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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ayer me entrevistaron para hablar del trabajo "La repetición perjudica la inclusión social en la escuela" en el usamos gemelos estadísticos - propensity score matching - para estudiar los problemas de los alumnos que repiten.

www.cuatro.com/noticias/soc...

link: recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/Re...

Repetir curso podría no ser una buena idea: las consecuencias negativas para los alumnos, según un estudio

Con el comienzo de curso a la vuelta de la esquina, toda la comunidad educativa se hace una pregunta recurrente: ¿Sirve de algo repetir curso? Exist

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Sep 1

School counselors' recommendation letters for minority students are shorter and emphasize character over achievement.

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Aug 9

Fresh out of the oven! 🍞 With AM Espin, MP Espinosa & MJ Vazquez), we examine whether mentoring programs for vulnerable youth foster in-group bias. The results are surprising: the young person’s background and the program’s duration have a huge impact.

Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 6

Conflicting identities and cooperation between groups: experimental evidence from a mentoring programme #ProcB #OpenAccess #Behaviour royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 6

Conflicting identities and cooperation between groups: experimental evidence from a mentoring programme #ProcB #OpenAccess #Behaviour royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is why many researchers only use OLS.

Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · Aug 6

This explains a lot, actually.

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Jul 25

This week, I gave a talk at the 3rd Soleto Summer School — an experience I’ll remember for a long time. It took place in a beautiful square in the heart of Soleto, with a wonderfully diverse audience.

Thanks Giuseppe Attanasi and the entire CIMEO Sapienza U Roma

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jul 20

Lol who did this

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Javi Burgos @javisburgos.bsky.social · Jul 17

Acabo de recibir la fantástica noticia de que he sido galardonado con el Premio de Divulgación Científica de la @uji.es. Si es bueno que te den un premio así, todavía es mejor que te lo reconozcan en tu propia casa (sigue)

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CEMFI @cemfi.es · Jun 24

Congratulations to Aleksei Samkov for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis at CEMFI!. Thanks to Pedro Mira, Silvia Sarpietro and Kirill Evdokimov for serving in the Thesis Defense Committe and to Aleksei’s advisor Dmitry Arkhangelsky

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Jun 17

Evidence based policy, right?

Juan Luis Jiménez @juanluisjimenez.bsky.social · Jun 17

El Gobierno catalán anuncia préstamos a jóvenes para pagar la entrada de su primera vivienda (incentivar la demanda). Cuando hicieron una política similar en Reino Unido (help-to-buy):

❌Aumentaron 8% precios.
❌No aumentó la oferta.
❌Los promotores se apropiaron de toda la ayuda.

Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Jun 17

Like everything in life, this has its ups and downs.

Francesca Cesari @francesari.bsky.social · Jun 16

Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature's research papers 🧪👇
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.

www.nature.com

Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Jun 17

Pues muchas felicidades!

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · Jun 6

After two very intense days, BiNoMa has come to an end. Thank you Lorenzo, Arnold, Norma, and the University of Granada. @universidadgranada.bsky.social

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Anxo Sánchez @anxosanchez.bsky.social · May 28

El año que viene la @uc3m.es estrena grado en Matemática Aplicada. Para aprender matemáticas no lo recomiendo. Para aprender matemáticas y aplicarlas en distintos campos y resolver problemas reales, vente. Yo creo que además aprenderás matemáticas. Bien aprendidas

Info: www.uc3m.es/grado/matema...

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Simon Columbus @simoncolumbus.bsky.social · Apr 7

"pre-registration has now become mainstream in experimental economics"

New preprint by Taisuke Imai et al.: osf.io/preprints/me...

Abstract: The open science movement has gained significant momentum over the past decade, with pre-registration and the use of pre-analysis plans being central to ongoing debates. Combining observational evidence on trends in adoption with survey data from 519 re-searchers, this study examines the adoption of pre-registration (potentially but not necessarily including pre-analysis plans) in experimental economics. Pooling statistics from 19 leading journals published between 2017 and 2023, we observe that the number of papers containing a pre-registration grew from seven per year to 190 per year. Our findings indicate that pre-registration has now become mainstream in experimental economics, with two-thirds of respondents expressing favorable views and 86% having pre-registered at least one study. However, opinions are divided on the scope and comprehensiveness of pre-registration, highlighting the need for clearer guidelines. Researchers assign a credibility premium to pre-registered tests, although the exact channels remain to be understood. Our results suggest growing support for open science practices among experimental economists, with demand for professional associations to guide researchers and reviewers on best practices for pre-registration and other open science initiatives.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · May 21

Wow.

Look at how rapidly preregistration has become the norm in experimental economics.

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Vassar @vassar.bsky.social · Apr 30

In our new series, Office Hours, we talk to faculty about their research, classes, and academic pursuits. Meet Benjamin Ho, Professor of Economics, who specializes in behavioral economics.

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · May 22

At @imebess.bsky.social with @luismmiller.bsky.social (left), Javi Rodero - Antonio Alfonso - Melanie Parravano & Migue Melendez (right).

Awesome!

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · May 20

Desconozco el tema en profundidad pero da la impresión de que todos son ventajas (vía impuestos) si los costes ya se han asumido (educación, sanidad, etc.).

Seguramente me pierdo algo, pero cuál es la pega de legalizarlos?

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · May 20

Es un gráfico muy bonito pero honestamente, no tengo claro si a la gente “corriente” le importa mucho este dato… creo que están en otros problemas.

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Anxo Sánchez @anxosanchez.bsky.social · May 8

Se acaba de publicar un libro, "Amistad", de @mariuchu.bsky.social y Jacobo Bergareche, basado en conversaciones con un montón de gente, y de ellas algunas salen como podcast. Hoy podéis oírme a mí: open.spotify.com/episode/7cVM... Añado que muchos de los episodios son más interesantes que el mío!

Amistad 1x07: Anxo Sánchez

Amistad · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Pablo Brañas @behsnaps.bsky.social · May 1

Summer School & Workshop in:
EXPERIMETRICS & BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
Soleto (Apulia, South of Italy), July 19-24, 2025
sites.google.com/a/uniroma1.i...

organized by CIMEO , University of Rome, with the financial support of Sapienza’s School for Advanced Studies (SSAS).

Submissions OPEN!!!