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Dorothea Kübler

@dkuebler.bsky.social

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Experimental economist, interested in matching markets.

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Deutscher Ethikrat @ethikrat.org · May 15

Wie solidarisch sind wir? Um diese Frage geht es u.a. auf unserer Jahrestagung "Gelingende #Solidarität" am 18. Juni. @corneliabetsch.bsky.social moderiert das Panel mit @dkuebler.bsky.social und @walzenjet.bsky.social 👇 www.ethikrat.org/veranstaltungen/tagungen/gelingende-solidaritaet/

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Apr 4

❓🎓Why despite a gender-blind admissions system, equally qualified female students in China are significantly less likely than their male peers to apply to and be admitted to elite universities?❕Social expectations are the real issue

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Mar 31

Here's an open letter to the American people, that I was proud to sign along with thousands of other members of the National Academy of Sciences #EconSky #AcademicSky
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Open letter on Science

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Dorothea Kübler @dkuebler.bsky.social · Mar 29

„cooperation between universities could address a collective action problem“

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Mar 28

This is important. More than 700 Harvard faculty, with diverse views, have now signed a letter urging the university administration to "publicly condemn attacks on universities," "legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom" and +

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Mar 28

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tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social · Mar 21

Earlier this week five of my senior colleagues wrote a response to the demands placed on Columbia. The link is here. I also post a short note from Senior Faculty in the Department of Political Science who endorse their response.
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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Mar 21

"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...

Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Mar 17

Drezner's World has never published anything not written by the hard-working staff. Until now. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post...

GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.

Five Columbia University political scientists offer their unofficial response to the Trump administration's demands on their university.

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whitetrashphd.bsky.social @whitetrashphd.bsky.social · Mar 8

This one too:

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Steffen Huck @steffenhuck.bsky.social · Mar 3

Such a clever mechanism for such a good cause!

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Mar 3

If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.

If two people give 2 each, it is €4.

If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.

Let’s coordinate, here 👇

and please re-post to spread the word.

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Your Contribution Squared

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Jeff Mosenkis @mosenkis.bsky.social · Feb 26

Why Dean Karlan, Chief Economist of USAID resigned yesterday:

"I was ready to rebuild from wherever we ended up to identify the most effective programs, figure out how to get them back in place, and to recommend new awards.

But I received no response. Zero engagement."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday

He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · Jan 29

In Israel, it took civil society to stop Netanyahu's attempt to usurp power via judicial overhaul, not the feckless opposition. CS organized rallies, free teach-ins on college grounds and neighborhood venues, placing signs on highways, and threatening mass disobedience. Lessons here for the USA.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Jan 28

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
"Then they came for the trade unionists
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"Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

—Martin Niemöller
#econsky #academicsky

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Presidential memo shuts down all government grants (now including NSF)

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Patrick Bahners @pbahners.bsky.social · Jan 15

Ein Konservativer driftet ab: Mit seinem Gedankenspiel zur Ausbürgerung von Straftätern entfernt sich Friedrich Merz vom überlieferten Gedanken hinter dem Status der Staatsbürgerschaft. F.A.Z.-Einspruch-Podcast, Folge 328, ab 2:22. www.faz.net/einspruch/me...

Merz-Forderung zur Ausbürgerung von Straftätern: Wäre das rechtlich möglich?

In Folge 328 sprechen wir mit der Kriminologin Britta Bannenberg über den Umgang mit psychisch auffälligen Gewalttätern. Außerdem: Wie verhält sich das Gedankenspiel von Friedrich Merz zur Ausbürgerun...

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Jan 13

Not everyone is glad to see private firefighters in LA
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Are private firefighters repugnant (in Los Angeles)?

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · Jan 11

If you are okay with a felon being the president, at minimum, you should be okay with allowing felons to vote.

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Dorothea Kübler @dkuebler.bsky.social · Jan 10

„Karen Dynan, who worked in the Treasury Department under Mr. Obama, said economists there were known as “skunks at the garden party” — always showing up to explain why some attractive-sounding program wouldn’t work as intended.“

Dorothea Kübler @dkuebler.bsky.social · Jan 10

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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.

www.nytimes.com

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Nageeb Ali @snageebali.bsky.social · Jan 7

Relevant to the debate on fact-checking amidst Meta's decision, Adam Szeidl and Ferenc Szucs tell a clear and terrifying story about the power of misinformation and propaganda, and its effects on democratic accountability.

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Tagesspiegel @tagesspiegel.de · Jan 3

Reinhard Karger vom Deutschen Zentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz glaubt daran nicht, vielmehr geht er davon aus: https://buff.ly/400pZLF
Eine Recherche von @dnnsphl.bsky.social

Umstrittener Text in der „Welt am Sonntag“: Wurde Elon Musks Pro-AfD-Artikel von einer KI geschrieben?

Mit einem kontroversen Gastbeitrag machte Elon Musk Wahlwerbung für die AfD. Tagesspiegel-Recherchen zeigen nun: Der Text stammt womöglich gar nicht von Musk selbst – sondern von einer KI.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Dec 30

Conflicts of interest in medicine…
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Should big Tobacco fund (and program) continuing medical education?

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Miloš Fišar @milosfisar.bsky.social · Dec 19

📢 Call for papers #YEM2025
📅 May 22-23 2025 in Brno, Czech Republic
🗒️Topics: Applied Empirical Research, Labor Economics, Experimental Economics and Behavioral Theory
👥Keynotes: @dkuebler.bsky.social @neumarkecon.bsky.social
✅Submit paper by Feb 17
ℹ️Details: yem.econ.muni.cz

YEM 2025 | YEM: Young Economists' Meeting

YEM: Young Economists' Meeting in Brno, Czech Republic

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NBER @nber.org · Dec 17

Featured in the latest Digest: "Gender, Career Opportunities, and the Relocation Decisions of Couples"
https://www.nber.org/digest/202412/gender-career-opportunities-and-relocation-decisions-couples

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META BENE @meta-bene.bsky.social · Dec 2

Bartleby

Zeichnung eines einzelnen Blattes an einem Ast. Das Blatt sagt: I would prefer not to

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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · Dec 1

thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion"

(more examples below)

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Oct 31

📰New article by @dkuebler.bsky.social in @faznet.bsky.social .

Dorothea Kübler highlights how conflicts of interest are often overlooked in social science research and how they can impact public trust.

Read more👉
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#conflictofinterest #socialscience

Schwarze Schafe vermindern das Ansehen der Herde

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

We have a new DP by P. Rosmer who reproduce + sensitivity analysis of "Preference discovery in university admissions: The case for dynamic multioffer mechanisms" by Grenet et al.

Full report and authors' response here: osf.io/zwt7n/

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · Dec 30

If you're not done with your year-end giving, please consider helping a Ugandan student attend university in Germany!
@malengo.org is running a GoFundMe campaign to support our 2024 cohort: gofund.me/6c385c14
Please spread the word!

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