James Rockey

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

[Jesús Fernández-Villaverde @JesusFerna7026]

I agree with @sndurlauf.

Over the years at Penn, I have observed developments that deeply concern me.

There is, of course, outstanding scholarship being produced across the humanities. Indeed, few economists are likely to hold the humanities in higher regard than I do, both for their intellectual value and for their essential role in a university.

At the same time, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that some work has become increasingly oriented toward political advocacy rather than scholarly inquiry. When that happens, the distinction between academic research and activism becomes blurred in ways that are not healthy for either the humanities or the university more broadly.

[Erin Hengel @erinhengel]

If another person complains about "exorbitant" UK VC salaries, I will explode. The median base salary for Russel Group VCs is ~£350k. Meanwhile, their median staff headcount is ~7–9k, their median number of students is ~30k and their median annual revenue is almost £1 BILLION.

[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

https://t.co/rKLV5VIqMK

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Hail the Oxford comma

[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!

[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.“

[Orchid Project @OrchidProject]

1/4 Some more highlights from our webinar with @TheGirlGen, @Jcrockey & @hflowe on Tuesday.
https://t.co/OlOIOHRr8i
@unibirmingham
@UoB_Business

[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

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

This paper had everyone at NBER talking this week. Amazing natural experiment, important results!

"The Impact of Denying a Wanted Abortion on Women and Children" by @juliana_londono & Estefanía Saravia

https://t.co/R6IxPc1ZuA

[Timothy Gowers @wtgowers @wtgowers]

Google DeepMind have produced a program that in a certain sense has achieved a silver-medal peformance at this year's International Mathematical Olympiad. 🧵

https://t.co/DIcsYXUv97

[James Rockey @Jcrockey]

@apuravbhatiya @UKandEU Distribution arguably remarkably similar to 2015 UKIP vote?

[Apurav Bhatiya @apuravbhatiya]

🧵 to unpack the UK #GeneralElections2024 Results
#UKElection2024 #GE2024

1/ Keir Starmer is neck to neck with Tony Blair 1997 victory making it a historic win for #LabourParty. However, in terms of vote shares #GE2024 ranks below average as compared to past 100 years.

[Tony Yates @t0nyyates]

Contrast with Sunak emphasizing that he attended the 'British events'

[Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing @CCJP_UoB]

Amazing talks by the speakers of Panel 7 on "Introducing the Behavioral Analysis of Climate and Security Network: Bold New Research on Climate's Human Consequences." #CCJP2024 @hflowe @Jcrockey

[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.

[James Rockey @Jcrockey]

Great to see this come out!

[Jochen Mierau @JOMierau]

🔔 Publication Alert🔔

Very happy to see our paper (w/ @LHarvey26 & @Jcrockey ) "Inequality in an Equal Society" out now in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics.

A short 🧵1/8

[CENTRE-UB @centre_ub]

PhD Studentship @centre_ub:
@hflowe @Jcrockey
https://t.co/ZvMF2R8qYl

[CESifo @CESifoNetwork]

Do Remote Workers Deter Neighborhood Crime? Evidence from the Rise of Working from Home | @JesseMatheson2 @BrendonMcC @Jcrockey, Argyris Sakalis
https://t.co/Rf4NyOFCm5

[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:

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