Best of #econtwitter - Week of February 13, 2022 [2/3]
Welcome readers old and new to this week’s edition of Best of Econtwitter. Thanks to those sharing suggestions, over email or on Twitter @just_economics.
This is part two of three. Part one is here and part three is here.
Paper summary threads
Brendan Nyhan@BrendanNyhan
From my JEP review: "In general, no systematic evidence exists to demonstrate that the prevalence of misperceptions today (while worrisome) is worse than in the past." aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
What's the best evidence that people are more misinformed in 2022 than they were in 1992?
2:15 PM · Feb 9, 2022
60 Reposts · 204 Likes
Justin Sandefur@JustinSandefur
A new JEP symposium on "the economies of Africa"
aeaweb.org/issues/668
3:55 PM · Feb 8, 2022
42 Reposts · 131 Likes
^graphs from each paper in thread
Anup Malani@anup_malani
Placebo effects can change objectively measured outcomes like ulcers and cholesterol.
Here is a summary of one chapter of my PhD, which I discussed on @DrBapuPod with @AnupamBJena below. A 🏮...
Freakonomics, M.D. @DrBapuPod
Our expectations impact us. @anup_malani found that the same anti-ulcer meds were more effective in trials where participants knew they weren’t receiving a placebo than in trials where participants knew there was a 50% chance they could receive a placebo. https://t.co/9PrHP529f7
5:50 PM · Feb 8, 2022
2 Reposts · 5 Likes
Anthony Lee Zhang@AnthonyLeeZhang
My job market paper just got accepted at the Journal of Financial Economics! Here's a link, and a thread on the paper
anthonyleezhang.github.io/pdfs/cmdcm.pdf
4:07 PM · Feb 11, 2022
64 Reposts · 716 Likes
Emily Pakhtigian@EmilyPakhtigian
My paper with @KomisarowSarah on the effects of coal-fired power plant closures on school absences has been accepted by @JEEM_tweets! A short thread 1/6
It is free to read and download for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/c/1eWFbLdSU-HlU
9:50 PM · Feb 8, 2022
33 Reposts · 131 Likes
^“absence rates declined by 6 percent in nearby schools after the power plants closed”
Ethan Mollick@emollick
According to this paper using detailed records of every food purchased by thousands of families, your New Year's Resolution to eat healthy is just about over now. The serious backsliding will begin in the fall. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
5:25 AM · Feb 12, 2022
8 Reposts · 61 Likes
Michael Rubens@MichRubens
My paper `Management, Productivity, and Technology Choices: Evidence from U.S. Mining Schools' got accepted at the RAND Journal of Economics.
tinyurl.com/fffyrhn3
Here's a summary:
(1/6)
tinyurl.com
2:15 PM · Feb 10, 2022
19 Reposts · 154 Likes
Priit Jeenas@prtjns
🚨New working paper🚨 #EconTwitter
We’re happy to finally share “Government Procurement and Access to Credit: Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Implications” joint w/ J. di Giovanni, M. Garcia-Santana, @emoralbenito, and J. Pijoan-Mas. (WP here: drive.google.com/file/d/1s8xMBQ…)
A 🧵… (1/N)
10:41 AM · Feb 9, 2022
27 Reposts · 140 Likes
More: political representation quotas and insurgency; eBay ratings; police presence and crime
Interesting discussions
Catherine Rampell@crampell
I know this is a joke but...this is increasingly a problem in econ journalism
Econ enthusiasts who are loudest on Twitter don't necessarily ≠ people who are experts in their fields; those who *are* respected scholars don't always want to bother with the cess pool that is Twitter
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
@Afinetheorem @jeannasmialek She should tweet more
11:25 PM · Feb 6, 2022
47 Reposts · 519 Likes
Jeffrey P. Clemens@jeffreypclemens
Enjoyed this speculative but engaging piece on the economics of the labor market for journalists.
Mike Makowsky @mikemakowsky
Why journalists all live in the same three Brooklyn neighborhoods and the problems when high status jobs pay relatively low wages (brief 🧵below as well)
https://t.co/EtFZ8o3vKz
7:29 PM · Feb 7, 2022
2 Reposts · 4 Likes
Paul Novosad@paulnovosad
As part of the journal submission process, authors should be able to host AMAs with their anonymous referees.
Optional for referees, but provides an option to ask clarifying questions.
11:03 PM · Feb 7, 2022
4 Reposts · 47 Likes
Anthony Lee Zhang@AnthonyLeeZhang
Academic economists - market designers in particular - played an outsized role in web2. We played a big role in developing ad auctions, which to this day drive a massive share of all web2 revenues
Compared to our role in web2, we seem to be essentially invisible within web3
1:56 AM · Feb 9, 2022
15 Reposts · 87 Likes
^Alex Tabarrok comments; Vitalik Buterin comments
Anup Malani@anup_malani
A common problem I hear from applicants to PhD programs is where to apply and where to attend. Most students have selected a program (e.g., econ) and have a reach and some safeties. Let me offer 2 tips.
4:33 PM · Feb 9, 2022
21 Reposts · 135 Likes
Arpit Gupta@arpitrage
The proliferation of exploding offers is throwing the academic market into chaos, and it is very sad for economists we cannot put together a better market structure.
10:07 PM · Feb 9, 2022
2 Reposts · 48 Likes
Johannes Haushofer@jhaushofer
This year more than last, it seems like universities are forcing job candidates to make this huge life decision in a matter of days. That seems bad for everyone. How can we prevent it?
4:40 PM · Feb 11, 2022
3 Reposts · 142 Likes
^last week’s edition had a link to an extended Tyler Cowen take on this phenomenon
Todd Jones 🦊@toddrjones
This is probably a dumb question, but how does one typically get invited to give a seminar at another department?
2:48 AM · Feb 10, 2022
6 Reposts · 179 Likes