- Uri Simonsohn discusses 4 ways of deciding whether you really have a zero effect (can accept the null)
- The impact of becoming a Swiss citizen on political integration – apparently Swiss citizens used to have secret votes on individual citizenship applications – researchers then compare those who just exceeded 50% of the vote and could become citizen with those who just missed out – tracking them down 15 years later (45% response rate)
- From Politico – some insights from the first year of the U.S. nudge unit – one key point is that to date very little economics has been involved “A lot of the stuff I see on here is just straightforward psychology, just thinking about ways in which people react to forms and how they will be able to make it easier to fill out forms…I’d like to see more economic ideas get involved,” said Richard Thaler”
- Ben Davis on Dependency is Dead! – evidence from cash transfer programs in SSA.
- From the Education for Global Development blog – the impact of giving Mexican students information about the returns to staying to school
- Call for papers: special issue of Review of Economics of the Household in honor of Angus Deaton
- In case you missed it earlier this week, our annual blog your job market paper series is back and taking submissions
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