@MKeithChen

Behavioral economist and professor @uclaanderson. I'm mostly on the Blue site lately, come find me there, under keithchen.

 Los Angeles, CA
anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_pages/keith.chen/
Joined June 2012
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My daughter wanted to dress like Kamala this Halloween!
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Happy Birthday, Internet! 55 years ago, the 1st internet message was sent from @UCLA @UofCalifornia by a team of computer scientists led by Dist. Prof. Leonard Kleinrock @kleinrock @uclaconnection1 @CS_UCLA . Join us for his lecture today to learn more: samueli.ucla.edu/upcoming-ev…
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Replying to @BeSciPol
@BeSciPol 2024 Online Conference - May 2-3 is less than a month away! Featured behavioral science experts include Team Scientists @MKeithChen, @DollyChugh, @wdlrosa, @TatianaHomonoff, @m_sendhil, @elkeweber, & David Yeager. Register at: behavioralscienceconference.…

2025 Behavioral Science Events | Behavioralscienceconference.com

Join leading scientists, executives & policymakers for the Behavioral Science in Policy & Application Conference virtually on May 1&2! www.behavioralscienceconference.com

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Smartphone data reveal how much more Black Americans are policed. The reason why varies by city. Just Accepted new paper by M. Keith Chen @MKeithChen, Katherine L. Christensen @katechristens, Elicia John, Emily Owens @ProfEmilyOwens, Yilin Zhuo zurl.co/pkyq

Smartphone Data Reveal Neighborhood-Level Racial Disparities in Police Presence

Abstract. Research on policing has focused on documented actions such as stops and arrests—less is known about patrols and presence. We map the neighborhood movement of nearly 10,000 officers across...

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Yes... I had to censor my work without which my committee wouldn't sign it... But the great thing with Internet is that you can post the original version and even add a disclaimer explaining why it differs from the published version…
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1/Today I am thrilled to announce, after years of work, our team @fervoenergy has developed a major advancement in geothermal, proven it at the field scale, and is set to deliver commercial next-gen geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Energy Startup Says It Has Achieved Geothermal Tech Breakthrough

An enhanced geothermal system expands the range of sites able to be tapped for geothermal energy, and Fervo’s demo is the first time a company has shown it can be done on this kind of commercial...

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Oh, nothing, just a robot programmed to rapidly identify all members of the unwanted species and kill them with lasers.
Brian Roemmele
@BrianRoemmele6 Jul 2023
AI based laser based pesticide and herbicide. No chemicals. Meet Ironman…
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Why Remote Work Could Lead to Less Innovation A new study by Professors @MKeithChen (@uclaanderson), David Atkin & Anton Popov (@MITSloan) suggests that when employees from one company run into employees from another company, creative sparks fly. wsj.com/articles/remote-work…

Why Remote Work Could Lead to Less Innovation

A new study suggests that when employees from one company run into employees from another company, creative sparks fly.

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econimate@econimate8 Nov 2022
Economic activity is highly geographically concentrated even in today's modern economy. One reason for this? Face-to-face interactions spur innovation. From @davidgatkin (@MITEcon), @MKeithChen (@uclaanderson) & Anton Popov: youtu.be/fTUrcqtusS8
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Perfect theory, clear explanation, no notes.
Freddie Wong@fwong13 Sep 2022
I only eat at Chinese restaurants with 3.5 stars on Yelp
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🚨 Updated Working Paper 🚨 "Identifying State Dependence in Brand Choice: Evidence from Hurricanes" with Julia Levine. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Otis Reid
@otis_reid17 Jul 2022
Do any IV papers that claim the effect is larger than OLS because of classical measurement error ever benchmark what amount of measurement error their results imply and whether it’s reasonable given what’s known about the measurement of X? (I think this is doable?)
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Wordle 370 2/6 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ugh, now I’m hooked.
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Joshua Gans
@joshgans21 Jun 2022
A new exhibit in the Chariots of the Gods conspiracy.
Ethan Mollick
@emollick21 Jun 2022
Replying to @emollick
We also just confirmed that our ancestors’ best swords and daggers all literally came from space: This paper found that every iron artifact found before 1,200 BCE was forged from meteoric iron, which was worth more than gold. ☄️
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NBER
@nberpubs19 Jun 2022
Analysis of the returns to face-to-face interactions finds that citations between firms increase when their workers meet more through serendipity, as captured by smartphone location data, from @davidgatkin, @mkeithchen, and Anton Popov nber.org/papers/w30147
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Dear Friends - Unfortunate wording in a recent ad widely circulated on social media resulted in concerns expressed by many members of our community. We apologize for this.
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NEW We are on a hiring spree @caltech in Social & Decision Neuroscience Seeking a Postdoc to study perception & decision about supernormal stimuli with links to economics, politics, marketing etc. hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op… Hard deadline for applications 1 March 2022. RT please
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#HolidayMagic #CopernicusSanta is busy delivering the many orders it received This is our #Xmas present for @MKeithChen Los Angeles 🇺🇸 as seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️ on 19 December HD version at e.copernicus.eu/CopernicusSa… #HappyHolidays
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