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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 23h

FYI: The deadline to apply for this is coming up! (Oct 23rd)

Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to announce our amazing lineup of speakers for the 2026 JDM preconference at SPSP!

Conference date: Feb 26th
Location: Chicago
Deadline to apply: Oct 23rd.

Application link: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...

cc: @sdellavi.bsky.social, @hirshmansam.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 6d

الحمد لله رب العالمين
שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה

Barak Ravid: Hugs in Egypt as negotiators wait Trump's truth social post announcing the end of the Gaza war

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Gordon Pennycook @gordpennycook.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to announce our amazing lineup of speakers for the 2026 JDM preconference at SPSP!

Conference date: Feb 26th
Location: Chicago
Deadline to apply: Oct 23rd.

Application link: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p...

cc: @sdellavi.bsky.social, @hirshmansam.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 26

The first “removal” (if this stands) of a Federal Reserve Board Governor in the institution’s 112 year history. Totally unprecedented. No due process. A totally authoritarian move.

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Chicago Booth Review @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social · Aug 19

Losing a job is intensely stressful, and often has consequences for behavior and mental health. But some of its psychological effects may run counter to expectations.

www.chicagobooth.edu/review/job-l... via Booth's @abbysussman.bsky.social

Job Loss Can Lead to Risky Decision-Making

Rather than being more financially cautious after a layoff, many become less so.

www.chicagobooth.edu

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · May 27

We find men more likely to ask, no difference in outcomes conditional on asking -> better returns for men (in Norway)
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10....

Does Increasing the Riskiness of Choices Widen Gender Gaps? | Management Science

pubsonline.informs.org

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 30

And it's a bit odd since I think a Jewish Avrohom is more likely to vote for a Republican than a Jewish Abraham.

Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 30

What conclusion do you draw from the "blue" names? Says to me that there are not many Orthodox Jews in America and they only live in a few places, but not much about polarization.

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 30

Yeah, I guess I was thinking of it as if 1 is yes, trouble; if 1 is no, that's what I expect; if 1 is the complicated option, then it should be explained elsewhere (though should does not always mean is)

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 30

Don't know why it is a word doc and that is weird, but I would bet is based on aspredicted form where Q1 is plausibly not very informative and Q2 is hypotheses

The aspredicted form for preregistration

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 26

@fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 16

"Decisions under risk may be driven by similar psychological mechanisms to decisions under complexity" is definitely a worse title

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Mar 12

@fair-cele.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our statement on the ICE arrest of Palestinian activist and Columbia University student protest leader, Mahmoud Khalil:

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Feb 25

bsky.app/profile/i4re...

Could be this

Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Feb 24

After being alerted about possible misconduct, the I4R are reproducing published papers that use data from a specific NGO (GDRI). This thread releases the first 2 reports and provides more information about the work and responses/statements from authors journals and journals. 🧵

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Feb 17

Comes in handy to have a record. I don't go back and update it unless I visit a place again, so there may be some defunct shops. Hope it's helpful!

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Feb 17

Voodoo child was good
voodoochildcafe.com

Have a few other places on a coffee map here samhirshman.com/docs/interests

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 27

It could extend to those kinds of risks since we think it's related to risk seeking in losses, but most of what we study are things like gambling and lottery tickets which tend to be more negative. I'd also be looking for more work on why we saw so many new businesses during the pandemic.

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 27

New paper: We combine evidence from a survey (correlational), bank spending data, and online experiments to show that job loss increases risk taking.

Joint work with @abbysussman.bsky.social, Carlos Vazquez-Hernandez, Daniel O'Leary, and Jennifer Trueblood

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Dec 27

Job loss increases financial risk-taking. People who lost their jobs during the pandemic were more likely to gamble and purchase more lottery tickets, on average, than people who had not lost their jobs. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Results from a cross-sectional survey showing the self-reported number of lottery tickets purchased.

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 19

Started using this on something this morning, and it is amazing. Thanks!

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 14

Getting ready for hannukkah?

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 12

You must love that I'm in Europe

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 12

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We have new paper showing how changing the risk for regrade decisions affects the gender gap in asking using data from Norway that can identify differences in asking specifically.

Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 1

How did changing the riskiness of a choice impact the gender gap in willingness to ask? My new paper in MS with Alex Willén finds gender gaps widen, which benefits men more. The gap is likely driven by gender differences in beliefs.

pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10....

Does Increasing the Riskiness of Choices Widen Gender Gaps?

pubsonline.informs.org

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Sam Hirshman @hirshmansam.bsky.social · Dec 8

1zpresso zp6. I had a passable electric grinder in the office and had intended this just for travel, but I liked using it so much it became every day. Had harios hand grinders before and the zp6 is just a joy to use
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