Cameron D. Campbell 康文林
@camerondcampbell.blog
Stratification, inequality, population, China, history
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ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-1941
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ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-1941
Photos https://CamerondCampbell.smugmug.com
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I just listened to "Boris the Spider", and then "Kung-Fu Fighting" and "Rasputin" and now I am missing the time when hit songs that were total bangers could also be complete bonkers.
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I just listened to "Boris the Spider", and then "Kung-Fu Fighting" and "Rasputin" and now I am missing the time when hit songs that were total bangers could also be complete bonkers.
New edited volume just dropped! Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions, and Development edited by Chen Zhiwu, myself, and Ma Debin is now able as a free PDF/ePub download. 1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Quantitative History of China
This Open Access book showcases a collection of new findings concerning China's political, social, and economic history based on large historical datasets.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
New edited volume just dropped! Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions, and Development edited by Chen Zhiwu, myself, and Ma Debin is now able as a free PDF/ePub download. 1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Views of Kai Tak Sky Garden at Night Gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Views of Kai Tak Sky Garden at Night Gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
Some views from the Kai Tak Greenway at night 启德共融通道的夜景 Gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Some views from the Kai Tak Greenway at night 启德共融通道的夜景 Gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
Our 2022 paper on nominative record linkage in the 缙绅录 (CGED-Q JSL) has been translated into Chinese and published in 大数据与中国历史研究 (Big Data and the Study of Chinese History). 第5辑. camerondcampbell.blog/chinese-tran...
Chinese translation of our original record linkage paper - Cameron D. Campbell 康文林
Cameron Campbell HKUST 康文林 香港科技大學
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November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Our 2022 paper on nominative record linkage in the 缙绅录 (CGED-Q JSL) has been translated into Chinese and published in 大数据与中国历史研究 (Big Data and the Study of Chinese History). 第5辑. camerondcampbell.blog/chinese-tran...
Idea for a fight scene in the next John Wick just dropped...
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Idea for a fight scene in the next John Wick just dropped...
Our new manuscript estimating shares of late Qing degree holders who had kin other than direct patrilineal ancestors who held degrees, and within kin network correlations in degree attainment, based on a new dataset constructed from 同年齿录 and related records. 1/2 osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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November 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our new manuscript estimating shares of late Qing degree holders who had kin other than direct patrilineal ancestors who held degrees, and within kin network correlations in degree attainment, based on a new dataset constructed from 同年齿录 and related records. 1/2 osf.io/preprints/so...
Absolutely pathetic. Why don't these people understand that preemptively bending the knee doesn't buy you anything, and invites even more extreme demands? It isn't like anyone in the WH is going to say, oh wow, UC has done enough now, let's leave them alone.
UC Provost Katherine Newman has announced plans to defund this program, a preemptive capitulation with the feds that has not been ordered and should not occur. Newman has done this with zero consultation with campus-level leadership and none with any faculty — mentors or former fellows included.
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Absolutely pathetic. Why don't these people understand that preemptively bending the knee doesn't buy you anything, and invites even more extreme demands? It isn't like anyone in the WH is going to say, oh wow, UC has done enough now, let's leave them alone.
Escalators on Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun, at night - Full gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
November 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Escalators on Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun, at night - Full gallery: camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
Sai Ying Pung on Hong Kong Island, at night. Full gallery camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sai Ying Pung on Hong Kong Island, at night. Full gallery camerondcampbell.smugmug.com/China/Hong-K...
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Just posted a new working paper on SSRN! We pit rule-based, machine learning, and various LLM methods against each other to classify social outcomes (like gender, custody, and housing) from Chinese divorce judgments. What can human–machine disagreement teach us about validity and inference?
<p><b><span>From Extraction to Inference: Comparing Rule-Based, Machine Learning, and LLM Approaches for Classifying Social Outcomes in Legal Text</span></b></p>
<p><span>Legal texts encode key social outcomes, but their unstructured format, domain-specific language, and culturally embedded cues make them difficult to an
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October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just posted a new working paper on SSRN! We pit rule-based, machine learning, and various LLM methods against each other to classify social outcomes (like gender, custody, and housing) from Chinese divorce judgments. What can human–machine disagreement teach us about validity and inference?
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Causeway Bay MTR is so deep that every time I am there I worry I will take a wrong turn and go down a corridor that leads to the underground kingdom of the Mole-Men. Fine if they let me take one of their tunneling machines for a spin, but they'd probably kill me to keep their secret.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Causeway Bay MTR is so deep that every time I am there I worry I will take a wrong turn and go down a corridor that leads to the underground kingdom of the Mole-Men. Fine if they let me take one of their tunneling machines for a spin, but they'd probably kill me to keep their secret.
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Your regular reminder that claims of "censorship" and "cancel culture" in academia are a manufactured crisis which "threaten academic freedom, civil discourse and even democracy itself" www.psu.edu/news/liberal...
Professor’s new book examines free speech issues at college campuses | Penn State University
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Bradford Vivian recently completed his latest book, "Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education," a critical examin...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Your regular reminder that claims of "censorship" and "cancel culture" in academia are a manufactured crisis which "threaten academic freedom, civil discourse and even democracy itself" www.psu.edu/news/liberal...
One time in college a friend of mine and I were filling up at gas station in Ventura County, and a guy came storming out of the shop yelling "The pumps were labeled by a MANIAC!" Turns out he thought the octane ratings (87 etc) were the price in cents and was upset that he had to pay 1.20/gallon.
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
One time in college a friend of mine and I were filling up at gas station in Ventura County, and a guy came storming out of the shop yelling "The pumps were labeled by a MANIAC!" Turns out he thought the octane ratings (87 etc) were the price in cents and was upset that he had to pay 1.20/gallon.
"expert on heist economics"
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
A few things to consider before committing a museum heist
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"expert on heist economics"
The HKUST Division of Social Science is searching in Sociology and Applied Economics! Please pass on to anyone who might be interested. sosc.hkust.edu.hk/news/faculty...
Faculty Openings | Division of Social Science - HKUST
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October 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The HKUST Division of Social Science is searching in Sociology and Applied Economics! Please pass on to anyone who might be interested. sosc.hkust.edu.hk/news/faculty...
When you get invited to a dinner in Kwun Tong and you're looking for the restaurant
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
When you get invited to a dinner in Kwun Tong and you're looking for the restaurant
Piece in the Economist on Joel.Mokyr. Closes by suggesting Sheilagh Ogilvie and Stephen Broadberry for the prize.
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history
www.economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Piece in the Economist on Joel.Mokyr. Closes by suggesting Sheilagh Ogilvie and Stephen Broadberry for the prize.
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
Right answers only.
Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
Right answers only.
Right answers only.
For the Louvre, based on my extensive knowledge of heists in Paris from French movies, I think we can safely assume that 1) the crew leader had retired from crime but was forced to return for one last job
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
For the Louvre, based on my extensive knowledge of heists in Paris from French movies, I think we can safely assume that 1) the crew leader had retired from crime but was forced to return for one last job
Come on, that's obviously Alain Delon.
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Come on, that's obviously Alain Delon.
I read this QJE paper about the destructive effect of mobile apps on labor market outcomes in an app instead of a desktop browser, and my productivity declined by 5%.
Evidence from random roommate assignment and a gaming ban for minors in China once again show what I now believe incredibly strongly: smartphones and social media destroy civilization
via @arpitrage.bsky.social
via @arpitrage.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I read this QJE paper about the destructive effect of mobile apps on labor market outcomes in an app instead of a desktop browser, and my productivity declined by 5%.