To all #EconTwitter grad students: Applications for the 3rd #briqSummerSchool in Behavioral Economics are open. The #SSBE2021 features lectures by Armin_Falk, Uri Gneezy, Botond Kőszegi, Andrei Shleifer, @Lise_Vesterlund, and Florian Zimmermann: briq-institute.org/summer-school-…

For those of you who see themselves as a "concerned citizen" about #biodiversity being lost and eager to know what #sustainabledevelopment should look like.

Do you work on #conflict, #security, #peacebuilding, #humandevelopment in conflict and post-conflict settings and related topics? Apply to the European Peace Science Conference (deadline 1 March): europeanpeacescientists.org/jan-tinbergen-… PhD students eligible for awards. Feel free to RT.

Congratulations to the winners of Borderless 2021: the #Econometric Digital Competition! Amazing submissions from students from KCL Department of Political Economy King's QPE and University of #Queensland, UQ News. kcl.ac.uk/news/winners-o…

Last chance to watch📽️Cinema Made in Italy - 2021. Until 29 April, film fans will once more have the unique opportunity to enjoy a diverse selection of the best recent #Italian productions, this year with a new digital edition, on MUBI. 🎟️ mubi.com/promos/cinemam…

Very pleased to congratulate such an inspiring group of early career researchers! AISUK Association of Italian Scientists in the UK Italy in UK #ItalyMadeMe

We launched #Argŭo, a study of language in #conflict situations. We seek volunteers to help us collect dialogue conversations. To thank those who participate, we have weekly prize draws. To take part, visit inresearch.online/chatroom.html KCL Department of Political Economy King's College London Helen Yannakoudakis

Can a mentoring intervention decrease the gender gap in willingness to compete? The answer is yes! It can also reduce the gender gap in earnings expectations. New WP with Thomas Buser Armin_Falk Fabian Kosse

Heated interview on Nolan just now. It was a lesson in the misogyny that women face when interviewed: -Repeatedly told to consider my tone -The credentials of the male expert were cited to me -the male expert referred to me as a 'caller' From 9:38 on: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Fascinating talk on challenges and opportunities of regenerative medicine at AISUK Association of Italian Scientists in the UK by Giulio Cossu and Anna Randi Anna Randi Lab Can read more on "La trama della vita", available in Italian and soon in English.

THREAD on child deaths from Covid: Last week a paper came out reporting 25 deaths in 0-17 yr olds in England from Mar 2020 - Feb 2021. nature.com/articles/s4159… 19 had an underlying health condition prompting headlines like these... This is my view on child deaths & covid 1/10

worth reading. independentsage.org/emergency-stat…

Going to say this again because it's important. Case-control studies to determine prevalence of long COVID are completely flawed science, but are often presented as being scientifically robust. This is not how we can define clinical syndromes or their prevalence! A thread.

Dropping isolation makes work & socialising riskier & boosters are waning, covid keeps evolving & it's harder to know about local case levels. Basically govt plans that we will all get covid several times - like a cold but with a much more dangerous disease. Not science based

Very proud to see my Adv Econometrics students presenting on latest trends in software #security at BSides London today cfp.securitybsides.org.uk/bsides-london-… Fantastic teamwork and academia-industry collaboration: thank you Veracode ! Economics at King's KCL Department of Political Economy King's QPE #AppSec

We're doing the 6th Workshop in Environmental Economics, jointly with LSE & Imperial. See the call for papers below!! King's QPE KCL Department of Political Economy

Would you like to try out #VirtualReality and contribute to science? We are looking to recruit White, British cis-Males aged 18-40. Earn between £10 and £15. Fill out our screening questionnaire at t.ly/BzGuP  Xenia Stieger KCL Department of Political Economy @Lucia_Valmaggia

🚨The call for the II Spanish Workshop in Development Economics is now out! This year is organized by Jaime Millán (ICS Unav NCID) in Pamplona and will host David Evans and Enrique Seira as keynotes. Send us your best paper by June 16th. #development #pintxos

Really looking forward to hosting the POLECONUK 6th Annual Conference at King's College London on Thursday & Friday this week. #econtwitter Economics at King's King's Business School KCL Department of Political Economy King's QPE POLECONUK Webinar

🚨 Exciting News! My article with Maria Cubel and Anastasia Papadopoulou on why voters might retain corrupt politicians is now published in Economic Theory. We run a lab experiment to analyze how identity affects voters' choices. Key findings below!🧵⬇️