Claus Pörtner
@clausportner.bsky.social
Professor of Economics at Seattle University. My main research interests are population, household, and development economics.
New in Demography: ‘How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?’ Using DHS/MICS data, SSA–other-region fertility gaps rise through primary school and narrow at higher schooling; little difference among women with secondary+. doi.org/10.1215/0070... @readdemography.bsky.social @seattleu.edu
August 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New in Demography: ‘How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?’ Using DHS/MICS data, SSA–other-region fertility gaps rise through primary school and narrow at higher schooling; little difference among women with secondary+. doi.org/10.1215/0070... @readdemography.bsky.social @seattleu.edu
My project with @nickchk.com on "The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics" is finally out as a working paper. See Nick's posts for more on the results.
After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
We use a rigorous three-stage many-analysts design to assess how different researcher decisions—specifically data cleaning, research design, and the interpretat
papers.ssrn.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My project with @nickchk.com on "The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics" is finally out as a working paper. See Nick's posts for more on the results.
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Throwback to Southern Economic Assoc Conference Session on Education & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky
Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social, Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social, Valentina Duque, Jennifer Seager (@seagerje), Ken Leonard (@leonard_arec). 1/3
Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social, Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social, Valentina Duque, Jennifer Seager (@seagerje), Ken Leonard (@leonard_arec). 1/3
December 4, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Throwback to Southern Economic Assoc Conference Session on Education & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky
Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social, Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social, Valentina Duque, Jennifer Seager (@seagerje), Ken Leonard (@leonard_arec). 1/3
Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social, Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social, Valentina Duque, Jennifer Seager (@seagerje), Ken Leonard (@leonard_arec). 1/3
Reposted by Claus Pörtner
Throwback to Southern Econ Assn Conference Session on Health & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky
Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social , Valentina Duque, Shamma Alam, Ken Leonard, Zoë McLaren @zoemclaren.bsky.social , Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social , Jennifer Seager 1/3
Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social , Valentina Duque, Shamma Alam, Ken Leonard, Zoë McLaren @zoemclaren.bsky.social , Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social , Jennifer Seager 1/3
December 4, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Throwback to Southern Econ Assn Conference Session on Health & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky
Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social , Valentina Duque, Shamma Alam, Ken Leonard, Zoë McLaren @zoemclaren.bsky.social , Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social , Jennifer Seager 1/3
Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social , Valentina Duque, Shamma Alam, Ken Leonard, Zoë McLaren @zoemclaren.bsky.social , Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social , Jennifer Seager 1/3