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[scott cunningham @causalinf]

My new book Causal Inference: the Remix comes out in two weeks (Aug 25). It’s with Yale University Press like the mixtape had been. And it’s basically the 2nd edition too, but it has a different title — go figure. The online version is now up!

https://t.co/lScfcLqPoV

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

Forthcoming in the AER: "Difference-in-Differences with a Continuous Treatment" by Brantly Callaway, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, and Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna. https://t.co/DK3l1laHyQ

[America @america]

Happy Thanksgiving, America 🇺🇸

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Make us better people today than we were yesterday. Almighty, help us win the fight between desire and discipline so we may get closer to You. Help us let go of toxic, negative people from our lives so we may grow into positive and grateful people. Aameen.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

We’re living in distressing times. Almighty. Grant ease to everyone facing hardship and uncertainties. We know You are our ever-present help especially in times of need. Let us keep hope alive.

[Game of Thrones @GameOfThrones]

This Winter, Spring is Coming.

#AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms premieres January, only on @hbomax. #NYCC

[Bryan Hardy @BryanHardyEcon]

Great initiative! For macro/finance/international topics, we’ve assembled a number of links to different datasets (as well as code and other resources) here:

https://t.co/CBRVY69C0N

The NBER IFM data page is another great resource.

[Asjad Naqvi @AsjadNaqvi]

A #DiD post after a long time but this one is worth bookmarking!

This 2025 #APSR paper conducts a massive reanalysis of recently-published papers in key political science journals using different DiD methods:

Causal Panel Analysis under Parallel Trends: Lessons from a Large Reanalysis Study
Albert Chiu (Stanford), Xingchen Lan (NYU), Ziyi Liu (UC Berkeley), and Yiqing Xu (Stanford)

https://t.co/DIBAkDHFEm

They also provides a R markdown file for the replications including detailed info on data structures, treatment variables, results with different estimators, and sensitivity analysis for 49 studies that they managed to replicate (out of 102 sampled)! Check out their 350 page 🤯 appendix:
https://t.co/skW7dEQj7k

This currently makes it the new goat of DiD papers. And given that the new theory papers from 2025 don't even have packages out yet, the landscape to publish causal inference papers is looking more and more challenging. Especially when journals are more and more pushing for open data/open code policies. This is a step in the right direction, but no more getting away with #TWFE papers 😉

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Men become more caring when they become girldads.

Data on >12k CEOs: After having a firstborn daughter, men spend 10% more on social responsibility initiatives—especially culture, inclusion, and the environment. They also pay female employees better.

Daughters activate empathy.

[Kevin A. Bryan @Afinetheorem]

Common misunderstanding is that academic science crowds out industry. No - it spills over to industry. Great evidence on this from French big € LabEx: careful measure of "industries similar to a research group", natural experiment from barely-unfunded groups, large effects.

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

This is a useful reading list on recent advances in econometrics.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

We may yearn for something and have been praying hard for it but it seems to elude us. Why? Because the Almighty knows what’s best. So when He gives something we don’t like or takes away something we like, trust Him. Because He knows best.

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

#RDDers: Check it out.

"Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Regression Discontinuity Designs"

With software package in R and Stata to boot: rdhte

[Duaa And Azkar @DuaaAndAzkar]

May Allah remove any arrogance in our hearts, and make us humble and modest people, dealing with everyone with love, care, and respect.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Almighty. Grant us light when our world is enveloped in darkness. Grant us hope when despair fills our souls. Grant us strength when doubts threaten to shake our belief. Be our Guide when we lose our way. Keep us under Your Protection as we go through the trials of life.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Look back and thank the Almighty. Look ahead and trust Him. That’s the best way to live in a world that has lost its moral compass.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

The Almighty makes you wait because His timing is always the best. No matter how dark your days, how difficult the challenge, put your trust in Him and never stop calling out to Him. The rewards will be beautiful.. always.

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Every stage of your life is preparing you for the next level. Be content with what is and what’s to come. The Almighty has planned it all. Even if you seem to be in a hopeless situation and feel vulnerable, remember it will come to pass and be okay in the end.