Moshi Alam
@moshialam.bsky.social
Labor Economist 📈📉| AP Clark University | PhD UW-Madison | he\him |
🕸️ moshialam.github.io
🕸️ moshialam.github.io
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Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
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This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...
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Please RT: I am hiring RAs, for 12-month contracts, starting in June/July or early September 2025. Apply if you’re interested in working on some fun and useful econometrics projects!
#EconSky
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/331499
#EconSky
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/331499
Research Assistant ERC REALLYCREDIBLE
Clément de Chaisemartin is looking for research assistants, for 12 months contracts, starting in June/July or early September 2025.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
April 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Please RT: I am hiring RAs, for 12-month contracts, starting in June/July or early September 2025. Apply if you’re interested in working on some fun and useful econometrics projects!
#EconSky
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/331499
#EconSky
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/331499
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We from @emoryeconomics.bsky.social
are excited to host the "Econometrics in Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data."
📅 May 2–3, 2025
🔗 econometricsatemory.com
We aim to strengthen the relationship between academia and industry researchers so we all learn from each other!
are excited to host the "Econometrics in Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data."
📅 May 2–3, 2025
🔗 econometricsatemory.com
We aim to strengthen the relationship between academia and industry researchers so we all learn from each other!
April 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We from @emoryeconomics.bsky.social
are excited to host the "Econometrics in Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data."
📅 May 2–3, 2025
🔗 econometricsatemory.com
We aim to strengthen the relationship between academia and industry researchers so we all learn from each other!
are excited to host the "Econometrics in Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data."
📅 May 2–3, 2025
🔗 econometricsatemory.com
We aim to strengthen the relationship between academia and industry researchers so we all learn from each other!
It was a pleasure to host you @laurakgee.bsky.social !
Loved the talk and our discussions!
Loved the talk and our discussions!
And how does one party even harder during spring break? Well one gives another seminar this time at Clark University. Thanks for hosting me @moshialam.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It was a pleasure to host you @laurakgee.bsky.social !
Loved the talk and our discussions!
Loved the talk and our discussions!
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Healthcare jobs have grown 2x faster than the overall labor market since 1980
Healthcare overtook retail to become largest industry by employment in 2009
New working paper w/ @gottliebecon.bsky.social, @kevinrinz.bsky.social and @victoriaudalova.bsky.social on the rise of healthcare jobs
Healthcare overtook retail to become largest industry by employment in 2009
New working paper w/ @gottliebecon.bsky.social, @kevinrinz.bsky.social and @victoriaudalova.bsky.social on the rise of healthcare jobs
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Healthcare jobs have grown 2x faster than the overall labor market since 1980
Healthcare overtook retail to become largest industry by employment in 2009
New working paper w/ @gottliebecon.bsky.social, @kevinrinz.bsky.social and @victoriaudalova.bsky.social on the rise of healthcare jobs
Healthcare overtook retail to become largest industry by employment in 2009
New working paper w/ @gottliebecon.bsky.social, @kevinrinz.bsky.social and @victoriaudalova.bsky.social on the rise of healthcare jobs
Very useful thread 🧵!
New AEA-EEA-ES-RES joint report on publication process in economics is extremely useful + thoughtful, a short 🧵. (Link at end, if you haven't seen the report). #econtwitter #econsky Starts with principle: journals may play 3 roles: dissemination, editing and certification.
February 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Very useful thread 🧵!
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How are parents affected by their kid going to college? How are they affected when their kid gets a scholarship or grant?
New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie
www.nber.org/papers/w33497
New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie
www.nber.org/papers/w33497
February 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
How are parents affected by their kid going to college? How are they affected when their kid gets a scholarship or grant?
New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie
www.nber.org/papers/w33497
New working paper with @palaashbhargava.bsky.social @econsandy.bsky.social @odedgurantz.bsky.social and Rob Fairlie
www.nber.org/papers/w33497
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Super happy to see this accepted! academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.*
Abstract. This paper identifies which investments in school facilities help students and which and are valued by homeowners. Using novel data on school dis
academic.oup.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Super happy to see this accepted! academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
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Reviewing the theory of monopsonistic wage setting, its empirical implications, and some puzzles the framework has struggled to explain, from Patrick M. Kline https://www.nber.org/papers/w33467
February 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reviewing the theory of monopsonistic wage setting, its empirical implications, and some puzzles the framework has struggled to explain, from Patrick M. Kline https://www.nber.org/papers/w33467
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Excited to share results from a 4-year first-ever RCT across US jails. We (Crystal Yang & I) find that death rates are much higher in jails than officially reported & health care accreditation improves staff coordination, quality & save lives.
www.nber.org/papers/w33357
www.nber.org/papers/w33357
The Hidden Health Care Crisis Behind Bars: A Randomized Trial to Accredit U.S. Jails
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
January 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Excited to share results from a 4-year first-ever RCT across US jails. We (Crystal Yang & I) find that death rates are much higher in jails than officially reported & health care accreditation improves staff coordination, quality & save lives.
www.nber.org/papers/w33357
www.nber.org/papers/w33357
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#rstats and #QuartoPub PSA: @vincentab.bsky.social's {tinytable} is the absolute best table making package out there for LaTeX output (it natively supports tabularray!), and it's phenomenal for HTML. It has fully replaced {gt} and {kableExtra} for me vincentarelbundock.github.io/tinytable/
January 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#rstats and #QuartoPub PSA: @vincentab.bsky.social's {tinytable} is the absolute best table making package out there for LaTeX output (it natively supports tabularray!), and it's phenomenal for HTML. It has fully replaced {gt} and {kableExtra} for me vincentarelbundock.github.io/tinytable/
What a wonderful, practical and heartwarming thread to wake up to!! 😇
I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring.
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
@aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
What a wonderful, practical and heartwarming thread to wake up to!! 😇
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We use a new machine learning technique to identify the most cost-effective policies to boost immunization demand in India. We evaluated 75 combos of reminders, incentives, and local community ambassadors. The most effective increased immunization by 44%. https://buff.ly/4j0v3IF
January 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We use a new machine learning technique to identify the most cost-effective policies to boost immunization demand in India. We evaluated 75 combos of reminders, incentives, and local community ambassadors. The most effective increased immunization by 44%. https://buff.ly/4j0v3IF
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For those who didn't make it to #ASSA2025: strongly recommend @sendhil.bsky.social's AEA distinguished lecture, available at www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202... (starting at minute 16)!
American Economic Association: AEA Excellence Awards and Distinguished Lecture
www.aeaweb.org
January 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For those who didn't make it to #ASSA2025: strongly recommend @sendhil.bsky.social's AEA distinguished lecture, available at www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202... (starting at minute 16)!
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Just updated an old repo that's a cookiecutter template for research projects. Now uses uv for Python & Quarto for paper and slides, & has pre-commit + other bells and whistles.
Outputs dynamically updated in the paper & slides. Compiling the paper is just "make paper".
github.com/aeturrell/co...
Outputs dynamically updated in the paper & slides. Compiling the paper is just "make paper".
github.com/aeturrell/co...
GitHub - aeturrell/cookiecutter-research-project: A cookiecutter for creating research projects
A cookiecutter for creating research projects. Contribute to aeturrell/cookiecutter-research-project development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just updated an old repo that's a cookiecutter template for research projects. Now uses uv for Python & Quarto for paper and slides, & has pre-commit + other bells and whistles.
Outputs dynamically updated in the paper & slides. Compiling the paper is just "make paper".
github.com/aeturrell/co...
Outputs dynamically updated in the paper & slides. Compiling the paper is just "make paper".
github.com/aeturrell/co...
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Curious about Econ & Gender. Check out this session Sat 12:30pm at the Marker Hotel (location currently wrong in the #Assa2025 app) with work by @econprachi.bsky.social @bilgeerten.bsky.social and chaired by @olgashurchkov.bsky.social www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...,
January 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Curious about Econ & Gender. Check out this session Sat 12:30pm at the Marker Hotel (location currently wrong in the #Assa2025 app) with work by @econprachi.bsky.social @bilgeerten.bsky.social and chaired by @olgashurchkov.bsky.social www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...,
Happy new year everyone!!! 🎊
Wishing everyone more happiness and peace in 2025! 😇
Wishing everyone more happiness and peace in 2025! 😇
January 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Happy new year everyone!!! 🎊
Wishing everyone more happiness and peace in 2025! 😇
Wishing everyone more happiness and peace in 2025! 😇
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It’s an extremely tough year for candidates on the economics job market. For those of you who want to carry on doing academic research in a rich policy environment, apply to our position below.
I can guarantee a lot of productive projects that have policy impact.
#econsky #econjobmarket
I can guarantee a lot of productive projects that have policy impact.
#econsky #econjobmarket
New Economist role opening up in our team at Centre for Net Zero at @octopus.energy
Come join the team on conducting innovative research in understanding and predicting energy demand.
Please share widely. #econsky
#electrification #energytransition
jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/f...
Come join the team on conducting innovative research in understanding and predicting energy demand.
Please share widely. #econsky
#electrification #energytransition
jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/f...
December 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
It’s an extremely tough year for candidates on the economics job market. For those of you who want to carry on doing academic research in a rich policy environment, apply to our position below.
I can guarantee a lot of productive projects that have policy impact.
#econsky #econjobmarket
I can guarantee a lot of productive projects that have policy impact.
#econsky #econjobmarket
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Here are the first five sets of slides:
01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...
02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...
03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...
04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...
05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...
02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...
03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...
04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...
05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
December 30, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Here are the first five sets of slides:
01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...
02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...
03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...
04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...
05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...
02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...
03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...
04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...
05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences,” by Exley, Hauser, Moore (@mollymooreplz.bsky.social), and Pezzuto: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences*
Abstract. While there is a vast (and mixed) literature on gender differences in social preferences, little is known about believed gender differences in so
doi.org
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences,” by Exley, Hauser, Moore (@mollymooreplz.bsky.social), and Pezzuto: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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This and the OP is critical for understanding people’s reactions to LLMs, both positive and negative. I’ve seen a bias develop in both cases. In former case, heavy users have a feel for what prompts work and have limited their requests to those categories. This creates impression of robustness 1/n
i think this is a good and important general reminder that the toolkit you have always influences the questions you tend to consider. (ALWAYS. the only questions are the extent, how aware of it we will be, and what we will do about it.)
read this and had a full epiphany that ai has simply trained all these idiots to give it easy prompts.
December 27, 2024 at 2:19 PM
This and the OP is critical for understanding people’s reactions to LLMs, both positive and negative. I’ve seen a bias develop in both cases. In former case, heavy users have a feel for what prompts work and have limited their requests to those categories. This creates impression of robustness 1/n
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Rest well, Manmohan Singh! The 13th Prime Minister of India was unlucky in the way he was portrayed, yet stood as a stark contrast to his successor: took open questions from the Press, was dignified in his remarks, and brought in much needed, sensible reforms as Finance Minister in 1991. A good man.
December 27, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Rest well, Manmohan Singh! The 13th Prime Minister of India was unlucky in the way he was portrayed, yet stood as a stark contrast to his successor: took open questions from the Press, was dignified in his remarks, and brought in much needed, sensible reforms as Finance Minister in 1991. A good man.
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We should at a minimum do what Nature does, in which the referee comments and author responses are published along with the paper.
Allows the paper itself to be an authoritative artifact while lifting the curtain on the debate that led its creation.
(quoting @dholtz.bsky.social )
4/
Allows the paper itself to be an authoritative artifact while lifting the curtain on the debate that led its creation.
(quoting @dholtz.bsky.social )
4/
December 24, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We should at a minimum do what Nature does, in which the referee comments and author responses are published along with the paper.
Allows the paper itself to be an authoritative artifact while lifting the curtain on the debate that led its creation.
(quoting @dholtz.bsky.social )
4/
Allows the paper itself to be an authoritative artifact while lifting the curtain on the debate that led its creation.
(quoting @dholtz.bsky.social )
4/
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In economics, editors, referees, and authors often behave as if a published paper should reflect some kind of authoritative consensus.
As a result, valuable debate happens in secret, and the resulting paper is an opaque compromise with anonymous co-authors called referees.
1/
As a result, valuable debate happens in secret, and the resulting paper is an opaque compromise with anonymous co-authors called referees.
1/
December 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
In economics, editors, referees, and authors often behave as if a published paper should reflect some kind of authoritative consensus.
As a result, valuable debate happens in secret, and the resulting paper is an opaque compromise with anonymous co-authors called referees.
1/
As a result, valuable debate happens in secret, and the resulting paper is an opaque compromise with anonymous co-authors called referees.
1/