Mahir Rahman
@mahirecon.bsky.social
Econ PhD student at MSU. Strong believer in teasing out economic incentives to understand people's decisions.
This cat was meowing outside our door at midnight. The temperature here is crazy today. She is possibly pregnant. I could not just let her be scared and lost in the night. So, our home is now also hers, at least for tonight. She has settled down a bit now. Hope she brings us some good luck.
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This cat was meowing outside our door at midnight. The temperature here is crazy today. She is possibly pregnant. I could not just let her be scared and lost in the night. So, our home is now also hers, at least for tonight. She has settled down a bit now. Hope she brings us some good luck.
Haunting
Me as a kid reading Dune: I don’t get why their whole society is built around the eradication of A.I., seems like they’re wasting a lot of tech
Me as an adult: oh that’s why
Me as an adult: oh that’s why
June 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Haunting
I've made 200 robustness checks....or I just ran 2 million regressions..
April 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've made 200 robustness checks....or I just ran 2 million regressions..
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Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
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Economics of Governance has recently announced Professor Jon X. Eguia as editor for a special issue on the topic of Elections. #MSUEcon #MSUSocialScience
March 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Economics of Governance has recently announced Professor Jon X. Eguia as editor for a special issue on the topic of Elections. #MSUEcon #MSUSocialScience
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Grad School is in trouble in the US: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Grad School Is in Trouble
The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Grad School is in trouble in the US: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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ex-US Ambassador to Denmark
“Americans are going to learn really quickly what it’s like to be politically isolated. We are burning bridges with our best friends. And let’s be clear: Russia and Saudi Arabia will never be our real friends. These are transactional relationships at best.”
“Americans are going to learn really quickly what it’s like to be politically isolated. We are burning bridges with our best friends. And let’s be clear: Russia and Saudi Arabia will never be our real friends. These are transactional relationships at best.”
February 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ex-US Ambassador to Denmark
“Americans are going to learn really quickly what it’s like to be politically isolated. We are burning bridges with our best friends. And let’s be clear: Russia and Saudi Arabia will never be our real friends. These are transactional relationships at best.”
“Americans are going to learn really quickly what it’s like to be politically isolated. We are burning bridges with our best friends. And let’s be clear: Russia and Saudi Arabia will never be our real friends. These are transactional relationships at best.”
Apalling how Zelensky was treated at the White House.
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Apalling how Zelensky was treated at the White House.
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Economists condemn move to close IZA think-tank
Bonn-based network will be disbanded in December after financial backer Deutsche Post Foundation pulls out
#EconSky
www.ft.com/content/cb7a...
Bonn-based network will be disbanded in December after financial backer Deutsche Post Foundation pulls out
#EconSky
www.ft.com/content/cb7a...
Economists condemn move to close IZA think-tank
Bonn-based network will be disbanded in December after financial backer Deutsche Post Foundation pulls out
www.ft.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Economists condemn move to close IZA think-tank
Bonn-based network will be disbanded in December after financial backer Deutsche Post Foundation pulls out
#EconSky
www.ft.com/content/cb7a...
Bonn-based network will be disbanded in December after financial backer Deutsche Post Foundation pulls out
#EconSky
www.ft.com/content/cb7a...
DOGE is literally acting like that 'DOGE' who has no sense of personal space and wants to be there when you are in the washroom!
February 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
DOGE is literally acting like that 'DOGE' who has no sense of personal space and wants to be there when you are in the washroom!
Assume that rights are orthogonal to MAGA!
Griffin on equal rights in America!
YouTube video by sarvennaaz
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Assume that rights are orthogonal to MAGA!
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Our study shows that people behave more morally in uncertain situations than in certain ones. This may be because they simply feel less anxious by acting morally when faced with uncertainty, or believe in karma where moral actions lead to better outcomes. https://buff.ly/4jbRsCP
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our study shows that people behave more morally in uncertain situations than in certain ones. This may be because they simply feel less anxious by acting morally when faced with uncertainty, or believe in karma where moral actions lead to better outcomes. https://buff.ly/4jbRsCP
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BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.
Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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Gendered roles have converged in the workplace, but not at home. New evidence suggests that the inelasticity of men's housework time might be standing in the way of marriage, from Kyle Hancock, Jeanne Lafortune, and Corinne Low https://www.nber.org/papers/w33393
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gendered roles have converged in the workplace, but not at home. New evidence suggests that the inelasticity of men's housework time might be standing in the way of marriage, from Kyle Hancock, Jeanne Lafortune, and Corinne Low https://www.nber.org/papers/w33393