@bsweber262.bsky.social
#urban #economist who writes about #econometrics, #machinelearning, #games (digital and theoretical), #transportation, and #crime. College of Staten Island - #CUNY, expressed opinions are personal and not representative of the institution.
"A Resume.org survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.” Only 9% said AI had fully replaced any roles."
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after a night of russian missile attacks on Ukraine, I decided my saturday needed something stupid and fun. so I built a random econ paper title generator.
current favorite: Craft Beer Variety as an Instrument for Public Trust in Economists
small joys. dariia-m.github.io/econ-title-g... #Econsky
Here is a full implementation of the Chinese Room using a printed copy of GPT-1 in case you have a few spare years and want to actually run the thought experiment for real, for some reason. You can also download 80 volumes of GPT-1 weights for free to do it: weights-press.netlify.app/pdfs/The-Chi...
It's that time of year again!! Attn all NYC-area health economists, submit your papers and mark your calendars for NYC Health Econ Day 2026 on Friday, May 1 at NYU Wagner. More info here: www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
It’s not too late to submit your paper to NYC Health Econ Day! Submit by Monday 3/9
The Criminal Justice team at Arnold Ventures is looking for a pending/recent PhD with strong causal inference skills, for a remote, part-time consulting position.
This is a great opportunity for someone considering a transition from academia to the policy space.
Deadline: March 15
Please share!
🌎 AAG 2026 Symposium on Spatial AI & Data Science
Join us at
@geographers.bsky.social 2026 to explore how #AI, #DataScience & #cyberGIS are advancing #geospatial research.
📅 Preview March 18 sessions below
🔗 i-guide.io/aag-2026-sym...
#AAG2026 #SpatialAI
Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study in Economics:
Our Fundamentals of Graduate Economics (21–25 July) offers an intensive week of maths, econometrics, and applied skills, taught by Oxford faculty.
Apply by 14 July: ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home
Coverage by the Bay Ridge Courier for the largest political shock to Staten Island in at least the last decade. www.calameo.com/read/0065303...
Calling all budding science writers!
Applications for our paid London-based internship, starting in June, are now open.
Deadline: 9 March 2026
Full info here: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...
#PaidInternship #Internship #Journalism
Deadline this week! #econsky #econconf
We're grateful for this new funding from the Stone Foundation, which will support our research on inequality, 10 additional postdoctoral scholars, many Graduate Center Ph.D. student researchers, and the GC Wealth Project.
Global investors are pouring record sums into European stocks, as a desire to reduce exposure to the US meets growing optimism over the state of the region’s economy #econsky
Introducing Prof. Julia Bloom as faculty in our M.S. Program in Data Analysis and Visualization!
I sat on the last committee of visitors evaluating the programs of the directorate of social, behavioral, and economic sciences. our report was suppressed by the new administration.
I wrote about it here:
bsky.app/profile/dhfe...
This is super interesting - a good catch! Curious about the implications.
Featured in the latest Digest: Do Rideshare Users Comparison Shop?
www.nber.org/202602/diges...
Just a reminder that we have this amazing workshop by @markgsheppard.com scheduled for next week. Sign up, if you haven't already!
#EconSky
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
A cancer diagnosis increases the likelihood of criminal behavior, representing a previously overlooked negative externality on society, say researchers at the Central Bank of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, and Tilburg University. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...
A new WP that uses data from U.S. academic jobs shows that a person's socioeconomic background is an important determinant not just of their career starting point, but of their career progression. Read the WP on the academia class gap by @annastansbury.bsky.social & Kyra Rodriguez.
bit.ly/4ab6xRs
“There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred —particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication,”
Working on your PhD? Looking for dissertation funding?
The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.
#Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Saw this and it’s just wild
Today’s mail brought me this new book by the inordinately talented @vnbateman.bsky.social. It promises a thorough stocktaking of women’s central role in the economy, “from the caves to the computers.” Thanks Victoria for sending it! #Econsky
For the morning crowd #econsky and 🗃
JOB OPENING
Seattle's Office of Labor Standards is hiring a Data Strategist to lead data and policv work related to “gig economy” and serve on their policy team.
Learn more and apply here. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seat...
Position closes on 1/27. #econsky
🧵 Postdoc opportunity at McGill
I am recruiting a top postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at McGill through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Initiative. This is a rare, well-funded opportunity to build an ambitious, multimodal EdTech research program in Canada.