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Nathan Nunn 🇨🇦 🇰🇷
@nathannunn.bsky.social
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Professor of Economics. University of British Columbia. Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic History, Cultural Evolution. 🇰🇷🇨🇦

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 8h
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 8h
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 1d
Sam's thinking has also evolved in deep ways over time. His incredible interest in all domains of social science and his complete comfort in adapting his thinking are another type of courage.

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 1d
Sam's dedication to understanding inequality and his particular modes of analysis were deeply controversial in the early parts of his career. This courage in challenging conventional paradigms regardless of professional cost are well known.

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 1d
In my opinion, there is no economist who has contributed more to understanding inequality in the last 60 years than Sam Bowles.

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 1d
Honored to introduce Samuel Bowles Public Lecture The Origin and Future of Inequality, part of 3 days organized by
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.

Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
UChicago Stone Center | The Origin and Future of Economic Inequality by Samuel Bowles
YouTube video by Harris Public Policy
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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨

Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*

Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026

Details in next two posts 👇

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 6d
A lot of Canadians can hear this photo

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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 8d
The deadline has been extended - there is still time to get your abstracts in to join us in Morocco!
zhgarfield.com Zach Garfield @zhgarfield.com · 8d
The submission deadline for #CESRabat has been extended to 30 November

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ces2026.bsky.social ces2026 @ces2026.bsky.social · 13d
👉 A reminder that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the CES 2026 #CESRabat is the 16th of November.

🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026

We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!

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Zach Garfield @zhgarfield.com · 8d
The submission deadline for #CESRabat has been extended to 30 November

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ces2026.bsky.social ces2026 @ces2026.bsky.social · 13d
👉 A reminder that the deadline for submitting your abstract to the CES 2026 #CESRabat is the 16th of November.

🔗Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026

We look forward to seeing you in Rabat!
ces2026.bsky.social ces2026 @ces2026.bsky.social · Sep 19
We’re delighted to share that the CES2026 Conference website is now live!

We warmly invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to submit their presentation proposals by November 16th through the submission portal on the website.

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Human Behavior & Evolution Society @humbehevosoc.bsky.social · 12d
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University!
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...
Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke - HBES
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30783 Position Description The Pontzer Lab in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University seeks two Postdoctoral Associates for research in h...
www.hbes.com

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Ruth Mace @ruthmace.bsky.social · 16d
FINALLY we understand why lactase persistance spread!
Effects of ancestry, agriculture, and lactase persistence on the stature of prehistoric Europeans: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Effects of ancestry, agriculture, and lactase persistence on the stature of prehistoric Europeans
Cox et al. combine polygenic scores and skeletal metrics to show that Neolithic Europeans were not substantially shorter than earlier or later groups. They also show a strong gene-environment interact...
www.cell.com

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 16d
We're #hiring! PUP seeks a Publishing Manager (US – Remote or Hybrid) to oversee the full lifecycle of book projects, working closely with leaders & staff to ensure optimal publishing workflows, accurate data & schedules, & effective collaboration.

Apply today: www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...
We're Hiring! featuring orange PUP logo

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 18d
Tomorrow (Nov 6) at 6:00 pm PST, join Chaucer's Books in hosting @mgurven.bsky.social, author of Seven Decades, for a talk and a signing! Come explore the unique evolutionary path that led to human longevity and challenge how we think about aging.

Learn about this in-person event: buff.ly/tKzGDn1
Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer by Michael D. Gurven Michael D. Gurven

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 19d
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

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Christina Gravert @cgravert.bsky.social · 20d
I am looking for a post-doc working on behavioral/environmental/urban/energy economics to join my group at the University of Copenhagen. Position is 2 years (possibly 3), good salary, free health insurance, one of the most livable cities in the world. Apply here: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Postdoctoral Position in Behavioral and Environmental Economics
jobportal.ku.dk

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Katy Milkman @katymilkman.bsky.social · 21d
I love seeing my friends’ books in the airport when I travel! Snapped this in NC earlier today. I hope you’ll join me and the author, @corinnelow.com Mon 11/3 at 4 pm at Wharton in Jon M Huntsman Hall G06 for a live interview about her book, Judd Kessler’s, and how econ can improve your life!

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 23d
I made some #halloween treats as a tribute to Phineas Gage--the most important lesion patient in neuroscience

Gage survived an accident in which an iron rod shot through his frontal lobe that damaged his social capacities

If you want to make these treats www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-people...

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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 25d
A major psychology study finds the U-shape of happiness has been turned on its head
A major psychology study finds the U-shape of happiness has been turned on its head
A new global study finds the U-shape of happiness has reversed. Unhappiness now peaks in youth and declines with age, driven by a significant and rapid rise in despair among young people, especially young women.
www.psypost.org

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Duncan Stibbard Hawkes @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social · 27d
This is an extremely exciting paper, with a useful conclusion.

I believe the primary metric is house-size inequality which is, of course, not wholly a straightforward proxy for inequality sensu lato; but the findings & the data story seem eminently sensible.

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Long-term trends in human body size track regional variation in subsistence transitions and growth acceleration linked to dairying | PNAS
Evidence for a reduction in stature between Mesolithic foragers and Neolithic farmers has been interpreted as reflective of declines in health, how...
www.pnas.org

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · Oct 23
Vancouver. ❤️
jmcelroy.bsky.social Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Oct 23
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning

almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Oct 23
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning

almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here

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thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · Oct 18
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Oct 16
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006,” by Lyons (@ronanlyons), Shertzer (@econhist-allday), Gray (@econhistoryorbust), and Agorastos: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006*
Abstract. We construct the first annual market rent and home sales price series for American cities over the 20th century using 2.7 million newspaper real
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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · Oct 14
Job Opportunity!

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - UNC-Chapel Hill, Religion and Science Assistant Professor

networks.h-net.org/jobs/69302/u...
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - UNC-Chapel Hill, Religion and Science Assistant Professor | H-Net
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Oct 13
Innovation is at the center of economic growth. Congratulations to three who’ve taught us so much.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Oct 13
The US Administration has mounted an unprecedented and unpopular attack on high skill immigration.

It’s working. The world’s best and brightest are starting to understand that the US government considers them an infection.

www.economist.com/science-and-...

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Rob Sica @robsica.bsky.social · Oct 13
"We believe that a psychological fossil record is not only possible; it is already under excavation"
Historical Psychology: How the Events of Yesterday Shaped the Minds of Today
Historical psychology is an emerging area of research aimed at understanding how historical processes influence the mind, including people’s beliefs, …
www.sciencedirect.com

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Oct 12
The November 2025 issue of the #QJE is now online here: academic.oup.com/qje/issue/14...
Volume 140 Issue 4 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
The official journal of the President and Fellows of Harvard University. The oldest professional journal of economics in the English language, it covers all aspects of the field.
academic.oup.com

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Oct 10
Hey #EconSky working in environmental econ! Looking for things to do this weekend? Why not write up a 2-3 page proposal for a cool conference-publication combo, happening in May 2025 in Washington, DC?

Submit your proposal (or paper) here by Oct 20: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission: 8th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER
conference.nber.org