Nguyen Vuong
@vtuannguyen.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Tsukuba. UW-Madison AAE Alumni. Working on development and environmental economics. https://sites.google.com/site/nguyendtvuong/
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Submit a paper to the Long-Run Productivity Conference, to be hosted at Clare College, Cambridge on 20 November.
Deadline: 1 September
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Deadline: 1 September
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August 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Submit a paper to the Long-Run Productivity Conference, to be hosted at Clare College, Cambridge on 20 November.
Deadline: 1 September
cepr.org/events/long-...
#EconSky
Deadline: 1 September
cepr.org/events/long-...
#EconSky
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also a good one to read (which circulated for a while but just came out formally) as part of the catch-up, by @arindube.bsky.social and coauthors onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A Local Projections Approach to Difference‐in‐Differences
We propose a local projections (LPs)-based difference-in-differences (DiD) approach that subsumes many of the recent solutions proposed in the literature to address possible biases arising from negat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
also a good one to read (which circulated for a while but just came out formally) as part of the catch-up, by @arindube.bsky.social and coauthors onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Very pleased that our local projections dif-in-dif paper is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Joint with @dgirardi.bsky.social, Jorda, and Taylor.
It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).
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It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).
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July 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Very pleased that our local projections dif-in-dif paper is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Joint with @dgirardi.bsky.social, Jorda, and Taylor.
It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).
🧵
It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).
🧵
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With the recent diff-in-diffs upheaval, you may have asked:
When can I get away with using two-way fixed effects?
If so, check out this new working paper!
It proposes tests for differences in dynamic treatment effects over cohorts, which allows you to explore when TWFE is likely to be biased.
When can I get away with using two-way fixed effects?
If so, check out this new working paper!
It proposes tests for differences in dynamic treatment effects over cohorts, which allows you to explore when TWFE is likely to be biased.
July 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
With the recent diff-in-diffs upheaval, you may have asked:
When can I get away with using two-way fixed effects?
If so, check out this new working paper!
It proposes tests for differences in dynamic treatment effects over cohorts, which allows you to explore when TWFE is likely to be biased.
When can I get away with using two-way fixed effects?
If so, check out this new working paper!
It proposes tests for differences in dynamic treatment effects over cohorts, which allows you to explore when TWFE is likely to be biased.
I stop using Google Search.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin called the U.N. “transparently antisemitic” in an internal forum for employees.
His comments came in response to a U.N. report that alleged technology firms profited from “the genocide carried out by Israel” in Gaza.
His comments came in response to a U.N. report that alleged technology firms profited from “the genocide carried out by Israel” in Gaza.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin calls U.N. ‘transparently antisemitic’ after report on tech firms and Gaza
Google co-founder Sergey Brin called the United Nations “transparently antisemitic” in a message on a company forum, after a U.N. report alleged Google profited from Israel’s war in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I stop using Google Search.
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Fuzzy regression discontinuity designs suffer from a power asymmetry in t-tests—similar to 2SLS—making them unreliable for detecting true negative effects, so significance should be assessed using the intent-to-treat regression instead, from Kaliski, Keane, and ... https://www.nber.org/papers/w33972
July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Fuzzy regression discontinuity designs suffer from a power asymmetry in t-tests—similar to 2SLS—making them unreliable for detecting true negative effects, so significance should be assessed using the intent-to-treat regression instead, from Kaliski, Keane, and ... https://www.nber.org/papers/w33972
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Been waiting for this to come out for a while now: www.nber.org/papers/w3397.... That's such a cool paper!!!
State of the Art: Economic Development Through the Lens of Paintings
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...
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June 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Been waiting for this to come out for a while now: www.nber.org/papers/w3397.... That's such a cool paper!!!
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Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
June 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.
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America's superrich emerged in two phases: predatory finance followed by quasi-monoplies based on network effects paulkrugman.substack.com/p/inequality...
Inequality, Part IV: Oligarchs
The rise of mega-fortunes
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June 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
America's superrich emerged in two phases: predatory finance followed by quasi-monoplies based on network effects paulkrugman.substack.com/p/inequality...
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The #biodiversitycrisis is real. Even pristine areas are losing species. Insect especially. Loss in the pristine Costa Rica forests! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The #biodiversitycrisis is real. Even pristine areas are losing species. Insect especially. Loss in the pristine Costa Rica forests! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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DAGs are becoming increasingly mainstream in economics. The next step is to recognize that they are more than just illustrative tools—they provide a formal framework where concepts from discrete mathematics and computer science can significantly enhance econometric analysis. doi.org/10.1093/ectj...
June 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
DAGs are becoming increasingly mainstream in economics. The next step is to recognize that they are more than just illustrative tools—they provide a formal framework where concepts from discrete mathematics and computer science can significantly enhance econometric analysis. doi.org/10.1093/ectj...
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Apply to attend the 6th edition of the Economics Job Market Bootcamp in Tuscany. Open to final-year PhD students in economics who will enter the academic job market in Fall 2025.
Organised by Tommaso Sonno and supported by the UniCredit Foundation.
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#EconSky #Research #PhD
Organised by Tommaso Sonno and supported by the UniCredit Foundation.
cepr.org/events/econo...
#EconSky #Research #PhD
May 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Apply to attend the 6th edition of the Economics Job Market Bootcamp in Tuscany. Open to final-year PhD students in economics who will enter the academic job market in Fall 2025.
Organised by Tommaso Sonno and supported by the UniCredit Foundation.
cepr.org/events/econo...
#EconSky #Research #PhD
Organised by Tommaso Sonno and supported by the UniCredit Foundation.
cepr.org/events/econo...
#EconSky #Research #PhD
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Reminder: Only one week left till the deadline: Submit your paper to the IAB Workshop "Institutions and Frictions in the Labor Market" in Nuremberg, Germany. #Econsky #CallForPapers
Details: iab.de/en/iab-veran...
Details: iab.de/en/iab-veran...
May 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Good that they didn't apply the "the result is not surprising" heuristic to reject the paper in this case.
It's important to document issues with the publication process given that it's the main evaluation criterion.
But also: now what?
It's important to document issues with the publication process given that it's the main evaluation criterion.
But also: now what?
"We find some evidence that published papers with greater connectivity subsequently receive fewer citations." In short, the publication game is a bit of a rigged game. At least at one particular journal.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Clubs and Networks in Economics Reviewing | Journal of Political Economy: Vol 132, No 9
We study how author connections influence paper outcomes at the Journal of Human Resources. Authors who attended the same PhD program, worked with, affiliate with the same National Bureau of Economic ...
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May 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Good that they didn't apply the "the result is not surprising" heuristic to reject the paper in this case.
It's important to document issues with the publication process given that it's the main evaluation criterion.
But also: now what?
It's important to document issues with the publication process given that it's the main evaluation criterion.
But also: now what?
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Please read. We hoped that one of the many members of the Bluesky community from Gaza could be first to share this letter, but we were worried that their account would get taken down if they did. This letter is for
@moderation.bsky.app, Bluesky leadership, and the wider community here. Thanks!
@moderation.bsky.app, Bluesky leadership, and the wider community here. Thanks!
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories...
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May 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Please read. We hoped that one of the many members of the Bluesky community from Gaza could be first to share this letter, but we were worried that their account would get taken down if they did. This letter is for
@moderation.bsky.app, Bluesky leadership, and the wider community here. Thanks!
@moderation.bsky.app, Bluesky leadership, and the wider community here. Thanks!
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Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd at @unisg.ch and online:
PhD minicourse on Minimalistic Market Design
with @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social !!!
Pls share and register for online or onsite attendance!
#econsky #econ #academicsky #marketdesign
PhD minicourse on Minimalistic Market Design
with @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social !!!
Pls share and register for online or onsite attendance!
#econsky #econ #academicsky #marketdesign
May 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd at @unisg.ch and online:
PhD minicourse on Minimalistic Market Design
with @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social !!!
Pls share and register for online or onsite attendance!
#econsky #econ #academicsky #marketdesign
PhD minicourse on Minimalistic Market Design
with @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social !!!
Pls share and register for online or onsite attendance!
#econsky #econ #academicsky #marketdesign
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Female economists are less likely to receive letters of recommendation that emphasize their ability.
Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.
Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.
May 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Female economists are less likely to receive letters of recommendation that emphasize their ability.
Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.
Female economists are more likely to receive letters of recommendation that can be called grindstone letters--that is, they emphasize their hardworking tendencies.
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement,” by Bohren, Hull, and Imas: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement*
Abstract. Economists often measure discrimination as disparities arising from the direct effects of group identity. We develop new tools to model and measu
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May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement,” by Bohren, Hull, and Imas: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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xAI: Yes, we did it. No we're not saying who did it, why they did it, or why it was so easy to do. Also definitely trust us with everything.
May 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
xAI: Yes, we did it. No we're not saying who did it, why they did it, or why it was so easy to do. Also definitely trust us with everything.
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Forthcoming in the JEL: "Income Equality in The Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons" by Magne Mogstad, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Gaute Torsvik. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Income Equality in The Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons
(Forthcoming Article) - Policymakers, public commentators, and researchers often cite the Nordic countries as examples of a socio-economic model that combines low income inequality with prosperity and...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Forthcoming in the JEL: "Income Equality in The Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons" by Magne Mogstad, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Gaute Torsvik. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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ho ho ho 🧑🎄
this issue has three papers I was fortunate to handle ❤️
this issue has three papers I was fortunate to handle ❤️
📣Hot off the press! The Economic Journal May 2025 issue is out now.
Featuring ‘Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis’ by Armenak Antinyan and Zareh Asatryan.
👉 bit.ly/3RNtCRH
#EconSky #RESJournals #EconomicJournal
Featuring ‘Nudging for Tax Compliance: A Meta-Analysis’ by Armenak Antinyan and Zareh Asatryan.
👉 bit.ly/3RNtCRH
#EconSky #RESJournals #EconomicJournal
May 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ho ho ho 🧑🎄
this issue has three papers I was fortunate to handle ❤️
this issue has three papers I was fortunate to handle ❤️
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🚨 New Working Paper 🚨
w/ @pdavidboll.bsky.social and @jvoth.bsky.social
Do you run regressions on spatial data? Then keep reading!
We present a guide and Stata package for methods by Müller and Watson (2024 ECTA) to deal with Spatial Unit Roots in Regressions.
Link in 🧵 (1/n)
w/ @pdavidboll.bsky.social and @jvoth.bsky.social
Do you run regressions on spatial data? Then keep reading!
We present a guide and Stata package for methods by Müller and Watson (2024 ECTA) to deal with Spatial Unit Roots in Regressions.
Link in 🧵 (1/n)
January 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🚨 New Working Paper 🚨
w/ @pdavidboll.bsky.social and @jvoth.bsky.social
Do you run regressions on spatial data? Then keep reading!
We present a guide and Stata package for methods by Müller and Watson (2024 ECTA) to deal with Spatial Unit Roots in Regressions.
Link in 🧵 (1/n)
w/ @pdavidboll.bsky.social and @jvoth.bsky.social
Do you run regressions on spatial data? Then keep reading!
We present a guide and Stata package for methods by Müller and Watson (2024 ECTA) to deal with Spatial Unit Roots in Regressions.
Link in 🧵 (1/n)
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In May's Environmental and Resource Economics: A new theory of and investigation into procedural (in)variance in stated preference by Hanemann, Krosnick, Wichgers, Wooldridge, Lampron, Schneider, Shaeffer, Tompson & Visser #EconSky @jmwooldridge.bsky.social #EAERE
Ben Franklin’s Whistle, Cost Expectations, and the Choice of Valuation Format - Environmental and Resource Economics
Contingent valuation surveys have used a variety of formats for the valuation question, including open-ended (OE) and single-bounded closed-ended (CE) elicitation. The OE format assesses maximum WTP…
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May 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In May's Environmental and Resource Economics: A new theory of and investigation into procedural (in)variance in stated preference by Hanemann, Krosnick, Wichgers, Wooldridge, Lampron, Schneider, Shaeffer, Tompson & Visser #EconSky @jmwooldridge.bsky.social #EAERE