Chris Severen
@chrisseveren.bsky.social
urban and environmental economist - he,him,his - comments are my own christopherseveren.com
is quoting macbeth in an econ paper a good idea or a bad idea? i mean, it's october...
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
is quoting macbeth in an econ paper a good idea or a bad idea? i mean, it's october...
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The program for our upcoming annual North American meeting is up: urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea....
#UEA2025, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, features keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and 60+ paper sessions.
To register, visit editorialexpress.com/conference/nauea2025/
#UEA2025, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, features keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and 60+ paper sessions.
To register, visit editorialexpress.com/conference/nauea2025/
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The program for our upcoming annual North American meeting is up: urbaneconomics.org/meetings/uea....
#UEA2025, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, features keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and 60+ paper sessions.
To register, visit editorialexpress.com/conference/nauea2025/
#UEA2025, hosted by Université du Québec à Montréal, features keynotes by Cecile Gaubert & Keith Head and 60+ paper sessions.
To register, visit editorialexpress.com/conference/nauea2025/
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
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Dr. Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased.
#econsky
#econsky
August 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dr. Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased.
#econsky
#econsky
welp there goes the credibility of US labor statistics... as soon as you fire the head of a stats agency for not producing stats that you like, you inject bias into how all future numbers are interpreted (and reported).
August 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
welp there goes the credibility of US labor statistics... as soon as you fire the head of a stats agency for not producing stats that you like, you inject bias into how all future numbers are interpreted (and reported).
i love doing research, but... currently on a 13 strike rejection streak. it's sometimes not a very rewarding or validating profession.
July 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
i love doing research, but... currently on a 13 strike rejection streak. it's sometimes not a very rewarding or validating profession.
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I am looking for a research assistant to work with me on the development of U.S. housing markets. Experience with ArcGIS, Stata useful. We build datasets that allow us to understand housing affordability, the impacts of transit and zoning, and more:
rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...
rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...
Research Assistant/Sr. Research Assistant
Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Job Description Summary Research assistants (RAs) at the Philadelphia Fed play a key role in the Economic Research Department. Whether they are helping eco...
rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am looking for a research assistant to work with me on the development of U.S. housing markets. Experience with ArcGIS, Stata useful. We build datasets that allow us to understand housing affordability, the impacts of transit and zoning, and more:
rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...
rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...
spent some time calling ☎️ PA state house / senate members over proposed ✂️ to SEPTA transit 🚅 funding, and I have to say, it was cool to speak to actual ppl in the those offices
June 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
spent some time calling ☎️ PA state house / senate members over proposed ✂️ to SEPTA transit 🚅 funding, and I have to say, it was cool to speak to actual ppl in the those offices
The Philadelphia Fed's Grad Student mentoring program deadline is coming up: 6/20 ⏰
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
Philadelphia Fed Mentoring & Advancing PhDs (PFMAP) Program
Now Accepting Applications: PFMAP is a program intended to introduce Ph.D. candidates to the vibrant research life at the Philadelphia Fed and provide additional mentorship opportunities for participa...
www.philadelphiafed.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Philadelphia Fed's Grad Student mentoring program deadline is coming up: 6/20 ⏰
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
Curious how accurate multimodal LLMs are at digitizing diversely formatted historical tables?
➡️ pretty accurate!
➡️ helps a lot with harmonization
➡️ far cheaper than manual digitization
➡️ but iterative, disciplined prompt training is important!
Check out our new WP - arxiv.org/abs/2505.11599
➡️ pretty accurate!
➡️ helps a lot with harmonization
➡️ far cheaper than manual digitization
➡️ but iterative, disciplined prompt training is important!
Check out our new WP - arxiv.org/abs/2505.11599
June 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Curious how accurate multimodal LLMs are at digitizing diversely formatted historical tables?
➡️ pretty accurate!
➡️ helps a lot with harmonization
➡️ far cheaper than manual digitization
➡️ but iterative, disciplined prompt training is important!
Check out our new WP - arxiv.org/abs/2505.11599
➡️ pretty accurate!
➡️ helps a lot with harmonization
➡️ far cheaper than manual digitization
➡️ but iterative, disciplined prompt training is important!
Check out our new WP - arxiv.org/abs/2505.11599
Out in print -- "Lockdowns and Innovation: Evidence from the 1918 Flu Pandemic". My first experiment with a short paper!
w/ the wonderful @jeffrlin.bsky.social @ruben-gaetani.bsky.social Enrico Berkes, & Olivier Deschênes
direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
w/ the wonderful @jeffrlin.bsky.social @ruben-gaetani.bsky.social Enrico Berkes, & Olivier Deschênes
direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Lockdowns and Innovation: Evidence from the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Abstract. Does social distancing harm innovation? We estimate the effect of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)—policies that restrict interactions in an attempt to slow the spread of disease—on lo...
direct.mit.edu
May 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Out in print -- "Lockdowns and Innovation: Evidence from the 1918 Flu Pandemic". My first experiment with a short paper!
w/ the wonderful @jeffrlin.bsky.social @ruben-gaetani.bsky.social Enrico Berkes, & Olivier Deschênes
direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
w/ the wonderful @jeffrlin.bsky.social @ruben-gaetani.bsky.social Enrico Berkes, & Olivier Deschênes
direct.mit.edu/rest/article...
Well, NBER, in fact **I WILL BE** discouraged from submitting other papers for consideration at future meetings.
😎
😎
May 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well, NBER, in fact **I WILL BE** discouraged from submitting other papers for consideration at future meetings.
😎
😎
refereeing can be hard: a journal rejects you 1, 5, times... and then asks for your objective opinion about another paper, especially when your own research has not always received objective review or careful editorship
it's important to not perpetuate the jackassery, but it's not always easy
it's important to not perpetuate the jackassery, but it's not always easy
May 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
refereeing can be hard: a journal rejects you 1, 5, times... and then asks for your objective opinion about another paper, especially when your own research has not always received objective review or careful editorship
it's important to not perpetuate the jackassery, but it's not always easy
it's important to not perpetuate the jackassery, but it's not always easy
new achievement unlocked: rejection and referee request from the same journal w/in a 10 minute window ☑️
May 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
new achievement unlocked: rejection and referee request from the same journal w/in a 10 minute window ☑️
HAPPY SQUARE DAY 🟦
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
HAPPY SQUARE DAY 🟦
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My NSF PRFB on the genetics of female polymorphism in hummingbirds was terminated yesterday.
I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further.
If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.
I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further.
If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.
April 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My NSF PRFB on the genetics of female polymorphism in hummingbirds was terminated yesterday.
I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further.
If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.
I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further.
If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.
fischerspooner fridays
April 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
fischerspooner fridays
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##EconSky
Our seminar speaker for tmr was coming from U Toronto. He was apparently detained (politely) for several hrs by US customs in CA. He was then cleared to travel to the US after his flight had left. Needless to say, no seminar tmr.
Our seminar speaker for tmr was coming from U Toronto. He was apparently detained (politely) for several hrs by US customs in CA. He was then cleared to travel to the US after his flight had left. Needless to say, no seminar tmr.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a snl logo
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a snl logo
media.tenor.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
##EconSky
Our seminar speaker for tmr was coming from U Toronto. He was apparently detained (politely) for several hrs by US customs in CA. He was then cleared to travel to the US after his flight had left. Needless to say, no seminar tmr.
Our seminar speaker for tmr was coming from U Toronto. He was apparently detained (politely) for several hrs by US customs in CA. He was then cleared to travel to the US after his flight had left. Needless to say, no seminar tmr.
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The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
go.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
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www.chronicle.com/article/brea...
All of us who use and value NCES data are distraught. No one more than @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social who understands the work being lost and implications better than anyone.
All of us who use and value NCES data are distraught. No one more than @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social who understands the work being lost and implications better than anyone.
‘Breathtakingly Irresponsible’: Former Workers Decry Decimation of Education Dept.’s Data Warehouse
Fired NCES and IES employees describe a mad dash to save data that has informed higher education policy and practice since the days of Abraham Lincoln.
www.chronicle.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
www.chronicle.com/article/brea...
All of us who use and value NCES data are distraught. No one more than @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social who understands the work being lost and implications better than anyone.
All of us who use and value NCES data are distraught. No one more than @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social who understands the work being lost and implications better than anyone.
hearing from folks who are worried about their devices being inspected for critical speech at the border...
this is some un-American BS, unacceptable
this is some un-American BS, unacceptable
March 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
hearing from folks who are worried about their devices being inspected for critical speech at the border...
this is some un-American BS, unacceptable
this is some un-American BS, unacceptable
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New dataset alert: daily average online sentiment by county
These are averages of online sentiment from geo-located tweets between 2014 and 2022. I'm glad to make them available more broadly now. Let me know if they're helpful!
www.patrickbaylis.com/posts/2025-0...
These are averages of online sentiment from geo-located tweets between 2014 and 2022. I'm glad to make them available more broadly now. Let me know if they're helpful!
www.patrickbaylis.com/posts/2025-0...
February 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New dataset alert: daily average online sentiment by county
These are averages of online sentiment from geo-located tweets between 2014 and 2022. I'm glad to make them available more broadly now. Let me know if they're helpful!
www.patrickbaylis.com/posts/2025-0...
These are averages of online sentiment from geo-located tweets between 2014 and 2022. I'm glad to make them available more broadly now. Let me know if they're helpful!
www.patrickbaylis.com/posts/2025-0...
Here are some sources for relevant data saving / rescue efforts:
- @datarescueproject.org www.datarescueproject.org
- Data Lumos www.datalumos.org
- @datarescueproject.org www.datarescueproject.org
- Data Lumos www.datalumos.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Here are some sources for relevant data saving / rescue efforts:
- @datarescueproject.org www.datarescueproject.org
- Data Lumos www.datalumos.org
- @datarescueproject.org www.datarescueproject.org
- Data Lumos www.datalumos.org
a funny thing about using LLMs for surveying academic literature: the hallucinations are actually pretty good suggestions of what to work on and who to coauthor with...
February 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
a funny thing about using LLMs for surveying academic literature: the hallucinations are actually pretty good suggestions of what to work on and who to coauthor with...
Applications due 2/1 ⏰ for AEA Summer Economics Fellows at the Philly Fed and many other Reserve Banks and gov agencies, run by @aeacswep.bsky.social and @aeacsmgep.bsky.social. This is a great program!
Please apply!
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Please apply!
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Summer Economics Fellows Program
www.aeaweb.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Applications due 2/1 ⏰ for AEA Summer Economics Fellows at the Philly Fed and many other Reserve Banks and gov agencies, run by @aeacswep.bsky.social and @aeacsmgep.bsky.social. This is a great program!
Please apply!
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Please apply!
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...