Shihas Abdul-Razak

PhD @PittEcon

[Y-RISE @YaleRISE]

An econometrician, a macro-economist and a psychologist walk into a Yale conference room.... And end to a day with robust discussion about harmonizing outcomes, thinking through heterogenity, scaling questions. More to come! n/n

[Shihas Abdul-Razak @abdulrazak__S]

So happy for you @MIslamulHaque! Looking forward to working more closely with you

[Matthew E. Kahn @mattkahn1966]

Congratulations to @MIslamulHaque for successfully defending his thesis at @USC_Econ . I am delighted that he will soon move to Yale to work with @mushfiq_econ . @YaleRISE

[apoorva.lal @Apoorva__Lal]

3 years ago, I took my methods comprehensive exam just as everything was shutting down.

To prep, I made a cheatsheet that quickly got out of hand and now stands at ~130 pages of notes on econometrics / causal inference / machine learning.

https://t.co/t6qkZ9B30A

[Atif Mian @AtifRMian]

SVB collapsed because of their exposure to interest rate risk

A 🧵 on interest rate risk at the macro level - which deserves more attention in my view
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[Shihas Abdul-Razak @abdulrazak__S]

@Stata 2017, in the second year of my Masters.

[Siddharth George @siddyg88]

Martin Shu, David Lagakos and I are hiring an RA for a project about occupational choice in developing countries. The position will be remote, and can be full- or part-time.
Details here: https://t.co/5cXXRSrbtu
Please apply via this form: https://t.co/GWURi9MwtB

@econ_ra

[Vasilisa Werner @VasilisaWerner]

Hi, #EconTwitter! Which (recent) papers do you think are a must for a behavioral economics class?

[Shihas Abdul-Razak @abdulrazak__S]

So happy for you, ma’am! Well deserved! @jain_ritika_

[Upasak Das @upasak_das]

A proud moment for me as my friend and colleague @jain_ritika_ receives the best Assistant Professor in @CdsTrivandrum from Prof. Basu. Ritika is an excellent researcher and has been working on issues related to empirical IO, disinvestment, and public policy

[Benjamin Ruisch @benruisch]

Put the bots to work before they conquer the world: You can now install ChatGPT for RStudio. Whether you’re an R newb or old pro, it can write, clean, and refine your code. Enjoy your last days at the top of the food chain—and save some time too https://t.co/O9y7LuashJ

[Brian Albrecht @BrianCAlbrecht]

Does economics *require* rationality?

No! Some markets (double auctions) reach equilibrium with random behavior.

But if we want the results to apply more generally, then rationality plays a role.

This week's newsletter 👇 https://t.co/cxQlBFQi2z

[Development Innovation Lab @DILatUChicago]

Applications to the Kabir Banerjee Predoctoral Fellowship are closing in less than a week 🚨

Do not miss out on this unique opportunity to work with some of the world's leading development economists.

Review the eligibility requirements and apply here: https://t.co/EZ38QdjkQa

[Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi @AmbrogioCB]

By popular demand, here is my Beamer theme that allows annotation of text, figures, and tables using arrows and handwritten-like text: https://t.co/dU45mb9HvP

A 🤓 thread on what the theme allows to do 👇🏼

[Shihas Abdul-Razak @abdulrazak__S]

🙌🏽

The applications are still open for the 2023 Cohort. Check it out https://t.co/yX0fRbjzEV

[Development Innovation Lab @DILatUChicago]

@abdulrazak__S notes "Being at @YaleRISE still feels like a dream. After a couple of years unsuccessfully trying to get into a graduate program, I thought my background was stopping me from reaching my potential. The Weiss Fund has given me a chance to show what I've got!"

[Betsey Stevenson @BetseyStevenson]

A student yesterday asked me if I could recommend a book that talked about economics AND ethics/moral and political philosophy. Recommendations?

[Shihas Abdul-Razak @abdulrazak__S]

Are you a development economics aspirant and think you lack connections/mentors who could place you where you deserve to be?

This is the opportunity!!

[Development Innovation Lab @DILatUChicago]

Fellowship call to increase diversity in development economics🚨

Stay tuned for the launch of the second round of the Kabir Banerjee Predoctoral Fellowship. Applications will be open from October 10th through December 12th.

More info here: https://t.co/EZ38Qd2hOa

[Jan Kabátek 🇺🇦 Bsky: @jankabatek.com @JanKabatek]

🚨New @Stata package alert🚨
I have finished a complete overhaul of the 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 suite of ultra-fast graphing commands for large datasets!

Updated commands:
✅ use simplified syntax
✅ are downloadable from SSC
✅ come with detailed help files
✅ allow for finer customization

[Kyle Myers @KRoyMyers]

What are people’s favorite examples of RCT-informed policy changes? ie, RCT said change A to B and some large institution / gov’t / group actually did it

[Alice Lemée 🌱 @alicellemee]

I've been a freelance writer for just under 2 years.

I work about 5 hours M-F and make around $6K a month.

Here are the 8 essential tools I use every day to help run my business and create content:

[Sam Asher @thesamasher]

I'm assembling a list of online math classes that predocs can take before applying to grad school. Many either aren't at universities or don't get free classes. Important to have a lot of good, affordable options throughout the year @predoc_org @cblatts @paulnovosad @tylercowen

[Todd Jones 🦊 @toddrjones]

Quick @Stata and #LaTeX tip: "estout" and "outreg2" are fine, but they can't always do what I want. I've switched to the fully customizable "texdoc".