Arieda Muço
@ariedamuco.bsky.social
Economist @CEU. PhD from SSE/Stockholm Graduate Program +CEMFI. Posts related to Econ & Science, NLP, ML, Code, (Mental) Health, etc. Vienna based, but citizen of the 🌍.
I also write on Medium http://medium.com/@arieda.muco
I also write on Medium http://medium.com/@arieda.muco
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Arieda Muço
@ariedamuco.bsky.social
· Oct 22
The Side I Choose: Civilians
In every war, there are always two sides, but only one worth choosing.
medium.com
When bombs fell on Serbia, I felt justice had finally come. Years later, a Serbian classmate changed how I saw it.
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
I went to hear Eva Illouz speak at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, after her Rotterdam event was cancelled. The museum even opened on a day it’s normally closed to host the talk. (They proudly mentioned this extraordinary opening.) It’s harder for Palestinian voices to find comparable platforms.
A reminder that cancellations due to political pressures happen all the time, and they are not restricted to one issue or side.
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
If you don't want it to happen to you, speak about it when it happens to people you disagree with.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/10/2...
Love Lab cancels lecture with Israeli sociologist - Erasmus Magazine
A lecture by Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz is cancelled by the Love Lab, a research group within ESSB that studies relationships and emotions.
www.erasmusmagazine.nl
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I went to hear Eva Illouz speak at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, after her Rotterdam event was cancelled. The museum even opened on a day it’s normally closed to host the talk. (They proudly mentioned this extraordinary opening.) It’s harder for Palestinian voices to find comparable platforms.
On the justification: “Academic freedom is of paramount importance; in this case, however, there were doubts as to whether the event met the necessary academic standards.”
The LMU announces the cancellation of a seminar on the topic "the targeting of Palestinian academia". The cancellation announcement is titled "LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse". Couldn't make this up.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse
Statement on the Planned Event “The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia” at LMU Munich
www.lmu.de
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
On the justification: “Academic freedom is of paramount importance; in this case, however, there were doubts as to whether the event met the necessary academic standards.”
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Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
Therapists say that private issues spill over into all areas of life. I sometimes wonder how many world crises (& workplace conflicts) arise from leaders projecting their private insecurities onto everyone else turning inner turmoil into collective problems. In Hitler's case, millions suffered.
Analyzing Hitler‘s DNA to draw conclusions about his personality is… kinda what he would have wanted
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hist...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hist...
What we have learnt from Hitler’s DNA
A groundbreaking documentary, of which I am a part, has shed new light on the dictator’s life—and, by extension, on the 20th century
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Therapists say that private issues spill over into all areas of life. I sometimes wonder how many world crises (& workplace conflicts) arise from leaders projecting their private insecurities onto everyone else turning inner turmoil into collective problems. In Hitler's case, millions suffered.
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I can‘t believe that we‘re willingly handing over crucial parts of our workforce, data management and even education to a criminal version of Clippy
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I can‘t believe that we‘re willingly handing over crucial parts of our workforce, data management and even education to a criminal version of Clippy
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Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
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Also: can we have public funding for science, please.
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Also: can we have public funding for science, please.
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Gross
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Gross
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At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
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Summers famously blamed the lack of women in economics and STEM on our supposed stupidity, saying we lay the IQ points].
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Summers famously blamed the lack of women in economics and STEM on our supposed stupidity, saying we lay the IQ points].
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
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My group at the University of Illinois is hiring a tenure-track applied economist.
We're especially interested in environmental/public reduced-form rookies with research that complements our group.
Tell your students to apply! #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're especially interested in environmental/public reduced-form rookies with research that complements our group.
Tell your students to apply! #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My group at the University of Illinois is hiring a tenure-track applied economist.
We're especially interested in environmental/public reduced-form rookies with research that complements our group.
Tell your students to apply! #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're especially interested in environmental/public reduced-form rookies with research that complements our group.
Tell your students to apply! #EconSky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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When bombs fell on Serbia, I felt justice had finally come. Years later, a Serbian classmate changed how I saw it.
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
The Side I Choose: Civilians
In every war, there are always two sides, but only one worth choosing.
medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
When bombs fell on Serbia, I felt justice had finally come. Years later, a Serbian classmate changed how I saw it.
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
I wrote this article remembering the war in Kosovo, thinking of Gaza & how the innocent always pay the price, no matter which side they're on.
medium.com/the-outsider...
While the world is on fire literally, Gaza is now buried under rubble, I wrote two introspective pieces: one drafted last year, Overcoming Fictitious Challenges, and another, Learning to Fall. I’m unsure about the goal. They had to come out.
medium.com/@arieda.muco...
medium.com/the-outsider...
medium.com/@arieda.muco...
medium.com/the-outsider...
Overcoming Fictitious Challenges
The races we run, and those without a finish line.
medium.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
While the world is on fire literally, Gaza is now buried under rubble, I wrote two introspective pieces: one drafted last year, Overcoming Fictitious Challenges, and another, Learning to Fall. I’m unsure about the goal. They had to come out.
medium.com/@arieda.muco...
medium.com/the-outsider...
medium.com/@arieda.muco...
medium.com/the-outsider...
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The power of brainwashing. Practically every mass shooter is a white male and yet they are the last group to ever get identified as a problem
September 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The power of brainwashing. Practically every mass shooter is a white male and yet they are the last group to ever get identified as a problem
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You want to go from Zero to Pro in Python in just six weeks?
Sorry, I can’t help you!
(Spoiler alert: no one can!)
Sorry, I can’t help you!
(Spoiler alert: no one can!)
August 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
You want to go from Zero to Pro in Python in just six weeks?
Sorry, I can’t help you!
(Spoiler alert: no one can!)
Sorry, I can’t help you!
(Spoiler alert: no one can!)
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A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly.
On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.
For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.
For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
August 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly.
On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.
For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.
For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.
Recently made the switch to @ecosiasearch.bsky.social
and I’m really enjoying the change 🌍💚.
Next step: finding an alternative to Spotify. What music streaming apps do you love?
and I’m really enjoying the change 🌍💚.
Next step: finding an alternative to Spotify. What music streaming apps do you love?
August 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Recently made the switch to @ecosiasearch.bsky.social
and I’m really enjoying the change 🌍💚.
Next step: finding an alternative to Spotify. What music streaming apps do you love?
and I’m really enjoying the change 🌍💚.
Next step: finding an alternative to Spotify. What music streaming apps do you love?
If you use Stata and you want to make nice coefficient plots, this article by @uptonorwell.bsky.social is really fantastic!
medium.com/the-stata-ga...
medium.com/the-stata-ga...
Making Regression Coefficient Plots in Stata
Traditionally, researchers reported results of regression analyses using tables. A more visually appealing way of presenting these results is by using a coefficient plot. Unlike a typical scatterplot…
medium.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you use Stata and you want to make nice coefficient plots, this article by @uptonorwell.bsky.social is really fantastic!
medium.com/the-stata-ga...
medium.com/the-stata-ga...
“No. I haven’t read it [Careless People] for very good reasons. You’ll have to ask her why she wrote it eight years after she left, I’m writing mine eight months after announcing leaving Meta.”
Well, threats & actions from Meta, including suing her for “defamation” didn’t help speed up the process.
Well, threats & actions from Meta, including suing her for “defamation” didn’t help speed up the process.
Yes you would Nick – you went into coalition with David Cameron and George Osborne.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘If I felt Zuckerberg and Sandberg were monsters, I wouldn’t have worked at Meta’: Nick Clegg on tech bros, AI and Starmer’s half measures
When Britain’s former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world. So why does he still think social media is a force for good?
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“No. I haven’t read it [Careless People] for very good reasons. You’ll have to ask her why she wrote it eight years after she left, I’m writing mine eight months after announcing leaving Meta.”
Well, threats & actions from Meta, including suing her for “defamation” didn’t help speed up the process.
Well, threats & actions from Meta, including suing her for “defamation” didn’t help speed up the process.
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This is why stopping dis and misinformation is SO critical! Without a shared reality, with accepted, shared facts, we cannot sustain democracies
“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you cannot have trust. The only government that exists without trust is a dictatorship,” Ressa said. “But beyond that, we don’t have a shared reality. Democracy happens in a shared reality."
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Maria Ressa says Americans must ‘hold the line’ against autocracy
The Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist said the country must stand up to the "bully tactics" of President Donald Trump as he attempts to consolidate executive power.
www.wgbh.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is why stopping dis and misinformation is SO critical! Without a shared reality, with accepted, shared facts, we cannot sustain democracies
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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No, I will not save the dates. I know it's not simple, but either the AEA starts holding the annual meeting at a reasonable time of the year, or I'm afraid it will continue to wither away, now that we have mercifully stopped the crazy business of having in-person job interviews in hotel rooms.
ICYMI, save the dates for the 2026 ASSA Annual Meeting to be held January 3–5, 2026 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday), in Philadelphia, PA. Registration opens on September 9, 2025. Learn more at aeaweb.org/news/assa-20.... #econsky
2026 ASSA Annual Meeting: Save the Dates!
aeaweb.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
No, I will not save the dates. I know it's not simple, but either the AEA starts holding the annual meeting at a reasonable time of the year, or I'm afraid it will continue to wither away, now that we have mercifully stopped the crazy business of having in-person job interviews in hotel rooms.
🔐 NordVPN's Dark Web Monitor has flagged a possible data breach involving EEA (Eeassoc.org), potentially exposing names, emails, & institutional affiliations of 4,000+ individuals likely from registrations.
NordVPN notes there's a chance of false positives. Anyone has info?
#DataProtection #EEA
NordVPN notes there's a chance of false positives. Anyone has info?
#DataProtection #EEA
July 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🔐 NordVPN's Dark Web Monitor has flagged a possible data breach involving EEA (Eeassoc.org), potentially exposing names, emails, & institutional affiliations of 4,000+ individuals likely from registrations.
NordVPN notes there's a chance of false positives. Anyone has info?
#DataProtection #EEA
NordVPN notes there's a chance of false positives. Anyone has info?
#DataProtection #EEA
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GiveWell sought an independent check on the evidence supporting >$1 billion it has granted to its top charities. This fall, Alex Cohen asked whether we could obtain the datasets needed to reproduce the underlying RCTs. We said yes; charging only a modest fee to cover our time.
🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!
🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
GiveWell sought an independent check on the evidence supporting >$1 billion it has granted to its top charities. This fall, Alex Cohen asked whether we could obtain the datasets needed to reproduce the underlying RCTs. We said yes; charging only a modest fee to cover our time.
🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!
🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!