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Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

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Hannes Rusch @hannesrusch.bsky.social · Apr 8

📣 Attention PhD-candidates & early postdocs!

We host the 2nd Freiburg PhD-Workshop on the
Economics of Criminal Behavior: 22-24/09 at csl.mpg.de.

👩‍🏫📊🎓 Discuss ideas, network with leading experts, and present your research.

Apply by 22/06 & spread the word! 🗣️👂

tinyurl.com/FRECB25

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Mar 21

Want to become my new colleague? The University of Southampton is hiring lecturers (assistant professors) in Economics👩🏼‍🔬.

Economics at Southampton @sotonecon.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨
@UoS_Economics is hiring 3 Lecturers in Economics, prioritizing expertise in:
✅ Applied Economics (health, labor, IO, migration)
✅ Data Science
✅ Microeconometrics
✅ Financial Econometrics
📅 21/04/25
#econtwitter #econjobmarket #econsky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ163/l...

Lecturer in Economics at University of Southampton

Discover Lecturer in Economics jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨 We're launching a special thematic focus on deforestation in the Global South! 🚨

Join us as we systematically assess research on deforestation, a key issue at the science-policy interface. 🧵👇

#OpenScience #Deforestation

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Andreas Kotsadam @kotsadam.bsky.social · Mar 15

This gem is hidden in the response to the response. ”…within a few hours and under extreme time pressure 11,843 households were visited and 22,686 respondents interviewed (two spouses in each household).” Indeed hard to believe 🫠

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Economics at Southampton @sotonecon.bsky.social · Mar 12

Delighted to host @zachporreca.bsky.social from Bocconi today as he presented his paper, "The Departed: Origins and Persistence of Organized Crime in the United States" joint with Massimo Anelli & Paolo Pinotti! #econresearch #econsky #econtwitter

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Economics at Southampton @sotonecon.bsky.social · Mar 4

Excited to have our colleague @monicabeeder.bsky.social presenting her new project on exploitation at today’s weekly internal seminar! #EconTwitter #econresearch #econsky

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Andreas Kotsadam @kotsadam.bsky.social · Jan 9

Submit your papers to NCDE 2025, deadline February 28. Open to all, and very friendly! www.oslomet.no/en/about/eve...

Nordic Conference in Development Economics - NCDE 2025

Welcome to the 23rd Nordic Conference in Development Economics.

www.oslomet.no

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Feb 28

We use both quantitative data analysis to find these patterns and qualitative interviews to better understand the mechanisms

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Feb 28

Key finding: Women randomized to get a job are more likely to switch their self-reported ethnic identities, often for safety or instrumental reasons.

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Feb 28

🌟My *first published article* is out! 🌟
With Lovise Aalen, @kotsadam.bsky.social, and Espen Villanger, we studied female factory workers in Ethiopia’s industrial parks and endogenous identity.

So proud to share this! doi.org/10.1080/0022...
#econsky

Effects of Jobs on Ethnic Switching – Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

Ethnicity is a dynamic construct, with individual-level ethnic switching having been reported in numerous contexts. Ethnic switching, typically attributed to instrumental or social identity motivat...

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Aria Golestani @ariagolestani.bsky.social · Feb 24

WEC Junior deadline has been extended to Feb 28 - this Friday.

Submit your papers! Looking forward to seeing you in Philly.

Aria Golestani @ariagolestani.bsky.social · Jan 16

📣 Submit your crime paper by Feb 14.

🔸 4th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars
🔸 29-30 May, 2025
🔸 Quattrone Center, UPenn
🔸 Keynote: @amandayagan.bsky.social
🔹 Send your paper to:
[email protected]

@emmarackstraw.bsky.social

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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · Feb 19

❗ Call for papers:
drive.google.com/file/d/16bOU...

📮Submit your papers here: bit.ly/4183vJ8

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Feb 14

Good opportunity for someone with a behavioral background and interest in crime and conflict to work with a great research group!

Hannes Rusch @hannesrusch.bsky.social · Feb 14

🚨 POSTDOC WANTED 🚨

Join the Behavioral Economics of Crime & Conflict Group at MPICSL in Freiburg!

We're seeking a behavioral scientist with PhD in economics, psychology, or related. Experience with experiments is key.

Full time, 2 years, no teaching. Apply now!

tinyurl.com/FGR251

#EconSky

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy to share that @annabindler.bsky.social & I will organize the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin.

Save the date: 26-27 September 2025.

CfP follows next month #econsky

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Monica Beeder @monicabeeder.bsky.social · Jan 23

Exciting new working paper from @i4replication.bsky.social on assessing reproducibility with LLMs! I contributed as part of one of the AI-led teams—fascinating insights, but it’s clear we can’t let AI handle replication for us just yet. Worth a read! 🔍📄

Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Jan 22

New research alert! Our study investigates the effectiveness of human-only, AI-assisted, and AI-led teams in assessing the reproducibility of quantitative social science research. We've got some surprising findings!

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Aria Golestani @ariagolestani.bsky.social · Jan 16

📣 Submit your crime paper by Feb 14.

🔸 4th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars
🔸 29-30 May, 2025
🔸 Quattrone Center, UPenn
🔸 Keynote: @amandayagan.bsky.social
🔹 Send your paper to:
[email protected]

@emmarackstraw.bsky.social

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Nov 22

Just re-upping this #econsky: I currently have more mentors than mentees/students (can probably match another 10-11 students from LMICs who would like feedback on a research paper from a senior scholar.) Fill out the form here if interested! forms.gle/ekvvoEKBLYQM...

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Todd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · Nov 18

Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.

Economics Conferences (Compiled by Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage)

docs.google.com

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Seraphin Schwarzbauer @schwarzbauer.bsky.social · Nov 13

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!

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José Zurita-Tapia @josezuritat.bsky.social · Jan 12

Following up with the recent events in Ecuador @bergenglobal.bsky.social is organizing a breakfast together with @monicabeeder.bsky.social, @leivm.bsky.social and myself to further discuss the Ecuadorian situation. Come and join us 👇

Bergen Global CMI/UiB @bergenglobal.bsky.social · Jan 12

How did Ecuador 🇪🇨 go from one of the safest to one of the deadliest countries in Latin America? Join us for breakfast with Monica Beeder, José Zurita-Tapia and @leivm.bsky.social
➡️ Thursday 18 Jan. ⏰ 8:30 am 📍 here or Zoom bergenglobal.no/events/cocai...

Cocaine chaos: Ecuador’s drug war - Bergen Global

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