Shosh Vasserman
@shoshievass.bsky.social
IO economist + assistant prof at @StanfordGSB. I use theory + data to study how risk, commitment and information flows interplay with (good) policy design.
shoshanavasserman.com
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Pinned
The running list of IO job market candidates for 2024-2025 is live!
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
I'm hiring a predoc to work w/ me on empirical IO/applied micro projects starting in Fall '26!
Details below and instructions here: shoshanavasserman.com/call_for_pre...
International students (who need J1) are welcome & non-econ bgs are fine given interest + curiosity. Please apply :)
Details below and instructions here: shoshanavasserman.com/call_for_pre...
International students (who need J1) are welcome & non-econ bgs are fine given interest + curiosity. Please apply :)
September 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm hiring a predoc to work w/ me on empirical IO/applied micro projects starting in Fall '26!
Details below and instructions here: shoshanavasserman.com/call_for_pre...
International students (who need J1) are welcome & non-econ bgs are fine given interest + curiosity. Please apply :)
Details below and instructions here: shoshanavasserman.com/call_for_pre...
International students (who need J1) are welcome & non-econ bgs are fine given interest + curiosity. Please apply :)
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Robustness Measures for Welfare Analysis" by Zi Yang Kang and Shoshana Vasserman. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Robustness Measures for Welfare Analysis
(Forthcoming Article) - Economists routinely make functional form assumptions on demand
curves to derive welfare conclusions. How sensitive are these conclusions
to such assumptions? In this paper, we...
www.aeaweb.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "Robustness Measures for Welfare Analysis" by Zi Yang Kang and Shoshana Vasserman. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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I need the “Campaign in prose. Govern in econometrics.” t-shirt.
April 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I need the “Campaign in prose. Govern in econometrics.” t-shirt.
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This has potential for academics who miss old Econtwitter.
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This has potential for academics who miss old Econtwitter.
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A cool analysis based on congestion pricing based on traffic passing by the Bloomberg office. Still early obviously but interesting that there's no big shift toward for private vehicles towards more expensive private vehicles (as a proxy for higher income drivers)
January 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A cool analysis based on congestion pricing based on traffic passing by the Bloomberg office. Still early obviously but interesting that there's no big shift toward for private vehicles towards more expensive private vehicles (as a proxy for higher income drivers)
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Fellowship Opportunity:
The AEA Summer Economics Fellowship allows fellows to spend a summer in residence at a sponsoring research institution. Fellows are typically junior faculty, postdocs or grad students at the dissertation stage.
Application deadline: 2/1/25
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
The AEA Summer Economics Fellowship allows fellows to spend a summer in residence at a sponsoring research institution. Fellows are typically junior faculty, postdocs or grad students at the dissertation stage.
Application deadline: 2/1/25
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Summer Economics Fellows Program
www.aeaweb.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Fellowship Opportunity:
The AEA Summer Economics Fellowship allows fellows to spend a summer in residence at a sponsoring research institution. Fellows are typically junior faculty, postdocs or grad students at the dissertation stage.
Application deadline: 2/1/25
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
The AEA Summer Economics Fellowship allows fellows to spend a summer in residence at a sponsoring research institution. Fellows are typically junior faculty, postdocs or grad students at the dissertation stage.
Application deadline: 2/1/25
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
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I've gotten a flurry of requests to access my slides on "Models, Measurement, and Language in Economics" (presumably thanks to the great new year's reading list from @rohitlamba.bsky.social). The file is publicly available via my web page, but here is the link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ntgkb...
www.dropbox.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I've gotten a flurry of requests to access my slides on "Models, Measurement, and Language in Economics" (presumably thanks to the great new year's reading list from @rohitlamba.bsky.social). The file is publicly available via my web page, but here is the link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ntgkb...
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I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
psantanna.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
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1/ My co-author @mitchwatt.bsky.social is on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Mitch is an applied theorist interested in market design, IO, and public policy.
I happen to know his #JMP and its companion paper very well. 😇
🧵👇 with an overview of both papers.
#EconSky
Mitch is an applied theorist interested in market design, IO, and public policy.
I happen to know his #JMP and its companion paper very well. 😇
🧵👇 with an overview of both papers.
#EconSky
December 3, 2024 at 6:16 PM
1/ My co-author @mitchwatt.bsky.social is on the #EconJobMarket this year.
Mitch is an applied theorist interested in market design, IO, and public policy.
I happen to know his #JMP and its companion paper very well. 😇
🧵👇 with an overview of both papers.
#EconSky
Mitch is an applied theorist interested in market design, IO, and public policy.
I happen to know his #JMP and its companion paper very well. 😇
🧵👇 with an overview of both papers.
#EconSky
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Since I am suddenly inundated with statistics-oriented followers, I should post again that I am still conducting free weekly open office-hours for anyone in the world with Econometrics questions, Wed 10-12AM Eastern or by appointment.
Details and sign up at donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
Details and sign up at donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
November 1, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Since I am suddenly inundated with statistics-oriented followers, I should post again that I am still conducting free weekly open office-hours for anyone in the world with Econometrics questions, Wed 10-12AM Eastern or by appointment.
Details and sign up at donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
Details and sign up at donskerclass.github.io/OfficeHours....
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Here's a great starter pack for folks interested in the economics of innovation, competition and IO
go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX
go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX
November 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Here's a great starter pack for folks interested in the economics of innovation, competition and IO
go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX
go.bsky.app/Rchu8QX
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Happy to share that my and @cconlon.bsky.social's micro BLP paper was just accepted at the Journal of Econometrics! jeffgortmaker.com/files/Incorp...
It's our 2nd tied to our PyBLP software, so here's a thread on surprising (to me) benefits of combining methods research with open source work. 1/6
It's our 2nd tied to our PyBLP software, so here's a thread on surprising (to me) benefits of combining methods research with open source work. 1/6
November 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Happy to share that my and @cconlon.bsky.social's micro BLP paper was just accepted at the Journal of Econometrics! jeffgortmaker.com/files/Incorp...
It's our 2nd tied to our PyBLP software, so here's a thread on surprising (to me) benefits of combining methods research with open source work. 1/6
It's our 2nd tied to our PyBLP software, so here's a thread on surprising (to me) benefits of combining methods research with open source work. 1/6
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BREAKING: Over 100 Massachusetts cities & towns have now passed zoning reform to allow for multi-family housing near transit in compliance* with their MBTA Communities Law requirements. (*subject to final approval)
November 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
BREAKING: Over 100 Massachusetts cities & towns have now passed zoning reform to allow for multi-family housing near transit in compliance* with their MBTA Communities Law requirements. (*subject to final approval)
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Think you know about guaranteed income? Prove it: forecast the results of two pilot programs in Chicago and Cook County before they are known: socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/bf...
Accurate forecasts get a prize.
Accurate forecasts get a prize.
Unconditional cash transfers in Chicago and Cook County
The regular provision of unconditional cash transfers to individuals is a tactic to fight poverty that has attracted significant interest from researchers and policymakers. Despite this interest, many...
socialscienceprediction.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Think you know about guaranteed income? Prove it: forecast the results of two pilot programs in Chicago and Cook County before they are known: socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/bf...
Accurate forecasts get a prize.
Accurate forecasts get a prize.
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But also, JMCs please post links to your academic page so we can see your actual paper and as well as your other work.
November 20, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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Just figured out how to add a bluesky icon to my github website. In case it's useful for anyone here:
1) Download upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... to /_includes/social-icons
1) Download upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... to /_includes/social-icons
upload.wikimedia.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Just figured out how to add a bluesky icon to my github website. In case it's useful for anyone here:
1) Download upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... to /_includes/social-icons
1) Download upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... to /_includes/social-icons
I'm loving all of the paper explainer threads spearheaded by the JMCs. Keep 'em coming!
November 20, 2024 at 7:32 PM
I'm loving all of the paper explainer threads spearheaded by the JMCs. Keep 'em coming!
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I am on the job market, which seems like a great opportunity for my first post on here! My job market paper is about failures of contingent thinking -- the act of reasoning about hypothetical events. 1/
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I am on the job market, which seems like a great opportunity for my first post on here! My job market paper is about failures of contingent thinking -- the act of reasoning about hypothetical events. 1/
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Check out the great cohort of IO juniors on the market this year and if you are not on the list yet, make sure to sign up!
The running list of IO job market candidates for 2024-2025 is live!
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
November 20, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Check out the great cohort of IO juniors on the market this year and if you are not on the list yet, make sure to sign up!
There are 64 IO (and IOPLUS) job market candidates on the list so far, all with exciting research portfolios. Check them out!
The running list of IO job market candidates for 2024-2025 is live!
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
Fill this out to add your info: forms.gle/upCQ4Ez7sBTP...
Running list here: shoshanavasserman.com/io-jmc/
November 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM
There are 64 IO (and IOPLUS) job market candidates on the list so far, all with exciting research portfolios. Check them out!
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We've made it to Bluesky! Please re-post so others can follows us... 🤘
November 18, 2024 at 8:14 PM
We've made it to Bluesky! Please re-post so others can follows us... 🤘
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And some people think social media platforms enjoy overwhelming market power!
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 20, 2024 at 1:06 AM
And some people think social media platforms enjoy overwhelming market power!
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I would even add: please shamelessly promote your work
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
No need to apologize for promoting your work here.
Who better to tell us about it? Who knows it sooner or better?
Who better to tell us about it? Who knows it sooner or better?
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I would even add: please shamelessly promote your work
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
One terrific thing I enjoyed on old Twitter was discovering new papers
Trust me, you will have an audience if you share your work on Bluesky
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Gamers now spend over $20 billion on loot boxes every year. 90% of this revenue comes from just 1.5% of players ("whales").
Regular players enjoy loot boxes for their gameplay complementarity, but whales mostly get loot box value from the direct utility.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Regular players enjoy loot boxes for their gameplay complementarity, but whales mostly get loot box value from the direct utility.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 19, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Gamers now spend over $20 billion on loot boxes every year. 90% of this revenue comes from just 1.5% of players ("whales").
Regular players enjoy loot boxes for their gameplay complementarity, but whales mostly get loot box value from the direct utility.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Regular players enjoy loot boxes for their gameplay complementarity, but whales mostly get loot box value from the direct utility.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Jeff has been one of the biggest providers of public goods in my side of economics since before even starting his PhD. He’s now written some great papers, this very interesting jmp, among them.
I don’t think he needs the boost, but I hope everyone takes a close look at his file.
I don’t think he needs the boost, but I hope everyone takes a close look at his file.
Hey #EconSky, I'm on the job market with an #EconJMP about open source software. OSS is a global public good, widely used and provided by the private sector, but the target of recent industrial policy.
Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
1/
November 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Jeff has been one of the biggest providers of public goods in my side of economics since before even starting his PhD. He’s now written some great papers, this very interesting jmp, among them.
I don’t think he needs the boost, but I hope everyone takes a close look at his file.
I don’t think he needs the boost, but I hope everyone takes a close look at his file.