Menusch Khadjavi
@menuschkhadjavi.bsky.social
Assoc Prof @VU_Amsterdam @kielinstitute
Research on behavioral economics, ethics and the environment.
menuschkhadjavi.com
Research on behavioral economics, ethics and the environment.
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Just so it’s clear, the government wanted to oversee hiring and employment at a *private* institution in order to implement a purity test. When the institution refused, they took away money for life saving research (cancer etc).
That’s some fascist shit.
That’s some fascist shit.
April 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Just so it’s clear, the government wanted to oversee hiring and employment at a *private* institution in order to implement a purity test. When the institution refused, they took away money for life saving research (cancer etc).
That’s some fascist shit.
That’s some fascist shit.
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75% of US scientists who answered @nature.com poll consider leaving.
More than 1,600 readers answered their poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 1,600 readers answered their poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
75% of US scientists who answered @nature.com poll consider leaving.
More than 1,600 readers answered their poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 1,600 readers answered their poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Brown University advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travel
One week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including green card holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunda...
www.browndailyherald.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
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Banning #smartphones in over 400 schools led to:
-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...
-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...
May 8, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Banning #smartphones in over 400 schools led to:
-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...
-decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29%
-decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43%
-increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs
Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...
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Social media is a collective trap: Users feel compelled to stay engaged, even if they hate it.
The majority would prefer to live in a world without Tik Tok or Instagram (which currently have 3.5 billion users).
I wrote about this problem and a solution: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-we-sho...
The majority would prefer to live in a world without Tik Tok or Instagram (which currently have 3.5 billion users).
I wrote about this problem and a solution: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-we-sho...
Why we should keep phones out of schools: Solving a collective trap
Issue 115: Why people hate social media, but can't stop using it.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com
April 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Social media is a collective trap: Users feel compelled to stay engaged, even if they hate it.
The majority would prefer to live in a world without Tik Tok or Instagram (which currently have 3.5 billion users).
I wrote about this problem and a solution: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-we-sho...
The majority would prefer to live in a world without Tik Tok or Instagram (which currently have 3.5 billion users).
I wrote about this problem and a solution: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/why-we-sho...
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So 2023 was a miraculous year for the economy: high growth with inflation falling all the way back to the Fed's target, rising real wages. And here, according to YouGov, is how Republicans saw it
January 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM
So 2023 was a miraculous year for the economy: high growth with inflation falling all the way back to the Fed's target, rising real wages. And here, according to YouGov, is how Republicans saw it
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There is a Climate Change Econ Summer School with my
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social colleagues and 2 profs from
UvA coming up! 🌳
You can find out more about the Tinbergen Institute's Summer Schools here: tinbergen.nl/summer-school/
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social colleagues and 2 profs from
UvA coming up! 🌳
You can find out more about the Tinbergen Institute's Summer Schools here: tinbergen.nl/summer-school/
Tinbergen Institute Summer School 2024
An academically rigorous program and a highly interactive learning environment.
tinbergen.nl
January 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
There is a Climate Change Econ Summer School with my
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social colleagues and 2 profs from
UvA coming up! 🌳
You can find out more about the Tinbergen Institute's Summer Schools here: tinbergen.nl/summer-school/
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social colleagues and 2 profs from
UvA coming up! 🌳
You can find out more about the Tinbergen Institute's Summer Schools here: tinbergen.nl/summer-school/
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The stages of Republican economic grief:
The economy is lousy
The numbers may look good, but people aren’t feeling it
People are feeling better, but won’t credit Biden
Trump will give everyone a pony
The economy is lousy
The numbers may look good, but people aren’t feeling it
People are feeling better, but won’t credit Biden
Trump will give everyone a pony
January 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The stages of Republican economic grief:
The economy is lousy
The numbers may look good, but people aren’t feeling it
People are feeling better, but won’t credit Biden
Trump will give everyone a pony
The economy is lousy
The numbers may look good, but people aren’t feeling it
People are feeling better, but won’t credit Biden
Trump will give everyone a pony
New publication with @kkhadjavi.bsky.social and Rainer Thiele:
We show that the introduction of large-scale farms in #Zambia has positive spillovers, including more #gender #equality for current and #future #generations.
Link:
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
We show that the introduction of large-scale farms in #Zambia has positive spillovers, including more #gender #equality for current and #future #generations.
Link:
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
January 10, 2024 at 1:27 PM
New publication with @kkhadjavi.bsky.social and Rainer Thiele:
We show that the introduction of large-scale farms in #Zambia has positive spillovers, including more #gender #equality for current and #future #generations.
Link:
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
We show that the introduction of large-scale farms in #Zambia has positive spillovers, including more #gender #equality for current and #future #generations.
Link:
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
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📢 The Advanced Studies Program ASP is raising its ambitions to become a 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 w/ a clear focus on international economics ❗
👉 Apply now until January 15 / March 1 for the first cohort starting in September 2024
Full details 👇
👉 Apply now until January 15 / March 1 for the first cohort starting in September 2024
Full details 👇
Advanced Studies Program
Europe’s newest doctoral program in International Economics
ifw-kiel.de
December 18, 2023 at 4:14 PM
📢 The Advanced Studies Program ASP is raising its ambitions to become a 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 w/ a clear focus on international economics ❗
👉 Apply now until January 15 / March 1 for the first cohort starting in September 2024
Full details 👇
👉 Apply now until January 15 / March 1 for the first cohort starting in September 2024
Full details 👇
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There is massive grade inflation at top universities—and it’s getting worse.
Grade inflation is occurring at most colleges, spiked during the pandemic, and is lower in the sciences.
When the average GPA is 3.7 the grades essentially become meaningless. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/n...
Grade inflation is occurring at most colleges, spiked during the pandemic, and is lower in the sciences.
When the average GPA is 3.7 the grades essentially become meaningless. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/n...
Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?
A report found that close to 80 percent of grades were in the A range last academic year. A pandemic-era bump has stuck.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2023 at 10:07 PM
There is massive grade inflation at top universities—and it’s getting worse.
Grade inflation is occurring at most colleges, spiked during the pandemic, and is lower in the sciences.
When the average GPA is 3.7 the grades essentially become meaningless. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/n...
Grade inflation is occurring at most colleges, spiked during the pandemic, and is lower in the sciences.
When the average GPA is 3.7 the grades essentially become meaningless. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/n...
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This is 100% real. A prof. has every incentive just to hand out A's because doing otherwise makes your life miserable for no reason. The only reason I don't is b/c 1. I'm teaching a required course and want to select for better students and 2. it kills the spark in the 10-15% with actual promise.
December 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM
This is 100% real. A prof. has every incentive just to hand out A's because doing otherwise makes your life miserable for no reason. The only reason I don't is b/c 1. I'm teaching a required course and want to select for better students and 2. it kills the spark in the 10-15% with actual promise.
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SZ reports that Armin Falk will not take over as IZA director.
Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
700 Forscher wollten Armin Falkan der Spitze des IZA verhindern - und haben nun Erfolg. Doch die Frage ist: Wie soll es nun weitergehen?
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 20, 2023 at 3:16 PM
SZ reports that Armin Falk will not take over as IZA director.
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Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
700 Forscher wollten Armin Falkan der Spitze des IZA verhindern - und haben nun Erfolg. Doch die Frage ist: Wie soll es nun weitergehen?
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 20, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Armin Falk zieht sich zurück
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
„Wir danken unserem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk ausdrücklich dafür, dass es uns mit seinem kritischen Engagement die Essenz des IZA noch einmal deutlich vor Augen geführt hat.“
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/o...
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Here is the call for papers for the special issue of the EER in memory of Nora: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/euro...
November 17, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Here is the call for papers for the special issue of the EER in memory of Nora: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/euro...
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The open letter from 400+ IZA fellows to the Deutsche Post Foundation in response to the new leadership announcement at IZA is online: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 14, 2023 at 1:14 PM
The open letter from 400+ IZA fellows to the Deutsche Post Foundation in response to the new leadership announcement at IZA is online: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
... as if the world doesn't have enough problems already... 😑🤮
I studied in Delaware and like Joe, but that the democrats couldn't establish a younger, charismatic candidate to sweep away that criminal autocrat Trump might cost the United States it's democracy. 😕
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/u...
I studied in Delaware and like Joe, but that the democrats couldn't establish a younger, charismatic candidate to sweep away that criminal autocrat Trump might cost the United States it's democracy. 😕
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/u...
Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Voters in battleground states said they trusted Donald J. Trump over President Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as Mr. Biden’s multiracial base shows signs of fraying.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2023 at 7:35 PM
... as if the world doesn't have enough problems already... 😑🤮
I studied in Delaware and like Joe, but that the democrats couldn't establish a younger, charismatic candidate to sweep away that criminal autocrat Trump might cost the United States it's democracy. 😕
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/u...
I studied in Delaware and like Joe, but that the democrats couldn't establish a younger, charismatic candidate to sweep away that criminal autocrat Trump might cost the United States it's democracy. 😕
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/u...
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A lot of criticism has recently been levelled at behavioural scientists, ranging from p-hacking to outright fraud. My impression is that the problem is not in behavioural economics per se, but some other areas clearly seem to have a problem.
#Behecon
openmkt.org/research/rep...
#Behecon
openmkt.org/research/rep...
October 30, 2023 at 1:32 PM
A lot of criticism has recently been levelled at behavioural scientists, ranging from p-hacking to outright fraud. My impression is that the problem is not in behavioural economics per se, but some other areas clearly seem to have a problem.
#Behecon
openmkt.org/research/rep...
#Behecon
openmkt.org/research/rep...
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📢 New working paper alert! With the help of more than 700 volunteer reviewers, we (@milosfisar.bsky.social, @chrhuber.bsky.social, Elena Katok, @ozkesali.bsky.social and myself) assessed the reproducibility of ~500 articles published in Management Science. Some results. 📊🔍 #Reproducibility
November 2, 2023 at 12:21 AM
📢 New working paper alert! With the help of more than 700 volunteer reviewers, we (@milosfisar.bsky.social, @chrhuber.bsky.social, Elena Katok, @ozkesali.bsky.social and myself) assessed the reproducibility of ~500 articles published in Management Science. Some results. 📊🔍 #Reproducibility
In terms of extreme parties, antisemitism and racism against people of color, Germany is on it's way back to 1933.
And the CDU makes the same historical mistake of slowing legitimizing the right-extreme AfD.
Will there be political refugees from Germany again?
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
And the CDU makes the same historical mistake of slowing legitimizing the right-extreme AfD.
Will there be political refugees from Germany again?
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds
Poll of 6,752 people of African descent in 13 countries finds almost half have experienced discrimination
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2023 at 7:02 AM
In terms of extreme parties, antisemitism and racism against people of color, Germany is on it's way back to 1933.
And the CDU makes the same historical mistake of slowing legitimizing the right-extreme AfD.
Will there be political refugees from Germany again?
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
And the CDU makes the same historical mistake of slowing legitimizing the right-extreme AfD.
Will there be political refugees from Germany again?
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
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The war on inflation is over. We won, at very little cost
October 12, 2023 at 3:43 PM
The war on inflation is over. We won, at very little cost
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Call: Special Issue of Journal of Economic Psychology - ISSN 0167-4870 (elsevier.com) on Social Institutions and Cooperation Failures. Public good provision, social dilemmas, intergroup conflict. Theory and experiments. Reposting appreciated!
Submission Deadline is December 25, 2023
October 7, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Call: Special Issue of Journal of Economic Psychology - ISSN 0167-4870 (elsevier.com) on Social Institutions and Cooperation Failures. Public good provision, social dilemmas, intergroup conflict. Theory and experiments. Reposting appreciated!
Submission Deadline is December 25, 2023
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We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
October 7, 2023 at 10:50 AM
We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n