Alex Parret

Congrats to @AriaGoles, @UCIrvine economics Ph.D. '22 and recipient of the Charles Lave Paper Prize! The honor recognizes Aria's work on issues related to gendered criminal justice and racial bias in policing.

@sfspca @emmaloney314

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@jmwooldridge Amazing. Rewatching DS9 right now!

Me trying to account for violation of parallel trends.

@AriaGoles @JonBatiste Come visit us!

@emmaloney314 This puzzle is partially identified.

When you start a puzzle to feel a sense of completion and then this happens.

Does disdain for women increase the pay gap? Yes Evidence from Google In US states where search terms are often misogynist, employers are probably more prejudiced, and women earn less than men. economics.uci.edu/files/docs/202… Elizabeth Malony, JMP.

@jenniferdoleac @emmaloney314

Elizabeth Molly Maloney JMP: "The Gender Wage Gap: A Product of Misogyny Not Just Gender Norms" Website: elizabethmollymaloney.com

Let's do this! Women on the 2021-22 econ job market, in no particular order: /begin{verylongthread}

Should a scientist use statistics to recommend good decisions, or to communicate useful information? The distinction matters a lot. Much of classical statistics focuses on good decision-making, but many scientific practices seem aimed at good communication econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Hokey religions [Bayesianism] and ancient weapons [MCMC] are no match for a good blaster [reg y x, r] at your side, kid

Problems: researcher degrees of freedom, p-hacking, file-drawer issues Observation: video game speedrunners livestream all their attempts, and world records are considered suspect if not filmed live hmmm

@lewbel Isaiah Andrews always tells me that "all theorems are either false or follow immediately from the assumptions"

When I finished the first edition of my intro book and sent it for editing, I thought I was home free. Then the publisher returned the edited manuscript. The most memorable edit: every instance of “maximum likelihood estimator” had been changed to “most likely estimator.”

Statisticians: OLS is only a building block for other methods. It can't solve all of your proble... Economists:

To repeat, if I have one takeaway for applied researchers it’s this: 👏Don’t pre-test with F👏. 👏Use a weak IV robust inference method instead.👏 16/16

I encourage young econometricians: don't just prove theorems; learn more economics, and work with empirically applied economists. The demand for econometrics is greater than ever; go out and supply what's needed! 4/4 #EconTwitter #economics

This is 100% the right move. This will help us beat this terrible virus. The science is unanimous - if we all wear masks, we slow down the spread and can reopen safely. It’s not a political issue. Anyone making it a political issue is an absolute moron who can’t read.

Error Types xkcd.com/2303/ m.xkcd.com/2303/

Listen to Larry David: “You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me...I’ll never see you.” #StayHomeSaveLives

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