Amanda Weiss
@amandaweiss.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Cornell Department of Government.
Political methodology, meta-science, American public policy.
www.amandakweiss.com
Opinions my own, reposts not (necessarily) endorsements, etc.
Political methodology, meta-science, American public policy.
www.amandakweiss.com
Opinions my own, reposts not (necessarily) endorsements, etc.
Just dug up this banger of a @mattblackwell.bsky.social post to use in my instrumental variables slides.
Pumped to be teaching the next generation about choosing estimands based on identification assumptions. 😂🙏
Pumped to be teaching the next generation about choosing estimands based on identification assumptions. 😂🙏
September 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just dug up this banger of a @mattblackwell.bsky.social post to use in my instrumental variables slides.
Pumped to be teaching the next generation about choosing estimands based on identification assumptions. 😂🙏
Pumped to be teaching the next generation about choosing estimands based on identification assumptions. 😂🙏
Okay, follow-up on the students' first grades of the semester.
On the one hand: *So many* Calendly sign-ups.
On the other hand: it feels like a huge teaching win that one of my students told me this morning that they were disappointed in their grade, but also understood it based on my comments.
On the one hand: *So many* Calendly sign-ups.
On the other hand: it feels like a huge teaching win that one of my students told me this morning that they were disappointed in their grade, but also understood it based on my comments.
September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Okay, follow-up on the students' first grades of the semester.
On the one hand: *So many* Calendly sign-ups.
On the other hand: it feels like a huge teaching win that one of my students told me this morning that they were disappointed in their grade, but also understood it based on my comments.
On the one hand: *So many* Calendly sign-ups.
On the other hand: it feels like a huge teaching win that one of my students told me this morning that they were disappointed in their grade, but also understood it based on my comments.
What about the exclusion restriction?
Vignettes were quite specific w.r.t. moving the target emotion more than other emotions.
But image sets always moved at least one other emotion more than the target emotion (e.g., anger images had big effects on disgust).
AEMTs were in the middle.
(11/17)
Vignettes were quite specific w.r.t. moving the target emotion more than other emotions.
But image sets always moved at least one other emotion more than the target emotion (e.g., anger images had big effects on disgust).
AEMTs were in the middle.
(11/17)
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What about the exclusion restriction?
Vignettes were quite specific w.r.t. moving the target emotion more than other emotions.
But image sets always moved at least one other emotion more than the target emotion (e.g., anger images had big effects on disgust).
AEMTs were in the middle.
(11/17)
Vignettes were quite specific w.r.t. moving the target emotion more than other emotions.
But image sets always moved at least one other emotion more than the target emotion (e.g., anger images had big effects on disgust).
AEMTs were in the middle.
(11/17)
We were wrong about the strength of more personalized instruments! Vignette instruments had the largest treatment effects on emotions that we studied, except for anger. Images (we looked photographs from affective image inventories) tended to work well, too.
(9/17)
(9/17)
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We were wrong about the strength of more personalized instruments! Vignette instruments had the largest treatment effects on emotions that we studied, except for anger. Images (we looked photographs from affective image inventories) tended to work well, too.
(9/17)
(9/17)
🚨 Updated working paper!
Ekin Dursun and I ask what instruments best manipulate emotions on surveys (osf.io/56h4g).
We find that vignettes really work! They have large effects on emotions of interest & smaller effects on emotions *not* of interest.
But as always, it's complicated.👇
(1/17)
Ekin Dursun and I ask what instruments best manipulate emotions on surveys (osf.io/56h4g).
We find that vignettes really work! They have large effects on emotions of interest & smaller effects on emotions *not* of interest.
But as always, it's complicated.👇
(1/17)
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🚨 Updated working paper!
Ekin Dursun and I ask what instruments best manipulate emotions on surveys (osf.io/56h4g).
We find that vignettes really work! They have large effects on emotions of interest & smaller effects on emotions *not* of interest.
But as always, it's complicated.👇
(1/17)
Ekin Dursun and I ask what instruments best manipulate emotions on surveys (osf.io/56h4g).
We find that vignettes really work! They have large effects on emotions of interest & smaller effects on emotions *not* of interest.
But as always, it's complicated.👇
(1/17)
Dear Ithaca NY,
I thought I was an okay runner. But I did not know your game.
Just some cute path and then BOOM 15% GRADE.
I have been suitably chastened.
Respectfully,
Amanda
I thought I was an okay runner. But I did not know your game.
Just some cute path and then BOOM 15% GRADE.
I have been suitably chastened.
Respectfully,
Amanda
August 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Dear Ithaca NY,
I thought I was an okay runner. But I did not know your game.
Just some cute path and then BOOM 15% GRADE.
I have been suitably chastened.
Respectfully,
Amanda
I thought I was an okay runner. But I did not know your game.
Just some cute path and then BOOM 15% GRADE.
I have been suitably chastened.
Respectfully,
Amanda
New metaphor for the relationship between nonparametric and parametric statistics just dropped @lauretig.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
New metaphor for the relationship between nonparametric and parametric statistics just dropped @lauretig.bsky.social
Polmeth @ Emory this past week was so great (research thread to follow) - but the real highlight of the trip may have been the horse parked on the sidewalk in downtown Atlanta.
July 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Polmeth @ Emory this past week was so great (research thread to follow) - but the real highlight of the trip may have been the horse parked on the sidewalk in downtown Atlanta.
Oh there are so many layers.
U.S. culture wars are so complicated. Under the circumstances, it's completely reasonable that the ad that Buzzfeed served me was for moving to Germany.
U.S. culture wars are so complicated. Under the circumstances, it's completely reasonable that the ad that Buzzfeed served me was for moving to Germany.
July 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Oh there are so many layers.
U.S. culture wars are so complicated. Under the circumstances, it's completely reasonable that the ad that Buzzfeed served me was for moving to Germany.
U.S. culture wars are so complicated. Under the circumstances, it's completely reasonable that the ad that Buzzfeed served me was for moving to Germany.
I'm not on Instagram - but I guess I made an appearance!
May 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm not on Instagram - but I guess I made an appearance!
'Leo' is the 12th most popular baby boy name is Illinois and 18th most popular nationally, as of the most recent SSA data. So the new pope is right on-trend.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
'Leo' is the 12th most popular baby boy name is Illinois and 18th most popular nationally, as of the most recent SSA data. So the new pope is right on-trend.
Dear Yale Diploma Office:
I am honored, but...
I am honored, but...
March 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dear Yale Diploma Office:
I am honored, but...
I am honored, but...
I submitted my dissertation, so it's official! Graduating is bittersweet...
But I could not be more excited to join Cornell as an Assistant Professor of Government this fall!
But I could not be more excited to join Cornell as an Assistant Professor of Government this fall!
March 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I submitted my dissertation, so it's official! Graduating is bittersweet...
But I could not be more excited to join Cornell as an Assistant Professor of Government this fall!
But I could not be more excited to join Cornell as an Assistant Professor of Government this fall!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss is ready for the cold snap.
February 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss is ready for the cold snap.
This obituary has more bangers than my mind can properly comprehend.
February 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This obituary has more bangers than my mind can properly comprehend.
I'm reminded of coverage of Peter Thiel and J.D. Vance's relationship during the campaign.
If you don't believe that women or members of minority groups can contribute to public life, you may well think random dudes are necessarily better than whoever currently runs government/the Fortune 500.
If you don't believe that women or members of minority groups can contribute to public life, you may well think random dudes are necessarily better than whoever currently runs government/the Fortune 500.
February 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm reminded of coverage of Peter Thiel and J.D. Vance's relationship during the campaign.
If you don't believe that women or members of minority groups can contribute to public life, you may well think random dudes are necessarily better than whoever currently runs government/the Fortune 500.
If you don't believe that women or members of minority groups can contribute to public life, you may well think random dudes are necessarily better than whoever currently runs government/the Fortune 500.
Having a resist-lib moment.
February 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Having a resist-lib moment.
This is some NYT-level understatement. 😂
One would hope.
One would hope.
December 3, 2024 at 9:50 PM
This is some NYT-level understatement. 😂
One would hope.
One would hope.
3rd time voting for president, 1st time doing so in person.
Sometimes it hits me anew what a privilege it is to be able to vote for the person who is going to hold the most powerful office in the world.
Sometimes it hits me anew what a privilege it is to be able to vote for the person who is going to hold the most powerful office in the world.
November 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
3rd time voting for president, 1st time doing so in person.
Sometimes it hits me anew what a privilege it is to be able to vote for the person who is going to hold the most powerful office in the world.
Sometimes it hits me anew what a privilege it is to be able to vote for the person who is going to hold the most powerful office in the world.
This life stage has a steady stream of wedding & birth announcements. Exciting! I would also like to participate in happy announcements! I will do updates like:
It’s a fluffy doggie! 🐾 Amanda is excited to announce that Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss has reached a new level of cuteness.
It’s a fluffy doggie! 🐾 Amanda is excited to announce that Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss has reached a new level of cuteness.
September 9, 2024 at 10:28 PM
This life stage has a steady stream of wedding & birth announcements. Exciting! I would also like to participate in happy announcements! I will do updates like:
It’s a fluffy doggie! 🐾 Amanda is excited to announce that Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss has reached a new level of cuteness.
It’s a fluffy doggie! 🐾 Amanda is excited to announce that Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Frankie" Weiss has reached a new level of cuteness.
Come to our APSA panel data panel Friday at 12pm!
I'm presenting "How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" on alongside 4 other exciting papers.
I'm presenting "How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" on alongside 4 other exciting papers.
September 6, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Come to our APSA panel data panel Friday at 12pm!
I'm presenting "How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" on alongside 4 other exciting papers.
I'm presenting "How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" on alongside 4 other exciting papers.
(2) All DID-style methods, including TWFE, are at least somewhat underpowered to study many policy roll-outs in the US context. The problem is more severe for more data-hungry, robust modern methods.
August 29, 2024 at 11:34 PM
(2) All DID-style methods, including TWFE, are at least somewhat underpowered to study many policy roll-outs in the US context. The problem is more severe for more data-hungry, robust modern methods.
(1) Many modern methods produce confidence intervals that do not include the true average effect at the nominal rate.
August 29, 2024 at 11:33 PM
(1) Many modern methods produce confidence intervals that do not include the true average effect at the nominal rate.
🚨 Job Market Paper alert!
"How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" at osf.io/bqmws
I assess the fit between modern DID-style estimators and real-world data features, and point to approaches for improving inference.
Quick thread ⬇️
"How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" at osf.io/bqmws
I assess the fit between modern DID-style estimators and real-world data features, and point to approaches for improving inference.
Quick thread ⬇️
August 29, 2024 at 11:30 PM
🚨 Job Market Paper alert!
"How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" at osf.io/bqmws
I assess the fit between modern DID-style estimators and real-world data features, and point to approaches for improving inference.
Quick thread ⬇️
"How Much Should We Trust Modern Difference-in-Differences Estimates?" at osf.io/bqmws
I assess the fit between modern DID-style estimators and real-world data features, and point to approaches for improving inference.
Quick thread ⬇️