Davide Pace
@ddpace.bsky.social
Behavioral economist at LMU Munich - opinions are mine.
Working on: cognitive economics and climate change.
https://sites.google.com/view/davidedpace
Working on: cognitive economics and climate change.
https://sites.google.com/view/davidedpace
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Davide Pace
@ddpace.bsky.social
· Nov 21
#EconSky 📉📈
A new simple way to boost support for carbon pricing!
New article in @natureportfolio.bsky.social
- Public support is maximized by a Climate Premium: a fixed, uniform, upfront compensation
- Experts are too pessimistic about public support
- A novel incentivized design.
🧵 + link👇
A new simple way to boost support for carbon pricing!
New article in @natureportfolio.bsky.social
- Public support is maximized by a Climate Premium: a fixed, uniform, upfront compensation
- Experts are too pessimistic about public support
- A novel incentivized design.
🧵 + link👇
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🚨 Call for Papers!
The 2026 EAYE Annual Meeting will take place at the University of the Basque Country 🇪🇸 on 18–20 May 2026
📅 Submit your paper or extended abstract by 1 Dec 2025 via CMT
#EAYE2026
The 2026 EAYE Annual Meeting will take place at the University of the Basque Country 🇪🇸 on 18–20 May 2026
📅 Submit your paper or extended abstract by 1 Dec 2025 via CMT
#EAYE2026
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🚨 Call for Papers!
The 2026 EAYE Annual Meeting will take place at the University of the Basque Country 🇪🇸 on 18–20 May 2026
📅 Submit your paper or extended abstract by 1 Dec 2025 via CMT
#EAYE2026
The 2026 EAYE Annual Meeting will take place at the University of the Basque Country 🇪🇸 on 18–20 May 2026
📅 Submit your paper or extended abstract by 1 Dec 2025 via CMT
#EAYE2026
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🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
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If you think the attack on the Fed's Lisa Cook has nothing to do with you, you're wrong — any one of us may be next paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all...
We Are All Lisa Cook
Nobody is safe from weaponized government
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you think the attack on the Fed's Lisa Cook has nothing to do with you, you're wrong — any one of us may be next paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all...
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If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals.
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
1/n
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
1/n
The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
direct.mit.edu
August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals.
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
1/n
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
1/n
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A few months ago, Nature published how-to guide for using ChatGPT to write your peer reviews in 30 minutes.
This is, of course, a horrible idea. Here’s my response with @jbakcoleman.bsky.social .
This is, of course, a horrible idea. Here’s my response with @jbakcoleman.bsky.social .
AI, peer review and the human activity of science
When researchers cede their scientific judgement to machines, we lose something important.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A few months ago, Nature published how-to guide for using ChatGPT to write your peer reviews in 30 minutes.
This is, of course, a horrible idea. Here’s my response with @jbakcoleman.bsky.social .
This is, of course, a horrible idea. Here’s my response with @jbakcoleman.bsky.social .
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Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model.
What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it?
A 🧵
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it?
A 🧵
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io
June 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model.
What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it?
A 🧵
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it?
A 🧵
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
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If you are a scientist in any field or just plainly a curious human being do subscribe to Andrea's substack. It contains and will keep delivering the most unexpected "oh! I didn't know that! Makes sense!" moments in your near future.
I created a Substack! for now it's mainly a place I post lightly edited versions of my long threads.
The next post will be an explainer of
@Natkhov and myself's paper on the introduction of serfdom in Russia in response to nomadic slave raids. Sign up here
andreamatranga.substack.com
The next post will be an explainer of
@Natkhov and myself's paper on the introduction of serfdom in Russia in response to nomadic slave raids. Sign up here
andreamatranga.substack.com
Andrea Matranga | Substack
This substack collects explanations of my projects and interests, mostly relating to Economics, History and Geography. Click to read Andrea Matranga, a Substack publication. Launched 27 minutes ago.
andreamatranga.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you are a scientist in any field or just plainly a curious human being do subscribe to Andrea's substack. It contains and will keep delivering the most unexpected "oh! I didn't know that! Makes sense!" moments in your near future.
How do social interactions foster or hamper delusional beliefs?
This is the most pressing open question in the literature on motivated beliefs.
Great to see progress being made 👇
This is the most pressing open question in the literature on motivated beliefs.
Great to see progress being made 👇
New working paper alert: we provide a model of post-hoc rationalizations, driven by motives of (self-)esteem. We show how this can lead to groupthink, polarization, and a preference for echo chambers.
www.ifo.de/sites/defaul...
www.ifo.de/sites/defaul...
May 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
How do social interactions foster or hamper delusional beliefs?
This is the most pressing open question in the literature on motivated beliefs.
Great to see progress being made 👇
This is the most pressing open question in the literature on motivated beliefs.
Great to see progress being made 👇
"Voters Like Climate Policies More Than You Think".
New policy piece for EconPol Forum based on recent research findings
www.ifo.de/en/econpol/p...
Key messages:
1️⃣ Voters are willing to make sacrifices for climate
change, and they endorse costly climate policies
#EconSky #ClimateChange
1/3
New policy piece for EconPol Forum based on recent research findings
www.ifo.de/en/econpol/p...
Key messages:
1️⃣ Voters are willing to make sacrifices for climate
change, and they endorse costly climate policies
#EconSky #ClimateChange
1/3
Voters Like Climate Policies More Than You Think | ifo Institute
Key Messages Voters are willing to make sacrifices for climate change, and they endorse costly climate policies. Voters support green investments even when the investments are funded via carbon taxes....
www.ifo.de
May 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"Voters Like Climate Policies More Than You Think".
New policy piece for EconPol Forum based on recent research findings
www.ifo.de/en/econpol/p...
Key messages:
1️⃣ Voters are willing to make sacrifices for climate
change, and they endorse costly climate policies
#EconSky #ClimateChange
1/3
New policy piece for EconPol Forum based on recent research findings
www.ifo.de/en/econpol/p...
Key messages:
1️⃣ Voters are willing to make sacrifices for climate
change, and they endorse costly climate policies
#EconSky #ClimateChange
1/3
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"pre-registration has now become mainstream in experimental economics"
New preprint by Taisuke Imai et al.: osf.io/preprints/me...
New preprint by Taisuke Imai et al.: osf.io/preprints/me...
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"pre-registration has now become mainstream in experimental economics"
New preprint by Taisuke Imai et al.: osf.io/preprints/me...
New preprint by Taisuke Imai et al.: osf.io/preprints/me...
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🔔 Call for Participation 🔔
Lab² is inviting researchers to take part in a multi-analyst study on the effects of having daughters on various outcomes.
Join this metascience project as a co-author and gain the opportunity to work with SOEP data!
Lab² is inviting researchers to take part in a multi-analyst study on the effects of having daughters on various outcomes.
Join this metascience project as a co-author and gain the opportunity to work with SOEP data!
#ManyDaughters
Many Analysts
www.manydaughters.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🔔 Call for Participation 🔔
Lab² is inviting researchers to take part in a multi-analyst study on the effects of having daughters on various outcomes.
Join this metascience project as a co-author and gain the opportunity to work with SOEP data!
Lab² is inviting researchers to take part in a multi-analyst study on the effects of having daughters on various outcomes.
Join this metascience project as a co-author and gain the opportunity to work with SOEP data!
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🤩🤩 Paper finally out in the AER!
With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions.
In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions.
In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
April 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🤩🤩 Paper finally out in the AER!
With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions.
In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions.
In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
Last few hours to square your contribution to 🇺🇦!
Check out a novel way to give to Ukraine with maximum impact. Pledge the max you're willing to give and if the same number of people do the same, your contribution gets squared.
Ends March 10, so hurry. More details here.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
Ends March 10, so hurry. More details here.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Last few hours to square your contribution to 🇺🇦!
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
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we are looking for an Associate Professor (tenure track) in applied Economics, pls share: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
Professorship (W2) of AI in Economics - Munich (City), Bavaria, Germany job with LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN | 389325
All AI that are relevant to the field of economics under the application of modern statistical methods will be expected to teach courses at all levels
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
we are looking for an Associate Professor (tenure track) in applied Economics, pls share: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
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Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Support for Ukraine at "Your contribution squared" is up and up ↗️: 100 people who each give at least 100€.
The bang for the buck, ↗️ even more: only a single step (e.g., to 101) moves the total by more than 200€.
An opportunity to be effective. Please pass it on.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
The bang for the buck, ↗️ even more: only a single step (e.g., to 101) moves the total by more than 200€.
An opportunity to be effective. Please pass it on.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Support for Ukraine at "Your contribution squared" is up and up ↗️: 100 people who each give at least 100€.
The bang for the buck, ↗️ even more: only a single step (e.g., to 101) moves the total by more than 200€.
An opportunity to be effective. Please pass it on.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
The bang for the buck, ↗️ even more: only a single step (e.g., to 101) moves the total by more than 200€.
An opportunity to be effective. Please pass it on.
yourcontributionsquared.eu
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If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
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If it’s a trade war Trump wants, consumers in Mexico, Canada, Europe, and beyond should unite to ensure that Musk and his fellow oligarchs feel the cost
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel | by Gabriel Zucman - Project Syndicate
Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If it’s a trade war Trump wants, consumers in Mexico, Canada, Europe, and beyond should unite to ensure that Musk and his fellow oligarchs feel the cost
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
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Come join us for the 'Gender in Society' Summer Course at the @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social in Amsterdam!
This was a lot of fun to teach last year, very much looking forward to doing this again 🤩
This was a lot of fun to teach last year, very much looking forward to doing this again 🤩
☀️ Summer Course Spotlight - Gender in Society (July 21-25, 2025)
Early Bird Fee until April 15: tinbergen.nl/gender-in-so...
Faculty: Klarita Gërxhani & Katharina Brütt
@katharinabruett.bsky.social
@vusbe.bsky.social
#EconSky #SummerSchool #TinbergenInstitute
Early Bird Fee until April 15: tinbergen.nl/gender-in-so...
Faculty: Klarita Gërxhani & Katharina Brütt
@katharinabruett.bsky.social
@vusbe.bsky.social
#EconSky #SummerSchool #TinbergenInstitute
Gender in Society
tinbergen.nl
February 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Come join us for the 'Gender in Society' Summer Course at the @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social in Amsterdam!
This was a lot of fun to teach last year, very much looking forward to doing this again 🤩
This was a lot of fun to teach last year, very much looking forward to doing this again 🤩
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A thread worth reading
Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
February 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A thread worth reading
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Don’t know how to express this forcefully enough but sometimes dudes have to say something for people to listen ➡️ Women and girls belong in science and we’re all better off bc of our trans and cis female mentors, colleagues, and students 🙏
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder to not close your eyes and turn away from what is happening in the US right now. Fascism is an assault on scientific integrity, knowledge, and innovation.
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
NASA to wipe mentions of women, Indigenous people from websites
NASA employees told to remove mentions of women, indigenous people, and environmental justice from websites.
www.chron.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Don’t know how to express this forcefully enough but sometimes dudes have to say something for people to listen ➡️ Women and girls belong in science and we’re all better off bc of our trans and cis female mentors, colleagues, and students 🙏
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Just used Gemini Live to participate in a beh. experiment without even reading the instructions or speaking the language.
LLMs acting as participants on platforms like Prolific could pollute data meant to study humans. With OpenAI’s operator model, this issue is growing.
🎥👇
youtu.be/NujyGZSA7Hg
LLMs acting as participants on platforms like Prolific could pollute data meant to study humans. With OpenAI’s operator model, this issue is growing.
🎥👇
youtu.be/NujyGZSA7Hg
Participating in a behavioral experiment with Gemini Live
YouTube video by Tobias Werner
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just used Gemini Live to participate in a beh. experiment without even reading the instructions or speaking the language.
LLMs acting as participants on platforms like Prolific could pollute data meant to study humans. With OpenAI’s operator model, this issue is growing.
🎥👇
youtu.be/NujyGZSA7Hg
LLMs acting as participants on platforms like Prolific could pollute data meant to study humans. With OpenAI’s operator model, this issue is growing.
🎥👇
youtu.be/NujyGZSA7Hg
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The "uncut, bloopers included" versions of these papers are in pre-production! Great initiative!!
Hello! Severine @oxfordecondept.bsky.social and I @uofebusiness.bsky.social are organising an online Behind-the-Scenes Seminar series, focussing on the story behind research papers + an interactive survey during the seminar to measure & discuss audience beliefs. Find out more here: bts-seminar.net
Home | BTS Seminar Series
The Behind-the-Scenes Seminar Series is designed to learn about the production process of research papers, offering an opportunity for students and researchers in all fields and at all career stages t...
bts-seminar.net
February 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The "uncut, bloopers included" versions of these papers are in pre-production! Great initiative!!