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Empirical IO economist researching strategic information disclosure | PhD candidate at @econ_uzh
Nov 11, 2020 10 tweets 8 min read
The grand final of the #UBSCenterForum starts in a few minutes at 6pm CET. @NobelPrize laureate @DeatonAngus will share his thoughts on #inequality and the future of #capitalism. Don't miss the live stream and this thread for some reflections 🧵
#EconTwitter #EconomicsForSociety How does #capitalism generate #inequality? Think of life as a casino 🪙🪙🪙
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Nov 3, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
Third part of the 2020 virtual #UBSCenterForum on inequality: @Florian_Scheuer gives a webinar on the taxation of the superrich 🧵
#EconomicsForSociety #EconTwitter @econ_uzh The development of income inequality in the US... STRIKING!!!!
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Oct 28, 2020 10 tweets 6 min read
In a few minutes, this year's virtual #UBSCenterForum continues with a panel discussion on #inequality . As last week, here I will share some of the main insights and my thoughts on it. 🧵
#EconomicsForSociety #EconTwitter To kick off the discussion, @BrankoMilan talks about the development of inequality over time. Inequality between countries peaked in the early 2000s, declining in the last 20 years due to the rise of Asia (though still at a high level).
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Jun 10, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
My first publication also deserves my first proper tweet. Our paper on economic incentives and p-hacking in clinical trials just came out in @PNASNews
pnas.org/content/early/… (1/6) We analyze p-values from nearly 5000 phase II and phase III drug trials reported to ClinicalTrials.gov, the largest registry of clinical trials. Do financial conflicts of interest undermine ethical standards and incentivize manipulation of results? (2/6)