S Galletta

Political Economy | Public Finance | AI + Econ | Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome @SapienzaRoma

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

🆕 Using machine learning to detect corruption

Today on VoxDev, @ellliottt (@ETH_en), @sergallet (@eth_cle) & @T_Giommoni (@UvA_Amsterdam) discuss how machine learning can improve corruption detection and prevention in Brazil: https://t.co/aotaQBccGm

[S Galletta @sergallet]

Here’s some new work I’ve done with @OpocherGiacomo and @ellliottt, testing whether AI chatbots trained on official voter guides can improve knowledge acquisition and reduce the cost of gathering information. #AI #CivicEngagement #AIandDemocracy #VoterEducation #DemocracyTech

[Giacomo Opocher @OpocherGiacomo]

Can AI-powered chatbots strengthen democracy?

We test BallotBot, an AI chatbot providing official information to California voters on key ballot measures ahead of the Nov 24 elections. 🧵👇

📄 Paper: https://t.co/LRNWN5Nnv1

w/ @ellliottt @sergallet
#EconTwitter

[S Galletta @sergallet]

https://t.co/FCSNz5Z3kp

[S Galletta @sergallet]

🚀 Excited to announce the list of speakers for the 15th edition of the TWEC, taking place at ETH Zurich in October! Keynotes from @ProfHjalmarsson and @5harad. Big thanks to the scientific committee: @ellliottt @AnnaBindler @Econ_Mike @AurelieOuss @ProfEmilyOwens #OlivierMarie

[S Galletta @sergallet]

@RomCampbell @JoseDeSousaEcon @AvivCaspi @KyraHanemaaijer @rmjabri @CampedelliGian @hsigstad @PGoonetilleke @mtotarelli @Oliviamasi0403 @analisapackham #PaoloPinotti
#NikhilRao #ClaudiaMarangon #AannaliCasanueva @BeederMonica @AndiBeerli @AmandaYAgan

[Elliott Ash @ellliottt]

11 days left to submit to the 3rd Zurich AI+Econ workshop!

[Benjamin Arold @BenjaminArold]

🥳 Beyond excited that my first publication is now out @QJEHarvard 🥳

Thanks a ton for great comments by editors, referees, mentors, peers, and especially by my supervisors @ellliottt, @Woessmann, and Davide Cantoni.

👉 (open access): https://t.co/II4oKVxJEz

An updated🧵
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[Matteo Gamalerio @matteogamalerio]

Thrilled to be in Alghero for the XIII IBEO Workshop! Excited to share the program of the Political Economy sessions with incredible speakers. Looking forward to great discussions, reconnecting with friends, and lots of fun! #econtwitter #poliscitwitter

https://t.co/GQePyOazpM

[S Galletta @sergallet]

Amazing 🎉

[Elliott Ash @ellliottt]

Now forthcoming at JPE!
Newest version: https://t.co/APDviHALF5

[Keyon Vafa @keyonV]

New paper: How can you tell if a transformer has the right world model?

We trained a transformer to predict directions for NYC taxi rides. The model was good. It could find shortest paths between new points

But had it built a map of NYC? We reconstructed its map and found this:

[Gianmarco Daniele @Giammacco]

👉"Fuelling Organised Crime: The Mexican War on Drugs and Oil Theft" is out on @EJ_RES
-We show that the Mexican War on Drugs pushed drug cartels into large-scale oil theft
-Crackdowns can spill over to new areas and sectors, creating new illegal markets
https://t.co/jEANBcJUox

[S Galletta @sergallet]

@aahouses @fede_curci @moragasai Bravissimi 👏

[Elliott Ash @ellliottt]

Video: My keynote presentation on "Human Values and AI" at this year's AMLD: https://t.co/Mz0bRPqvYS

with a brief history on how data and human values have come together to build AI

how AI can help expand/enrich data

how AI can help social scientists understand human values

[Daniel Montolio @D_Mont_]

Amazing line up for the 3rd Worshop on Public Policies to be held at @FundacioIEB (@ubeconomics) June 13-14. Looking forward hearing all presenters and the two amazing keynote speakers!!

[Elliott Ash @ellliottt]

👉This year's Workship in AI+Economics, coming to you December 6th-7th, 2024, in Zurich🇨🇭👈

co-organized with @sergallet & @YanagizawaD

CFP: https://t.co/OUMq6Xx9tE
(submit by 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵)
Keynote: @MelissaLDell

Pics from 2023:
https://t.co/XWb7ze472R

[S Galletta @sergallet]

📢Call For Papers: 3rd Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics📢

Conf: Dec 6th-7th, 2024 in Zurich
Papers due: July 19th, 2024

Keynote by: @MelissaLDell

Submit here: https://t.co/Peuy6krlEz
More details: https://t.co/mBKdli6OhY

co-organized with
@ellliottt
@YanagizawaD

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

One of the best conferences on empirical, causal work on crime/CJ. And a great chance to spend time with the many wonderful European scholars working in this space.

[Aurelie Ouss @AurelieOuss]

May 3rd is the deadline to submit papers to the Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime, which will be in Zurich at the ETH on Oct 4-5!

[S Galletta @sergallet]

🚨 Just a couple of weeks left until the deadline (May 3) to submit your paper for presentation at the XV Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime at @ETH_en on Oct 4-5!📢

https://t.co/lEetar8uez

[S Galletta @sergallet]

🌍We are happy to host the 15th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime at @ETH_en this Oct 4-5! 📢Featuring keynotes by @ProfHjalmarsson & @5harad 🚀Submit your paper by May 3: https://t.co/lEetar8uez

[Sauro Mocetti @SauroMocetti]

1st edition of the EPSI (Economics of the Public Sector and Institutions) Conference. Keynotes by @raffasadun and @jan_eeckhout. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2024. Send your paper to [email protected] and re-post!
More details here: https://t.co/kC0mfOXoo4