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Have a good look at my teeth there, but also check out this conversation I had with Daniel and Mitch on their podcast! Really enjoyed talking with them. Also, check out some of their other great episodes covering health and econ-related topics.

Predoc opportunity Becker Friedman Institute for Economics! Work on exciting research projects with the amazing Zarek Brot-Goldberg and Maggie Shi (and co-authors including Parker Rogers and myself). Start date 7/1. Please spread the word!

New! Paper! We have LLMs listen to convos between people who disagree on gun control and dynamically generate/suggest helpful rephrasings of messages before they are sent. Users receiving this treatment have better, less divisive conversations. 🔗 arxiv.org/pdf/2302.07268… 🧵: 1/7

Can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed getting a PhD. My excellent advisors made it feel more like I was getting paid to be part of an incubator where I could generate ideas for six years and get invaluable feedback on deliverables.

Another study showing declines in scientists' output after receiving an award, but... marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

I especially enjoyed our text analysis of prosthetic limb patents: - Cost-saving innovations emerged from Civil War procurement frugality - Wartime advances prioritized buyer desires: enhanced comfort during CW (amputee buyers) & utility limbs for WWI vets' re-employment (gov't)

Medicare price cuts reduced innovation, increased outsourcing, and worsened product quality, underscoring the need to balance short-term cost containment with long-term impacts, from Yunan Ji and Parker Rogers nber.org/papers/w33083