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Christoph Kronenberg

@ckronenberg.bsky.social

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(Mental) health economics Bio: PostDoc @cinchessen.bsky.social , UDE, previously CHE York. Associated with HEDG, York and RWI Leibniz. He/him/his. https://sites.google.com/view/christoph-kronenberg/home

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 2h

Yes!

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 3h

What happened in 2015?

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Apprenticeships are big in Germany. The IAB has the data and the interest in this, so that's where I would start.

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Care to elaborate? I find the abstract interesting, but like Julia can't quite understand where this kryptonite is supposed to come from.

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Erwin Amann @erwinamann.bsky.social · 3d

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 4d

Sorry, I am still too entertained that I thought this would be the response and then it was.

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 4d

Turn 🇩🇪 mode on 🤣. I asked it "If I ask you to reply in English, but with German character how does that alter your response style?"
Answer:
"Tone: More formal, precise, and restrained. I’d avoid emotional or overly enthusiastic phrasing (“I’m thrilled to…” would become “I am very interested in…”)."

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Georgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 5d

"A UK study involving nearly 20,000 people, found that those who spent at least a total of 120 minutes every week in greenery were significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being."

is it ✨magic✨ or is it ✨confounding✨

Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 5d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Dr Will Ball @wpball.com · 6d

Reading some interest stats about health research funding in the UK in recent years.

- Only 7% goes to Mental Health research
- Only 5% of that MH funding goes to studies related to prevention

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

pssst, so viele Drittmittel habe ich noch nie investiert ;)

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

I can't/won't tell what to do, I just think you're too hard on yourself/your work. The benefits of research can be very downstream and hard to predict compared to the immediate and near certain gratification of helping others.

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Prevented policy/solutions to be based on flawed research?
Inspired others to figure out things about society that leads to solutions?
Given the quantity of papers, that need to be produced due to *gestures*, 1 in 4 sounds like a good ratio.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

What I think when you describe economists:

a man and a woman looking at a chess set

ALT: a man and a woman looking at a chess set

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Sure, but sketchy behavior is always possible, even in double-blind systems. I mean editors are not anonymous and they make the decision not the referees.
Wasn't there a paper that shows that proximity to editors increases the chance of publication? It is a human system. It will always be flawed.

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

I don't always! All I am advocating is freedom for reviewers to write the best review in their opinion. Some medical journals publish reviews with names alongside the paper. You can find some of the reviews I wrote for, I think, the BMJ online with name. I am not a fan of that either.

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

That would be a risky move. You could tell the EIC and the person might get banned from that journal. There are ethics standards for journals, most journals have signed up to them. I did not check, but this smells like a breach of COPE.

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

In case of doubt asking the editor as you suggested is sound advice! In this case, I don't see the need, but people, including editors and referees, differ.
IMHO, let's try to make work better no matter the norms, but then I should not be anyone's role model! 🤷‍♂️

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know about pych, @dingdingpeng.the100.ci says she signs her reviews, good enough for me.

Econ: I see it as a norm. You're being offered anonymity to review freely. If you're of the opinion the norm is wrong and you want change, be the change.

But yes, the editor always has final say.

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Some news: I've just joined the editorial board of Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research alongside many amazing folks like @egolberstein.bsky.social and Daniel Eisenberg. Thanks to Stacy Frazier for her trust!

link.springer.com/journal/10488

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Then explain it, note that it is your paper and that you are fine if they do not cite it. What is wrong with honesty and politeness?

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

What is the principle? This sounds like an obvious case where it should be done.

I think I've done it once in a similar case. It is just the obvious shoehorning that I find that annoying, but if it is relevant, please tell me.

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Happy need-to-check-whether-the-sun-is-shining/has-been-shining-enough-before-switching-on-the-dryer-due-solar-panels season to you! 🎉

Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Those are the two exercises that have the *most* to do with psychology in that section. I was expecting some Freudian stuff, but so far ist mostly pretty generic stuff.