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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @fabalbav @WakeForest who works on topics related to education and health, particularly in Latin America

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Sebastian Gallegos @sebagallegos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Can universities shape how students use GenAI tools? New IZA WP! lnkd.in/dhCY4zqJ - I deploy a course-specific AI assistant and test it with two RCTs with real academic stakes; - AI adoption was not enough; - Students benefited when AI was used tutor-style, not just as a source of direct answers

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Guidance Over Adoption: Experimental Evidence on AI-Assisted Learning

This paper estimates the causal effect of a large language model–based study assistant on student behavior and learning outcomes in a natural field se...

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Sebastian Gallegos @sebagallegos.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

*Publication at Nature!* So glad to have participated in this collaborative research project with the @i4replication.bsky.social. See below!

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Sebastian Gallegos @sebagallegos.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Do 2nd chances in high-stakes exams lead to *long-term* gains?🎓 15 years of ed & labor market outcomes in Chile using an RDD => Immediate boosts in scores & enrollment => But zero effects in graduation & wages! 🔍 Full study: docs.iza.org/dp18467.pdf @joshua-goodman.com @agendacaf.bsky.social

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Wow! Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings. That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

You've heard of the many analysts projects, right? Scholars give the same dataset/question to a bunch of researchers & they still get different answers. Why is that? Data cleaning! This is consistent with Gelman's "garden of forking paths." Small coding decisions often drive results.

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Cool new papers in the JHR! In Chile, massive administrative data FTW: 20 years of data show that early skill advantages lead to shifts in parental beliefs + investments + ⬆️ college admissions + enrollment @seba_gallegos @sebagallegos.bsky.social jhr.uwpress.org/cont...

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Sebastian Gallegos @sebagallegos.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

💥New 💥 IZA Discussion Paper! 🔵 What happens when 140+ teams of economists perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom? ✅ Find out here! www.iza.org/publications... ✅ This is a "Many-Economists" project led by Huntington-Klein & Pörtner. Read Nick's post below to learn more!👇

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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Ed Leamer has passed away. Ed was one of my favorite colleagues at UCLA: smart, witty, helpful. My former colleague Pete Schott who was his student, perfectly captured Ed's quirks on his webpage. For a recent tribute to Ed see here: youtu.be/tg3XEz9inVE?...

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