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David Card's contribution to the minimum wage literature is big, but it's not his only contribution to economics. One of his more recent contribution is on wage inequality and the role played by firms. A thread [1/12] 👇 #NobelPrizeEconomics #EconTwitter

Different firms pay differently for similar jobs. Who benefits from this? 20 yrs ago: blue collar workers, at big, unionized or generous firms. Today: mostly managers and professionals, already high-paid due to skill. This exacerbates inequality! doi.org/10.1177/000312…

Amazing study out in Science Magazine on the impact of masks on covid-19 by Jason Abaluck @mushfiq_econ Ashley Styczynski Laura Kwong Innovations for Poverty Action et al., now being scaled up w/ 100 million people by BRAC NORM Mask science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

We think it is a feature of social media that makes political discussions get so hostile. But this set of 7 studies shows that it isn’t true! Instead, political discussions draw in status-hungry individuals who actually like to offend, online & off, but are more visible online.

"If you want to be cited, calibrate your agent-based model: A Reply to Chattoe-Brown" by Marijn A. Keijzer - a new #RofASSS comment. #abm #complexsystems #complexity #validation #calibration #opiniondynamics rofasss.org/2022/03/09/kei…

Is validating your ABM a good idea? YES, if you care about meaningful modelling, but NO, if you care more about being cited. In this analysis of WoS entries, I test this hypothesis by Edmund Chattoe-Brown. The best strategy? Calibrate & validate!

PLEASE SPREAD!!🇺🇦 The Max Weber Programme at European University Institute opens call for a postdoc for an early stage researcher directly affected by the war in Ukraine. Review of applications begins 24/3 and the fellowship can start immediately. Read more at eui.eu/apply?id=max-w… Max Weber Programme

Coffee is a mind-enhancing drug that actually works! A randomized, placebo-controlled, between-subject, double-blind study shows the caffeine equivalent of one cup of ☕️ increases problem-solving ability, especially for problems requiring insight. files.osf.io/v1/resources/6…

Officially a doctor from Sorbonne Université and from the University of Trento 🥳🥳🥳 Many thanks to my wonderful committee for this very special moment Peter Hedstrom Flaminio Squazzoni Paola Tubaro and to my amazing supervisors Gianluca Manzo Stefani Scherer ! It was a real honor to have you in my jury!

Interested in #Inequalities (#gender&co) and what #SocialPolicies can do about? #PhD position (4yrs grant): unitn.it/bandi-phd-pnrr (#Pnrr #NextGenerationEu) Deadline, Aug 2, Università di Trento, SSS Trento CSIS, with FBK-IRVAPP & Comune di Trento. Questions? Stefani Scherer Agnese Vitali

Yesterday I was notified that Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) ended their contract with me.I thought the big support my story received made them change their mind,but no.I have no regrets in standing by my principles of #RefuseToFly. Read why in my piece for Guardian Environment👉 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

For those interested in ABM with data, Marijn Keijzer (@[email protected]) and I are organizing a session titled “Micro-Macro Explanations with Data-Driven Agent-Based Models” at the next ISA Forum in Rabat, from July 6-11, 2025. Submit your abstract by October 15th, and please share it with colleagues!

Le n° 74-2 de L’Année Sociologique L'Année sociologique vient de paraître ! Sommaire très riche : Article « Etat de l’art » Article « Ressources » Dossier : « Éthique de la recherche et méthodes en sociologie » shs.cairn.info/revue-l-annee-… Merci à tous les auteurs français et étrangers !

Last week our new postdoc Lucas Sage presented his project on the diffusion of innovativeness among physicists combining ABM and empirical data. Congrats Lucas!

Super happy to start a new chapter of my academic career with amazing new colleagues LABSS_CNR

Impressed by the *Symposium on Empirically-calibrated Agent-based Models for Mechanism-based Research* organized by Marijn Keijzer (@[email protected]) Lucas Sage Selcan Martin Arvidsson 🇺🇦 at the Toulouse School of Economics 👏👏 I am honored to be part of it & looking forward to it 🙏

Voici les principales raisons pour profiter des services Escape-X FR Merci à Gerald Holubowicz pour cette belle interview ! youtube.com/watch?v=_G3Zla…