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Nathan Nunn πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡°πŸ‡·
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Professor of Economics. University of British Columbia. Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic History, Cultural Evolution. πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Nathan Nunn πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡°πŸ‡· @nathannunn.bsky.social Β· 2d
This is much more praise than we (or at least I) deserve, but we'll take it ;)
jmorenocruz.bsky.social Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social Β· 3d
Everyone working in development economics should read this chapter.

They provide evidence that what works in development is less about finding universally good levers and more about designing interventions compatible with locally embedded social structures.

www.nber.org/papers/w3481...

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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social Β· 3d
Everyone working in development economics should read this chapter.

They provide evidence that what works in development is less about finding universally good levers and more about designing interventions compatible with locally embedded social structures.

www.nber.org/papers/w3481...

Reposted by Nathan Nunn

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NBER @nber.org Β· 5d
Studying how managers’ gender attitudes shape workplace culture and gender inequality, from Virginia Minni, Kieu-Trang Nguyen, Heather Sarsons, and Carla Srebot www.nber.org/papers/w34782

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Nathan Nunn

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Science Magazine @science.org Β· 6d
No matter where they live, kids cooperate according to their community’s social norms by middle childhood.

Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4r0Rxga
The emergence of cooperative behaviors, norms, and strategies across five diverse societies
Children’s cooperative behaviors and norms develop along distinct cultural pathways shaped by local norms.
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Reposted by Scott Gehlbach, Nathan Nunn

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social Β· 7d
Such a great book by
@paulinegrosjean.bsky.social
I ❀️ the πŸ‡«πŸ‡· version.
kris-inwood.bsky.social Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social Β· 7d
Pauline Grosjean (UNSW) draws from her new CUP monograph 'Patriarcapitalism - Institutions, culture, and the roots of gender inequality' to argue for the importance and mutability of gender norms in the 2026 Noel Butlin lecture at the 2026 APEBH meeting in Adelaide sites.google.com/hawaii.edu/2...

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social Β· 7d
Path breaking research is risky. Without tenure researchers will only play it safe and we will have fewer inventions and treatments.

Reposted by Sascha O. Becker, Nathan Nunn

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Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social Β· 7d
Pauline Grosjean (UNSW) draws from her new CUP monograph 'Patriarcapitalism - Institutions, culture, and the roots of gender inequality' to argue for the importance and mutability of gender norms in the 2026 Noel Butlin lecture at the 2026 APEBH meeting in Adelaide sites.google.com/hawaii.edu/2...

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Arcangelo Dimico @quartino.bsky.social Β· 14d
Call for papers for the 2026 edition of the workshop on Persistence and Cultural Transmission at @QUBelfast on 18 and 19 of June. Keynote s.: Siwan Anderson and Patrick Francois. SubmissionπŸ‘‡
hhdi.co.uk/hhdi-nide-jo....

#econtwitter #econ #econconf #conference #Culture
HHDI-NIDE Joint Workshop 2026
2nd HHDI-NIDE Joint Workshop on Persistence and Cultural Transmission This workshop aims to provide a venue for the presentation and discussion of frontier research on the persistence and transmiss…
hhdi.co.uk

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Aldo Elizalde @aelizalde.bsky.social Β· 16d
CALL FOR PAPERS!
@quartino.bsky.social and I are organising a Workshop on Persistence and Cultural Transmission.
Date and place: 18–19 June, Belfast, UK.
Keynote speakers: Siwan Anderson (VSE) and Patrick Francois (VSE).
Deadline: 31 March.
More information here: hhdi.co.uk/hhdi-nide-jo...
HHDI-NIDE Joint Workshop 2026
2nd HHDI-NIDE Joint Workshop on Persistence and Cultural Transmission This workshop aims to provide a venue for the presentation and discussion of frontier research on the persistence and transmiss…
hhdi.co.uk

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Nathan Nunn, Lyla Mehta , and 10 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 25d
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
We are open: please wait for us to unlock the door. Thank you for your understanding

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social Β· 25d
1) In an undergrad lecture on IQ of my UChicago behav sci degree, we heard how some difference between reading & numeric skills was considered "atypical" – a red flag, but in fact 25% of people had this difference. The professor leaned in to us and said "You cannot call 25% of people abnormal."

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Cory Smith @politicory.bsky.social Β· 29d
Have a friend who is likely stranded from his wife & kids indefinitely because of this. No warning to people who have sunk years of their life into an onerous process

www.npr.org/2026/01/14/g...
U.S. to suspend immigrant visas from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United State...
www.npr.org

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social Β· Jan 13
Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version?

I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/

It all started a few years ago... 🧡

Reposted by Nathan Nunn, Kris Inwood

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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social Β· Jan 13
We are hiring a post-doc to study the impact of AI agents on complex social systems in Duke's Society-Centered AI Initiative and/or the Polarization Lab! Apply here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/314...

Reposted by Nathan Nunn

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com Β· Jan 12
In last 8 days: invade Venezuela and kidnap president, ICE shoots a mom in the face, and Trump admin brings criminal charges against Fed chair?

Am I missing anything?

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Sam Passmore @sampassmore.bsky.social Β· Jan 8
The cultural evolution of Speed Climbing bit.ly/499QjZM

New article w @masonyoungblood.bsky.social

Innovations are more likely to occur in slower athletes & large populations. Simulations suggest innovation is underutilized!
A 3D image of a speed climbing wall, next to a graph showing the decline in speed climbing times since 2007.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social Β· Jan 6
Does social media harm everyone?

No. But it harms *most* adolescents.

However, not all platforms are harmful.

An analysis of 44,211 diaries from 479 adolescents over 100 days finds that 60% of adolescents experienced small, negative effects of social media
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reposted by Nathan Nunn, Valerie Mueller

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Human Behavior & Evolution Society @humbehevosoc.bsky.social Β· Jan 5
The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Toulouse School of Economics offers jobs for Postdoctoral Researchers with a PhD in psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, or related disciplines.
Deadline for application: January 23, 2026
www.tse-fr.eu/groups/depar...
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
www.tse-fr.eu

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Sven Beckert @svenbeckert.bsky.social Β· Dec 27
What a nice Sunday morning surprise. Capitalism: A Global History on the front page of the NYT Book Review. Thanks Marcus Rediker!

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social Β· Dec 25
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social Β· Dec 24
NEW Handbook of Experimental [Economics] Methodology (Eds Erik Snowberg, Leatt Yariv) is out. shop.elsevier.com/books/handbo...

chapter w Isabelle Brocas, Juan Carrillo
label-laboratory.org
+ Ian Krajbich
krajbichlab.psych.ucla.edu/people/
is about many ways to measure and cause choice processes

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City St George’s Economics @cityeconomics.bsky.social Β· Dec 22
🚨 Job alert

We’re hiring 5 permanent faculty positions at Assistant Professor level:

β€’ 3 x Open field
β€’ Health Economics
β€’ IO

Come work in a large, research-intensive department!

⏰ Applications reviewed on a rolling basis (deadline 18 Jan 2026)

#econjobs

econjobmarket.org/positions/12...

Reposted by Nathan Nunn, Lesley A. Hall

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social Β· Dec 20
β€œA better understanding of how cultures evolveβ€”how info is transmitted & modified, how we make decisions, how culture interacts with biology & other speciesβ€”is a pressing issue in an increasingly interdependent world where cultural activities are causing rapid, drastic social & environmental change”
royalsocietypublishing.org Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org Β· Dec 17
In this blog post, Guest Editor @rachkendal.bsky.social discusses their #PhilTransB issue, 'Transforming cultural evolution research and its application to global futures': royalsociety.org/blog/2025/12...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social Β· Dec 16
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the groupβ€”it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Kim L. Scheppele, Richard S.J. Tol , and 17 more

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Β· Dec 15
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social Β· Dec 10
New calf sighted with B.C.’s endangered orcas a β€˜huge, welcome surprise’.

Read more at: vicnews.com/2025/12/10/v...

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Nathan Nunn πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡°πŸ‡· @nathannunn.bsky.social Β· Dec 9
Less than a week to econ PHD application deadlines at UBC! Come be part of a great program with amazing students!! πŸ‘‡
ubcvse.bsky.social UBC Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social Β· Nov 25
The Vancouver School of Economics is still accepting applications to its MA and PhD programs. We would encourage anyone who is interested in the techniques used for addressing important economic questions.

Learn more at: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social Β· Nov 27
EHBEA awarded a workshop grant this year to researchers aiming to strengthen evolutionary approaches to the study of behaviour in Chile & elsewhere in Latin America, as we're keen to use these awards for outreach beyond our usual community. Congrats to the organisers, & hope the workshop goes well 😊
pablovarase.bsky.social Pablo J. Varas EnrΓ­quez @pablovarase.bsky.social Β· Nov 27
Interesado en salud, comportamiento y evoluciΓ³n humana?

Este 10 de diciembre se realizarΓ‘ la Jornada de InvestigaciΓ³n β€œEvoluciΓ³n Biocultural: Aplicaciones y desafΓ­os en salud y comportamiento humano”

El evento es gratis pero con cupos limitados, inscrΓ­base aquΓ­ πŸ‘‡

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UBC Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social Β· Nov 25
The Vancouver School of Economics is still accepting applications to its MA and PhD programs. We would encourage anyone who is interested in the techniques used for addressing important economic questions.

Learn more at: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/