Proud to be part of this huge study on reproducibility in economics and political science published in Nature!

Training course: C-BEAR SUMMER SCHOOL: Introduction to Experiments in Social Science This five-day summer school introduces experimental methods in the Social Sciences, covering lab, field, and survey experiments. Participants will gain a solid foundation in experimental methodology

Excited to be co‑teaching the C‑BEAR Interdisciplinary Summer School at the University of Southampton!A great opportunity for researchers who want a practical introduction to experimentation in the social sciences — no prior experience required.
📅 29 June–3 July
🔗 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

📢 Call for Hidden Papers & Data on Ingroup Favoritism in Dictator Games

We look for unpublished and hard-to-access experimental studies for our meta-analysis!

Inclusion criteria: no deception, adults, manipulation of group membership of dictator game recipients.

All tips and data very welcome!

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working Ethnicity can be consciously adjusted in response to the risks women face in public spaces.

New piece by our @monicabeeder.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com. How safety concerns shape working women’s everyday choices in Ethiopia, including why some adapt how they present their ethnic identity when entering employment.
Link: tinyurl.com/37aedb2p
#Ethiopia #Gender #Work #econsky

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working Ethnicity can be consciously adjusted in response to the risks women face in public spaces.

theconversation.com/ethiopian-wo...

New article in @uk.theconversation.com
When Ethiopian women enter formal factory jobs, some also change how they report their ethnic identity — a strategic response to new risks in public space.

Evidence from a randomised job-offer experiment 👇

Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com

⏰ PhD deadline: 31 Jan 2026
Final call for our PhD “Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy” at the University of Southampton, using AI and satellite data to study post-ban khat economies in Ethiopia and Kenya.
More information: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵

📣 Attention PhD-candidates & early postdocs!

We host the 2nd Freiburg PhD-Workshop on the
Economics of Criminal Behavior: 22-24/09 at csl.mpg.de.

👩‍🏫📊🎓 Discuss ideas, network with leading experts, and present your research.

Apply by 22/06 & spread the word! 🗣️👂

tinyurl.com/FRECB25

Want to become my new colleague? The University of Southampton is hiring lecturers (assistant professors) in Economics👩🏼‍🔬.

🚨 We're launching a special thematic focus on deforestation in the Global South! 🚨

Join us as we systematically assess research on deforestation, a key issue at the science-policy interface. 🧵👇

#OpenScience #Deforestation

This gem is hidden in the response to the response. ”…within a few hours and under extreme time pressure 11,843 households were visited and 22,686 respondents interviewed (two spouses in each household).” Indeed hard to believe 🫠

Delighted to host @zachporreca.bsky.social from Bocconi today as he presented his paper, "The Departed: Origins and Persistence of Organized Crime in the United States" joint with Massimo Anelli & Paolo Pinotti! #econresearch #econsky #econtwitter

Excited to have our colleague @monicabeeder.bsky.social presenting her new project on exploitation at today’s weekly internal seminar! #EconTwitter #econresearch #econsky

Nordic Conference in Development Economics - NCDE 2025 Welcome to the 23rd Nordic Conference in Development Economics.

Submit your papers to NCDE 2025, deadline February 28. Open to all, and very friendly! www.oslomet.no/en/about/eve...

We use both quantitative data analysis to find these patterns and qualitative interviews to better understand the mechanisms

Key finding: Women randomized to get a job are more likely to switch their self-reported ethnic identities, often for safety or instrumental reasons.

Effects of Jobs on Ethnic Switching – Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia Ethnicity is a dynamic construct, with individual-level ethnic switching having been reported in numerous contexts. Ethnic switching, typically attributed to instrumental or social identity motivat...

🌟My *first published article* is out! 🌟
With Lovise Aalen, @kotsadam.bsky.social, and Espen Villanger, we studied female factory workers in Ethiopia’s industrial parks and endogenous identity.

So proud to share this! doi.org/10.1080/0022...
#econsky

WEC Junior deadline has been extended to Feb 28 - this Friday.

Submit your papers! Looking forward to seeing you in Philly.

❗ Call for papers:
drive.google.com/file/d/16bOU...

📮Submit your papers here: bit.ly/4183vJ8

Good opportunity for someone with a behavioral background and interest in crime and conflict to work with a great research group!

Happy to share that @annabindler.bsky.social & I will organize the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin.

Save the date: 26-27 September 2025.

CfP follows next month #econsky

Exciting new working paper from @i4replication.bsky.social on assessing reproducibility with LLMs! I contributed as part of one of the AI-led teams—fascinating insights, but it’s clear we can’t let AI handle replication for us just yet. Worth a read! 🔍📄

📣 Submit your crime paper by Feb 14.

🔸 4th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars
🔸 29-30 May, 2025
🔸 Quattrone Center, UPenn
🔸 Keynote: @amandayagan.bsky.social
🔹 Send your paper to:
WEC.Jr.Econ@gmail.com

@emmarackstraw.bsky.social

Just re-upping this #econsky: I currently have more mentors than mentees/students (can probably match another 10-11 students from LMICs who would like feedback on a research paper from a senior scholar.) Fill out the form here if interested! forms.gle/ekvvoEKBLYQM...

Economics Conferences (Compiled by Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage)

Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on crime! Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed!

Following up with the recent events in Ecuador @bergenglobal.bsky.social is organizing a breakfast together with @monicabeeder.bsky.social, @leivm.bsky.social and myself to further discuss the Ecuadorian situation. Come and join us 👇