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Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Joined September 2012
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(1/4) To what extent, and in what sense, agent-based computational models can contribute to causal inference? Should you be interested in this question, please have a look at my new book 👇👇 cutt.ly/CF65yvy
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We are hiring a postdoc at @UniUtrecht sociology! Come work with us on a new project on AI and discrimination in hiring 👇
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A long fight could leave Ukraine in ruins and ignite a much wider war. Instead, by agreeing publicly to neutrality, Ukraine and its backers would help to end the war, argues @JeffDSachs. bit.ly/3Dr1P1k
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Join us on Thurs, March 24th at 4pm ET for an online lecture by Andrew Bacevich (@QuincyInst, @BU_Tweets) on "A New Security Paradigm." Bacevich will discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy in a multipolar world. Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Thrilled to continue our series on the #AmericanStateInAMultipolarWorld with an online lecture by @samuelmoyn on "Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War." Join us Fri, Feb. 4th at 12pm ET. Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Lovely review in @reason out from behind paywall-thanks reason.com/2022/01/22/when-h…
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As the Spring semester approaches take note of the upcoming Sociology Colloquium events with guests @ElijaAnderson @MikeHoutNY @JLeeSoc and Geoffrey Wodtke More info: sociology.cornell.edu/spring… @CornellCAS
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A global financial system that serves rich countries while holding many developing countries down is neither just nor sensible, notes @JeffDSachs. bit.ly/3IjrpYf
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Advances in digital tech and #AI hold great promise to boost economic prosperity, but they’re also contributing to higher inequality. On 12/8, join us for a panel with @davidautor, @kaushikcbasu, @hboushey46, @rodrikdani on the implications for democracy. brook.gs/3Di5EEc
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#ElonMusk is “basically shirking his tax responsibilities” by moving from CA," sociologist Cristobal Young told the @smh. “California provided access to the talent he needed to build the company.” @CornellSoc @cristobalyoung5 smh.com.au/business/companie…
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Can friendships alter elections? New @Cornell research uses mathematical modeling to show that friendship networks can distort a voter’s sense of an election’s outcome, and even give a victory to a less-popular candidate. @stevenstrogatz @CornellGrad news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Our latest paper (with @appliedkath and @jonassjuul) "How a minority can win: Unrepresentative outcomes in a simple model of voter turnout" is now online at link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/Phy…. Preprint at arxiv.org/abs/2108.12503. Note “undemocratic” is “unrepresentative” now. Thanks tweeps!
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This is an important development in light of earlier research showing that political support for public investment is much higher when incomes are growing. xitter.cf/econnaturalist/status/…
Decoupling. Many countries have managed to grow their economies while reducing CO₂ emissions. And it's not just about offshoring emissions overseas. Consumption-based CO₂ is also falling. Explore the data for any country in our interactive chart: ourworldindata.org/grapher/c…
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My latest paper. “Conventions, Morals & Strategy: Greta’s Dilemma & the Incarceration Game”. It is a game-theoretic analysis of moral responsibility, group morality & also of revolts—when do they succeed & when do they not. kaushikbasu.org/wp-content/u…
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Cornell CSES retweeted
Latest article in @TheAtlantic by Morris Levy (@MorrisLevy8), CSES Fellow Richard Alba (@albamoore1), and Dowell Myers (@ProfDowellMyers) clarifying confusions about race and ethnicity stemming from the 2020 census.
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Doing biographical justice to the great economist Thorstein Veblen requires paying significant attention to his personal style and circumstances, says @RSkidelsky. bit.ly/3qxD8fk
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The American era was in decline long before Afghanistan, argues @FukuyamaFrancis. He explains why the country is unlikely to regain its past influence econ.st/3D1vQ6X
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