Mike Murphy
@mjamurphy.bsky.social
I'm an applied economist interested in how we get better at interacting with natural systems. You can find out more about my research at mjamurphy.com
Personal account, only Scottish football takes guaranteed correct
Personal account, only Scottish football takes guaranteed correct
This is about 40% of current inventory
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This is about 40% of current inventory
World Chess Champions by country* (via Reddit)
January 21, 2026 at 6:04 PM
World Chess Champions by country* (via Reddit)
Seems like I need to be paying more attention to Japan
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Seems like I need to be paying more attention to Japan
grim to think about all the things we would have known
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
grim to think about all the things we would have known
posting this before i get the inevitable reply
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
posting this before i get the inevitable reply
Time trending in my timeline
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Time trending in my timeline
Gee it's great to be back home
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gee it's great to be back home
Energy policy analysis should contain numbers
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Energy policy analysis should contain numbers
Imagine cropping Fei-Fei Li half out of the picture to give more room to Zuck
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Imagine cropping Fei-Fei Li half out of the picture to give more room to Zuck
Latte-fare economics
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Latte-fare economics
Ok, well now I have to give you a quick primer on professional athlete Kenny McLean (pictured below).
He's a technical attack-minded central mid, which is also the only role for which we have an abundance of quality, meaning he's spent much of his national team career as a sub.
He's a technical attack-minded central mid, which is also the only role for which we have an abundance of quality, meaning he's spent much of his national team career as a sub.
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Ok, well now I have to give you a quick primer on professional athlete Kenny McLean (pictured below).
He's a technical attack-minded central mid, which is also the only role for which we have an abundance of quality, meaning he's spent much of his national team career as a sub.
He's a technical attack-minded central mid, which is also the only role for which we have an abundance of quality, meaning he's spent much of his national team career as a sub.
Importantly this change in beliefs increases the probability that treated households have safer flour in their home at endlline- the intervention shifts purchasing behaviour, without affecting expenditures or other consumption
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Importantly this change in beliefs increases the probability that treated households have safer flour in their home at endlline- the intervention shifts purchasing behaviour, without affecting expenditures or other consumption
We then use this to design two information treatments where we tell people about the risk of contamination in formal & informal flour, enabling them to differentiate risk levels.
This shifts people's beliefs in treated households, as you can see in the CDFs below
This shifts people's beliefs in treated households, as you can see in the CDFs below
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We then use this to design two information treatments where we tell people about the risk of contamination in formal & informal flour, enabling them to differentiate risk levels.
This shifts people's beliefs in treated households, as you can see in the CDFs below
This shifts people's beliefs in treated households, as you can see in the CDFs below
We're going to take data from a related project monitoring aflatoxin levels in formally and informally produced maize flour in Kenya.
You can find details on how we do that in our paper here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
You can find details on how we do that in our paper here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We're going to take data from a related project monitoring aflatoxin levels in formally and informally produced maize flour in Kenya.
You can find details on how we do that in our paper here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
You can find details on how we do that in our paper here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The contaminant we look at is aflatoxin, compounds produced by maize fungus that cause liver failure, cancer and are linked to stunting.
The kernels on the top left have low levels of aflatoxin, those on the right have high levels, but knowing that requires some very expensive equipment.
The kernels on the top left have low levels of aflatoxin, those on the right have high levels, but knowing that requires some very expensive equipment.
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The contaminant we look at is aflatoxin, compounds produced by maize fungus that cause liver failure, cancer and are linked to stunting.
The kernels on the top left have low levels of aflatoxin, those on the right have high levels, but knowing that requires some very expensive equipment.
The kernels on the top left have low levels of aflatoxin, those on the right have high levels, but knowing that requires some very expensive equipment.
Hello #EconSky, this is my official #EconJMP post!
I'm an applied micro-economist with a PhD from the University of Bordeaux. I work on topics in agricultural and environmental health in developing countries.
You can find my work at mjamurphy.com or check the 🧵below for what my JMP is all about
I'm an applied micro-economist with a PhD from the University of Bordeaux. I work on topics in agricultural and environmental health in developing countries.
You can find my work at mjamurphy.com or check the 🧵below for what my JMP is all about
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hello #EconSky, this is my official #EconJMP post!
I'm an applied micro-economist with a PhD from the University of Bordeaux. I work on topics in agricultural and environmental health in developing countries.
You can find my work at mjamurphy.com or check the 🧵below for what my JMP is all about
I'm an applied micro-economist with a PhD from the University of Bordeaux. I work on topics in agricultural and environmental health in developing countries.
You can find my work at mjamurphy.com or check the 🧵below for what my JMP is all about
Claims that the environment and material prosperity are separate concerns are bunk.
Climate risk is already having major market impacts in the US.
Here is the cost to insure American households' #1 financial asset over the past decade (Keys & Mulder 2025):
Climate risk is already having major market impacts in the US.
Here is the cost to insure American households' #1 financial asset over the past decade (Keys & Mulder 2025):
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Claims that the environment and material prosperity are separate concerns are bunk.
Climate risk is already having major market impacts in the US.
Here is the cost to insure American households' #1 financial asset over the past decade (Keys & Mulder 2025):
Climate risk is already having major market impacts in the US.
Here is the cost to insure American households' #1 financial asset over the past decade (Keys & Mulder 2025):
Just outrageous from McSauce
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just outrageous from McSauce
Glasgow one week later.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Glasgow one week later.
They made a movie which reminded me that Train Dreams is probably the best novella I've ever read.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
They made a movie which reminded me that Train Dreams is probably the best novella I've ever read.
"there is so much alpha in books"
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"there is so much alpha in books"