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Building AI that Expands Human Opportunity Housing, Education, Workforce Nonprofit research lab founded by @peterbergman_ (@UTAustinEcon, @JPAL, @NBERpubs)
Joined April 2020
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A practical guide to recent econometric advances with shift-share instruments, from @borusyak, @instrumenthull, and @Xjaravel nber.org/papers/w33236
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How can we improve access to quality education for all? Affordable Housing, @GreatSchools & J-PAL affiliate @PeterBergman_ highlight the impact of evidence on housing choices. Watch the full story🔽
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New working paper with @m_sendhil and Jens Ludwig on using LLM outputs in empirical research. Thread coming soon.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.07031v1
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📣A/B testing, common in tech, has massive potential to maximize impact in the social sector. Check out our new Insight Note @WWHGlobalEd @youthimpactorg:
➡️"A/B testing in education: rapid experimentation to optimise programme cost-effectiveness"
wwhge.org/resources/a-b-test…
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#EconTwitter I'm very excited to present our new working paper (nber.org/papers/w33050) at @BrownUniversity tomorrow! Thanks for hosting me! A mid-sized 🧵
TL;DR: "Racial differences in income unable to explain a meaningful share of gaps in ambient air pollution exposure."
A common assumption is that families with Section 8 vouchers prefer to live in low-opportunity neighborhoods.
What if that's not the case? Turns out, barriers to higher-opportunity neighborhoods play a major role in where low-income Americans end up living.
Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental Evidence on Barriers to Neighborhood Choice @peterbergman_, Raj Chetty, Stefanie Deluca, @nhendren82, @lkatz42, Christopher Palmer
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Very excited that "Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data" (with David Arnold & Will Dobbie) is now forthcoming at AER: Insights!
This is the third (& final?) chapter of a series of AEA papers using IV methods to measure and reduce discrimination in high-stakes decisions. The table of contents goes something like:
1. The 2022 AER, on measuring discrimination in human decision-making (shorturl.at/2hLuQ)
2. The 2021 AEA P&P, on measuring discrimination in algorithmic decisions (shorturl.at/SWBKa)
3. The forthcoming AER:I, on reducing discrimination in algorithmics (shorturl.at/h6lDB)
I learned a ton working with David and Will on these papers; I hope you find them interesting too!
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🎧#Listen to the latest podcast episode from @vox_dev featuring @WWHGlobalEd Academic Director @angrist_noam where he discusses the gap between policy and practice in education📚 based on an assessment of 50 countries during COVID-19.
#VoxDevTalks
voxdev.org/topic/education/g…
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Alis paper develops new tools to measure discrimination in eviction filings, and uncovers a lot of it. I learned a ton in talking to her about this important work. Very well deserved! – at Providence, RI
Today at @TheLBJSchool -> @UTAustinEcon & Learning Collider's very own @peterbergman_ speaking on AI in Teaching & Learning.
Go, Peter!
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At least one in six workers in management, business, and computer-related occupations is using generative AI at work every day.
Also, 22% of blue collar workers use AI.
From our new paper, "The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI":
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Looking forward to virtually tuning in. Fantastic line up, @WWHGlobalEd!
Excited to present our A/B testing work at the @WWHGlobalEd conference this week! Sharing insights from 10 rapid A/B tests on scaling and cost-effectiveness-boosting strategies in Ed. @youthimpactorg @angrist_noam @janica_magat
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Had a brilliant time at #AFE in London. Inspiring talks by @Econ_4_Everyone @Susan_Athey @orianabandiera @singhabhi @RDMetcalfe +more. A treat to join a panel moderated by @Econ_4_Everyone on the "science of using science" 👇a slide from my talk & link: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Please RT/spread the word about this online causal inference course! Starting September 9th -- I'm very excited for it!
I had a great time teaching a minicourse on design-based econometrics in Bergen last week. See attached for a snapshot of what we talked about!
For those outside of Norway, I'll be teaching a version of the course online in two weeks. Sign up here! mixtapesessions.io/session/d…
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Reasons I love this Yglesias-FAS collab: activates a nerdy readership towards policy action and entrepreneurship. More please!
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We're excited to share that our Founder and Director, @peterbergman_, is a proposed speaker for #SXSWEDU on the panel "Seeding Innovation: The Power of Breakthrough Funding." Help make this session happen by voting and commenting here. ⤵️ panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/15…
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Learn how transformative funding is empowering trailblazers and propelling innovation during the "Seeding Innovation: The Power of Breakthrough Funding" session at #SXSW 2025! Community voting is open til Aug 18!
@WaltonFamilyFdn @RenPhil21 @learncollider
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Excited to see @ALeighMP cite our RCT on the effectiveness of a phone-based math program in the Philippines. @youthimpactorg is proud to collaborate w/ @poverty_action @DepEd_PH @unicefphils on this cost-effective initiative, now scaling & undergoing govt A/B tests! 📈📚✨#RCTs
"Evidence-Based Development”: my speech on randomised trials in development, delivered at an Asian Development Bank conference in honour of Peter McCawley andrewleigh.com/evidence_bas… #auspol @adb_hq @AusAmbPH #randomistas
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This was an extremely fun paper to be a part of! How can we evaluate whether a transformer has uncovered the right "world model"?
