mcEmpirics
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The e-learning website mcEmpirics offers effective teaching support for econometrics and statistics courses.
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Join us and founder Prof. Thomas Siedler (PhD) for an overview of the platform’s key features, testimonials from universities using the platform, and how you can integrate mcEmpirics into your teaching.

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Looking forward to meeting you!
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This upcoming AI and Assessment in Economics Education Workshop will explore how Generative AI is shaping assessments in economics degrees. Discussions will focus on academic integrity, skill development, and inclusivity in an AI-driven world.
📅 June 10, 2025 |📍UCL Institute of Education
Link below⬇️
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Register your interest for our #AI and #Assessment in #Economics Degrees Workshop!

📅 10th June 2025, starting at 9.30am
📍 Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social
🤝 Organised w @resmedia.bsky.social/ funded by the Stone Centre @ucl.ac.uk

📌 Sign up now (in-person slots limited!): lnkd.in/eUCc-ns3
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Less than one week until our #free #webinar on #mcEmpirics!

We are excited to invite you to our free webinar introducing mcEmpirics.

📅 March 19, 2025
🕒 Berlin (CET): 7:30 AM

Register now!
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Interesting findings on how parental leave affects fathers' job prospects, especially in male-dominated fields.

Read more below! 👇
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❔💼 Does parental leave hurt fathers’ careers? A study sent thousands of job applications to test it.

📊 In male-dominated jobs, fathers on long leave were penalized

📉 But the study uncovered that the main factor in hiring discrimination was gender

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Join us for our next #mcEmpirics #webinar on March 19:
you can learn how mcEmpirics supports teaching in #econometrics, #statistics, and #applied #empirical courses.
📅 March 19, 2025
🕒 Berlin (CET): 7:30 AM | Melbourne (AEDT): 5:30 PM
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Does media coverage drive polarization? A study by Schneider-Strawczynski & Valette finds that neutral immigration coverage moves moderates to more extreme views.
💡 More coverage → stronger opinions
💡 Effect fades but can shape elections
🎧 Listen: aeaweb.org/research/media-salience-and-polarization
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🎧 A must-listen! This podcast with Anna Maria Mayda explores how immigration shapes political preferences—depending on who is immigrating and the economic impact.

📖 Listen here: aeaweb.org/research/immigration-politics-anna-maria-mayda

#Immigration #Economics #PoliticalEconomy #Podcast
Immigration politics
Anna Maria Mayda discusses how the skill level of foreign workers influences native voters in the United States.
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Join our free #webinar introducing #mcEmpirics, an e-learning platform designed to enhance teaching in econometrics, statistics and related courses.
📅 February 19, 2025
🕒 Berlin (CET): 8:00 AM | Melbourne (AEDT): 6:00 PM
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We look forward to seeing you there!
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We are excited to announce that you can now find us on Bluesky! Stay up to date on newly developed questions and implemented features.
Our #e-learning website aims to support the teaching of #statistics and #econometrics courses, offering more than 1,500 questions that can be used to create quizzes.