🚨 The 6th *Nordic Political Behavior Workshop* takes place in Copenhagen on September 24-25, 2026.
Come for high-quality feedback and great networking opportunities.
Abstract deadline: May 29.
Read more and apply here:
https://t.co/RyaBLd4kFX
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In an excellent essay, @alexolegimas argued for the demand for humanness (the "relational sector") as what would protect jobs from AI. Today in Silicon Continent I answer with the supply side argument I develop in my forthcoming book "Messy Jobs".
https://t.co/cbf5SldvTN
This 2-hour Stanford lecture breaks down how models like ChatGPT and Claude are actually built, clearer than what many people in top AI roles ever get exposed to.
Save this and set aside two hours today. It might end up being the most valuable thing you learn all week.
From our FirstView article: Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems DANIEL M. SMITH, ALEXANDRA CIRONE, @dawn_teele , GARY W. COX and @JFiva. https://t.co/hENevzynPR
Norway is one of the most gender-equal countries, yet women's rise to power has been slower than it looks. Smith, Cirone, @dawn_teele, Cox, and @JFiva explain why for @apsrjournal. Summary by @ximecalos for PS Now https://t.co/icXrwutcn4
My first publication! 🥳
It's published in @JPubEcon (w/ Benny Geys & @RuneJSorensen) and tackles a classic question:
Why do people vote in large elections, when the probability of casting a pivotal vote is virtually zero? 🗳️
https://t.co/isRFfCqNmW
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@Partiet skriver "Havner vi f.eks. på 3,99, får vi inn tre mandater, som i dag. Men kommer vi på bare 4,01, kan vi få inn 7-9." Jeg tviler på 8 (som i illustrasjonen) eller 9. Det kan gjerne bli 6 (med 4.01% oppslutning). Oppslutninga om andre parti avgjør.
MDG (@Partiet) ber velgere stemme taktisk for å passere sperregrensa (https://t.co/xBCeUkh1uO). Illustrasjonen 👇 er litt optimistisk, men viser en viktig diskontinuitet i valgsystemet. I 2021 ville 1720 flere stemmer til MDG gitt 4 ekstra mandater – tatt fra FrP (2), SV og H.
Sadly, four years later, this paper appears even more relevant.... and with way more questions than answers... @sguriev (@LBS) The Political Economy of #Populism (@AEAjournals Journal of Economic Literature).
https://t.co/AVZqVBqPgP
Like hundreds of millions of people today, after the results of the US election, I feel like having a 100 pound rock weighing on my chest. Rarely in my life, have I felt so much uncertainty on the future of the US and of the world. 1/
Politikerne er mer lovlydige enn folk flest. @siggi_econ, @RuneJSorensen og jeg skriver om vårt siste paper i dagens @Aftenposten.
https://t.co/Lf55x5bRGO
Vetting for Virtue: Democracy's Challenge in Excluding Criminals from Office
New @CESifoNetwork wp. with @siggi_econ & @RuneJSorensen
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Interested in joining a great economics department, live in a great city, and work on topics related to international trade & global value chains? Hiring up to *three* 4-year postdocs at @HandelshoyskBI. https://t.co/3DLbH2mXLZ