James Archsmith

Economist who spends more time at

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@NateSilver538 since there isn't a @tigers game to watch, read this dated but relevant bit instead https://t.co/EA2HVLaXYH

For anyone not interested in a boring article by a boring professor, there's a podcast with 90% less professor: https://t.co/wZMUaCziLI

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@nytimes Putting aside the players and the fans, can you imagine how bad playing this game would be for the umps? More missed calls on polluted days. https://t.co/Xf233xNsxh

https://t.co/EA2HVLaXYH

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@shomaristone @fox5dc Putting aside the players and the fans, can you imagine how bad playing this game would be for the umps? More missed calls on polluted days. https://t.co/mMc09PA6fH

https://t.co/EA2HVLaXYH

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@PhilliesBell @MLB Putting aside the players and the fans, can you imagine how bad playing this game would be for the umps? More missed calls on polluted days. https://t.co/mMc09PA6fH

https://t.co/EA2HVLaXYH

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@emollick The AQI in much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast is well beyond the end of Figure 4 in my paper where @mlb umpires are already missing and additional 1.5 our of every 100 calls.

[Katherine E. Faulkner @kefaulkner_umd]

Happy #MarylandDay! Stop by the AREC table on Ag Day Avenue. We’re looking forward to seeing you. https://t.co/j8OEl9OXZS

[College of Agriculture & Natural Resources @UMD_AGNR]

We’re thrilled to welcome everyone to #UMD for #MarylandDay! Stop by our tent at McKeldin Mall to help us name the newest addition to our Terp family! #AGNRTerps

[NBER @nberpubs]

Umpires apply greater effort to higher-stakes decisions, and effort applied to earlier decisions increases errors later, from James E. Archsmith, Anthony Heyes, Matthew J. Neidell, and Bhaven N. Sampat https://t.co/W0DmwXet2K

[Dr. Darryll J. Pines @President_Pines]

If you're headed to the ballpark this summer, read up on some interesting research by @UMD_AGNR’s James Archsmith https://t.co/gsB3FlbiDd

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@cjwich @Sarah_Sterling2 @AcademicChatter You can change your name after you get married. Big, costly hassle but worth it if you have the most common name in the country you live in. (And if you move from S to A)

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@john_voorheis @jarmin_ron @dhsandler @bay_gull91 How does differential privacy apply to supervillains? I imagine there aren't more than two per block group.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@cagrainger I resent the generalization. I also do energy/IO.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@natsfan2005 @mattyglesias Appendix results show controlling for the identity of the catcher or the location of the pitch don't change the conclusions.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@exconomist You need to pay the premium for dumpsters not on fire.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

Why didn't anyone tell me @Stata 16 has dark mode? #help #whatsnew

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@john_voorheis My name is, and I cannot stress this enough, Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

In 2018 the US generated 50% more electricity from grid scale solar PV (63 TWh) than it did by burning wood (41 TWh).

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@mdhershman Idiosyncratic is specific to an individual. Eccentric is odd. So your favorite snack is Idiosyncratic, regardless of what it is. Liking to snack on peanut butter and cheese is eccentric.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@a40ruhr People regularly photograph my slides at conferences (even though I make my presentations available). The footer line provides a record of the author, title, date and slide number so they can properly cite it or reference the specific presentation if they later have questions.

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

@improbresearch

[James Archsmith @JimArchsmith]

Now I can add Annals of Improbable Research (blog) to my CV. Can I please be a referee? https://t.co/PS920w4IWg