Karthik Tadepalli
karthiktadepalli.bsky.social
Karthik Tadepalli
@karthiktadepalli.bsky.social
econ phd @ Berkeley, contractor @ GiveWell. market access rules everything around me. former homes: Philadelphia, Bangalore.
My version of this was learning that at age 27, 70% of Americans are in the same place that they grew up. I don't know ANYONE like that!
December 14, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Karthik Tadepalli
Upgraded version
December 11, 2024 at 9:33 AM
I am!
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
My preferred version: "when you're good at what you do, nobody's advice is that useful"
November 24, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Did not realize you were looking for media 😂 also *founding story
November 23, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Patrick McKenzie discussing the history of VaccinateCA is a pretty memorable sounding story forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/NkPgha...
Some observations from an EA-adjacent (?) charitable effort — EA Forum
Hiya folks! I'm Patrick McKenzie, better known on the Internets as patio11. (Proof.) Long-time-listener, first-time-caller; I don't think I would con…
forum.effectivealtruism.org
November 23, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Great explanation, thank you!
November 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Cool stuff! I'm curious what you see as the connection with the semi-supervised learning literature in statistics, e.g. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Prediction-powered inference
A statistical protocol for valid scientific discovery using machine learning is presented.
www.science.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Very cool paper, good luck on the market!
November 18, 2024 at 5:16 PM
The opposie. A sunset photo is 0.000001% the experience of a sunset. It's like taking a photo of a total solar eclipse on your phone. May as well just put your phone away and enjoy it
November 18, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Low wage migrants can be shorthand for migrants in low (average) wage jobs. But I haven't seen any common term except high/low skill.
November 17, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Relational Frictions Along the Supply Chain - Edward Wiles

Connecting Senegalese traders to Turkish suppliers increases their product quality/variety, but relationships only last when traders are given the ability to verify supplier quality.

edwardwiles.github.io/storage/pape...
November 17, 2024 at 10:42 AM
How Globalization Shapes Corporate Innovation - Chan Kim

Foreign market access caused US firms to redirect their R&D from scientific research to narrow products, resulting in higher quality products but lower aggregate efficiency.

drive.google.com/file/d/1yXTG...
November 17, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Quality Upgrading and Productivity Gains from Domestic Market Access Changes in India - Sang Hoon Kong

A highway project in India that increased market access for manufacturing firms increased their productivity and product quality.

www.sanghoonkong.com/_files/ugd/8...
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Does Skill Abundance Still Matter? - Shinnosuke Kikuchi

Skill-abundant countries used to have a comparative advantage in exporting skill-intensive products, but automation eliminated this advantage.

www.shinnosuke-kikuchi.com/files/resear...
November 17, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Patent Protection in Developing Economies - Weili Chen

A patent enforcement reform in China increased innovation and tech transfer to MNC affiliates, but also increased markups, highlighting an inverted-U relationship between IP protection and welfare.

weilichen-econ.github.io/files/ChenWe...
November 17, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Migration, Networks and Religious Choice - Timothy Hersey

Pentecostalism has grown in Africa because it creates a welcoming network for new rural-urban migrants - leading both migrants and their sending households to convert.

timhersey.github.io/MyWebsite/He...
November 17, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Suggestions:

- And the World Returned (At the Gates)
- The Swarm (Insomnium)
- Patterns in the Ivy (Opeth)
November 17, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I spent <30 seconds on each. More important than overall score to me was being correct that #3 was human written, because that was the only one that provoked a strong "AI couldn't have written that" reaction!
November 17, 2024 at 12:50 AM