed too: • Hazardous drinking down 26% • Sexual partners and transactional sex encounters down 8–15% • Intimate partner violence down 13% (experienced) and 15% (perpetrated) 111
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The next ViCE seminar is this Thursday, October 8, at 1pm ET. Sydney Costantini will present: "Housing First or Treatment First? Evidence from the VA’s homelessness programs" 261
Reposted by Pietro BiroliLudger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026📢New working paper:🚨 “Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation” w/ @caterinapavese.bsky.social and @meulensimon.bsky.social 👉 Does direct integration into native schools or temporary placement in separate schools … 1/5 2178
Reposted by Pietro BiroliROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📢 RFBerlin is hiring Postdoctoral Fellows in Economics. No teaching obligations, up to six years, unique datasets, and dedicated mentoring, a research-first home in Berlin. Apply by 10 November: buff.ly/v9Jz8ru #EconJobMarket #EconSkybuff.lyPostdoctoral Fellow in EconomicsWe at the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invite applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The position is initially offered for two years with possible renewals subject to… 01311
Reposted by Pietro BiroliRobert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Academics who constantly rant about their institution but then start promoting a job opening in their dept 0181
Reposted by Pietro BiroliAtheendar Venkataramani @atheendar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In 2023, we initiated an RCT in low-income Philly neighborhoods examining how neighborhood improvements and household interventions impact #health+ wellbeing. Today at the #IAPHS conference, Evan Spencer announced how our efforts averted >1000 crimes over 2 years (2000 w/ spillovers). MVPF=♾️. 1218
Reposted by Pietro BiroliMary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Have you read Emily Callaci’s “on acknowledgements” in the AHR? It’s not about parents purchasing property (!!) but about other aid in the historical profession. 2413
Reposted by Pietro BiroliSimon Briole @simonbriole.bsky.social · 11/02/2025So thrilled to see our paper on #civic #education out in @aeajournals.bsky.social !! Drawing on a RCT in 200 middle schools in 3 countries, we show that schools can promote civic virtues by helping students to develop concrete, democratically chosen, collective projects #EconSky 193
Reposted by Pietro BiroliPietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I loved talking with Rafa and Aysu about my work and my view of gene-environment interaction. I blatantly unveil my bias and my prior: I think *everything* came about because of GxE. It was a very pleasant talk that we had the day before the ESSGN conference. I hope you enjoy it. 271
Reposted by Pietro Birolimaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168187884714
Reposted by Pietro BiroliThe Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📢📢We now know the Tourists and Hosts for the 2026 REStud North America Tour!📢📢 The Tour brings promising doctoral students in economics and finance from European universities to academic audiences across North America. Let's meet the Hosts and Tourists! 1/12 193
Reposted by Pietro BiroliRafael Ahlskog @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Me and @aysuo.bsky.social were invited to @pietrobiroli.bsky.social 's living room for dinner and some great conversation about GxE, why economists are assholes, and... Big Macs? 012
Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I loved talking with Rafa and Aysu about my work and my view of gene-environment interaction. I blatantly unveil my bias and my prior: I think *everything* came about because of GxE. It was a very pleasant talk that we had the day before the ESSGN conference. I hope you enjoy it. 271
Reposted by Pietro BiroliKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just got an email from a former student who took my class a decade ago, asking me for the reading list because she enjoyed the course so much and wants to revisit the texts. And she *apologized* for making the request. Are you kidding me?static.klipy.comSad Old Man CryingALT: Sad Old Man Crying 1226409335
Reposted by Pietro BiroliRobert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wow.🤯 I just used @yamilrvelez.bsky.social Github repo for enabling Claude Code as an agent for Qualtrics surveys: github.com/yrvelez/qual... Claude Code took a disorganized Word doc survey draft and turned it into a stellar Qualtrics survey--better-formatted than any survey I've ever written 😅github.comGitHub - yrvelez/qualtrics-mcp-serverContribute to yrvelez/qualtrics-mcp-server development by creating an account on GitHub. 55113
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJohn Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the first update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2026-27 cycle. A thread with graphs follows... #EconJobMarket #EconSky @aeainformation.bsky.social @aeacswep.bsky.social @joelistings.bsky.social 1/9 22721
Reposted by Pietro BiroliOlivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 29/09/2026Open science combined with LLMs could transform how science is replicated. Replications have a high opportunity cost, little reward, and can even be risky (e.g. being perceived as “hostile” by the original authors). Automating replications could help fix a lot of this. 0111
Reposted by Pietro BiroliPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Max Weber postdoc program at @eui-eu.bsky.social has its deadline 16 October, for a September 2027 start: www.eui.eu/en/academic-...eui.euMax Weber Programme for Postdoctoral StudiesMaking a Difference in Global Academia 01621
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In case anyone is interested, here is a new working paper on non-binary treatments with staggered interventions. Essentially, I show under what assumptions it is valid to estimate cohort x time dose-response functions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comA Heterogeneous Slopes Approach to Difference-in-Differences with Non-Binary TreatmentsI extend the approach of Wooldridge (2023, 2025) to allow for heterogeneous gains to treatment in the context of staggered interventions for non-binary treatmen 211135
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJulian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's starting www.nber.org/system/files...nber.org 23111
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My 13 made a comic about AI. Books, instrument, brains, poured into mush-amatic feeding into data center (Pandora’s box) which grows exploding AI skin—fumes kill birds—being licked by tech bro while smiling AI goober looks on, and two critics—the upper one is me—grimace. 161177
Reposted by Pietro Birolifraschbi @fraschbi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Mate! I was born in 1983 and this is in the „top3 best comments on the internet“ I have seen 041
Reposted by Pietro BiroliShelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Shameless self-promotion and a request. My publisher is asking me to encourage Amazon reviews, so.... If you bought How Economics Discovered Women on Amazon and like it, it would help me out if you post a short review. news.ucsb.edu/2026/022818/...news.ucsb.eduEconomist Shelly Lundberg wins prestigious Mincer Award, releases book on gender economicsLundberg's Mincer Award for lifetime achievement in economics scholarship comes as her newest book, “How Economics Discovered Women” hits the shelves. 37522
Reposted by Pietro BiroliTatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In my latest policy brief for @econ4ua.bsky.social, Oleksandr Shepotylo and I look at the role of China in propping up Russia's war against #Ukraine. We also discuss what Europe should do to stop it. econ4ua.org/wp-content/u... 1158
Reposted by Pietro BiroliDan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New preprint! 🎉 I analysed 1660 papers from 4 psychology journals and found materials sharing went from 9% of papers in 2015 to 82% in 2025, and these materials *do* get downloaded — a median of 135 times each. BUT shared code is often hard to run. doi.org/10.31234/osf... Let's walk through it 🧵 4265113
Reposted by Pietro BiroliPetra Moser @pmoser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: Hi, someone is impersonating me on Bluesky using a fake account. Please be aware: If you receive a message or follow from an account that looks like mine but has a slightly different handle, please do not engage with it. Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience! 0167
Reposted by Pietro Biroliajhejournal.bsky.social @ajhejournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What are the long-run health effects of abortion legalization? @hamidnb.bsky.social, Vu & @jasonmfletcher.bsky.social find cohorts in utero under legalized abortion regimes had 4.5% lower adult mortality and sizable reductions in disability. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/744083 #EconSky 0113
Reposted by Pietro BiroliNiko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Superb and scary piece on AI warfare by @alisonkilling.bsky.social @johnthornhill.bsky.social @digitalcampbell.ft.com @fabricedeprez.bsky.social and Charles Clover. AI-assisted killing makes war faster and reducing the time available to discriminate between legitimate and non-legitimate targets. 1/nft.comThe era of AI warfare has arrivedAutonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict 162
Reposted by Pietro BiroliTatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#EconSky: it’s once again time for our call for papers/proposals for the annual NBER conference+publication combo on Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy (EEPE). Submit here by October 20th, 2026. More details below. And please spread the word! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...conference.nber.orgSubmission: NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER 12013
Reposted by Pietro Birolichloe gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Call for papers for spring SOLE meeting (4/30-5/1 in Baltimore) now open! Last year's conference, organized by Sandy Black and Jesse Rothstein, was a huge success and I'm looking forward to serving on program committee again. Send us your great work (by 10/31): www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...sole-jole.orgUpcoming Meeting 02411
Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Spending more money in schools works. It takes *a lot* of time, but it raises wages and GDP per capita around 30 yrs later, just as we should expect 07211
Reposted by Pietro BiroliC. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026But does the actual data track the prediction? Put the two lines together. Remarkably, the macro wage response closely follows the path predicted from entirely separate micro estimates — in timing, shape, and magnitude. 183
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls. 2255401127
Reposted by Pietro BiroliMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 11/09/2026This is what leadership, honor, and character look like. The Republican president speaks at the Islamic Center of Washington, DC, six days after the 9/11 massacre, explicitly to educate his fellow Americans about Islam. Today's populist extremists choose instead the filthy path of hatred.youtube.comUS President visits the Islamic CentreYouTube video by AP Archive 2338
Reposted by Pietro BiroliKatie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...wired.comOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 302667907
Reposted by Pietro BiroliTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 432065933
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJulian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The overall picture is grim: substantially fewer Illinoisans covered by Medicaid, limited savings for the state, and revenue losses that are likely to significantly exceed those savings. 012
Reposted by Pietro BiroliThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026*clears throat* Baby Gagapagesix.comExclusive | Lady Gaga welcomes first baby with fiancé Michael PolanskyThe singer previously spoke about wanting to become a mom someday. 963171308
Reposted by Pietro BiroliHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose. 1354043792
Reposted by Pietro BiroliJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026People judge a sexist perpetrator as less sexist if he is rude toward men. This occurs because rudeness toward men creates the illusion of gender blindness. Men who hold sexist beliefs about women often are rude to men which gives sexists plausible deniability. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 13012
Reposted by Pietro BiroliThe Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New paper by Orkin, Garlick, Mahmud, Sedlmayr, Haushofer, & Dercon www.restud.com/aspiring-to-... #REStud #EconSky 095