Andy Silva

Engineer, Economist

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@ianmcorbin1 Nice demonstration of signaling in education, @bryan_caplan

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@UnlearnEcon @threadreaderapp unroll

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@kamilkazani @threadreaderapp unroll

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@s_r_constantin @threadreaderapp unroll

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@JoKingScholar Oh hm, no, it was a while ago. Most likely https://t.co/qXrUetrwKE, but could have been https://t.co/JlhzUQjNda as well

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

Economic theory, Malaysian style 😏

[Phil Lynch @PhysLynch]

Roses are red,
roses are blue
depending on their velocity
relative to you

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

Unfortunate, if perhaps unsurprising, results here...

[Galina Hale @galinahale_ucsc]

#EconTwitter - if you don't think your looks matter, think again. https://t.co/jrHxxqrdMJ

[Amy L Stone @AmyLStone1]

Academia is just saying “next week things should free up a little and not be so busy” over and over again.

[Cullen Roche @cullenroche]

When the economy crashes, but you save the stock market.

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

I’d like to put a plug in for my recent publication on unpaid internships in the UN system, which demonstrates how they can be barrier to upward career mobility. And it doesn’t mention Covid-19 even once! https://t.co/esXLDdO1vS

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

Reviewer #2: "We're happy to publish your paper, if you would only write a new paper. We'll give you three months."
Okay... thanks?

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

how do they define words? they just use more words! it's nothing but one big run around. wake up people.

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@historianon It’s an incredibly selective outpouring of concern. Everyone’s guilty of it with regards to something, at some point, but no one wants to be called out on it. I can’t help but consider it in the context of all the things the French have done to cultural icon in Africa, Asia, etc.

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

Sending positive vibes to Reviewer #2

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

If you need a new personal challenge in your life, try splitting a Latex table over multiple pages

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@historianon Twitter's finely-tuned "who to follow" algorithms, of course :) Don't worry, I barely know how to use this thing...

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

@rrahulmehrotra , I know you do a bit of behavioral economics, you might like this one. I'm not as optimistic as the author is with respect to humans not being replaceable by AI, but I do think the "blind spot" research is completely context dependent. https://t.co/q6j12oBJv4

[Andy Silva @drwslv]

"What we assume about human nature will determine the type of science we do, and shape questions we ask." https://t.co/q6j12oBJv4

Tell that to @charlesmurray 😏
@SamHarrisOrg