Using time series graphs to make causal claims be like

Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!

Congrats Henning, well deserved!

A super cool paper got an update and it is pretty striking that the conclusion got even more support. A great thread by one of the authors.

Not at all! But we all know real wealth is measured in how many Stata licences you can afford.

Did you got funding for a Stata licence?

I fully agree that null effects can be informative and replication certainly helps in that regard.

Just watched the whole 2h. Highly recommended to all who are interested in Experimental Economics.

where unknown deviations are more likely to produce null results rather than significant effects in the pre-registered direction? 4/4

potentially leading to null results. Do you think this concern is more pronounced in natural settings compared to more controlled environments—like running an experiment inside an existing firm versus creating your own firm for research purposes? And do you see an asymmetry, 3/4

Duhem-Quine Thesis—that all empirical tests are joint tests—when it comes to experimental research. Isn't some caution reasonable when interpreting null results in field experiments? Even with the best preparations, unknown deviations from the researcher's intent may occur, 2/4

John, you argued that null results are underappreciated in economics and that this should change. You also mentioned that, in every firm you worked with, at least one person attempted to sabotage your research. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the 1/4

Terrific! Thank you so much.

Empirical evidence sometimes will change your mind. This paper did, for me. With Alicia De Quinto, we studied the long-term effects of a policy that allowed parents to work part-time until their youngest child turned 6. Many women took it up. I thought (1/3) doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

I fully agree with Ben and hope we will see a change.

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New study explores the causal impact of correcting misperceived gender norms on mothers' employment attitudes and expectations. Using a field experiment with German mothers of young children, we find three key results:
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The right take on this paper.

I guess (field) experiments will be spared from this. At least for a while.

I could use some advice! I don’t often write recommendation letters for German students applying to PhD programmes in the US. Any tips, things to watch out for, or resources you’d recommend?

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Hi Lionel, I would be happy if you add me. Many thanks!

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Inspired by @tapiorasanen.bsky.social, here is a starter pack for economists conducting field experiments 🤓🫶

Please let me know who is missing – and share widely! 🚀

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Danke Henning! 💪

It also gives a great overview of what you've already accomplished, which can be super motivating when the to-do list feels overwhelming.

Nature is healing.

Super cool JMP and given its results one can only imagine what Internet access does to women's empowerment.

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Methodological diversity in economics. 😃

Virginia, I would love to be added. Many thanks

New feed just dropped.

Econ conference feed displays posts with #EconConf or #AEA, #2025AEA, #AEA2025, #AEA25 & similar for APPAM, ASHE, LERA, SEA, & SOLE. Displays posts from last 7 days.

Better than different feeds for each conference, each active just 1 week a year?
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Very good question and a lot of insightful answers.