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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to announce our amazing lineup of speakers for the 2026 JDM preconference at SPSP!

Conference date: Feb 26th
Location: Chicago
Deadline to apply: Oct 23rd.

Application link: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...

cc: @sdellavi.bsky.social, @hirshmansam.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social

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Social Science Prediction Platform (SSPP) @socscipredict.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 Interested in making more forecasts? Want to get paid for doing so? Apply for the SSPP Forecasting Panel! Panelists receive $400 a year + a $300 bonus for high accuracy.

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Apply to Join our SSPP Forecasting Panel 2.0!

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 19d

Not quite sure how to put it all in words, but I just spent an extraordinary day celebrating my dissertation adviser, Larry Katz. Feeling grateful, proud, and (re-) inspired.

Larry has raised so many extraordinary economists that being in the same room as them was overwhelming.

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Ted Miguel @tedmiguel.bsky.social · Aug 3

Nobel prize winner George Akerlof (my former colleague) on the firing of statistics officials:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...

Opinion | What to Do When the President Acts Like a Five-Year-Old?

www.nytimes.com

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Aug 2

I was the AEA's President Elect as the first Trump term began. We worried about government statistics then, and appointed a committee that included members (such as Google's Chief Economist) who might be in a position to help make reliable statistics available if the government went dark.
#econsky

Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

August 1, 2025
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the American Economic Association on the
Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner

Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today.
The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day.
Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias.
The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity.
Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions.
We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure.

Lawrence Katz
President, American Economic Association
Katharine Abraham
President-Elect, American Economic Association
Karen Dynan
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics
Kenneth Troske
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · Jul 10

New short meta-survey on the SSPP: can you predict how well people predict?

Try your hand at it:
socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/0f... @socscipredict.bsky.social @sdellavi.bsky.social

Forecasting the SSPP Research Results

Increasingly, researchers gather forecasts ex ante about the results of their research studies. Ex post, this allows for a comparison with the results to gauge contributions to the literature. But wha...

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · May 24

I have both *thoughts* and *feelings* about Trump attacking Harvard. And I want to share them with you.

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · May 12

This was a really nicely-done survey - strongly encourage people to check it out!

Congrats to the winners!

Social Science Prediction Platform (SSPP) @socscipredict.bsky.social · May 7

🏆 Winner Announced! 🏆

Congratulations to Alexander Coutts & Séverine Toussaert — winners of the 2025 SSPP Outstanding Use of Forecasts Award ($10,000) for “Beliefs about choice reversals”!

See the winning survey here: socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/f6...

Beliefs about choice reversals

In this study, you will submit a total of 21 forecasts related to how individuals make choices about future work allocations, what they believe about their future work allocations, as well as other re...

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David Ritzwoller @dritzwoller.bsky.social · May 4

Very excited to share this new working paper, joint with @sdellavi.bsky.social, Guido Imbens, and Woojin Kim
bsky.app/profile/nber...

NBER @nber.org · Apr 29

The Thresholding Multiple Outcomes method addresses spatial correlation in regressions by using information from additional outcomes to identify correlated locations, from Stefano DellaVigna, Guido Imbens, Woojin Kim, and @dritzwoller.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33716

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Stefano DellaVigna @sdellavi.bsky.social · Mar 21

Lise is a terrific economist with so many ground breaking contributions... as well as one of the most caring and genuine persons you will find. Very well deserved!

Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Mar 20

👏
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/03/lise...

Lise Vesterlund is celebrated at the Copenhagen Business School

marketdesigner.blogspot.com

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Stefano DellaVigna @sdellavi.bsky.social · Mar 5

I finally made the transition from X to here, looking forward to interacting with the econ community here @tedmiguel.bsky.social @evavivalt.bsky.social @rthaler.bsky.social @cega-uc.bsky.social @socscipredict.bsky.social

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · Feb 19

The Social Science Prediction Platform has a new feature: a leaderboard showcasing those who provided the most forecasts or were the most accurate. Forecasters can opt into displaying their name.

You can also see your own rank if logged in. Check it out! @socscipredict.bsky.social

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