This was an extremely fun paper to be a part of! How can we evaluate whether a transformer has uncovered the right "world model"?

Excited to see Andrew Leigh cite our RCT on the effectiveness of a phone-based math program in the Philippines. Youth Impact is proud to collaborate w/ Innovations for Poverty Action DepEd UNICEF Philippines on this cost-effective initiative, now scaling & undergoing govt A/B tests! 📈📚✨#RCTs

Learn how transformative funding is empowering trailblazers and propelling innovation during the "Seeding Innovation: The Power of Breakthrough Funding" session at #SXSW 2025! Community voting is open til Aug 18! Walton Foundation Renaissance Philanthropy Learning Collider panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151807

We're excited to share that our Founder and Director, @peterbergman_, is a proposed speaker for #SXSWEDU on the panel "Seeding Innovation: The Power of Breakthrough Funding." Help make this session happen by voting and commenting here. ⤵️ panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/151807

Please RT/spread the word about this online causal inference course! Starting September 9th -- I'm very excited for it!

Reasons I love this Yglesias-FAS collab: activates a nerdy readership towards policy action and entrepreneurship. More please!

Had a brilliant time at #AFE in London. Inspiring talks by John A. List Susan Athey @orianabandiera Abhijeet Singh Robert Metcalfe +more. A treat to join a panel moderated by John A. List on the "science of using science" 👇a slide from my talk & link: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

At least one in six workers in management, business, and computer-related occupations is using generative AI at work every day. Also, 22% of blue collar workers use AI. From our new paper, "The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI": static1.squarespace.com/static/60832ec…

Looking forward to virtually tuning in. Fantastic line up, What Works Hub for Global Education!

Today at The LBJ School -> UT-Austin Economics & Learning Collider's very own @peterbergman_ speaking on AI in Teaching & Learning. Go, Peter!

Alis paper develops new tools to measure discrimination in eviction filings, and uncovers a lot of it. I learned a ton in talking to her about this important work. Very well deserved!

🎧#Listen to the latest podcast episode from VoxDev featuring What Works Hub for Global Education Academic Director Noam Angrist where he discusses the gap between policy and practice in education📚 based on an assessment of 50 countries during COVID-19. #VoxDevTalks voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

Very excited that "Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data" (with David Arnold & Will Dobbie) is now forthcoming at AER: Insights! This is the third (& final?) chapter of a series of AEA papers using IV methods to measure and reduce discrimination in high-stakes

#EconTwitter I'm very excited to present our new working paper (nber.org/papers/w33050) at Brown University tomorrow! Thanks for hosting me! A mid-sized 🧵 TL;DR: "Racial differences in income unable to explain a meaningful share of gaps in ambient air pollution exposure."

📣A/B testing, common in tech, has massive potential to maximize impact in the social sector. Check out our new Insight Note What Works Hub for Global Education Youth Impact: ➡️"A/B testing in education: rapid experimentation to optimise programme cost-effectiveness" wwhge.org/resources/a-b-…

New working paper with 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 and Jens Ludwig on using LLM outputs in empirical research. Thread coming soon. Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.07031…

How can we improve access to quality education for all? Affordable Housing, GreatSchools.org & J-PAL affiliate @PeterBergman_ highlight the impact of evidence on housing choices. Watch the full story🔽

A practical guide to recent econometric advances with shift-share instruments, from Kirill Borusyak, Peter Hull, and @Xjaravel nber.org/papers/w33236