David Chivers @dave_chivers
Associate Professor of Economics at Durham University. Buy my book here https://t.co/1WMMdv8ke4 davidchivers.blogspot.com Durham, England Joined April 2009-
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Can't get more cosmopolitan than a man who eats foreign food and speaks both French and German. "le bosch".
Can't get more cosmopolitan than a man who eats foreign food and speaks both French and German. "le bosch".
BMJ just posted this systematic evidence review of 63 studies. It found "a lack of evidence supporting any association of e-cigarette use with cardiovascular disease." That cuts out 36% of all smoking-related deaths. Seems like something people who smoke would want to know.
BMJ just posted this systematic evidence review of 63 studies. It found "a lack of evidence supporting any association of e-cigarette use with cardiovascular disease." That cuts out 36% of all smoking-related deaths. Seems like something people who smoke would want to know.
Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!
Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!
Economics job market candidates p-hack. But, why? Well, doing so helps them get academic jobs. "We find evidence that marginally significant results in [job market papers] are associated with higher academic placement likelihoods."
Why do job seekers reject job offers after EASY interviews? Watch my brilliant co-author Jason Sockin present our paper "Interviews" showing how interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews → more rejections & faster turnover.
Why do job seekers reject job offers after EASY interviews? Watch my brilliant co-author Jason Sockin present our paper "Interviews" showing how interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews → more rejections & faster turnover. https://t.co/oCB56jxr4h
I’ve been thinking about this op-ed and all the replies it received, and all I can think about is how many people misunderstand the economics profession. The general belief that economics is a homogenous group strikes me as mistaken. In fact, while I can’t say much about…
I’ve been thinking about this op-ed and all the replies it received, and all I can think about is how many people misunderstand the economics profession. The general belief that economics is a homogenous group strikes me as mistaken. In fact, while I can’t say much about…
Kicking away the (wage) ladder.
📦 Can industrial policy work? Yes—the East Asian experience shows it can (at least partially). But its success rests on a key condition: labor control. 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇹🇼 Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan industrialized rapidly under authoritarian or semi-authoritarian regimes. Wages and…
The first slur was toasters.
Can’t believe I’ve lived far enough into the future to learn the first slur for robots
Some exquisite sinking of pints here back in 1971 as Reece Elliot from Birtley in Co. Durham - 52 years a pitman - sings the satirical miners' ballad 'The Celebrated Working Man'.
How can the UK solve its productivity problem? ⚖️ Legalise Polyagmous Marriage ⚖️ ✅️ Larger households can take advantage of economies of scale ✅️ More people = more specialisation in household tasks ✅️ Greater insurance against negative shocks via varied income sources
How to measure negative aspects of 16 to 17 year old votes? I guess it would be change in probability to vote and change in voting intentions over these 2 years. Must be incredibly miniscule.

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