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Valerie Mueller
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Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies, ASU
Work on climate change impacts, focusing on human mobility
#DevEcon #EnvironEcon #AgEcon #EnvironDemography #PoliticalEcon
Non-resident fellow at IFPRI
Livin’ it up in Spain 2025-6 .. more

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Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 5h
Amid everything else, a brief note to announce the CFP for the 2026 Summer Workshop in the Economic History and Historical Political Economy of Eurasia.

If you are an economist, historian, or political scientist working on Imperial Russia or the USSR, please consider applying.

July 17–18, Paris.
Scott Gehlbach - 2026 Summer Workshop in the Economic History and
Call for papers We invite submissions to a workshop on the economic history and historical political economy of Eurasia. The workshop will take place at th...
scottgehlbach.net

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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 8h
Just went for breakfast at our favorite Colombian cafe. All of the doors to the building are locked and the waitress had to come let us in.

In the entrance to my work building, we have a pepper spray recovery kit just to be prepared.

This is life in Minneapolis now.

Reposted by Valerie Mueller, Rune Møller Stahl

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 13h
The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good send a terrifying signal to protesters: if you are against us, we can kill you with impunity. This is a classical authoritarian strategy. Increase the costs of opposing the regime to stop people from protesting.

1/2

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Marcus C Sarofim @marcusmarcusrc.bsky.social · 13h
After 17 years, I left the EPA yesterday. I'm sad to leave my "unicorn job", but this admin won't let me work on climate change.

I'll be posting at thesaraphreport.substack.com

First up: the Endangerment Finding. I helped write it. I defended it. Now I'm watching them tear it down.
Marcus C Sarofim | Substack
Climate science and policy analysis from Marcus Sarofim: 17 years EPA, MIT PhD, JHU adjunct, key contributor to 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding. Saraph (my name's root) means "fire"—fitting for climate ...
thesaraphreport.substack.com

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Tyler Horan @tylerhoran.bsky.social · 23h
UNC-Chapel Hill Sociology is hiring a Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor (teaching track) starting July 2026. 3-3 load focusing on undergrad instruction, particularly Management & Society and Health & Society courses. Apps reviewed starting Feb 16. #AcademicJobs #sociology

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d
I am a climate scientist and this is correct.

As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.

Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 2d
Congrats!!

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 2d
Everyone should read this!

🧪 #AcademicSky

When two years of academic work vanished with a single click

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com

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Kyle Saunders @kylesaunders.bsky.social · 2d
Higher ed is being unbundled: knowledge is cheap, credentials proliferate, networks are positional, and four years of “time to mature” is now a luxury good. Universities must explain what they uniquely sell-and if they don't-the value proposition collapses.
kylesaunders.substack.com/p/the-collap...

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Agristok @agristok.bsky.social · 2d
Fully Funded PhD in Place-Based Economic Development in Europe

The University of Groningen is offering a fully funded PhD position in place-based economic development in Europe. Applications close February 2, 2026.
Fully Funded PhD in Place-Based Economic Development in Europe
The University of Groningen is offering a fully funded PhD position in place-based economic development in Europe. Applications close February 2, 2026.
agristok.net

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CHOAM Nomsky @samthielman.com · 3d
I just thought everyone should see this
Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 3d
All countries on the Board of Peace are ruled by men and their median age is 66.

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Julian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · 3d
From Andrew Gelman, how can we improve the research process?

1. Stop citing single studies as definitive. They are not. Check if the ones you are reading or citing have been replicated.

2. If you or someone else finds an error in your published work, publish a correction.

Reposted by Valerie Mueller, Beth Tellman

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 3d
Read every word of this thread.
margaret.bsky.social Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 3d
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 3d
I hope our general strike in Minnesota shows the rest of you that big things are possible. Hundreds of local businesses—more & more each hour—are announcing that they’ll be closed on Friday to tell ICE to GTFO of here. Restaurants, cafes, bookstores, shops, theaters, museums, and the list goes on ✊🏼
Museum Closed Jan. 23 The museum will be closed on Friday, Jan. 23. We stand in solidarity with our community and staff in support of justice, kindness and human dignity. Minnesota Children's Museum is a place of joy, inclusion and togetherness. We look forward to welcoming families as we reopen for regular hours on Saturday. Minnesota Children's Museum THE MAIN CINEMA WILL BE CLOSED JANUARY 23RD ASI Closed Jan. 23 ASI will be closed this Friday, Jan. 23. For nearly 100 years, ASI has welcomed, celebrated, and studied immigration. We stand with our community in the Twin Cities and Minnesota, now and always. ASI AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE theparkwaympls The Parkway Theater • •• The Parkway stands in solidarity with our Minnesota community and will be closed this Friday, January 23. We will reopen Saturday, January 24 and will continue to remain a place of respite, joy, and togetherness for everyone. Tickets purchased for our previously scheduled event will be refunded. See you soon at The Parkway! Parkway

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d
The world learned today that you absolutely have to bully this dumb old asshole as a collective. Better late than never for them, but we better get used to being aggressively humiliated for the next few years.

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 4d
Wow, quite a lineup for this free course
voxdev.bsky.social VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 4d
🆕 Free online course on private enterprise, productivity & economic growth by STEG & PEDL (@cepr.org)

Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.

Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 4d
New NIH guidance/mechanism for research with international partners is out. Note that you need to click on "related documents" & download the zip file to see the NOFO text with the details.

www.grants.gov/search-resul...
Grants.gov text about PA-26-002 NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 4d
I won't do anything, okay. Please make the stock market go back to normal. I take everything back, but I'll remember.

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 4d
Ahistorical gibberish.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump on NATO: "We never ask for anything, and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay?"

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 4d
Because I had 2 children, does that mean I have to like the colicky baby that lives upstairs?

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 4d
JOBS

Associate & Assistant Professorships in Public Policy, University of Cambridge

www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
Vacanies - Bennett School of Public Policy
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump on NATO: "We never ask for anything, and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay?"

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 4d
One of the testimonies said they only trust 15% of economics. 😂

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 4d
What should we do as editors when a reviewer has clearly used AI to write their peer review?

In my opinion, this is academic misconduct. But it's almost impossible to prove. Should we just ignore the review? Should we report it to their employer? Should we have a blacklist of suspect reviewers?
thehandlab.bsky.social Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 4d
Saw my first AI-generated #Review today, of a paper in Scientific Reports.

It was like a highschool teacher giving constructive feedback on an essay, with statements from a rubric.

If i see this as editor, your 'review' will be ignored.

If i see it as 1st/last author, I'll write to the editor.

🤷‍♂️

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 4d
Saw my first AI-generated #Review today, of a paper in Scientific Reports.

It was like a highschool teacher giving constructive feedback on an essay, with statements from a rubric.

If i see this as editor, your 'review' will be ignored.

If i see it as 1st/last author, I'll write to the editor.

🤷‍♂️

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 4d
New evidence from Africa shows that aid reduces conflict when projects are well managed, but increases violence when management and monitoring are weak.

Read today's article to learn more:
Geographic distribution of conflict and aid quality

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 4d
JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.

Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.

Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity Intergenerational mobility, measuring the ability to achieve economic success regardless of family background, is a critical reflection of a society’s commitment to equality of opportunity. Rising income inequality has raised concerns about the potential erosion of upward mobility. While education has traditionally been viewed as the path to mobility, its transformative power is facing challenges in a rapidly evolving job market. This project reorients the focus of intergenerational mobility research by highlighting the labor market as an arena for the reproduction of advantage. It employs a comparative approach, using administrative data from four countries: Sweden, Austria, England, and the United States. It also incorporates evidence from a broader set of nations through cross-national surveys, longitudinal household surveys, labor force surveys, secondary data, and digital trace data. The project employs cutting-edge empirical methods, including quasi- experimental designs, event studies, within-family comparisons, decomposition analyses, counterfactual simulations, and diagnostic checks to rigorously assess the extent of inequalities in the labor market. The research investigates how family background influences the sorting of individuals to employers and workplaces, accounting for education and occupation, and explores variations in career progression within and between employers. It comprehensively catalogues and assesses mechanisms shaping workplace inequality, contributing to the development of social closure theory. Additionally, the project evaluates intervention strategies, encompassing both employer practices and government actions, to promote fair opportunity in the labor market.

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 4d
It's terrible that we are not united. Yet, the administration is occupying cities. I suspect there are other examples where you have dual representation at high-profile international meetings. We lack strong leadership in the Dem party and it shows here.

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Valerie Mueller @valmuellerasu.bsky.social · 4d
The World Bank provides an interesting blog describing a series of new papers presented at workshop on topics related to "Unlocking Women's Economic Potential" in LAC. #EconSky check them out: blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Unlocking Women’s Economic Potential: Cutting Edge Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
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