Yasir Khan
@yasirkhan.bsky.social
"Tongues have been tied......"
At least Pakistani humor and meme game is unbeatable in these otherwise concerning times.
May 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
At least Pakistani humor and meme game is unbeatable in these otherwise concerning times.
It appears the gods of MWIEDC have decided Pittsburgh is not midwest. How else can I explain getting rejected twice in two years :(
February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It appears the gods of MWIEDC have decided Pittsburgh is not midwest. How else can I explain getting rejected twice in two years :(
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Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding.
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
February 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding.
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
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🚨New dataset alert 🚨
In collaboration with a stellar team at Banxico, Harvard, the World Bank, and ITAM, we built a dataset of demographics and labor market variables at the local-labor-market level for Mexico!
Download here:
www.banxico.org.mx/DataSetsWeb/...
#EconSky #Mexico
In collaboration with a stellar team at Banxico, Harvard, the World Bank, and ITAM, we built a dataset of demographics and labor market variables at the local-labor-market level for Mexico!
Download here:
www.banxico.org.mx/DataSetsWeb/...
#EconSky #Mexico
January 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨New dataset alert 🚨
In collaboration with a stellar team at Banxico, Harvard, the World Bank, and ITAM, we built a dataset of demographics and labor market variables at the local-labor-market level for Mexico!
Download here:
www.banxico.org.mx/DataSetsWeb/...
#EconSky #Mexico
In collaboration with a stellar team at Banxico, Harvard, the World Bank, and ITAM, we built a dataset of demographics and labor market variables at the local-labor-market level for Mexico!
Download here:
www.banxico.org.mx/DataSetsWeb/...
#EconSky #Mexico
Our ReStud paper is now in print!
My paper with @yasirkhan.bsky.social has just appeared in the Jan 2025 issue of @reveconstudies.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/rest...
In the thread below I summarize the main findings 👇
In the thread below I summarize the main findings 👇
🚨 Just accepted at @reveconstudies.bsky.social 🚨
with @yasirkhan.bsky.social
We study ordinary people's entry into politics as candidates in a field exp. We show that portraying the job as a prosocial one increases the chances they run & win. Subsequently, policy aligns more w citizen preferences.
with @yasirkhan.bsky.social
We study ordinary people's entry into politics as candidates in a field exp. We show that portraying the job as a prosocial one increases the chances they run & win. Subsequently, policy aligns more w citizen preferences.
January 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our ReStud paper is now in print!
One of pashto music's most under rated songs. Fay khan was way ahead of his time for a music genre still stuck in the past. He came up with such melodies right when WoT was heating up and artists in Peshawar were getting killed daily. Wonder where he is now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRic...
GHALCHAKY STERGY - FAY KHAN فې خان
YouTube video by FAY KHAN
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:03 AM
One of pashto music's most under rated songs. Fay khan was way ahead of his time for a music genre still stuck in the past. He came up with such melodies right when WoT was heating up and artists in Peshawar were getting killed daily. Wonder where he is now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRic...
Nearly 3 decades after his death, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan continues to be the undisputed king
images.dawn.com/news/1193061...
images.dawn.com/news/1193061...
The Guardian ranks Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Chain of Light as top album of 2024
Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab's Night Reign was ranked sixth.
images.dawn.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Nearly 3 decades after his death, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan continues to be the undisputed king
images.dawn.com/news/1193061...
images.dawn.com/news/1193061...
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📣 Our paper "How to improve education outcomes most efficiently" was recently published in the Journal of Development Economics! Co-authored w/ @daveevansphd.bsky.social Filmer Glennerster Sabarwal Rogers. Rewarding to see this work inform research & policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM
📣 Our paper "How to improve education outcomes most efficiently" was recently published in the Journal of Development Economics! Co-authored w/ @daveevansphd.bsky.social Filmer Glennerster Sabarwal Rogers. Rewarding to see this work inform research & policy
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
May I add that it is not just students, though they are more vulnerable, but faculty on visas of different types who are also at risk.
Please share resources with Chloe if you know of any. #EconSky
Please share resources with Chloe if you know of any. #EconSky
Soon I'll be sharing resources on how we can support our international students in higher education going forward.
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
Catch me here talking about international students concerns over upcoming changes to immigration policy
(I also talked a little about my university’s lack of response so far to reassure students but that didn’t make it in.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
(I also talked a little about my university’s lack of response so far to reassure students but that didn’t make it in.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
May I add that it is not just students, though they are more vulnerable, but faculty on visas of different types who are also at risk.
Please share resources with Chloe if you know of any. #EconSky
Please share resources with Chloe if you know of any. #EconSky
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Soon I'll be sharing resources on how we can support our international students in higher education going forward.
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
Catch me here talking about international students concerns over upcoming changes to immigration policy
(I also talked a little about my university’s lack of response so far to reassure students but that didn’t make it in.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
(I also talked a little about my university’s lack of response so far to reassure students but that didn’t make it in.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Foreign students in US 'worried' about Trump immigration crackdown
Top colleges have issued travel advisories urging students and staff to return to the US before inauguration day.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Soon I'll be sharing resources on how we can support our international students in higher education going forward.
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
If you have suggestions of things to make sure we include in the resource list please comment, DM or email me!
And please uplift this request.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
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Question about std errors:
In an RCT, treated people are randomly assigned to "pods" and interact (e.g., treatment = WhatsApp group membership). The norm (e.g. Cai-Szeidl) is to cluster on indiv for control group + on pod for treatment group. Why is clustering needed if any ICC is due to treatment?
In an RCT, treated people are randomly assigned to "pods" and interact (e.g., treatment = WhatsApp group membership). The norm (e.g. Cai-Szeidl) is to cluster on indiv for control group + on pod for treatment group. Why is clustering needed if any ICC is due to treatment?
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Question about std errors:
In an RCT, treated people are randomly assigned to "pods" and interact (e.g., treatment = WhatsApp group membership). The norm (e.g. Cai-Szeidl) is to cluster on indiv for control group + on pod for treatment group. Why is clustering needed if any ICC is due to treatment?
In an RCT, treated people are randomly assigned to "pods" and interact (e.g., treatment = WhatsApp group membership). The norm (e.g. Cai-Szeidl) is to cluster on indiv for control group + on pod for treatment group. Why is clustering needed if any ICC is due to treatment?
Do folks, who have reviewed economics grant proposals, have anything to add? #EconSky 📈📉
#thread with great grant writing tips
As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do?
Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims
Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.
Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research
Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims
Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.
Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research
November 23, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Do folks, who have reviewed economics grant proposals, have anything to add? #EconSky 📈📉
My fantastic student, Priyoma Mustafi, is on the market.
You should hire her because she
1- has a very interesting #JMP combining experimental, gender, and development topics
2- is super productive. Already has two R&Rs in top journals
3- is a great colleague
sites.google.com/view/priyoma...
You should hire her because she
1- has a very interesting #JMP combining experimental, gender, and development topics
2- is super productive. Already has two R&Rs in top journals
3- is a great colleague
sites.google.com/view/priyoma...
I am on the #EconJobMarket !
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
November 20, 2024 at 10:33 PM
My fantastic student, Priyoma Mustafi, is on the market.
You should hire her because she
1- has a very interesting #JMP combining experimental, gender, and development topics
2- is super productive. Already has two R&Rs in top journals
3- is a great colleague
sites.google.com/view/priyoma...
You should hire her because she
1- has a very interesting #JMP combining experimental, gender, and development topics
2- is super productive. Already has two R&Rs in top journals
3- is a great colleague
sites.google.com/view/priyoma...
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Consider the simplest DiD setup with panel data. T = 2, controls X(i) don't change over time. D(i) is the "ever treated" indicator, f2(t) the second period time dummy. W(i,t) the time-varying treatment W(i,t) = D(i)*f2(t). The X(i) appear flexibly to allow selection and heterogeneous trends.
November 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Consider the simplest DiD setup with panel data. T = 2, controls X(i) don't change over time. D(i) is the "ever treated" indicator, f2(t) the second period time dummy. W(i,t) the time-varying treatment W(i,t) = D(i)*f2(t). The X(i) appear flexibly to allow selection and heterogeneous trends.
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Fascinating jmp from Morgan Foy at UC Berkeley. "Union members appear negatively selected by teacher value added." Decertifying teachers unions improves student educational outcomes.
morganfoy.github.io
Adviser is @guoxu.bsky.social
morganfoy.github.io
Adviser is @guoxu.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Fascinating jmp from Morgan Foy at UC Berkeley. "Union members appear negatively selected by teacher value added." Decertifying teachers unions improves student educational outcomes.
morganfoy.github.io
Adviser is @guoxu.bsky.social
morganfoy.github.io
Adviser is @guoxu.bsky.social
I am not American so I wonder why did I spend last few days explaining a lot M*sk propaganda posts to my Pakistani friends who were inclined to believe him.
Such a thankless immigrant life :)
Such a thankless immigrant life :)
November 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I am not American so I wonder why did I spend last few days explaining a lot M*sk propaganda posts to my Pakistani friends who were inclined to believe him.
Such a thankless immigrant life :)
Such a thankless immigrant life :)
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For me:
Paper 1 written and sent for review. 9 months later, still no word.
Paper 2 (review paper) written and sent for review. Reviewers rejected because they didn't like the way it was organized and I have to rewrite.
Paper 3 written and sent for review....reject and reanalyze.
Man, I'm done!
Paper 1 written and sent for review. 9 months later, still no word.
Paper 2 (review paper) written and sent for review. Reviewers rejected because they didn't like the way it was organized and I have to rewrite.
Paper 3 written and sent for review....reject and reanalyze.
Man, I'm done!
November 8, 2024 at 6:19 PM
For me:
Paper 1 written and sent for review. 9 months later, still no word.
Paper 2 (review paper) written and sent for review. Reviewers rejected because they didn't like the way it was organized and I have to rewrite.
Paper 3 written and sent for review....reject and reanalyze.
Man, I'm done!
Paper 1 written and sent for review. 9 months later, still no word.
Paper 2 (review paper) written and sent for review. Reviewers rejected because they didn't like the way it was organized and I have to rewrite.
Paper 3 written and sent for review....reject and reanalyze.
Man, I'm done!
At my school:
Unit A: You need unit B approval before WE approve that u can APPLY for a grant.
Unit B: Fill export control from Unit C bcoz this is an international project to *check notes* work on mental health
Unit C: Your laptop will go with you?
(I haven't even applied for the grant yet)
Unit A: You need unit B approval before WE approve that u can APPLY for a grant.
Unit B: Fill export control from Unit C bcoz this is an international project to *check notes* work on mental health
Unit C: Your laptop will go with you?
(I haven't even applied for the grant yet)
Why does research take so long: exhibit # 5486
Unit A: to fill in this form, you need permission from Unit B.
Me: emailing Unit B for permission.
...
Unit B - two weeks later: here is a form created by Unit A that you need to fill in - no permission from us needed.
Me: emailing Unit A & B: 🤨?!
Unit A: to fill in this form, you need permission from Unit B.
Me: emailing Unit B for permission.
...
Unit B - two weeks later: here is a form created by Unit A that you need to fill in - no permission from us needed.
Me: emailing Unit A & B: 🤨?!
November 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
At my school:
Unit A: You need unit B approval before WE approve that u can APPLY for a grant.
Unit B: Fill export control from Unit C bcoz this is an international project to *check notes* work on mental health
Unit C: Your laptop will go with you?
(I haven't even applied for the grant yet)
Unit A: You need unit B approval before WE approve that u can APPLY for a grant.
Unit B: Fill export control from Unit C bcoz this is an international project to *check notes* work on mental health
Unit C: Your laptop will go with you?
(I haven't even applied for the grant yet)