Best of #econtwitter - Week of February 28, 2021
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.
Paper summary threads
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More: learning by doing in cotton cultivation; laptops and education; Christian missions in Africa; stock ownership and brand loyalty
Jeffrey Wooldridge special section
Wooldridge becoming active on Twitter was the un(?)expected viral hit of the week. These are (short) threads:
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Check out his profile for more; “Is it possible -- over the course of a year -- to teach a kind of econometrics course on Twitter?”
Interesting discussions
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^provoked a lot of reactions, see replies/quote tweets
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![Twitter avatar for @SasserModestino](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_40/SasserModestino.jpg)
^people are discussing seminar culture again (there was an NYT story): here, here, here, here, here, here. One story received a lot of attention
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^provoked a lot of reactions, see replies/quote tweets; also next two tweets:
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^see also here, and another thread by Zhang, remember this, once again among lots of replies
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