Professor of economics at University of Rennes 1. Behavioral Economics, transport/urban/environment economics. Fan of comics, prog rock and electronic music.
Scénariste de bande dessinée, écrivain, universitaire et professeur, Pierre Christin s'est éteint à l'âge de 86 ans, laissant derrière lui une œuvre considérabl…
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I'm surprised I haven't seen this paper until now (by @mikekofoed).
Clean RCT of zoom- vs. in-person-school: 38 sections, same class (intro econ), same time slot, same instructor. Zoom students did 0.2 SD worse.
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The Car of Tomorrow" is a 1951 Tex Avery MGM Cartoon that humorously envisions the future of automotive technology. In the cartoon, a showroom presents various car models with unique features, such as undentable fenders, adjustable seats, talking turn signals, and even one for literal backseat drivers.
Do higher public debt levels reduce economic growth? My meta-analysis is out in the September issue of Journal of Economic Surveys. By analysing 816 estimates, I find
- publication bias in favour of negative growth effects
- no uniform public-debt-to-GDP threshold
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For all those that think that since some frauds in Beh Econ were caught then the whole field is a non-replicable mess: wrong.
Some (most?) results are robust & come out of serious work.
Onwards!
The email exchange regarding Dan Ariely's efforts to pressure a UCLA professor to cover for him have been posted to EJMR. I've collected them all in one place. @Fernwood2Nite openmkt.org/blog/2023/ucla-p…
I say this with a heavy heart, My father passed away peacefully in his sleep. He is a legend in the art world and it would be my honor to follow in his footsteps. Please keep your thoughts and condolences here out of respect for my family.
He was the greatest man I ever met.
This @QJEHarvard paper is fantastic. The type of big economic history work I wish there was more of. I'm teaching it tomorrow, which will be fun.
I think it shows the fundamental power of careful, long-run historical data work. With the power to inform current policy debates.
🚄 Where can you go by train in Europe - 8h edition!
I made an update to chronotrains.com, with configurable travel times from 1-8h, and more frequent data updates.
Fantasy as we know it today was created by a self-taught French artist from the 19th century.
He has influenced everybody from HP Lovecraft to George Lucas and Tim Burton to Peter Jackson.
His name? Gustave Doré...
On célèbre cette chouette nouvelle en faisant gagner deux abonnements d'un an à Metal Hurlant.
Pour participer il suffit de RT liker et de suivre le compte @_MetalHurlant :)
On fait le tirage au sort samedi midi !
C'est officiel ! J'ai la chance et le privilège de rejoindre Métal Hurlant en tant que rédacteur en chef adjoint.
Ma mission sera de développer la partie journalistique et rédactionnelle ainsi que de trouver des nouvelles plumes pour ce magazine mythique. 1/3