Eric Scheuch
@ericscheuch.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Political Science at Yale, graduate researcher at ISPS and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. BA from Columbia. Public opinion, quantitative methods, urban/rural divide. He/him. ericscheuch.org/about
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Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars?
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars?
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research.
So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...
Possibly the best thing we can do (now) to cut emissions and energy bills is build more rooftop solar. My new paper in Climatic Change pins low deployment and racial inequality on high up-front costs:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And this @volts.wtf episode walks through how to fix that!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And this @volts.wtf episode walks through how to fix that!
February 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Possibly the best thing we can do (now) to cut emissions and energy bills is build more rooftop solar. My new paper in Climatic Change pins low deployment and racial inequality on high up-front costs:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And this @volts.wtf episode walks through how to fix that!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And this @volts.wtf episode walks through how to fix that!
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So much of classic political science research is woefully underpowered.
I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.
I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
So much of classic political science research is woefully underpowered.
I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.
I'm glad we're slowly coming to our senses.
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New article with Jim Gimpel in @politicalgeography.bsky.social on convergence in voting behavior in Vermont & New Hampshire border towns 1970-2020. This one goes out to all the tiny towns in the Northeast Kingdom.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Good bridges make good neighbors: The convergence of political support astride the Connecticut river
Does social and political influence cross geophysical borders that present barriers to human interaction? The natural environment is abundant with fea…
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February 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
New article with Jim Gimpel in @politicalgeography.bsky.social on convergence in voting behavior in Vermont & New Hampshire border towns 1970-2020. This one goes out to all the tiny towns in the Northeast Kingdom.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Applications are open for the 2026 American Political Economy Summer Academy for ABDs, postdocs, and junior faculty from May 31 to June 4. Travel, meals, and lodging all provided!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
Summer Academy | Consortium on the American Political Economy
The annual CAPE Summer Academy is designed to introduce the APE framework, facilitate in-depth discussions around several key areas within APE, and create opportunities for participants to share work ...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Applications are open for the 2026 American Political Economy Summer Academy for ABDs, postdocs, and junior faculty from May 31 to June 4. Travel, meals, and lodging all provided!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summe...
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Another fantastic @volts.wtf pod on congestion pricing’s success.
As the Connecticut DOT considers what to do about traffic congestion in Fairfield County, this is the solution no one wants to talk about—a decongestion toll zone for 95.
open.spotify.com/episode/0s37...
As the Connecticut DOT considers what to do about traffic congestion in Fairfield County, this is the solution no one wants to talk about—a decongestion toll zone for 95.
open.spotify.com/episode/0s37...
NYC's congestion pricing has been running for a year now. How's it doing?
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January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Another fantastic @volts.wtf pod on congestion pricing’s success.
As the Connecticut DOT considers what to do about traffic congestion in Fairfield County, this is the solution no one wants to talk about—a decongestion toll zone for 95.
open.spotify.com/episode/0s37...
As the Connecticut DOT considers what to do about traffic congestion in Fairfield County, this is the solution no one wants to talk about—a decongestion toll zone for 95.
open.spotify.com/episode/0s37...
Excited to have this out in print! If you are interested in persuasion, and particularly how patterns of persuasion change when effects grow, read on:
🚨 Now published! 💡Do persuasive messages convince more people, or do they convince people to a larger degree?
This is a question of breadth versus depth. We examine this question with 14 unique experiments, 94 messages tested, and 41,265 participants.
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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This is a question of breadth versus depth. We examine this question with 14 unique experiments, 94 messages tested, and 41,265 participants.
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Excited to have this out in print! If you are interested in persuasion, and particularly how patterns of persuasion change when effects grow, read on:
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The thing about cancer research is that everyone is in favor of it, but the admin has spent 10 months trying to gut it.
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NEW/Exclusive: I obtained a recording of the new National Cancer Institute director's first town hall. A well respected Harvard clinician and researcher, he is now attempting to walk a very fine line.
"With regard to morale, I don't know what to tell you other than, I don't think things are bad."
"With regard to morale, I don't know what to tell you other than, I don't think things are bad."
New NCI Director Says Administration Overtly Hostile to Cancer Research Is "Not Backing Away" From Cancer Research
A recording of the new director's first town hall reveals how he is trying to walk a difficult line between optimism and clear-eyed realism.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The thing about cancer research is that everyone is in favor of it, but the admin has spent 10 months trying to gut it.
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Is national policy more responsive to the preferences of white Americans than to those of people of color? When Republicans control the presidency and/or the Senate, yes. White voters are more likely to see legislation they support become law than are Black, Latino, or Asian American voters.
#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -
Race, Responsiveness, and Representation in U.S. Lawmaking - https://cup.org/47BDxm1
- G. AGUSTIN MARKARIAN, @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @maclockhart.bsky.social & ZOLTAN HAJNAL
#FirstView
Race, Responsiveness, and Representation in U.S. Lawmaking - https://cup.org/47BDxm1
- G. AGUSTIN MARKARIAN, @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @maclockhart.bsky.social & ZOLTAN HAJNAL
#FirstView
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is national policy more responsive to the preferences of white Americans than to those of people of color? When Republicans control the presidency and/or the Senate, yes. White voters are more likely to see legislation they support become law than are Black, Latino, or Asian American voters.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
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Epstein Document Search
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November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
✍️New working paper! In an era of polarized feelings about the Supreme Court, to what extent can the court shape public opinion in its favor? In a meta-analysis of 44 years of experimental data, I show that the court's influence is minimal, parallel, and confounded:
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
✍️New working paper! In an era of polarized feelings about the Supreme Court, to what extent can the court shape public opinion in its favor? In a meta-analysis of 44 years of experimental data, I show that the court's influence is minimal, parallel, and confounded:
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In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion
A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.
heatmap.news
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
In Australia, it costs $4,000.
In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/energy/solar...
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Georgia friends, please watch at least the first half of this video, it’s really important
Absolutely incredible work here from @hankgreen.bsky.social:
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Georgia friends, please watch at least the first half of this video, it’s really important
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Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.
Climate change is worsening the insurance crisis. Some states have solutions
As the homeowners insurance crisis gets worse, some state-led efforts are tackling the problem.
www.usatoday.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.
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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol opened up the 60-day public comment period for its Scope 2 standard today. It's also seeking comments on calculating avoided emissions from RECs. Catch up on what its all about w/ my piece from Sept! heatmap.news/climate/scop...
The Obscure Philosophical Battle That Could Reshape the Clean Energy Economy
New rules governing how companies report their scope 2 emissions have pit tech giant against tech giant and scholars against each other.
heatmap.news
October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol opened up the 60-day public comment period for its Scope 2 standard today. It's also seeking comments on calculating avoided emissions from RECs. Catch up on what its all about w/ my piece from Sept! heatmap.news/climate/scop...
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Can't help but compare their story about No Kings yesterday to the anti-immigration protests in London last month. "Large crowds" when it's millions of left to center ppl and "huge crowd" when its tens of thousands of rightwingers (not remotely similar mobilization even controlling for US vs UK pop)
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Can't help but compare their story about No Kings yesterday to the anti-immigration protests in London last month. "Large crowds" when it's millions of left to center ppl and "huge crowd" when its tens of thousands of rightwingers (not remotely similar mobilization even controlling for US vs UK pop)
In this turbulent era, it is worth taking comfort in the predictable things:
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In this turbulent era, it is worth taking comfort in the predictable things:
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
-The rising and setting of the sun,
-The movement of the tides,
-The MPSA submission deadline being extended.
(I first heard this in 2021, it's aged quite well)
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What are Americans worried about? In our most recent Climate Change in the American Mind survey, we routinely asked people how worried they are about a number of public issues:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
Top public worries in the U.S.
About three in ten Americans say they are “very worried” about global warming.
climatecommunication.yale.edu
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What are Americans worried about? In our most recent Climate Change in the American Mind survey, we routinely asked people how worried they are about a number of public issues:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
#4 State of democracy
#3 The economy
#2 Cost of living
#1 at the link:
Yesterday I spoke with Task and Purpose about the importance of humor as a tool of political expression. Key points:
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation
National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., are faced with locals who are using social media as a form of protest.
taskandpurpose.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yesterday I spoke with Task and Purpose about the importance of humor as a tool of political expression. Key points:
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
-Humor is crucial to standing out in a crowded information environment.
-Empirically, humor paired with facts is more persuasive than facts alone
taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
How does parenthood change risk perception? I have a new paper out at American Politics Research, investigating this question through the lens of gun control and climate change... doi.org/10.1177/1532...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How does parenthood change risk perception? I have a new paper out at American Politics Research, investigating this question through the lens of gun control and climate change... doi.org/10.1177/1532...
I have a new report with Social Change Lab on the impact of disruptive climate protests on voting intentions in Germany, the UK, and Sweden. In all 3 countries, climate protests have a modest pro-climate effect, increasing voting intention for greener parties:
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
Protest and the Ballot Box | Social Change Lab
This report analyses voting intention polls taken on 916 different days from the UK, Sweden, and Germany over a two-year period. Our findings show that in all three countries, climate protests have a ...
www.socialchangelab.org
May 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have a new report with Social Change Lab on the impact of disruptive climate protests on voting intentions in Germany, the UK, and Sweden. In all 3 countries, climate protests have a modest pro-climate effect, increasing voting intention for greener parties:
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
www.socialchangelab.org/protest-and-...
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✍ New working paper! How does message repetition and timing affect the durability of climate message effects? To examine this Q, we conducted a five-wave panel study, tracking people's beliefs over the course of 10 weeks in response to listening to @climateconnections.bsky.social radio stories.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
✍ New working paper! How does message repetition and timing affect the durability of climate message effects? To examine this Q, we conducted a five-wave panel study, tracking people's beliefs over the course of 10 weeks in response to listening to @climateconnections.bsky.social radio stories.
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Yes, What We Pay Teachers Matters
Paying teachers well is an essential part of a healthier public education system
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May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
📝 What affects the durability of persuasion? In our new working paper, through a five wave panel study over ten weeks, we evaluate the impact of two factors: how many times individuals are treated (dosage) and the interval between treatments (timing).
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April 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📝 What affects the durability of persuasion? In our new working paper, through a five wave panel study over ten weeks, we evaluate the impact of two factors: how many times individuals are treated (dosage) and the interval between treatments (timing).
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