Hans Henrik Sievertsen
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
Economist at VIVE and University of Bristol.
Co-editor at Economics of Education Review.
Website: www.hhsievertsen.net
Sharing papers I read does not mean I agree with their approach and conclusion.
Co-editor at Economics of Education Review.
Website: www.hhsievertsen.net
Sharing papers I read does not mean I agree with their approach and conclusion.
they do a difference in disc. study and find increases in absence...
- for low achieving students.
- They also find worse ACT scores.
Read the full paper here: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Or my summary here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-lenient...
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- for low achieving students.
- They also find worse ACT scores.
Read the full paper here: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Or my summary here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-lenient...
3/3
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
they do a difference in disc. study and find increases in absence...
- for low achieving students.
- They also find worse ACT scores.
Read the full paper here: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Or my summary here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-lenient...
3/3
- for low achieving students.
- They also find worse ACT scores.
Read the full paper here: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Or my summary here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-lenient...
3/3
Just looking at the raw scores they find a massive shift in the distribution
This could of course be
- reduced efforts by students
- teacher responses
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This could of course be
- reduced efforts by students
- teacher responses
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October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just looking at the raw scores they find a massive shift in the distribution
This could of course be
- reduced efforts by students
- teacher responses
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This could of course be
- reduced efforts by students
- teacher responses
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This week I read the forthcoming paper in AEJ: EP by
Bowden, Rodriguez, Weingarten studying how a more lenient grading policy affected student behavior and outcomes
As the table shows
- pre: min effort for D -> 69 points
- post: min effort for D -> 60 points
#econsky
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Bowden, Rodriguez, Weingarten studying how a more lenient grading policy affected student behavior and outcomes
As the table shows
- pre: min effort for D -> 69 points
- post: min effort for D -> 60 points
#econsky
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October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week I read the forthcoming paper in AEJ: EP by
Bowden, Rodriguez, Weingarten studying how a more lenient grading policy affected student behavior and outcomes
As the table shows
- pre: min effort for D -> 69 points
- post: min effort for D -> 60 points
#econsky
1/N
Bowden, Rodriguez, Weingarten studying how a more lenient grading policy affected student behavior and outcomes
As the table shows
- pre: min effort for D -> 69 points
- post: min effort for D -> 60 points
#econsky
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Second, the crazy new QJE paper.
Crazy as in crazy impressive. I mean several sources of identification. As a little side note friends are defined by pre-determined friends network based on who calls who. 😮
I wrote about papers here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/oh-these-s...
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Crazy as in crazy impressive. I mean several sources of identification. As a little side note friends are defined by pre-determined friends network based on who calls who. 😮
I wrote about papers here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/oh-these-s...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Second, the crazy new QJE paper.
Crazy as in crazy impressive. I mean several sources of identification. As a little side note friends are defined by pre-determined friends network based on who calls who. 😮
I wrote about papers here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/oh-these-s...
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Crazy as in crazy impressive. I mean several sources of identification. As a little side note friends are defined by pre-determined friends network based on who calls who. 😮
I wrote about papers here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/oh-these-s...
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2 new papers on smartphone use
First, a new NBER working paper on Florida, suggesting that phone bans in school in the short run lead to worse outcomes, but improved outcomes in the longer run
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#EconSky
First, a new NBER working paper on Florida, suggesting that phone bans in school in the short run lead to worse outcomes, but improved outcomes in the longer run
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#EconSky
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
2 new papers on smartphone use
First, a new NBER working paper on Florida, suggesting that phone bans in school in the short run lead to worse outcomes, but improved outcomes in the longer run
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#EconSky
First, a new NBER working paper on Florida, suggesting that phone bans in school in the short run lead to worse outcomes, but improved outcomes in the longer run
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#EconSky
3: Sibling-FE study suggests that genetic predisposition to high BMI leads to less completed schooling and bullying
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
More details about my reading here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/new-resear...
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Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
More details about my reading here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/new-resear...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
3: Sibling-FE study suggests that genetic predisposition to high BMI leads to less completed schooling and bullying
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
More details about my reading here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/new-resear...
3/3
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
More details about my reading here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/new-resear...
3/3
2: SPEAK, a new measure of child development knowledge. Takes less than 5 minutes captures 8 domains
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2: SPEAK, a new measure of child development knowledge. Takes less than 5 minutes captures 8 domains
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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New Research I came across this week #EconSky
1: Teaching negotiation skills to 8th graders in Zambia leads to better outcomes 10y later, with high returns!
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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1: Teaching negotiation skills to 8th graders in Zambia leads to better outcomes 10y later, with high returns!
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New Research I came across this week #EconSky
1: Teaching negotiation skills to 8th graders in Zambia leads to better outcomes 10y later, with high returns!
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
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1: Teaching negotiation skills to 8th graders in Zambia leads to better outcomes 10y later, with high returns!
Paper: www.nber.org/system/files...
1/3
Do school meals work?
No: according to a new meta study by Sara Ayllón and Samuel Lad summarizing results from 42 studies.
I discuss that study in slightly more detail here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/the-causal...
No: according to a new meta study by Sara Ayllón and Samuel Lad summarizing results from 42 studies.
I discuss that study in slightly more detail here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/the-causal...
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Do school meals work?
No: according to a new meta study by Sara Ayllón and Samuel Lad summarizing results from 42 studies.
I discuss that study in slightly more detail here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/the-causal...
No: according to a new meta study by Sara Ayllón and Samuel Lad summarizing results from 42 studies.
I discuss that study in slightly more detail here: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/the-causal...
My 3-hour blog post outperforms my 6-year papers
New substack: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/effort-and...
#econsky
New substack: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/effort-and...
#econsky
August 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My 3-hour blog post outperforms my 6-year papers
New substack: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/effort-and...
#econsky
New substack: hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/effort-and...
#econsky
August 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
OLS estimation
- 2 equally sized groups
- But different slops
- And different variance in X
Who get's more weight?
I wrote my second substack post hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/ols-gives-...
#EconSky
- 2 equally sized groups
- But different slops
- And different variance in X
Who get's more weight?
I wrote my second substack post hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/ols-gives-...
#EconSky
July 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
OLS estimation
- 2 equally sized groups
- But different slops
- And different variance in X
Who get's more weight?
I wrote my second substack post hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/ols-gives-...
#EconSky
- 2 equally sized groups
- But different slops
- And different variance in X
Who get's more weight?
I wrote my second substack post hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/ols-gives-...
#EconSky
The findings based on these 3 examples are not promising (for external validity)
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July 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The findings based on these 3 examples are not promising (for external validity)
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In the spirit of the forecasting literature they look at 3 examples and check whether the reported uncertainty captures the variation in subsequent findings
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July 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
In the spirit of the forecasting literature they look at 3 examples and check whether the reported uncertainty captures the variation in subsequent findings
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They basically ask whether the uncertainty we (=applied researchers) present are useful (empirically)
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July 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
They basically ask whether the uncertainty we (=applied researchers) present are useful (empirically)
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The authors revisit an RCT of the "self-learning at the right level" interventions in Bangladesh 6 years after. The effects on non-cognitive outcomes (two lower panels) persist, but the effects on the cognitive outcome (upper panel) not.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The authors revisit an RCT of the "self-learning at the right level" interventions in Bangladesh 6 years after. The effects on non-cognitive outcomes (two lower panels) persist, but the effects on the cognitive outcome (upper panel) not.
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Just accepted in #EconomicsOfEducationReview:
“Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities”
By Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mai Seki, & Kazuma Takakura
#EconSky
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“Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities”
By Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mai Seki, & Kazuma Takakura
#EconSky
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July 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Just accepted in #EconomicsOfEducationReview:
“Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities”
By Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mai Seki, & Kazuma Takakura
#EconSky
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“Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities”
By Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mai Seki, & Kazuma Takakura
#EconSky
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They show that signaling strong data science skills (sql and python 🐍) in resumes significantly increases callback rates in the Chinese Labor market.
But only for female applicants.
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But only for female applicants.
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June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They show that signaling strong data science skills (sql and python 🐍) in resumes significantly increases callback rates in the Chinese Labor market.
But only for female applicants.
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But only for female applicants.
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Just accepted in #EconomicsOfEducationReview:
“The demand for data analytical skills by gender”
By Menghan Shen, Xiangrui Zheng, Tong Wang, & Xiaoyang Ye
#EconSky
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“The demand for data analytical skills by gender”
By Menghan Shen, Xiangrui Zheng, Tong Wang, & Xiaoyang Ye
#EconSky
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June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just accepted in #EconomicsOfEducationReview:
“The demand for data analytical skills by gender”
By Menghan Shen, Xiangrui Zheng, Tong Wang, & Xiaoyang Ye
#EconSky
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“The demand for data analytical skills by gender”
By Menghan Shen, Xiangrui Zheng, Tong Wang, & Xiaoyang Ye
#EconSky
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They use variation in schooling coming from compulsory schooling reforms in Bolivia, Colombia,
Ghana, and Vietnam to identify causal effects of schooling on non-cognitive skills
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Ghana, and Vietnam to identify causal effects of schooling on non-cognitive skills
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June 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
They use variation in schooling coming from compulsory schooling reforms in Bolivia, Colombia,
Ghana, and Vietnam to identify causal effects of schooling on non-cognitive skills
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Ghana, and Vietnam to identify causal effects of schooling on non-cognitive skills
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Just accepted in the #EconomicsOfEducationReview,
"The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries"
by @antoniaentorf.bsky.social & Thomas Dohmen
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#EconSky
"The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries"
by @antoniaentorf.bsky.social & Thomas Dohmen
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#EconSky
June 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Just accepted in the #EconomicsOfEducationReview,
"The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries"
by @antoniaentorf.bsky.social & Thomas Dohmen
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#EconSky
"The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries"
by @antoniaentorf.bsky.social & Thomas Dohmen
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#EconSky
June 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And just to prove that I didn’t make this up
May 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
And just to prove that I didn’t make this up