Standard estimators in info experiments are often attenuated; a simple new estimator is not. Just Accepted new paper by Dylan Balla-Elliott https://t.co/kDiDFXu8nT
Thousands of people have been arrested during ICE operations in Minnesota over the past two weeks. Multiple attorneys allege that for some of those detained, including at least one U.S. citizen, DHS is denying their constitutional right to see an attorney. https://t.co/eLdAp1S3F3
@EPIC_India's @suyashnand pens an op-ed in @the_hindu on a hidden climate risk: methane from India’s landfills.
Using satellite data, the piece shows emissions at key dump sites can be up to 10x higher than official estimates. Full story: https://t.co/wlWcYrT0vm
“To get a sense of how little electricity people use in sub-Saharan Africa, imagine each person there turning on a 50-watt light bulb. That alone would instantly double consumption. Nigeria, with 240m people, generates less electricity than Wyoming, with 0.6m”
—@TheEconomist
had the great opportunity today to share some preliminary findings with important SME stakeholders here in Kampala — always wonderful to get feedback and insights from context experts!
Forthcoming in the AER: "The Value of Clean Water: Experimental Evidence from Rural India" by Fiona Burlig, Amir Jina, and Anant Sudarshan. https://t.co/Tkv3ZvW9Xc
Do poverty traps exist? @ed_jee's study of 27 RCTs finds they're real but rare. Though fixed costs make traps common, forward-looking behavior & productivity differences mean they only affect 25% of households.
Read more: https://t.co/dIx7XdnJoO
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@haruka__uchida studies labor & education. Her JMP runs 2 field experiments to measure & disentangle forms of discrimination. She finds that hiding applicant names changes representation without reducing quality.
Read more: https://t.co/DzSnXBT0FZ
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Through 2 field experiments, @RebeccaWuRX shows that correcting misbeliefs about demand elasticity and their abilities helps workers in LMICs secure jobs and overcome reputation barriers in online labor markets.
Read more: https://t.co/7s7xmIjqm0
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@AshtonPEcon is an environmental economist. His JMP shows that enhancing the visibility of environmental goods boosts WTP by up to 87% due to social rewards. These social rewards decrease rapidly in good commonness.
Read more: https://t.co/tpGB1eO2JC
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Guessing The CW never imagined it would get a game like this when it picked up the ACC’s D package a couple years ago.
No. 18 USF at No. 5 Miami next week.