Reposted by Valerie MuellerAlex Coppock @aecoppock.bsky.social · 23hNew from Hainmueller and Laitin on the causal effects of becoming a citizen on wages. Short story: the observational ests overstate the premium relative to the experimental ests. Authors conclude "observational averages should not be used as causal forecasts for policy" doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 12512
Reposted by Valerie MuellerAriel Ortiz-Bobea @arielob.bsky.social · 22hStarting to have friends and family ask how I feel about the alleged gang rape at Cornell as a faculty member. We'd like to believe our opinion does not matter, but it does enough to some that I'm compelled to share my views. Well, I'm pretty horrified. I'm sure I'm not the only one. A short thread. 281
Reposted by Valerie MuellerClark Gray @clarklgray.bsky.social · 29/09/20261-year remote population health postdoc at Stanford on "the causal effect of shingles vaccination on cognition, the health effects of sodium intake, and population health issues more generally."careersearch.stanford.eduSocial Science Research Scholar (1-Year Fixed Term) (Remote Opportunity)The Division of Primary Care and Population Health seeks to serve our community through caring, learning, and innovation for the whole person through all stages of live. While engaged in practice and ... 012
Reposted by Valerie MuellerMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 29/09/2026"The Long-Term Effects of Cash Assistance" by David J. Price and Jae Song Just out in @aeajournals.bsky.social —> doi.org/10.1257/app.... 0144
Reposted by Valerie MuellerThis skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o... 1141
Reposted by Valerie MuellerYY Ahn @yyahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UVA School of Data Science has two open rank faculty positions open this year. Join us! - NLP: apply.interfolio.com/191213 - Data and Society: apply.interfolio.com/191214 01821
Reposted by Valerie MuellerJeffrey 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 211034
Reposted by Valerie MuellerBurak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Come and join us @sriucl.bsky.social We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science with a research agenda on the environment and/or climate change, and expertise in causal inference. See full details and apply 👉🏼 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 25867
Reposted by Valerie MuellerHeather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I went to Cornell and worked at Penn State, where this hazing death happened a few years before I started. Shutting down individual frats and holding individuals accountable is not enough. The entire system has got to go. abcnews.com/US/penn-stat...abcnews.com4 Penn State fraternity brothers sentenced for pledge's hazing deathFour former Penn State University fraternity brothers have been sentenced in connection with the 2017 death of a pledge during a booze-soaked hazing ritual. 2133
Reposted by Valerie MuellerAlex Hollingsworth @ajhollingsworth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Looking for a new assistant professor job? Come be my colleague at Ohio State in the fantastic Glenn college of public admin. The search is for someone with a focus on Urban Policy and Governance, but that’s a broad umbrella, so when in doubt apply! please share #econsky link belowaeaweb.orgAmerican Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 031
Reposted by Valerie MuellerShelly 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 Valerie MuellerKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026UNC Sociology is hiring an OPEN-RANK position for a Population Health and Aging scholar! We are especially interested in more advanced and senior scholars. Full position details, qualifications, and application instructions are available at: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... 01917
Reposted by Valerie MuellerClark Gray @clarklgray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026iussp.org/en/ipc2029-c... 012
Reposted by Valerie MuellerStata @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 Valerie MuellerDanbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026📄 New working paper w. Alex De Juan, @felixhaass.bsky.social & Henry Thomson: We study Weimar Germany in 1932 to ask whether far right electoral success pacifies extremist movements - or can fuel violence when mandates do not translate into power. osf.io/preprints/so... 14522
Reposted by Valerie MuellerJamin Speer @jaminspeer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year” A handful each year! Yeah, Wapo. Those are called superstars. 1161
Reposted by Valerie MuellerJohn Whitehead @johnwhitehead81.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“The journal published over 10,000 articles in 2024” retractionwatch.com/2026/09/22/e...retractionwatch.comElsevier journal retracts 100+ papers for authorship issues, editor conflicts of interestScience of the Total Environment (STOTEN) has retracted 165 papers this year, most for “suspicious” changes in authorship or editorial conflicts of interest. The retractions have come after S… 253
Reposted by Valerie MuellerCassandra Cotton @cassandracotton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ASU #Sociology is accepting applications for next year’s cohort of PhD students. I’ll be holding 2 info sessions for students interested in learning more about our program. As the Program Lead, I’m always happy to answer questions from prospective applicants! 021
Reposted by Valerie MuellerKelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Also, if you want to follow climate people, quite a few of these folks are on bsky I'm sure I won't catch them all, but in addition to @bobkopp.net @costasamaras.com I see @sidersadapts.bsky.social @bistline.bsky.social @johncallahan.bsky.social @jmijin.bsky.social @jessemkeenan.com ... 1/2 1166
Reposted by Valerie MuellerReview of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A small food waste tax in Korea generates outsized reductions in waste by promoting more efficient food use. Just Accepted new paper by Seunghoon Lee @shoonlee.bsky.social zurl.co/hWain 033
Reposted by Valerie MuellerRobert Metcalfe @rmetcalfe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'm hiring an economics predoc at @columbiasipa.bsky.social, generally on applied micro projects, but with a large focus on the impacts of AI on economic outcomes using large-scale field experiments with many companies. Please share widely: apply.interfolio.com/194121apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 0106
Reposted by Valerie MuellerLauren Valentino @sociologylauren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026UNC Sociology is hiring! 🐏 We're looking for someone at assistant or associate level in ANY area, willing to teach in our dept's Management & Society program (i.e. courses on organizations, work and occupations, economic sociology, social psychology, non-profits, work and family, AI and work, etc).unc.peopleadmin.comAssistant or Associate ProfessorThe Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for an Assistant or Associate (tenure-track or tenured) faculty position to begin July 1, 2027. We w... 02621
Reposted by Valerie MuellerCorey Sparks @coreysparks1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m recruiting a PhD student to come work with me at UT San Antonio. I have 3 years of support, so this would be good for someone with a masters degree. If you’re interested in working on Bayesian methods in demographic research, spatial analysis, and using AI tools for social science research 0108
Reposted by Valerie MuellerDavid McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Recently out in World Development, my paper on where & how the World Bank spends and lends money on international migration (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...). Today's blog summarizes some takeaways, & asks also where you can spend your charity dollars (blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...)sciencedirect.com 074
Reposted by Valerie MuellerKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@uncpopcenter.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc for our "From Biological to Social Processes" T32! Applications due Nov 20, 2026, preferred start date Jan 2027. Learn more about our postdoc training program: www.cpc.unc.edu/training/bio... Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... 089
Reposted by Valerie MuellerAndrei Munteanu @andrei-econ.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Happy to share that our paper was accepted at AEJ: Applied! We show that Roma self-identification in Romania drops sharply with education, from 80% to 40%. Official data may undercount Roma post-secondary graduates by a factor of 3 to 6. andrei-munteanu-econ.github.io/assets/pdf/r... 0206
Reposted by Valerie MuellerReview of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More concentrated labor markets offer riskier jobs that expose workers to earnings risk. Just Accepted new paper by Abi Adams, Maria Balgova, Matthias Qian, and Tom Waters zurl.co/SFka1zurl.coFirm Concentration and Job Design: The Case of Schedule Flexible Work ArrangementsAbstract. We study how employer concentration affects job design, focusing on schedule flexibility as a non-wage job attribute. Using the full text of 46 075
Reposted by Valerie MuellerKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Shout-out to all the #demographers and #populationscience folks working to get those @popassocamerica.bsky.social submissions in today! You got this! See you all in Seattle! 1141
Reposted by Valerie MuellerNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 20/09/2026"When you fail, be obstinate... never give up." Get some valuable career advice from our 2023 Nobel Prize laureates Katalin Karikó, Claudia Goldin and Anne L'Huillier. 311018
Reposted by Valerie MuellerNBER @nber.org · 19/09/2026A field experiment with 10,000 professionals shows that female students get more information on work/life balance than male students when asking the same questions about careers, from Yana Gallen and Melanie Wasserman www.nber.org/papers/w35750 0115
Reposted by Valerie MuellerStanford Sociology @stanfordsoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Stanford Department of Sociology is hiring! We have an open rank search and a senior search. Open rank position: facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/appoint... Senior position: facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/senior-...facultypositions.stanford.eduAppointment in the Department of Sociology at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. - Stanford University, California, United StatesAppointment in the Department of Sociology at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. The Department of Sociology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a faculty app... 178
Reposted by Valerie MuellerArin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This paper by @davidautor.bsky.social & co-authors is one of the most important papers to date in the space of what AI does to learning. It's highly credible. And very much consistent with my own experience with use of agentic AI in research and teaching. www.nber.org/papers/w35720nber.orgDoes AI Assistance Enhance or Erode Expertise? Evidence from a Three-Month Field Experiment in Patent DraftingFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an... 0375
Reposted by Valerie MuellerClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics returns next week for a banger 2026 fall season. Kicking off with Greg Casey on the hot button topic we all want to know the answer to - "Are Carbon Tariffs Climate Policy?" [I'm guessing "no"] Get your front row tickets here cepr.org/events/event...cepr.orgVirtual Seminar on Climate EconomicsThe Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics is open to those interested in academic research on the economic implications of climate-related issues. 165
Reposted by Valerie MuellerKevin Rinz @kevinrinz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Come be my colleague! Cleveland Fed is hiring a research economist. Applied micro especially encouraged (by me) to apply: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...econjobmarket.orgEJM - Econ Job Market 0107
Reposted by Valerie MuellerPetra 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 Valerie MuellerHeather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Journal editors: I just got an R&R with 3 reviews, and some of the reviews seemed a bit off to me and requested a LOT. I put text from each review into Pangram, which is supposed to be a high quality AI detector, and it appears that 2 of the 3 are AI generated. How do you handle stuff like this? 764
Reposted by Valerie MuellerThe Economic Journal @theeconjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the current issue: ‘Employer Market Power in Silicon Valley’ by Matthew D Gibson doi.org/10.1093/ej/u... @resmedia.bsky.social @williamseconomics.bsky.social @upjohninstitute.bsky.social #EconSky 145
Reposted by Valerie MuellerProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/11/i...chalkbeat.orgIs college enrollment plummeting?Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated. 0135
Reposted by Valerie MuellerDavid Szakonyi @szakonyi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're hiring in Comparative Politics here at GWU! Come join our fantastic department, and plug your research directly into DC’s policy community Work on all regions and methodological approaches welcome I'm on the committee and happy to answer any questions www.gwu.jobs/postings/128...gwu.jobsAssistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning as early as Fall 2027. This position is pendin... 167
Reposted by Valerie MuellerOmar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're hiring! GW’s Political Science Department is seeking a junior tenure-track professor in Comparative Politics. The search is open to any substantive or regional focus and all methodological approaches. Review of applications begins October 16. www.gwu.jobs/postings/128...gwu.jobsAssistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning as early as Fall 2027. This position is pendin... 03737
Reposted by Valerie MuellerMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/202617 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to. 20696541406
Reposted by Valerie MuellerProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026May I suggest that you work into every day a spell of doing absolutely nothing 3315
Reposted by Valerie MuellerNathan Nunn 🇨🇦 🇰🇷 @nathannunn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very excited to see this in print. It was a very fun project -- both because of the subject matter and because of the fantastic set of coauthors. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 0112
Reposted by Valerie MuellerSimon Weschle @simonweschle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're hiring at UNC! Assistant or Associate level, any area of comparative politics. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob... If you have any questions, get in touch with me!unc.peopleadmin.comOpen RankThe tenure-track, open rank position, (Assistant or Associate Professor) includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited... 01322
Reposted by Valerie MuellerLaura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Submissions are open for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee and I can’t wait to see all the cool papers that apply. www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee... 075
Reposted by Valerie MuellerTatyana 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 Valerie MuellerMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 16/09/2026Today's blast from the @aeajournals.bsky.social features my study on the effects of immigration for manual jobs, with @ethan-lewis.bsky.social We use nationwide, natural randomization of visa access to test the effects on US firms and workers —>aeaweb.orgWinning the visa lotteryEvidence from a US government lottery shows that restricting foreign low-skill workers shrinks businesses without creating jobs for Americans. 1216
Reposted by Valerie MuellerClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 17/09/2026No bad spots at CASBS but my study has one of the best views IMHO 2163
Reposted by Valerie MuellerNOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 New article in the Journal of the European Economic Association “From Sea to Shore: The Impact of Ocean Acidification on Child Health” #AlexArmand @novafrica.bsky.social #NovaSBE and @ivankimt.bsky.social #BocconiUniversity 🔗 tinyurl.com/56bjk3cd 📄 lnkd.in/eQM8mzeP 🎥 lnkd.in/eyyq5JzD 132
Reposted by Valerie MuellerKevin Shih @kevinshih.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Call for Papers for the 2027 Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting is now open! Submit your papers (deadline Oct 31): www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee... Hope to see you there -- April 30 - May 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland!sole-jole.orgUpcoming MeetingCall for Papers is available and submissions are open! 087