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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 2d

We would like to warmly congratulate our visiting professor, Shimon Sakaguchi, on winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine 💐👏! This wonderful news made today a joyful day for us too!

#IMMUNOCAPs #immunology #Nobel

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Turun yliopistossa iloittiin professori Shimon Sakaguchin Nobel-palkinnosta

Lääketieteen vuoden 2025 Nobel-palkinnon saaja professori Shimon Sakaguchi on Turun yliopiston tutkimusta profiloivan IMMUNOCAPs-hankkeen vieraileva professori.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 14d

Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data" by Xiaogeng Xu, Satu Metsälampi, Michael Kirchler, Kaisa Kotakorpi, Peter Hans Matthews, and Topi Miettinen. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Which Reference Groups Matter and How? A Relative Income Information Experiment with Administrative Data

(Forthcoming Article)

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Professor Dr Richard S.J. Tol FREcon MAE @richardtol.bsky.social · 23d

All is not well at Elsevier richardtol.substack.com/p/fraud-and-...

Fraud and cover-up

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Tuomo Suhonen @tuomosuhonen.bsky.social · 27d

1/ Uudessa @labore.fi analyysissä tutkimme koulutusasteiden, -sektorien ja -alojen välisten tuloerojen kehitystä 35–40-vuotiaiden ikäryhmässä 2015–2023. Tulokset perustuvat regressioanalyyseihin, joissa on kontrolloitu mm. peruskoulumenestystä ja perhetaustaa.
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Mikä on tutkintotodistuksesi tuotto? Koulutusasteiden, -sektorien ja -alojen väliset tuloerot 2015–2023 - Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan eri koulutusasteilta, -sektoreilta ja -aloilta valmistuneiden 35–40-vuotiaiden suomalaisten välisten tuloerojen kehitystä vuosina 2015–2023. Tulokset perustuvat regressioan...

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Markus Granlund @markusgranlund.bsky.social · 27d

Olen kyllä tavattoman ylpeä voidessani kertoa, että 75-vuotisjuhlaluentosarjassamme oli tänään vuorossa nobelisti Bengt Holmström 💪
Ravisteleva, inspiroiva puheenvuoro Euroopan tilasta ja tiestä eteenpäin. Muutenkin Bengt on aivan upea ja valloittava ihminen 👍
#Turunkauppakorkeakoulu @utu.fi

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 28d

All of us—including myself—should publish fewer but better papers.
And we should spend more of our time on scrutinizing existing work, so we know which claims can be trusted. But that's hard work with little recognition.
Thanks @sophieehill.bsky.social for doing it. Impressive 🕵️‍♀️ work. Fun to read.

Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · Sep 8

Blog post: github.com/sophieehill/...

TL;DR: There are a LOT of errors/inconsistencies in the results reported in this paper (estimates outside CIs, sign errors, duplicates, asymmetric CIs). Even in the abstract itself!

This suggests manual editing of results tables.

Which is not good...

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Summary
Unfortunately, this example is not an isolated issue.

Across 9 appendix tables with 256 regression coefficients, I find:

5 cases of estimates outside their reported confidence interval
46 duplicates (i.e. estimate/CI combinations with an identical match in the same table)
At least 20 cases of asymmetric confidence intervals, which cannot be explained as rounding errors
17 values rounded to 4 decimal places (all others to 3 decimal places), indicating manual editing of tables
Over 50% of all estimates and confidence intervals are multiples of 0.008
It is difficult to diagnose exactly what is going on without access to the underlying data and code.

However, two broad conclusions can be drawn:

There are many errors and inconsistencies in the results which appear to be the result of manual editing.
There are strange patterns in the results which, if genuine, should have been noted and explained by the authors.

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Jan P. Vogler @janvogler.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 The Virtual Workshop in Historical Political Economy is back! 🚨

For the new academic year, we have an amazing line up of papers for you!

In our inaugural session 2 HPE superstars will join us: @annagbusse.bsky.social (Stanford) will present & @jvoth.bsky.social (Zurich) discuss! I can't wait. 😀

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Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE @labore.fi · 29d

Tutkimus: Eduskuntapuheiden poliittinen polarisaatio on kasvanut 1990-luvulta, mutta jää edelleen kauas 1970-luvun tasosta. Tutkijaryhmässä: @jerniemin.bsky.social @jannetukiainen.bsky.social & Salla Simola. Lue koko tiedote ja tutustu tutkimukseen 👉 labore.fi/julkaisu/edu...

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The European Public Choice Society @theepcs.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, is pleased to organize the 53th Meeting of the European Public Choice Society. The event will take place on March 23-25, 2026.
Submit your paper: www.epcsmadrid2026.es
Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2025.

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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · Aug 25

In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.

Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Aug 11

NEW -

How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD

"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"

- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract discussing the dynamics of mainstream and radical political rhetoric regarding anti-immigrant policies, highlighting differences in societal responses and enforcement norms based on the source of the rhetoric.

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️

x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Jul 7

For SD Parties this means that as long as their program is economically to the left, it does not matter much to working class voters what it includes culturally e.g. on immigration. In contrast, educated middle class voters will punish a program for being less culturally progressive.

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Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social · Jul 7

In "Who is Mobilized to Vote by Short Text Messages?," a nationwide RCT in Finland shows GOTV texts increased turnout among low-propensity voters. Read more from
Salomo Hirvonen, @maarit.bsky.social, Lauri Sääksvuori, &
@jannetukiainen.bsky.social:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Who is Mobilized to Vote by Short Text Messages? Evidence from a Nationwide Field Experiment with Young Voters - Political Behavior

Using a large randomized controlled trial and rich individual-level data on eligible voters and their household members, we evaluate how get-out-the-vote (GOTV) appeals affect inequalities in voting, ...

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Mika Maliranta @maliranta.bsky.social · Jul 6

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HS Visio | Kun valitset jotain, luovut aina jostain – ja sillä on hintansa

Vaihtoehtoiskustannus on hylätyn vaihtoehdon tuottama hyöty. Se on myös ihmiselämän tärkeimpiä käsitteitä, sanoo taloustieteilijä Mika Maliranta. Näin käsitettä voi hyödyntää jokapäiväisessä elämässä.

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Jul 1

🧵 @chflachsland.bsky.social and I posted the first draft of our Climate Politics Framework (CPF) paper—our attempt to provide a structured synthesis of the insights of modern social science into why ambitious climate mitigation is politically such a wicked problem, and under osf.io/preprints/so...

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Markus Granlund @markusgranlund.bsky.social · Jun 19

Huikea saavutus! Ja tähän päälle vielä STN-rahoitukset ja Akatemiaprofessuurit. Onnea kaikille myönnön saaneille 💪 @utu.fi #tiede #tutkimus

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Suomen Akatemialta Turun yliopistolle lähes 20,4 miljoonaa euroa akatemiahankkeisiin ja akatemiatutkijoille

Turun yliopisto sai Suomen Akatemian tieteellisiltä toimikunnilta rahoitusta yhteensä lähes 20,4 miljoonaa euroa, joka myönnettiin 30 tutkijalle akatemiahankkeisiin ja kahdeksalle akatemiatutkijall

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RESLIDE — The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland @reslide.bsky.social · Jun 12

Liberal democracy is facing global pressure. The RESLIDE project examines the state of liberal democracy in Finland and seeks to tackle backsliding.

The aim is to reinforce democratic values and bolster the institutions upholding them, says RESLIDE's Åsa von Schoultz.

➡️ reslide.fi/en/democracy...

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Becker Friedman Institute for Economics @beckerfriedman.bsky.social · May 26

Human death rates rose over 4% in vulture-suitable districts after vulture decline, with evidence of more rabies, feral dogs, and worsened water quality in those areas. Research from @eyalfrank.bsky.social (@harrissocial.bsky.social) and Anant Sudarshan 🐦 ow.ly/5m7550VYOZW #EconSky

The Social Costs of Keystone Species Collapse: Evidence From The Decline of Vultures in India | Becker Friedman Institute

Over the last century, species extinction around the world has occurred at rates about one hundred times higher than previous mass extinctions, leading scientists to label the current human-driven phe...

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Janne Tukiainen @jannetukiainen.bsky.social · May 24

Hieno juttu! Tuosta saisi tehtyä myös tieteellisen julkaisun.

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Salla Vuorikoski @svuorikoski.bsky.social · May 24

Erään torstain kokouksemme lopuksi kysyin vielä, pitäisikö niille äänestyslapuille tehdä jotain. Tehtiin. Syntyi simulaatio: miltä vaalitulos olisi näyttänyt, jos ihmiset olisivat osanneet äänestää?

Tutkiva journalismi | Vaalifiasko: HS tutki tuhansia hylättyjä ääniä ja selvitti vaikutusta vaalitulokseen

Markus Kalliokivi voi olla yksi numerosekoilun uhreista, havainnollistaa HS:n ainutlaatuinen simulaatio. Vaalijohtaja Arto Jääskeläinen vastaa kritiikkiin.

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Olle Folke @ollefolke.bsky.social · May 15

Update: We submitted the comment to the Journal of Population Economics, and today we got a desk reject with this motivation. However, we do not know their conclusion about the main results and why the paper was not retracted. Clearly, they do not hold. 1/4

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · May 12

It's fashionable to badmouth economics, but time and again it shows its enormous policy value.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · May 12

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Congestion pricing has improved life in New York City by: reducing cars on the street, speeding traffic (especially at peak hours), speeding buses and making them more reliable, expanding transit ridership, reducing car crashes, reducing noise complaints, and increasing the number of visitors.

Fire response times fell in the NYC congestion zone, even as they increased in the rest of the city.

Car crashes with injuries fell citywide, but they fell especially dramatically in the congestion pricing zone from 2024 to 2025

Local buses have sped up dramatically in the congestion pricing zone.

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IEB @fundacioieb.bsky.social · May 9

#IEBseminars: "Preaching to the Future..."

🗣️ @jannetukiainen.bsky.social
📅 Tuesday 13

Info👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rsstuijjfq

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