Arieda Muço 🍉 🌻 🌸
@ariedamuco.bsky.social
Economist @CEU. PhD from SSE/Stockholm Graduate Program +CEMFI. Posts related to Econ & Science, NLP, ML, Code, Human Rights, etc. Vienna based, but citizen of the 🌍.
I also write on Medium http://medium.com/@arieda.muco
I also write on Medium http://medium.com/@arieda.muco
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🧵 Sometimes simple is better! I recently revisited work from my PhD, focused creating an automated corruption measure from Brazilian audit reports. Here's how it works & why it matters. 1/n
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
In the meantime Gaza keeps getting bombed. Yesterday, over 20 people died. Phase two it’s on the way…
We can only guess how the Gaza riviera will look like in terms of the local population.
We can only guess how the Gaza riviera will look like in terms of the local population.
The Rafah crossing, a key passage between Gaza and Egypt, is set to reopen after Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in October. The New York Times visited two hospitals in Gaza to meet some of the sick and wounded awaiting medical evacuation.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Gaza’s Sick And Wounded Await a Lifeline in Rafah
The Rafah crossing, a key passage between Gaza and Egypt, is set to reopen after Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in October. The New York Times visited two hospitals in Gaza to meet some of the...
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
In the meantime Gaza keeps getting bombed. Yesterday, over 20 people died. Phase two it’s on the way…
We can only guess how the Gaza riviera will look like in terms of the local population.
We can only guess how the Gaza riviera will look like in terms of the local population.
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"[Epstein] was arrested in 2006 & pleaded guilty in 2008"
"Ariely & Epstein met at least 7 times from 2010-2016"
"Ariely is named 636 times in the more than 3 million additional files released"
"Neither Ariely nor Duke responded to ... requests for comment"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
"Ariely & Epstein met at least 7 times from 2010-2016"
"Ariely is named 636 times in the more than 3 million additional files released"
"Neither Ariely nor Duke responded to ... requests for comment"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke professor Dan Ariely had longstanding friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released files show
Ariely is named in 636 of the some 3 million newly released files. He was a prominent professor at Duke over the course of his correspondence with Epstein.
www.dukechronicle.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
"[Epstein] was arrested in 2006 & pleaded guilty in 2008"
"Ariely & Epstein met at least 7 times from 2010-2016"
"Ariely is named 636 times in the more than 3 million additional files released"
"Neither Ariely nor Duke responded to ... requests for comment"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
"Ariely & Epstein met at least 7 times from 2010-2016"
"Ariely is named 636 times in the more than 3 million additional files released"
"Neither Ariely nor Duke responded to ... requests for comment"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Please consider citing if you are a fixest user!
arXiv📈🤖
Fast and user-friendly econometrics estimations: The R package fixest
By Berg\'e, Butts, McDermott
Fast and user-friendly econometrics estimations: The R package fixest
By Berg\'e, Butts, McDermott
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Please consider citing if you are a fixest user!
“The system made me do it” explains incentives; it doesn’t absolve responsibility. When academics say this, they’re no longer describing the system, they are helping reproduce it.
As academics we have helped perpetuate some of today’s political systems (without sufficient retrospection).
As academics we have helped perpetuate some of today’s political systems (without sufficient retrospection).
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“The system made me do it” explains incentives; it doesn’t absolve responsibility. When academics say this, they’re no longer describing the system, they are helping reproduce it.
As academics we have helped perpetuate some of today’s political systems (without sufficient retrospection).
As academics we have helped perpetuate some of today’s political systems (without sufficient retrospection).
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All Americans at this moment, every Conservative and every Liberal, have a wide range of ways in which we can define our values by simply saying: No.
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
All Americans at this moment, every Conservative and every Liberal, have a wide range of ways in which we can define our values by simply saying: No.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This is a fun survey to take!
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Consider this code to find how often words appears in a text:
```
all_words = {}
for word in list_of_words:
if word in all_words:
all_words[word] += 1
else:
all_words[word] = 1
```
Many will react to this with:
> "Ah, but you should use ... instead"
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```
all_words = {}
for word in list_of_words:
if word in all_words:
all_words[word] += 1
else:
all_words[word] = 1
```
Many will react to this with:
> "Ah, but you should use ... instead"
/1
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Consider this code to find how often words appears in a text:
```
all_words = {}
for word in list_of_words:
if word in all_words:
all_words[word] += 1
else:
all_words[word] = 1
```
Many will react to this with:
> "Ah, but you should use ... instead"
/1
```
all_words = {}
for word in list_of_words:
if word in all_words:
all_words[word] += 1
else:
all_words[word] = 1
```
Many will react to this with:
> "Ah, but you should use ... instead"
/1
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Un ataque militar unilateral para vulnerar la soberanía de un país es injustificable, sea en Palestina, Ucrania o Venezuela. Hay que volver urgentemente al derecho internacional y a un mundo basado en reglas, diálogo y cooperación.
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Un ataque militar unilateral para vulnerar la soberanía de un país es injustificable, sea en Palestina, Ucrania o Venezuela. Hay que volver urgentemente al derecho internacional y a un mundo basado en reglas, diálogo y cooperación.
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BAN private fireworks now!!! 😖
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
BAN private fireworks now!!! 😖
Even if one cynically ignores Palestinian lives, as many are doing, the silence of self-described environmentalists is astonishing. This is not only a humanitarian disaster but an environmental one! Bombing poisons soil, air, & has long-term consequences. Poison knows no borders!
'Israel has reportedly violated the ceasefire at least 738 times, including on Nov. 22 when it bombed the homes of my family members.'
Israel is still killing Palestinians, including 14 of my relatives
Israel has reportedly violated the ceasefire at least 738 times, including on Nov. 22 when it bombed the homes of my family members
prismreports.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Even if one cynically ignores Palestinian lives, as many are doing, the silence of self-described environmentalists is astonishing. This is not only a humanitarian disaster but an environmental one! Bombing poisons soil, air, & has long-term consequences. Poison knows no borders!
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Always agree with the last sycophantic autocrat who came round to flatter you.
So Netanyahu met with Trump today and now Trump is threatening to bomb Iran again. Amazing how that happens.
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Always agree with the last sycophantic autocrat who came round to flatter you.
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A verified campaign to support Al Anwar Camp for Refugees, near Khan Younis. The weather has been dreadful in the last few days and needs are overwhelming.
chuffed.org/project/1592...
chuffed.org/project/1592...
Support Al Anwar Camp for Refugees
Al-Anwar is an unaffiliated displacement camp established in March 2025, located about 3 km northwest of Khan Younis. Over 1,250 people live in about 250 makeshift shelters and tents that offer almost...
chuffed.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A verified campaign to support Al Anwar Camp for Refugees, near Khan Younis. The weather has been dreadful in the last few days and needs are overwhelming.
chuffed.org/project/1592...
chuffed.org/project/1592...
So did any of those who threatened to leave NYC if Mamdani got elected actually do it?
Zohran Mamdani loves his Astoria, Queens, neighborhood, and the feeling is mutual. But voters who live near Gracie Mansion, his new home when he comes Mayor in January, really wanted his opponent to win.
As Mamdani Leaves Queens for the Upper East Side, a Cool Welcome Awaits
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani loves his Astoria, Queens, neighborhood, and the feeling is mutual. But voters who live near Gracie Mansion, his new home, really wanted his opponent to win.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So did any of those who threatened to leave NYC if Mamdani got elected actually do it?
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We now have about 10 apartment high-rises on fire across Kyiv City due to the ongoing Russian airstrike, as per Mayor and governor.
Meanwhile, eyewitness videos keep coming up of Russian drones actually hitting those apartment blocks.
Oh, and a THIRD of the city lost heating amid winter.
Meanwhile, eyewitness videos keep coming up of Russian drones actually hitting those apartment blocks.
Oh, and a THIRD of the city lost heating amid winter.
December 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We now have about 10 apartment high-rises on fire across Kyiv City due to the ongoing Russian airstrike, as per Mayor and governor.
Meanwhile, eyewitness videos keep coming up of Russian drones actually hitting those apartment blocks.
Oh, and a THIRD of the city lost heating amid winter.
Meanwhile, eyewitness videos keep coming up of Russian drones actually hitting those apartment blocks.
Oh, and a THIRD of the city lost heating amid winter.
Exactly! Recognizing each other humanity would be a great starting point!
Kindness would be wonderful for 2026 but for the time being I’d take mutual indifference over the outward hostility and hatred we have at the moment.
December 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Exactly! Recognizing each other humanity would be a great starting point!
If you join, I may even teach you how to redact PDFs properly. As we learned these past few days, “blacked-out text” is not the same as real redaction.
Correct link: sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you join, I may even teach you how to redact PDFs properly. As we learned these past few days, “blacked-out text” is not the same as real redaction.
Correct link: sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Correct link: sites.google.com/view/dariia-...
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
Many thanks to @dariia.bsky.social for organizing this amazing workshop series. The lineup has been fantastic. Great to be in such company!
#WorkshopForUkraine #TextAsData #Python #AcademicSolidarity
#WorkshopForUkraine 🇺🇦 I’ll run a hands-on session on Text Data in Python. We will show showing how to turn messy documents (PDFs, Word files, scraped text) into usable data.
sites.google.com/.../main/r-w....
Join if you’re curious, or share with others. Proceeds go to Ukraine.
#TextAsData #Python
sites.google.com/.../main/r-w....
Join if you’re curious, or share with others. Proceeds go to Ukraine.
#TextAsData #Python
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December 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#WorkshopForUkraine 🇺🇦 I’ll run a hands-on session on Text Data in Python. We will show showing how to turn messy documents (PDFs, Word files, scraped text) into usable data.
sites.google.com/.../main/r-w....
Join if you’re curious, or share with others. Proceeds go to Ukraine.
#TextAsData #Python
sites.google.com/.../main/r-w....
Join if you’re curious, or share with others. Proceeds go to Ukraine.
#TextAsData #Python
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White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
I’ve been using the Econ Literature Search tool by @paulgp.com (paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...) and it’s genuinely excellent. Great public service to the field 🙏
Does political science have anything similar?
Does political science have anything similar?
Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’ve been using the Econ Literature Search tool by @paulgp.com (paulgp.com/econlit-pipe...) and it’s genuinely excellent. Great public service to the field 🙏
Does political science have anything similar?
Does political science have anything similar?