1stgen Professor of Economics (2005-2022)
Senior Economist at the Stepstone Group
https://economicscience.net
How Zero-Sum Beliefs Get in the Way of Fairness
https://behavioralscientist.org/how-zero-sum-beliefs-get-in-the-way-of-fairness/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Behavioral Scientist @behavioral-scientist-Behscientist
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How Zero-Sum Beliefs Get in the Way of Fairness
https://behavioralscientist.org/how-zero-sum-beliefs-get-in-the-way-of-fairness/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Behavioral Scientist @behavioral-scientist-Behscientist
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Things versus People: Gender Differences in Vocational Interests and in Occupational Preferences https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268122003201
HT @SteveStuWill
"On average, men are more interested in working with things, whereas women are more interested in 1/3
Things versus People: Gender Differences in Vocational Interests and in Occupational Preferences https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268122003201
HT @SteveStuWill
"On average, men are more interested in working with things, whereas women are more interested in 1/3
Will AI Bury Future Generations in Cognitive Debt? https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-destroying-traditional-career-automating-learning-by-doing-by-bertrand-badre-and-florian-ingen-housz-2025-10
"As companies seek to automate repetitive tasks in the name of 1/4
Will AI Bury Future Generations in Cognitive Debt? https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-destroying-traditional-career-automating-learning-by-doing-by-bertrand-badre-and-florian-ingen-housz-2025-10
"As companies seek to automate repetitive tasks in the name of 1/4
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
"It’s worth reiterating that two of the closest analogs #AI seems to have in tech #bubble history are aviation and broadcast radio. Both were wrapped in high degrees of #uncertainty and both were 1/4
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
"It’s worth reiterating that two of the closest analogs #AI seems to have in tech #bubble history are aviation and broadcast radio. Both were wrapped in high degrees of #uncertainty and both were 1/4
How do monetary incentives affect the measurement of social preferences? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zur:econwp:482&r=&r=exp
"… the use of monetary #incentives, as well as the size of the stakes, have little impact on choices at the descriptive levels, as well as for the 1/5
How do monetary incentives affect the measurement of social preferences? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zur:econwp:482&r=&r=exp
"… the use of monetary #incentives, as well as the size of the stakes, have little impact on choices at the descriptive levels, as well as for the 1/5
Bargaining power and #wages: Collective wage agreements and union membership in Germany https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ifsowp:329630&r=&r=lab
"Even in an era of declining membership of #unions, their roles remain vital in addressing contemporary labor market inequalities.
… 1/4
Bargaining power and #wages: Collective wage agreements and union membership in Germany https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:ifsowp:329630&r=&r=lab
"Even in an era of declining membership of #unions, their roles remain vital in addressing contemporary labor market inequalities.
… 1/4
There's Nothing in the Air https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22294
"the urban wage growth premium: substantially faster wage growth in larger cities
… part of this premium is driven by the firms that choose to sort themselves into bigger cities
… eliminating the job ladder mechanism, 1/3
There's Nothing in the Air https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22294
"the urban wage growth premium: substantially faster wage growth in larger cities
… part of this premium is driven by the firms that choose to sort themselves into bigger cities
… eliminating the job ladder mechanism, 1/3
AI-assisted Programming May Decrease the Productivity of Experienced Developers by Increasing Maintenance Burden https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.10165
"… find that productivity indeed increases.
… the increase in productivity is driven by less-experienced (peripheral) developers.
… 1/3
AI-assisted Programming May Decrease the Productivity of Experienced Developers by Increasing Maintenance Burden https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.10165
"… find that productivity indeed increases.
… the increase in productivity is driven by less-experienced (peripheral) developers.
… 1/3
The Labor Market Consequences of Acquisitions https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12162&r=&r=ind
"… the consequences of corporate acquisitions for workers and find that they are far from neutral: earnings decline through both job displacement and wage cuts among stayers from 1/4
The Labor Market Consequences of Acquisitions https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12162&r=&r=ind
"… the consequences of corporate acquisitions for workers and find that they are far from neutral: earnings decline through both job displacement and wage cuts among stayers from 1/4
Via @ZachWeinersmith
#math
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115414470576329899
Should Universities Educate Students? https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/10/should-universities-educate-students.html
"In conclusion, the university’s time and resources should be spent on recruitment, retention, technological innovation, revenue generation, and research 1/4
Should Universities Educate Students? https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/10/should-universities-educate-students.html
"In conclusion, the university’s time and resources should be spent on recruitment, retention, technological innovation, revenue generation, and research 1/4
How Scrutiny and Iteration Made Behavioral Economics Better https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/how-scrutiny-iteration-made-behavioral-economics-better
"However, direct #replicability should not be confused with #generalizability or universality. While the basic patterns of 1/4
How Scrutiny and Iteration Made Behavioral Economics Better https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/how-scrutiny-iteration-made-behavioral-economics-better
"However, direct #replicability should not be confused with #generalizability or universality. While the basic patterns of 1/4
#Signaling in the Age of AI: Evidence from Cover Letters https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2509.25054&r=&r=lma
"While #AI tools allow freelancers to produce more polished and tailored applications with less effort, our findings suggest that they fundamentally reshape how 1/4
#Signaling in the Age of AI: Evidence from Cover Letters https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2509.25054&r=&r=lma
"While #AI tools allow freelancers to produce more polished and tailored applications with less effort, our findings suggest that they fundamentally reshape how 1/4
The Role of Firms and Occupations in Wage Inequality https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:vfsc25:325461&r=&r=eur
"… find that between-occupation job variance is roughly as important as within-occupation between-firm variation, and that between-occupation sorting is significantly more 1/5
The Role of Firms and Occupations in Wage Inequality https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:vfsc25:325461&r=&r=eur
"… find that between-occupation job variance is roughly as important as within-occupation between-firm variation, and that between-occupation sorting is significantly more 1/5
Are we teaching students AI competence or dependence? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/10/17/are-we-teaching-students-ai-competence-or-dependence/
"Universities face a clear decision: do we want graduates who can merely use #AI, or citizens who can think with it? 1/4
Are we teaching students AI competence or dependence? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/10/17/are-we-teaching-students-ai-competence-or-dependence/
"Universities face a clear decision: do we want graduates who can merely use #AI, or citizens who can think with it? 1/4
Are decredentialed jobs a route to upward mobility? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:4kgj9_v1&r=&r=bec
"… for some jobs, a degree requirement may be a rough and ready #screening tool, filtering out many qualified candidates, or even a result of occupational closure.
When 1/5
Are decredentialed jobs a route to upward mobility? https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:4kgj9_v1&r=&r=bec
"… for some jobs, a degree requirement may be a rough and ready #screening tool, filtering out many qualified candidates, or even a result of occupational closure.
When 1/5
Which do workers value more—pay or perks?
New research looks into how people trade-off money versus other job benefits:
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/money-versus-perks-which-do-workers-value-more
orig https://mastodon.social/@Koenfucius/115334382178843623
Which do workers value more—pay or perks?
New research looks into how people trade-off money versus other job benefits:
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/money-versus-perks-which-do-workers-value-more
orig https://mastodon.social/@Koenfucius/115334382178843623
Labour market power, firm productivity, and the immigrant-native pay gap https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:clefwp:327118&r=&r=lma
"Immigrants earn 16% less than native-born workers in Canada, and this pay gap is similar in many other high-income countries.
… immigrants earn 77% of 1/4
Labour market power, firm productivity, and the immigrant-native pay gap https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:clefwp:327118&r=&r=lma
"Immigrants earn 16% less than native-born workers in Canada, and this pay gap is similar in many other high-income countries.
… immigrants earn 77% of 1/4
Mind the Gap: Gender-based Differences in Occupational Embeddings
https://aclanthology.org/2025.gebnlp-1.7.pdf
"Across five state-of-the-art multilingual models and seven reference-set configurations, up to 82% of gendered pairs received divergent Top-5 suggestions. These 1/4
Mind the Gap: Gender-based Differences in Occupational Embeddings
https://aclanthology.org/2025.gebnlp-1.7.pdf
"Across five state-of-the-art multilingual models and seven reference-set configurations, up to 82% of gendered pairs received divergent Top-5 suggestions. These 1/4
Measuring Gender Bias in Job Title Matching for Grammatical Gender Languages
https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13803
"… propose a methodology to measure gender bias in a high-impact #NLP application in the human resources domain: job title matching. Using an existing test set in 1/5
Measuring Gender Bias in Job Title Matching for Grammatical Gender Languages
https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13803
"… propose a methodology to measure gender bias in a high-impact #NLP application in the human resources domain: job title matching. Using an existing test set in 1/5
Do Employers Comply with Pay Transparency Requirements in Job Postings? https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/do-employers-comply-with-pay-transparency-requirements-in-job-postings/
"… employers ignore #payTransparency requirements; roughly a quarter of job listings 1/2
Do Employers Comply with Pay Transparency Requirements in Job Postings? https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/10/do-employers-comply-with-pay-transparency-requirements-in-job-postings/
"… employers ignore #payTransparency requirements; roughly a quarter of job listings 1/2
Developing a New European Indicator of Potential Skill Shortages https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18133&r=&r=eur
"… estimate that approximately 2% of job vacancies in the European Union are likely to experience skill shortages.
… there is substantial variation across 1/3
Developing a New European Indicator of Potential Skill Shortages https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18133&r=&r=eur
"… estimate that approximately 2% of job vacancies in the European Union are likely to experience skill shortages.
… there is substantial variation across 1/3
The Great Power Shift: How Intelligent Choice Architectures Rewrite Decision Rights
https://archive.ph/7vnir
The increasing use of AI-powered "intelligent choice architectures" (ICAs) in organizations is transforming how #decisionRights, #power dynamics, and decision-making 1/5
The Great Power Shift: How Intelligent Choice Architectures Rewrite Decision Rights
https://archive.ph/7vnir
The increasing use of AI-powered "intelligent choice architectures" (ICAs) in organizations is transforming how #decisionRights, #power dynamics, and decision-making 1/5
New Comic Found: Dark Side of the Horse - 2025-09-30 https://www.gocomics.com/darksideofthehorse/2025/09/30
#comicstrip #comic #darksideofthehorse
orig https://mastodon.social/@thefunnypages/115294569587604425
New Comic Found: Dark Side of the Horse - 2025-09-30 https://www.gocomics.com/darksideofthehorse/2025/09/30
#comicstrip #comic #darksideofthehorse
orig https://mastodon.social/@thefunnypages/115294569587604425
"So where do we go from here? A good first step may be to recognise #caffeine for what it is: a psychoactive drug with real effects, real 1/3
"So where do we go from here? A good first step may be to recognise #caffeine for what it is: a psychoactive drug with real effects, real 1/3