Shivram Viswanathan
@shivram.bsky.social
Econ + politics @ Harvard. Jack of few trades.
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As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
October 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM
As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
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Some high quality research into the frequency of compound pejoratives used on Reddit
colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun...
colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun...
October 18, 2023 at 5:01 AM
Some high quality research into the frequency of compound pejoratives used on Reddit
colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun...
colinmorris.github.io/blog/compoun...
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ChatGPT can get a solid C on a PhD midterm I’m giving tomorrow, and then Stevie tries to pull this shit on me??
October 16, 2023 at 11:12 PM
ChatGPT can get a solid C on a PhD midterm I’m giving tomorrow, and then Stevie tries to pull this shit on me??
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Econometrics Thread (#EconSky)
Today, I will talk very briefly about a few recent methodological papers that I think are super useful to applied researchers. Basically, below, you will find some new tools that may help you to answer relevant empirical questions.
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Today, I will talk very briefly about a few recent methodological papers that I think are super useful to applied researchers. Basically, below, you will find some new tools that may help you to answer relevant empirical questions.
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October 15, 2023 at 11:45 PM
Econometrics Thread (#EconSky)
Today, I will talk very briefly about a few recent methodological papers that I think are super useful to applied researchers. Basically, below, you will find some new tools that may help you to answer relevant empirical questions.
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Today, I will talk very briefly about a few recent methodological papers that I think are super useful to applied researchers. Basically, below, you will find some new tools that may help you to answer relevant empirical questions.
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"There are two types of statisticians: those who do causal inference and those who lie about it."
- Larry Wasserman #statsquotes
www.jstor.org/stable/26699...
- Larry Wasserman #statsquotes
www.jstor.org/stable/26699...
October 16, 2023 at 1:42 AM
"There are two types of statisticians: those who do causal inference and those who lie about it."
- Larry Wasserman #statsquotes
www.jstor.org/stable/26699...
- Larry Wasserman #statsquotes
www.jstor.org/stable/26699...
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Very nice piece on Alberto Alesina's (all-too short) life and work papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 10, 2023 at 6:41 PM
Very nice piece on Alberto Alesina's (all-too short) life and work papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Private donors gave more than $350M to support election administration in 2020. Many critics argued that these grants swung the election from Trump to Biden. In a new paper, @apoorvalal.com and I find that these grants did not provide Democrats a noticeable advantage.
bit.ly/lal_thompson...
bit.ly/lal_thompson...
October 10, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Private donors gave more than $350M to support election administration in 2020. Many critics argued that these grants swung the election from Trump to Biden. In a new paper, @apoorvalal.com and I find that these grants did not provide Democrats a noticeable advantage.
bit.ly/lal_thompson...
bit.ly/lal_thompson...
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This might be flying under the radar (so please RT!), but the US Copyright Office is soliciting comments for its decisions on training ML/NLP/AI systems on copyrighted material (even *non*-generative AI). They need to hear from researchers, so please comment! Deadline Oct 30. www.copyright.gov/ai/
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright law
www.copyright.gov
October 9, 2023 at 8:19 PM
This might be flying under the radar (so please RT!), but the US Copyright Office is soliciting comments for its decisions on training ML/NLP/AI systems on copyrighted material (even *non*-generative AI). They need to hear from researchers, so please comment! Deadline Oct 30. www.copyright.gov/ai/
A good day for economic historians here at Harvard.
I can’t stop smiling. Claudia rocks
I can’t stop smiling. Claudia rocks
October 9, 2023 at 5:05 PM
A good day for economic historians here at Harvard.
I can’t stop smiling. Claudia rocks
I can’t stop smiling. Claudia rocks
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That's it. That's the post.
October 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM
That's it. That's the post.
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Given all the excitement in the U.S. Congress this week, here's a just-posted forthcoming paper on how airlines adjust routes to please members of Congress. Authors: @minspang.bsky.social, Russell Funk, and Daniel Hirschman. pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
We Fly Congress: Market Actions as Corporate Political Activity in the U.S. Airline Industry
pubsonline.informs.org
October 4, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Given all the excitement in the U.S. Congress this week, here's a just-posted forthcoming paper on how airlines adjust routes to please members of Congress. Authors: @minspang.bsky.social, Russell Funk, and Daniel Hirschman. pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Maybe the House doesn't need a Speaker. Maybe it only needs a subwoofer.
October 4, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Maybe the House doesn't need a Speaker. Maybe it only needs a subwoofer.
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Increased academic leniency can harm attendance and "ultimately widen long-term achievement gaps."
Fascinating new paper (by Brooks Bowden, Viviana Rodriguez, @zachweingarten.bsky.social):
"The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency"
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
Fascinating new paper (by Brooks Bowden, Viviana Rodriguez, @zachweingarten.bsky.social):
"The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency"
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
October 3, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Increased academic leniency can harm attendance and "ultimately widen long-term achievement gaps."
Fascinating new paper (by Brooks Bowden, Viviana Rodriguez, @zachweingarten.bsky.social):
"The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency"
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
Fascinating new paper (by Brooks Bowden, Viviana Rodriguez, @zachweingarten.bsky.social):
"The Unintended Consequences of Academic Leniency"
edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
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Friends: Our interaction models are underpowered intxpower.com?A=0.5&B=0.4&... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 3, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Friends: Our interaction models are underpowered intxpower.com?A=0.5&B=0.4&... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Got a new working paper w/ @robmickey.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
tl;dr influxes of Black people during the Great Migration led Northern towns & cities to remove directly elected mayors & replace them w/ appointed city managers
design: shift-share IV
paper: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r54lw...
tl;dr influxes of Black people during the Great Migration led Northern towns & cities to remove directly elected mayors & replace them w/ appointed city managers
design: shift-share IV
paper: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r54lw...
October 2, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Got a new working paper w/ @robmickey.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social
tl;dr influxes of Black people during the Great Migration led Northern towns & cities to remove directly elected mayors & replace them w/ appointed city managers
design: shift-share IV
paper: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r54lw...
tl;dr influxes of Black people during the Great Migration led Northern towns & cities to remove directly elected mayors & replace them w/ appointed city managers
design: shift-share IV
paper: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r54lw...
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Should governments prioritize ambient levels or within-day peaks in air pollution?
⚫ Reducing ambient requires regulations addressing externalities
⚫ Peaks are often driven by private actions and thus require addressing private barriers
🧵 on my new NBER WP with @joshtdean.bsky.social
#EconSky
⚫ Reducing ambient requires regulations addressing externalities
⚫ Peaks are often driven by private actions and thus require addressing private barriers
🧵 on my new NBER WP with @joshtdean.bsky.social
#EconSky
October 2, 2023 at 2:16 PM
Should governments prioritize ambient levels or within-day peaks in air pollution?
⚫ Reducing ambient requires regulations addressing externalities
⚫ Peaks are often driven by private actions and thus require addressing private barriers
🧵 on my new NBER WP with @joshtdean.bsky.social
#EconSky
⚫ Reducing ambient requires regulations addressing externalities
⚫ Peaks are often driven by private actions and thus require addressing private barriers
🧵 on my new NBER WP with @joshtdean.bsky.social
#EconSky
So cool!
I was looking for a good example of Simpson's paradox for teaching and stumbled across this excellent one. Colored lines scientifically hand-drawn by me.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
September 28, 2023 at 6:26 PM
So cool!
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I was looking for a good example of Simpson's paradox for teaching and stumbled across this excellent one. Colored lines scientifically hand-drawn by me.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
September 28, 2023 at 5:23 PM
I was looking for a good example of Simpson's paradox for teaching and stumbled across this excellent one. Colored lines scientifically hand-drawn by me.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...
👋 Hi everybody! I’m going to try to lurk less here than on the other place, so here’s an intro:
I am a Harvard PhD student studying economics and political science. I work on projects related to PE, org econ, inequality, and dev.
I also love making music and cooking.
Don’t be a stranger ☺️
I am a Harvard PhD student studying economics and political science. I work on projects related to PE, org econ, inequality, and dev.
I also love making music and cooking.
Don’t be a stranger ☺️
September 25, 2023 at 12:53 PM
👋 Hi everybody! I’m going to try to lurk less here than on the other place, so here’s an intro:
I am a Harvard PhD student studying economics and political science. I work on projects related to PE, org econ, inequality, and dev.
I also love making music and cooking.
Don’t be a stranger ☺️
I am a Harvard PhD student studying economics and political science. I work on projects related to PE, org econ, inequality, and dev.
I also love making music and cooking.
Don’t be a stranger ☺️