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Oct 26 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I'm planning to be completely offline this weekend so please get your #EconMeToo allegations in by Friday. 🙃
More seriously, I've spent the past few days basically running a giant switchboard, putting victims & witnesses in touch with interested reporters. If you have a story to share, no need to tell me any details, just email/DM me asking for the journalists' contact info.
No need to go on the record at this point. The goal is to starting building external pressure that will force our institutions to make meaningful changes for the better.
Also, that first tweet was mostly a joke! There is no deadline to contact me, I'm just planning/hoping to be offline this weekend.

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Oct 23
Another problem w the AEA process (in addition to those in this thread): It makes clear to all parties that the final report from the investigation is confidential and should not be shared, to protect the accused. This sounds reasonable in theory but is harmful in practice. /1
It sets us up so that the perpetrator can selectively quote from the report in their defense, while those on the complainant/victim side feel we risk sanctions if we share the full report or highlight other, more incriminating sections. /2
This is to say: If you're seeing selective quotes from a perpetrator or his supporters, please consider the possibility that you are not getting the full story, as the other side is limited in what it can share. /3
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Oct 21
@APeichl @VfS_econ I greatly appreciate that you’re taking this seriously but want to offer a word of caution based on experience w an AEA investigation. This lack of investigative power is a real constraint. /1
@APeichl @VfS_econ The AEA similarly has no power to subpoena information, etc, and so their year-long investigation into a serial predator turned up little - not bc there was little to be found (more soon!) but bc they couldn’t compel the release of documents. /2
@APeichl @VfS_econ The AEA also does not protect the confidentiality of victims/witnesses who come forward - not sure if that is a choice or legal constraint as well but obviously it means people w info do not share it. /3
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Oct 20
Recent allegations of sexual harassment and worse against Armin Falk & Philip Dybvig are super troubling, not least because the economics profession & academia more broadly have demonstrated *zero* ability to hold people accountable for such behavior.
What gives me hope is that women are not tolerating this bullshit anymore. Social media + the press are our friends, in a world where our employers & professional associations keep letting us down. More on this soon. 🔥
I'll add 1 more name to this list, bc I literally cannot stand having this info anymore. I've heard several credible allegations against GMU's Dan Houser—that he gropes women PhD students at conferences. Apparently this is an open secret; if you have more info, please speak up!
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Oct 19
Talked with two separate CJ practitioners yesterday who were excited to tell me they were paying academics big $$ to do impact evaluations for them.

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Practitioners: You should *never* pay academics to do research. Our currency is publications, so we'll work for data.
If you don't know who to talk to, email me or the fine folks at @JPAL_NA and we'll help match you w scholars who might be a good fit.
One more thought before I mute this convo: I understand why some/many scholars might like to get paid for this work, directly from orgs. But many orgs think they have to pay big $$ in order to evaluate whether their programs work, and so they don’t do those evaluations at all. /1
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Oct 14
It's my favorite time of year! 🥳

Women on the 2022-23 econ job market, in no particular order:

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Eilidh Geddes

JMP: "The Effects of Price Regulation in Markets with Strategic Entry: Evidence from Health Insurance Markets"

Website: sites.northwestern.edu/egy8582/ Image
Sarah King

JMP: "Evaluating the Impact of a Summer School Program using a Regression Discontinuity Design"

Website: sites.google.com/view/sarahking… Image
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Sep 15
This is a BFD. Very big police depts self-insure (read: pay legal settlements from your tax $) but smaller depts need insurance in case they get sued. And insurers have an incentive to make sure the officers they cover aren't acting recklessly.

Markets are amazing, y'all.
h/t @JohnFPfaff
Check out the links below for more on who pays these legal settlements:
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