Eric Wilhelm

study the past. follow the present. face the future.

stay human

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

Our Obsession With Statistical Significance Is Ruining Science https://t.co/n1cgO9qH5H

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

https://t.co/UoWxMIhdUY

[Brian Albrecht @BrianCAlbrecht]

Were medieval guilds inefficient cartels stifling innovation?

The standard story is yes. @RebelEconProf explains why this could be wrong
https://t.co/raPwplpHW0

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@BrianCAlbrecht Walter Williams would deduct a grade point from our partial equilibrium graphs if we didn’t put subscripts P,t and Q,t

[The Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development @ArthurLewisLab]

🔊The programs are now available!
First day: graduate workshop. Next day, in addition to the keynote by @B_Eichengreen, we'll have presentations by Sabrina Di Addario, @YuzuruKumon, @glambais, @kivanc_karaman, James Fenske, Xizi Luo, Pim de Zwart, @Omer_Moav, & @MengWu_EcoHis!👇

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@MattBruenig Do you know if anyone has compared the avg ROI of student-led investment funds to like the top performers on Morningstar or compared to SWFs?
eg https://t.co/QIOH5YPyWG

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@VincentGeloso Caplan keyhole solution

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@besttrousers We salute Median Man Matt 🫡

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@mikeduncan Will the recording also be on the Duncan & Coe History Show pod?

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@hillaryvipond all physical-distance related IVs should be subject to the robustness checks she developed

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@BryanPCutsinger end of an era

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@MScott_King lol

I was just putting up this book in my office bookcase when I read this

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@j_amesmarriott Check out Charles-Henri Sanson’s memoirs of the French Revolution

First person account from one of the executioners

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@Isa_DiFilippo team “do what your dissertation advisor says”

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@zinjanthropus64 @janecoaston https://t.co/5KWC3otg0Z

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@Reverend_Banjo https://t.co/iP0rcqRULL

[Patrick Fitzsimmons @PatRubenFitz]

Some personal/professional news: I am excited to be joining @penneconomics and @Penn_Exchange as a Postdoc in Fall 2025!

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

Reverse-Goodhart strategy in response to AI-diffusion in higher ed from @C_Harwick

• Remove stakes from the signal that are open to cheating & make homework optional
• Raise the stakes of exams
• Stake out assessments of discipline & agency

https://t.co/Hrw6wfLc7g

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@dylanmatt put me down for New

1) gender neutral
2) traditional 🤝 progressive
3)
Jersey 🤝 Hampshire

[Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm]

@dylanmatt woah, Congrats to you and Hannah!