Jan Feld
@econfeld.bsky.social
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I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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🚨I4R is looking to hire postdoc fellows in public health and computer science!
The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.
Info 👇
The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.
Info 👇
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨I4R is looking to hire postdoc fellows in public health and computer science!
The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.
Info 👇
The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.
Info 👇
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happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate
Wellington Replication Games — Dec 4, 2025
One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs — sign up: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
#OpenScience #Metascience @i4replication.bsky.social
One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs — sign up: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
#OpenScience #Metascience @i4replication.bsky.social
Victoria University of Wellington Replication Games
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www.surveymonkey.ca
September 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Wellington Replication Games — Dec 4, 2025
One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs — sign up: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
#OpenScience #Metascience @i4replication.bsky.social
One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs — sign up: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q
#OpenScience #Metascience @i4replication.bsky.social
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Hey #EAAE2025: Thursday is replication day. First, Anna Dreber's keynote on "Predicting Replication Outcomes" (11am) & our session👇(4pm) feat. @robertfinger.bsky.social @cedricchambru.bsky.social @jensrommel.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @mabuchner.bsky.social @i4replication.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hey #EAAE2025: Thursday is replication day. First, Anna Dreber's keynote on "Predicting Replication Outcomes" (11am) & our session👇(4pm) feat. @robertfinger.bsky.social @cedricchambru.bsky.social @jensrommel.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @mabuchner.bsky.social @i4replication.bsky.social
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Good to see growing support for abduction or 'inference to the best explanation', recently by Spirling and Stewart in @thejop.bsky.social. This is...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Good to see growing support for abduction or 'inference to the best explanation', recently by Spirling and Stewart in @thejop.bsky.social. This is...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited.
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
www.nature.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited.
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Once upon a time, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched.
And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever.
Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.
And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever.
Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.
Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch
Once upon a time, a long time ago, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched, detailing in the first post why retractions matt…
retractionwatch.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Once upon a time, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched.
And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever.
Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.
And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever.
Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.
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Interesting read, but worth considering (as the article does) the selection bias introduced by a) who is willing to initiate an adversarial collaboration and b) who manages to compete and publish it.
📚 Reflections on adversarial collaboration from the adversaries: was it worth it?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reflections on adversarial collaboration from the adversaries: was it worth it? - Theory and Society
There is much enthusiasm, in principle, for adversarial collaborations (ACs), a scientific conflict resolution technique that encourages investigators with clashing models to collaborate in designing ...
link.springer.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Interesting read, but worth considering (as the article does) the selection bias introduced by a) who is willing to initiate an adversarial collaboration and b) who manages to compete and publish it.
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Our special issue seeks to foster novel theoretical and empirical papers that treat scaling as an object of study in its own right—exploring its methodological foundations, economic incentives, institutional challenges, and pathways to impact. Please spread the word! ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Science of Scaling
We are excited to announce a special issue dedicated to the “Science of Scaling†in the Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics. This special issue aims to advance rigorous, interdisciplinary
ideas.repec.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our special issue seeks to foster novel theoretical and empirical papers that treat scaling as an object of study in its own right—exploring its methodological foundations, economic incentives, institutional challenges, and pathways to impact. Please spread the word! ideas.repec.org/p/feb/artefa...
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Today, scaling has evolved far beyond its origins as a mere objective. It now represents a rich domain for scientific inquiry, demanding contributions from economics and allied disciplines. As such, I am excited to announce a special issue on scaling at the JPE-Micro!
August 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today, scaling has evolved far beyond its origins as a mere objective. It now represents a rich domain for scientific inquiry, demanding contributions from economics and allied disciplines. As such, I am excited to announce a special issue on scaling at the JPE-Micro!
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Not balanced in your (quasi-)experiment? No idea why? No problem! Looking forward to presenting this joint work with @adegendre.bsky.social tomorrow at UWA Econ in Perth. Drop by if you have the chance!
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Not balanced in your (quasi-)experiment? No idea why? No problem! Looking forward to presenting this joint work with @adegendre.bsky.social tomorrow at UWA Econ in Perth. Drop by if you have the chance!
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The call for proposals is now up for our long awaited #AIMOS2025 conference in Sydney this November:
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
August 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The call for proposals is now up for our long awaited #AIMOS2025 conference in Sydney this November:
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
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You can read the full paper here:
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
Shan, Zölitz & Backes-Gellner (2025). "Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction" CESifo Working Paper #11997.
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
Shan, Zölitz & Backes-Gellner (2025). "Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction" CESifo Working Paper #11997.
www.ifo.de
July 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
You can read the full paper here:
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
Shan, Zölitz & Backes-Gellner (2025). "Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction" CESifo Working Paper #11997.
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
Shan, Zölitz & Backes-Gellner (2025). "Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction" CESifo Working Paper #11997.
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🚨 New working paper! 🚨
We ran a field experiment with >1,300 university students randomly assigned to online vs in-person lectures. What happens? Online instruction hurts performance, but only for women♀️📉
with Xiaoyue Shan & Uschi Backes-Gellner
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
We ran a field experiment with >1,300 university students randomly assigned to online vs in-person lectures. What happens? Online instruction hurts performance, but only for women♀️📉
with Xiaoyue Shan & Uschi Backes-Gellner
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
July 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨 New working paper! 🚨
We ran a field experiment with >1,300 university students randomly assigned to online vs in-person lectures. What happens? Online instruction hurts performance, but only for women♀️📉
with Xiaoyue Shan & Uschi Backes-Gellner
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
We ran a field experiment with >1,300 university students randomly assigned to online vs in-person lectures. What happens? Online instruction hurts performance, but only for women♀️📉
with Xiaoyue Shan & Uschi Backes-Gellner
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
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And if you are working in or interested in metaresearch in Australia, we'd love to hear from you! Fill out this brief @aimosinc.bsky.social @ausrepro.bsky.social survey so we can connect like-minded researchers. qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_... 3/3
July 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
And if you are working in or interested in metaresearch in Australia, we'd love to hear from you! Fill out this brief @aimosinc.bsky.social @ausrepro.bsky.social survey so we can connect like-minded researchers. qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_... 3/3
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Join us @rwi.bsky.social & @i4replication.bsky.social as replicator for a meta-reproduction on deforestation. We pay replicators 2,500 EUR. Experience with geocoded data & background in environmental science are assets. 1/2 bit.ly/4ke2p6o
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us @rwi.bsky.social & @i4replication.bsky.social as replicator for a meta-reproduction on deforestation. We pay replicators 2,500 EUR. Experience with geocoded data & background in environmental science are assets. 1/2 bit.ly/4ke2p6o
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Don't forget to submit your papers to the Labour Econometrics Workshop! The deadline is in two weeks ✌️
Hope to see you in Melbourne! 🌈🏙️
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
Hope to see you in Melbourne! 🌈🏙️
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
2025 Labour Econometrics Workshop
The Melbourne Institute is proud to present the 27th Labour Econometrics Workshop.
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au
May 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Don't forget to submit your papers to the Labour Econometrics Workshop! The deadline is in two weeks ✌️
Hope to see you in Melbourne! 🌈🏙️
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
Hope to see you in Melbourne! 🌈🏙️
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
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After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
We use a rigorous three-stage many-analysts design to assess how different researcher decisions—specifically data cleaning, research design, and the interpretat
papers.ssrn.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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New research alert! Our study investigates the effectiveness of human-only, AI-assisted, and AI-led teams in assessing the reproducibility of quantitative social science research. We've got some surprising findings!
January 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
New research alert! Our study investigates the effectiveness of human-only, AI-assisted, and AI-led teams in assessing the reproducibility of quantitative social science research. We've got some surprising findings!
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Another R&R with @nsalamanca.bsky.social @econfeld.bsky.social and @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social
What a week!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
What a week!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
December 12, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Another R&R with @nsalamanca.bsky.social @econfeld.bsky.social and @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social
What a week!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
What a week!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
What an incredible 6 months at @iza.org – for me and my family!
I’m so thankful for:
🤝 The kind and insightful IZA team who made us feel at home
📚 Inspiring workshops, conferences, and seminars
🌊 A stunning location next to the Rhein, with easy access to other research hubs
Thank you, IZA!
I’m so thankful for:
🤝 The kind and insightful IZA team who made us feel at home
📚 Inspiring workshops, conferences, and seminars
🌊 A stunning location next to the Rhein, with easy access to other research hubs
Thank you, IZA!
December 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
What an incredible 6 months at @iza.org – for me and my family!
I’m so thankful for:
🤝 The kind and insightful IZA team who made us feel at home
📚 Inspiring workshops, conferences, and seminars
🌊 A stunning location next to the Rhein, with easy access to other research hubs
Thank you, IZA!
I’m so thankful for:
🤝 The kind and insightful IZA team who made us feel at home
📚 Inspiring workshops, conferences, and seminars
🌊 A stunning location next to the Rhein, with easy access to other research hubs
Thank you, IZA!
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We are very excited to welcome @econfeld.bsky.social to our #ResearchSeminar today. He will give a talk on “On the generalizability of sex-differences in risk-attitudes”. The seminar takes place from 14:15 to 15:30 in room S3/4 in the Oeconomicum (building 24.31).
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Jan Feld - Economist
Jan Feld, economist, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. Research in economics of education and labour economics
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December 3, 2024 at 7:42 AM
We are very excited to welcome @econfeld.bsky.social to our #ResearchSeminar today. He will give a talk on “On the generalizability of sex-differences in risk-attitudes”. The seminar takes place from 14:15 to 15:30 in room S3/4 in the Oeconomicum (building 24.31).
janfeld.weebly.com
janfeld.weebly.com
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Now heading to UNSW for ESCoE conference to present « Same-sex teacher effects in education » with @econfeld.bsky.social @nsalamanca.bsky.social @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social — paper here 👉🏽 adegendre.github.io/papers/deGen... — we even made a website with interactive effects ! www.role-model-effects.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Now heading to UNSW for ESCoE conference to present « Same-sex teacher effects in education » with @econfeld.bsky.social @nsalamanca.bsky.social @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social — paper here 👉🏽 adegendre.github.io/papers/deGen... — we even made a website with interactive effects ! www.role-model-effects.com
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One single study is never enough.
Check out this short piece by my friend and coauthor @econfeld.bsky.social on meta-science applied to Econ problems. I love the way he takes the reader by the hand and tell us his humble story.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
Check out this short piece by my friend and coauthor @econfeld.bsky.social on meta-science applied to Econ problems. I love the way he takes the reader by the hand and tell us his humble story.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
The Curious Case of Meta-Science: Why One Study is Not Enough | Ōrauariki / Wellington School of Business and Government | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer Jan Feld's research explores meta-science, which is the study of how the scientific process works.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
September 4, 2024 at 11:45 AM
One single study is never enough.
Check out this short piece by my friend and coauthor @econfeld.bsky.social on meta-science applied to Econ problems. I love the way he takes the reader by the hand and tell us his humble story.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...
Check out this short piece by my friend and coauthor @econfeld.bsky.social on meta-science applied to Econ problems. I love the way he takes the reader by the hand and tell us his humble story.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
www.wgtn.ac.nz/business/res...