Müller J.Gerb

#interests Cosmos|Tech|Science|Philology|Philosophy|Causal Inference| RCTs #Hobbies: ♟🎲🏃‍♂️🏊‍♂️👨‍💻

[J-PAL @JPAL]

Most AI-and-work research centers high-income economies. But ~85% of workers are in low- and middle-income countries.

On the sidelines of #UNGA81, J-PAL + @schmidtsciences hosted a fireside chat to ask: what can actually be done, and by whom?

[World Bank Group @WorldBankGroup]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Michael Kremer appointed as World Bank Group Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. https://t.co/B1hXFzHOnl

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

Why "Paguame" is branded as a special days by Ethiopian Govt? I see Government Communication Service and state media assign a national theme/slogan to every day. How are these narratives effective and transformative? I am eager to measure its impact on public opinion or behavior.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

If abstract mathematical proofs come to be done by machines and incomprehensible to humans, it might become hard to see the purpose of the endeavour https://t.co/y86fG2FArV

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

Why "Paguame" is branded as a special days by Ethiopian Govt? I see Government Communication Service and state media assign a national theme/slogan to every day. How are these narratives effective and transformative? I am eager to measure its impact on public opinion or behavior.

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

The recent wave of media attacks against Ruth Yirgalem, Ethiopia's representative at Miss World, is a painful reminder that this quest for recognition — of who gets to embody 'Ethiopia' before the world — remains unfinished.

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

Did the scenarios come true? For me, reality didn't pick one scenario. read full report here https://t.co/GQURJZ4wtJ THE END/

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

In 2019, 50 Ethiopians from across the political spectrum — EPRDF insiders, OLF, TPLF, EZEMA, activists, clergy, business — sat in a room and imagined four futures for their country in 2040.The result is one of the more honest documents about Ethiopia I've read. 🧵

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

What strikes me most: the scariest path isn't the dictator (Hegemony) or the collapse (Divided House).
It's Broken Chair — a state that can name every problem with precision and solve none of them

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

Abiy 2.0 is in z making. Like him or hate him, his next move is loud and clear.https://t.co/nJVRq554hX... However, 4 challenges will define his success: cost-of-living crisis, mediation with Fano, TPLF & OLF, rapprochement with Eritrea, and the Egypt–Sudan tensions over the GERD.

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

If you're statistician how do you estimate the Probability of winning the World Cup?

[WhatsThePoint @thehouseoffootb]

🚨 Probability of winning the World Cup

🇲🇦 Morocco ~ 1%
🇪🇸 Spain ~ 4.9%
🇵🇹 Portugal ~ 5%
🇳🇱 Netherlands ~ 5%
🇬🇧 England ~ 11%
🇲🇽 Mexico ~ 13%
🇫🇷 France ~ 16%
🇧🇷 Brazil ~ 18%
🇩🇪 Germany ~ 2…. see thread

[HNOK @he_negash]

This is a major issue I have noticed in Adees Abeba since about 2007. It does not seem to have gotten better in 20 years. There are students who know neither Academic English well nor Academic Amharic well. Instead, they have a rudimentary grasp of the colloquial of both.

[Müller J.Gerb @MullerJeb]

Plenty of states hold ambitious visions without being called imperial, and most leaders make rhetorical commitments that get read as ordinary statecraft. Why not extend the same reading to Abiy?

[Chakham @Chakham_Analyst]

Right on schedule. With Ethiopia’s election 24 hours away, The Economist drops its final hit piece: "The Imperial Vision of Abiy Ahmed." This isn't journalism; it’s a desperate attempt to manipulate a sovereign vote from a desk in London. The neo-colonial panic is palpable. #EthiopiaDecides #June1

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

An excellent look at Abiy Ahmed on the eve of his re-election and consolidation of power. I think he is in a much stronger position domestically and regionally than is believed. I do wonder in here, a bit provocatively, if he is the next Kagame in Africa? https://t.co/uFnrSzYJPH