A conversation with Cass Sunstein on his latest book, "Conformity: The Power of Social Influences". "If everyone said what they thought, the days would be really tough." bit.ly/2H7Lp1a by Clay Skipper

J'apprends qu'en français on ne dit pas Data Scientist, mais "expert en mégadonnées" selon le très officiel Ministère de la Culture buff.ly/2Q0rs0k … Et là tu te dis, WTF c'est quoi des mégadonnées? Et tu plains la personne qui a dû officialiser cette traduction #DS

Hallo coop_ch! Ich analysiere für ein Projekt an der UZH das 2008 eingeführte Verkaufsverbot von Alkohol an 16-17-jährige. Gab es weitere Gründe dies einzuführen abgesehen von der uneinheitlichen Situation in den Kantonen? Was ist die heutige Meinung dazu? Alkoholverkaufszahlen?

The comments by Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 and Cecilia Gamba both include very important points about gender equality in Switzerland. It highlights how difficult it is to just simply compare one country to another. Excited to see how this topic evolves in the future.

Very interesting study. Such a shame that this is just a one time thing nytimes.com/2019/12/10/ups… via @NYTimes

Really excited to be able to join this online conference

Excited to announce there is a new PhD course already starting tomorrow on remotestudentexchange.org Johannes Haushofer Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 RT and apply now

My first field experiment should have launched in the coming weeks. After 18 months of working on this public collaboration, I had to let it go. How do you decide that explaining causal methods over and over again will lead nowhere?

Are all digits in the Swiss social security number (AHV/AVS-Nr) random? So that the number 0-9 have equal probability for all digits (except digits 1-3 and 13). I'm thinking about using a digit for random group assignment in a field experiment EFD_DFF Federal Statistical Office FSO

New working paper! In times of surging global violence and on-going conflicts, Teresa Freitas Monteiro and I ask whether violent episodes in the home country affect immigrants return plans and labor market behavior abroad. Short answer: they do! 🔽 Link: dropbox.com/scl/fi/jch2jts…

Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution: Cross-Country Evidence | Michel Maréchal, Alain Cohn, Jeffrey Yusof, Ray Fisman #EconTwitter cesifo.org/en/publication…

We're excited to see IPL's research on barriers to #naturalization in New York was cited in a recent federal decision to expand access to citizenship for low-income #immigrants! Thank you to all of our partners & funders NYS Department of State Robin Hood @NYCommTrust federalregister.gov/documents/2024…

A big thank you to the 23 professors who joined us at the Spring School this week, and to all the engaged students who made this year's event memorable🌴 UC San Diego UC San Diego Rady School of Management Here's what we've been up to 🧵🖼️

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🚨 Call for Papers! The 2025 EAYE Annual Meeting is at King’s College London King's College London from May 27-29, 2025! Submit your extended abstracts or full papers and join top junior economists from around the world! 🗓️Deadline: December 1, 2024