Thrilled that my work with Nippe received the 2023 Best Paper Award from Economic Inquiry! Many thanks to the Editorial Board.

Of potential interest to fellow Canadians! We reconstruct the mid-20th century Canadian television network from archival records and study TVs impact on political engagement/accountability. I am really proud of this one and it's my first time working on anything Canadian related.

"The long-run agglomeration effects of early agriculture in Europe" by Andrew Dickens and Nippe has won WEAI Economic Inquiry's Best Article Award for 2023! 🏆 Read the full #OpenAccess article below. ow.ly/qA5H50QSvKL

In German, we say 'Was lange währt wird endlich gut'. After 11 years and many interations, this idea finally found its place. doi.org/10.1016/j.worl…

Our first meta paper is out!! This paper combines our first 110 completed reproductions/replications. This is joint work with 350+ amazing coauthors. We summarize our findings below. econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4rdp…

This session is happening bright and early tomorrow morning (8:30am) as part of the CEA 2024 conference in Toronto. Come check it out if you are around! #ACEA2024 Canadian Economics Association

Thanks for inviting me and the great discussion afterwards. Sorry that Andrew Dickens couldn't be around - he would've been more fun and knowledgeable about the Canadian TV context!

July 1, 1958: CBC's TV signal is extended from coast-to-coast for the first time. It was also on this day in 1966 that CBC TV began broadcasting in colour. Click to learn more 👇 canadaehx.com/2022/06/04/the…

Join us for our conference on „Microdata in Economic History: Beyond the Full-Count Census” When: November 29/30, 2024, Munich Call for Papers: mathiasiwanowsky.com/MicroDataEH.pdf Deadline: August 15, 2024 Keynotes: Stephan Heblich and Joachim Voth

What underlies differences in cultural diversity across societies? The out-of-Africa migration. Societies whose ancestors migrated farther from Africa show lower diversity in music, folklore, and social norms, values & attitudes. ideas.repec.org/p/iza/izadps/d…  #econtwitter (1/4)