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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · 15d

We are hiring!

Assistant or Associate Professor of economics in the Econ Dept at University of Melbourne.

We are specifically looking for candidates specializing in econometrics.

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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Nora Becker @norabeckermd.bsky.social · 16d

Shanah Tovah.

If you are a Jewish health professional, please consider signing this letter calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.

As we begin the days of awe, as we welcome in a new year, now is the time. We must do better. We cannot remain silent.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Jewish Health Professionals Say 'End the Genocide' in Gaza

"To be silent is to be complicit," the healthcare workers write in an open letter.

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · 16d

The best time of the year 🎃

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16d

IT IS TIME.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 16d

There is no clear evidence that paracetamol has any harmful effects on an unborn baby.

It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism

It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16d

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 20d

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is not about one comedian who said something he should not have said. The Trump administration and its enforcers want to control your speech, your behavior, even your public expressions of mourning. You are not allowed to criticize the president’s associates. You do not even retain the right to remain silent; you must make public expressions of emotions demanded by the administration and its allies or incur its disfavor, which can threaten your livelihood. This is the road to totalitarianism, and it does not end with one man losing his television show.

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 29d

We (development econ faculty at Princeton) are hiring predocs, to start in summer 2026. Please share the application with folks who might be interested: rpde.princeton.edu/rpde-%E2%80%93-predoctoral-fellows-research-specialists-start-summer-2026
We'll review apps starting on 9/15. Thanks!

Princeton Research Program in Development Economics @princetondevo.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨🚨 Pre-doc Hiring! 🚨🚨

We are hiring pre-docs to start in Princeton in Summer 2026, supporting Pascaline Dupas, @thomasfujiwara.bsky.social @seema.bsky.social and Mica Sviatschi. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in development economics research before applying to PhD programs. Link 👇

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Sep 6

Keep them up. But honestly the fact that they have naps makes it easier to readjust for them (if yours still naps!!). Good luck!!!

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Sep 1

@vicbar.bsky.social @ralphdehaas.bsky.social @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social & I Matavelli show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.
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Graph showing a strong negative correlation between GDP per capita and unequal gender role norms.

While economists have extensively studied gender norms affecting women, masculinity norms – the informal rules that guide and constrain the behaviours of boys and men – remain underexplored. This column reviews how such norms can shape economic outcomes in labour markets, health, education, households, and politics. Drawing on new survey data from 87,000 individuals across 70 countries, the authors show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Aug 19

😓 the Russians are monsters.

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Ralph De Haas @ralphdehaas.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢New working paper: "Masculinity Norms and Their Economic Consequences" w/ @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social Ieda [email protected].

We review the literature on how masculinity norms - the informal rules guiding men's behavior - shape economic outcomes in health, labor markets & politics. 🧵

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’m sorry for your loss. Thank you for drawing attention to the issue.

In economics, we are only just starting to acknowledge masculinity norms and their consequences for behavior and outcomes, including help seeking and suicide.

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Aug 3

Unfortunately this was 100% predictable.

Justin Lahart @jdlahart.bsky.social · Aug 3

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The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data

McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs report.

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Tim Coronel @timcoronel.bsky.social · Aug 3

help secure the future of The Little Bookroom, Melbourne's finest children's bookshop www.gofundme.com/f/littlebook...

Donate to Help Save The Little Bookroom, organized by Michael Earp

Melbourne’s beloved Little Bookroom is at a turning point. We need your help to give it a n… Michael Earp needs your support for Help Save The Little Bookroom

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Jul 9

But higher profits!

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Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · Jun 18

#BestTitleAward #EconSky
Sara Hernandez is coming to Unibo next week. Her paper title:

"Guns N’ Roses: The Impact of Female Employment Opportunities on Violence in Colombia"

Took me a while. had to read the abstract to get it...

But I love it. 10 out of 10.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · Jun 6

word of the day

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Florian Grosset-Touba @floriangrosset.bsky.social · May 16

Check out this very interesting new research by my wonderful colleague @leroutierm.bsky.social !

Marion Leroutier @leroutierm.bsky.social · May 16

Dans un nouveau working paper co-écrit avec @ondineberland.bsky.social, nous trouvons que les femmes ont une empreinte carbone 26% moins élevée que les hommes dans l’alimentation et les transports en 🇫🇷

Ce n’est pas seulement dû à des differences biologiques ou sur le marché du travail. Un🧵(1/11)

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · May 9

Seems like there is a problem with editorial practice in our field.

Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · May 9

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 9

My occasional reminder that NBER working papers are not open access: "All visitors to the NBER website are eligible for 3 free downloads each year."

Be a sport; post a version on your website rather than just link to the NBER website.

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Megan Evans @megcevans.bsky.social · Apr 6

Australia's major parties would rather kill off our 3rd biggest export market for a dog whistle policy than to limit negative gearing or invest in public housing

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · Apr 6

Utterly moronic decision-making by BOTH duopoly parties - sacrificing the hugely important education sector when it should be thriving, all because they’re incapable of tough decisions on real estate investment rorts.
Cutting students is not the solution to housing.

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Coalition pledges to limit new international student enrolments to 240,000 per year - ABC News

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Apr 5

Worst two-day stock market crashes in the U.S. by percentage loss:

1. 1929 (the Great Depression)

2. 1987 (Black Monday)

3. 2008 (the Great Recession)

4. YESTERDAY AND TODAY

And while this happened, the man responsible for it was golfing and dining with enemies of America.

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Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social · Apr 5

Russian Ballistic Missile hits just before the golden hour as children are playing in their neighborhood on their local playground in Kryvyi Rih.

18 already killed 9 are children. Many more wounded.

A precision weapon targeting a civilian neighborhood.

Russia continues to commit war crimes.

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · Apr 1

let’s be real, there’s no rampant antisemitism on campuses.

What there is plenty of is weaponised victimhood and the Fascist Team Trump take advantage of it for their gain

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Apr 1

I am Jewish.

I have spent literally my entire life on university campuses.

I was the child of two Jewish professors.

Since kindergarten I have spent exactly one year as neither a student nor a professor.

I have, on occasion, experienced antisemitism. But never on a university campus.

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