James Rockey

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James Rockey

James Rockey

@Jcrockey

Dad. Economist @econ_ub Aspiring Dilettante. Likes may well be bookmarks. Retweets, who knows?

Great Malvern, England Katılım Kasım 2009
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Josh Glancy
Josh Glancy@joshglancy·
Fascinating piece by @megbaynes on how risk-averse British pension schemes are. The £73bn universities pension scheme has been delivering an insanely pedestrian *1.7%* return for its members over the past 5 years thetimes.com/article/1b7a1f…
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Neil Renic
Neil Renic@NC_Renic·
Hail the Oxford comma
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Vinay Tummarakota
Vinay Tummarakota@unboxpolitics·
Logarithms pose uniquely thorny issues when using difference-in-differences. When the baseline difference between your control group and experiment group is large enough, using a logged dependent variable can actually change the *sign* of the estimated effect!
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Nicholas Decker@captgouda24

Logarithms are ubiquitous in economics. They allow you to conveniently express percentage changes. However, your data includes a zero, the log representation breaks. It turns out that there is no solution fully robust to the choice of units used! 1/

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John D. Cook
John D. Cook@JohnDCook·
“The calculator requires no internet connection to set up. It won't ask for bluetooth permissions. It doesn't want to know your precise location. You won't be prompted to create an account & you don't need to log in. … You paid for it & now it is yours. It has no other master.“
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The Girl Generation
The Girl Generation@TheGirlGen·
Yesterday, we co-hosted a webinar on the ground breaking research by @Jcrockey & @hflowe from @unibirmingham, 'Estimating excess mortality due to FGM'. Their findings mark a pivotal moment in the fight to end FGM/C. Key takeaways: 1/5
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James Rockey@Jcrockey·
@dlknowles @toby_n @CarterPaddy Thanks @dlknowles @toby_n @CarterPaddy for the interest — the numbers are different as we focus on prime aged men to minimise concerns about endogenous responses to different welfare systems, etc. This means the numbers are a bit different but the basic point remains unchanged.
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Daniel Knowles
Daniel Knowles@dlknowles·
@toby_n @CarterPaddy Like, the OECD has the UK way higher up the table on overall income inequality whether you're looking at pre- or post- tax/transfers
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Raffaele Rossi 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Raffaele Rossi 🇪🇺🇺🇦@raff_rossi·
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 Come and join our fantastic department! We are looking for two associate and one assistant professor. We can offer fantastic conditions and a competitive salary. Apply apply apply! #EconTwitter #econjobmarket
Bham Economics@econ_ub

#JobAlert We are looking for: 1) Associate Professor (econjobmarket.org/positions/10281) 2) Assistant Professor (econjobmarket.org/positions/10283) Any field, but candidates in Macroeconomics, Econometrics, and Financial Economics are particularly encouraged to apply. ❓❓❓->@raff_rossi

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Bham Business School
Bham Business School@UoB_Business·
🏢 "Here’s What We Do and Don’t Know About the Effects of Remote Work" 📖 Research from Professor James Rockey @Jcrockey was featured by the @nytimes as part their coverage of research on changing work practices. Read more ⬇️ nytimes.com/2023/10/10/bus…
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