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Francis J. DiTraglia
@economictricks.bsky.social
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Applied Econometrician
Associate Professor at University of Oxford
Fellow and Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall

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sqare.org
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The world is a mess but rejoice for this Eurovision 2025 entry from Sweden is fantastic eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Leamer's book "Specification Searches" was, in my opinion, way ahead of its time in thinking about what my colleague @maxkasy.bsky.social aptly calls "statistics in a social context". Well worth a read, and freely available online:

www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_page...
March 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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RIP Ed Leamer

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In memoriam: Edward Leamer, 80, professor and director of UCLA Anderson Forecast
Leamer’s contributions to economic research spanned more than five decades and multiple areas. “It is impossible to overstate his impact,” UCLA Anderson Dean Antonio Bernardo said.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Oh boy! SQARE.org was officially *not* endorsed by the ad-hoc joint AEA-EEA-ES-RES committee (page 79)

www.econometricsociety.org/uploads/docu...

There's no such thing as bad press ;)

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February 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Exciting news! We’ve been awarded a UKRI Metascience grant to modernize research practices in Econometrics! Our project will develop innovative platforms — including SQARE.org — to enhance research evaluation & collaboration. Stay tuned!

www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Fellowships launched to explore how AI could change the way scientists drive new discoveries
New government-funded fellowships will see researchers explore how AI can change the way we conduct research while 23 projects have been awarded funding to explore wider research and innovation.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM