Jan Kabatek ๐๐
@jankabatek.com
Associate Professor at the Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne.
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Jan Kabatek ๐๐
@jankabatek.com
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PLIDA presentation | Jan Kabรกtek
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A while ago I gave a talk on "Doing research with Australian population-level administrative data" (specifically, PLIDA).
The talk contained tips and tricks that may prove useful to both beginners and experts, and so I am sharing the slides here:
jankabatek.com/embed/plida/
The talk contained tips and tricks that may prove useful to both beginners and experts, and so I am sharing the slides here:
jankabatek.com/embed/plida/
Nice! That's about the time I got my Epiphone too. Though mine is just a standard Les Paul clone.
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Nice! That's about the time I got my Epiphone too. Though mine is just a standard Les Paul clone.
Old Epiphones are superb. What's the vintage?
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Old Epiphones are superb. What's the vintage?
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If youโre not using Claude Code, nowโs the time to jump in!
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
If youโre not using Claude Code, nowโs the time to jump in!
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Talking to lots of folks across various professions using Claude Code, it is genuinely surprising, even to me, how much of a leap they have seen in the ability of LLMs to do real work in the last six weeks.
I know people on this site are sometimes skeptical of AI, but worth paying attention to.
I know people on this site are sometimes skeptical of AI, but worth paying attention to.
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Talking to lots of folks across various professions using Claude Code, it is genuinely surprising, even to me, how much of a leap they have seen in the ability of LLMs to do real work in the last six weeks.
I know people on this site are sometimes skeptical of AI, but worth paying attention to.
I know people on this site are sometimes skeptical of AI, but worth paying attention to.
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Call for papers for Workshop in Causal Health Economics (organized by Erik Grรถnqvist and @helenasvaleryd.bsky.social) with @hitoshishigeoka.bsky.social as keynote speaker. Just before #ESPE in Helsinki and best time to visit Sweden ๐
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Call for papers for Workshop in Causal Health Economics (organized by Erik Grรถnqvist and @helenasvaleryd.bsky.social) with @hitoshishigeoka.bsky.social as keynote speaker. Just before #ESPE in Helsinki and best time to visit Sweden ๐
If you'd like to embed a Bluesky feed on your website, check out this neat and simple widget:
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github.com/Vincenius/bs...
January 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If you'd like to embed a Bluesky feed on your website, check out this neat and simple widget:
github.com/Vincenius/bs...
github.com/Vincenius/bs...
By the same token, Alfredo was just promoted to Full Professor, and I am sure the whole Wollongong is dancing in the streets. ๐บ๐ต๐ถ
Oh, BTW, Jan is now an Associate Professorโan unsurprising promotion that warms my heart! ๐ฅฐ Congratulations! ๐
My greatest 2025 accomplishment is that I pushed through a (very mundane) request that was summarily rejected by our central HR.
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
January 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
By the same token, Alfredo was just promoted to Full Professor, and I am sure the whole Wollongong is dancing in the streets. ๐บ๐ต๐ถ
My greatest 2025 accomplishment is that I pushed through a (very mundane) request that was summarily rejected by our central HR.
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
My greatest 2025 accomplishment is that I pushed through a (very mundane) request that was summarily rejected by our central HR.
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
Becoming Associate is nice and all that, but Jan vs. Kafka was the true fight of the year. ๐ค๐ค
While most of us are enjoying a peaceful holiday season, this horrific war is still happening.
Please consider donating to the Ukrainian cause ๐๐
u24.gov.ua
Please consider donating to the Ukrainian cause ๐๐
u24.gov.ua
โก๏ธExplosions reported in Kyiv overnight on Dec. 27.
Explosions were reported in the capital in the early hours of Dec. 27, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. Ukraineโs Air Force warned of the possible missile threats for numerous regions.
Explosions were reported in the capital in the early hours of Dec. 27, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground. Ukraineโs Air Force warned of the possible missile threats for numerous regions.
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
While most of us are enjoying a peaceful holiday season, this horrific war is still happening.
Please consider donating to the Ukrainian cause ๐๐
u24.gov.ua
Please consider donating to the Ukrainian cause ๐๐
u24.gov.ua
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Gโday, mate. The night may lengthen, but it never has the final wordโhate exhausts itself.
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Gโday, mate. The night may lengthen, but it never has the final wordโhate exhausts itself.
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
What. A. Line-up!!!
This is going to be such an amazing event, do make sure to submit your work! ๐โค๏ธ
This is going to be such an amazing event, do make sure to submit your work! ๐โค๏ธ
๐ณ๏ธโ๐<2 weeks until the call for papers for the 2026 LEAP Summit closes! Speakers include Prof Mark Hatzenbuehler (Harvard), Prof Donn Feir (Victoria Uni / NBER), A/Prof Maxine Lee (San Francisco State), Prof Ada Cheung (UniMelb) & Nicky Bath (LGBTIQ+ Health Australia)
#lgbtq #econsky
shorturl.at/zoJ81
#lgbtq #econsky
shorturl.at/zoJ81
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What. A. Line-up!!!
This is going to be such an amazing event, do make sure to submit your work! ๐โค๏ธ
This is going to be such an amazing event, do make sure to submit your work! ๐โค๏ธ
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Check out the amazing line up of speakers!! Please submit and share ๐ ๐
@jankabatek.com @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social
@jankabatek.com @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social
๐ณ๏ธโ๐<2 weeks until the call for papers for the 2026 LEAP Summit closes! Speakers include Prof Mark Hatzenbuehler (Harvard), Prof Donn Feir (Victoria Uni / NBER), A/Prof Maxine Lee (San Francisco State), Prof Ada Cheung (UniMelb) & Nicky Bath (LGBTIQ+ Health Australia)
#lgbtq #econsky
shorturl.at/zoJ81
#lgbtq #econsky
shorturl.at/zoJ81
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Check out the amazing line up of speakers!! Please submit and share ๐ ๐
@jankabatek.com @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social
@jankabatek.com @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social
๐ป๐ Work From Home arrangements are here to stay, so let's unpack their consequences for workers' mental health!
Take a look at @theconversation.com piece in which we explore the key findings of our new study ๐
Take a look at @theconversation.com piece in which we explore the key findings of our new study ๐
๐ฐ Article alert! ๐ฐ Centre Research Fellows @jankabatek.com & Ferdi Botha have written an article for The Conversation about the findings from their recent research into the effects of commuting & working from home arrangements. Read now ๐ bit.ly/3Y8uJyc
Whatโs working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out
Is working from home good for your mental health? If so, how many days a week are best? A new study has some answers.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
๐ป๐ Work From Home arrangements are here to stay, so let's unpack their consequences for workers' mental health!
Take a look at @theconversation.com piece in which we explore the key findings of our new study ๐
Take a look at @theconversation.com piece in which we explore the key findings of our new study ๐
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
โ #Working from home had a strong positive effect on womenโs #MentalHealth, but only in certain circumstances..biggest gains were recorded when #women worked mainly from home while still spending some time (1 to 2 days)..on-site each week.โ: buff.ly/5cO4iR4
via @jankabatek.com
via @jankabatek.com
Whatโs working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out
Is working from home good for your mental health? If so, how many days a week are best? A new study has some answers.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
โ #Working from home had a strong positive effect on womenโs #MentalHealth, but only in certain circumstances..biggest gains were recorded when #women worked mainly from home while still spending some time (1 to 2 days)..on-site each week.โ: buff.ly/5cO4iR4
via @jankabatek.com
via @jankabatek.com
Can working from home benefit your mental health?
Here's the promised Conversation article, reporting on the results of our new longitudinal study.
TL;DR: Hybrid work is most beneficial, and women benefit more than men.
theconversation.com/whats-workin...
The study itself: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Here's the promised Conversation article, reporting on the results of our new longitudinal study.
TL;DR: Hybrid work is most beneficial, and women benefit more than men.
theconversation.com/whats-workin...
The study itself: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Whatโs working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out
Is working from home good for your mental health? If so, how many days a week are best? A new study has some answers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Can working from home benefit your mental health?
Here's the promised Conversation article, reporting on the results of our new longitudinal study.
TL;DR: Hybrid work is most beneficial, and women benefit more than men.
theconversation.com/whats-workin...
The study itself: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Here's the promised Conversation article, reporting on the results of our new longitudinal study.
TL;DR: Hybrid work is most beneficial, and women benefit more than men.
theconversation.com/whats-workin...
The study itself: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Really happy to see this paper published! We looked into the effects of WFH on mental health, finding substantive positive effects for women โ๏ธ
A non-technical article in The Conversation is soon to follow, so watch this space ๐
A non-technical article in The Conversation is soon to follow, so watch this space ๐
Happy to share research by Centre Research Fellows Ferdi Botha & Jan Kabatek, and Centre Affiliate Jordy Meekes.
They explored the effects of commuting and working from home arrangements on mental health in Australia.
Read the paper in Social Science & Medicine ๐ bit.ly/3Ktb9tr
@jankabatek.com
They explored the effects of commuting and working from home arrangements on mental health in Australia.
Read the paper in Social Science & Medicine ๐ bit.ly/3Ktb9tr
@jankabatek.com
The effects of commuting and working from home arrangements on mental health
In this study, we quantify the effects of commuting time and working from home (WFH) arrangements on the mental health of Australian men and women. Leโฆ
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Really happy to see this paper published! We looked into the effects of WFH on mental health, finding substantive positive effects for women โ๏ธ
A non-technical article in The Conversation is soon to follow, so watch this space ๐
A non-technical article in The Conversation is soon to follow, so watch this space ๐
Happy to see some uplifting ๐ news!
EU court rules in favour of cross-border recognition of same-sex marriage rights. This is a big step towards marriage equality in member countries that are still dragging their feet on this matter.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
EU court rules in favour of cross-border recognition of same-sex marriage rights. This is a big step towards marriage equality in member countries that are still dragging their feet on this matter.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Happy to see some uplifting ๐ news!
EU court rules in favour of cross-border recognition of same-sex marriage rights. This is a big step towards marriage equality in member countries that are still dragging their feet on this matter.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
EU court rules in favour of cross-border recognition of same-sex marriage rights. This is a big step towards marriage equality in member countries that are still dragging their feet on this matter.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Incredibly proud of this ๐คฉ๐ฅน! So much work and determination behind this publication. What a journey this was! Honored to have done it with you @vickybarone.bsky.social ๐โค๏ธ
Recently accepted by #QJE, โRepublican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,โ by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Incredibly proud of this ๐คฉ๐ฅน! So much work and determination behind this publication. What a journey this was! Honored to have done it with you @vickybarone.bsky.social ๐โค๏ธ
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Recently accepted by #QJE, โRepublican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,โ by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, โRepublican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,โ by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
Trump has murdered at least 83 people with extrajudicial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
โThe claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autismโ.
โThe claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autismโ.
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Trump has murdered at least 83 people with extrajudicial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
He needs to face consequences for this.
His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.
I haven't been this irritated for a very long time. Such a terrible timesink...
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I haven't been this irritated for a very long time. Such a terrible timesink...
Our new website for coding university expenses should be paying some serious royalties to the Franz Kafka's estate.
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Our new website for coding university expenses should be paying some serious royalties to the Franz Kafka's estate.
AI-generated cake
Everyone please enjoy this nerdy data layer cake that @jankabatek.com made for morning tea ๐คฃ It includes ingredients such as โhoney for smoothness & to symbolise policy impactโ & blueberries as data points #econsky
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
AI-generated cake
Reposted by Jan Kabatek ๐๐
What Jan said ๐๐ผ
Super excited for the inaugural summit of LGBTQ+ Economists and Allies in Asia-Pacific (LEAP)!
Come and join us in beautiful Melbourne on May 13-14, 2026!
โ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
Come and join us in beautiful Melbourne on May 13-14, 2026!
โ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ
melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/...
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What Jan said ๐๐ผ