Well I think this TikTok ban is pretty dumb

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science” by Hill (Ryan Hill) and Stein (Carolyn Stein): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

Been rooting for Rory McIlroy for 15 years. Really fun to see him win this one

#QJE May 2025, #6, “Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science” by Hill (Ryan Hill) and Stein (Carolyn Stein): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

Forging my kids' birth certificates so it's easier to win a Clark Medal

Our Scoops paper got cited on wikipedia. Thanks anonymous editor "TheNightAway"! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoop_(ne…

🚨New paper🚨 Excited to share our latest on nature today: The PIVOT PENALTY in research. nature.com/articles/s4158… More than five years in the making. Key finding: The impact of new research steeply declines the further a researcher moves from their previous work.

We are in the unusual position to hire a promising young economist for a pre-doc position this month. It’s off-cycle, but we’re anxious to work with you if you’d like to apply! I’ve got some fun projects coming up I think. Spread the word!

BREAKING: Northwestern announced Tuesday afternoon that it will eliminate more than 400 staff positions. — Reported by @jerrwu dailynorthwestern.com/2025/07/29/lat…

Credit to the senators from both parties who are supporting the NIH statnews.com/2025/07/31/nih…

Using the dave ramsey snowball method to work through my delinquent referee assignments

Love working at an institute of higher learning where they test out hype videos for the football games at full volume at 4:00 pm on a Thursday

One of my favorite TikToks is the guy who goes around and asks college students their favorite songs of all time. Mentioned: Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, Billy Joel, Mazzy Star, etc, Digitization really changed our music tastes for the better. tiktok.com/t/ZT6362V87/

I love Kevin's enthusiasm for new tools but... Research doesn't have to be an arms race. If you're not adopting AI tools this quickly, you can still be a productive researcher. I know Nobel Prize winners who still type with two fingers.

I have the good fortune of co-advising two econ PhDs with Joel Mokyr right now. At 79, he still gives detailed comments on drafts and meets with his students regularly. He's an energetic advisor and is deeply committed to the next generation researchers. Very admirable

With today's news, worth re-upping this footnote from the Aghion, Howitt, et al "inverted-U" paper. (Click to the replies to see Nick Bloom defend this head-scratching sample selection criteria 😂)

Job opening - Please help us spread the word to the right physicists! ****** Physics RA opening at Kellogg ****** We are seeking a motivated research assistant to work on problems at the interface of nonequilibrium statistical physics and the social sciences. The project

10 Ks, 3 HR 🤯