This interesting paper links loneliness to engagement with financial fraudsters. Lonely adults are more than twice as likely to engage with fraudsters than those who aren't lonely, though there were not significantly more likely to lose money to fraud. https://t.co/PTK0lpMe4l
Defense attorney quality matters, and more for Black than White defendants. If 50 percent of indigent counsel were top-10 percent quality, the racial gap in jail sentencing would decline by 11 percent, from Maya Mikdash, Mark Hoekstra, and Suhyeon Oh https://t.co/DFQogalWLr
"Impacts of the Four-Day School Week on Juvenile Crime," by Rafiuddin Najam (@rnajamr) and Paul N. Thompson, published by @JPAM_DC
https://t.co/5ZrhcT6JDW
"Impacts of the Four-Day School Week on Juvenile Crime," by Rafiuddin Najam (@rnajamr) and Paul N. Thompson, published by @JPAM_DC
https://t.co/5ZrhcT6JDW
I made a single page (that I will update), with resources I have written for social science students looking to transition into the private sector
https://t.co/cPTld8FIze
Majority of folks it is a minor effort to be able to compete for private sector "data" jobs.
California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage raised restaurant prices approximately 3–4 percent. Other prices including food-at-home exhibit no differential movement, pointing to wage-driven pass-through, from @jeffreypclemens, Olivia Edwards, Jonathan Meer, and Joshua D. Nguyen https://t.co/HwHM7re4al
In Brazil, investments into research doubled the productivity of agriculture in that country, a 17 fold return on investment. The case for public R&D is incredibly strong -- let's look at on great example. 1/
Our recent PSPB paper showing that liberals and conservatives have different perceptions of victimhood (AoVs) is generating quite a bit of discussion on r/science. Short summary of the results (and 🔗 ) below 🧵
Smallholders in Africa already underuse fertilizer due to high costs. Even small price increases can cut application, lower yields & raise food insecurity. Example: Kenya is exposed w/ high import bills & 40% reliance on Gulf fertilizer. Nations & farmers need urgent support.
"tertiary education in Africa is often portrayed as inequitable and inefficient ... yet students are highly financially vulnerable and food insecure ... Financially supporting African university students could promote both equity and efficiency"
We are glad to announce the list of speakers for the ESEC seminars next semester. Please find the schedule in the attached flyer!
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📢Call for papers: Social Science & Medicine seeks global research on how polarization shapes health policy. Abstracts due Apr 30, 2026. Explore issues, impacts, and solutions. Details: https://t.co/XsvhO7Fh8E
I'm editing many, many table notes on coefficients, variables, etc. while my partner listens to his course lecture describing coefficients, variance, etc. in the other room, and I think my brain is going to explode 🙃 #amediting