David Slichter
@davidslichter.bsky.social
Labor econ, econometrics, econ of ed. Associate Prof at Binghamton. Fellow at IZA.
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/slichterdavid/
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/slichterdavid/
If you enjoy the idea of being employed, you might be interested in our Assistant Professor in Applied Microeconomics position:
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're open to both advanced APs and fresh PhDs.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're open to both advanced APs and fresh PhDs.
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
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September 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
If you enjoy the idea of being employed, you might be interested in our Assistant Professor in Applied Microeconomics position:
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're open to both advanced APs and fresh PhDs.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
We're open to both advanced APs and fresh PhDs.
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It only took us 5 years, but I4R finally has a newsletter. 🎉
We’ll use it to share new studies, Replication Games, research, events, podcasts, and other updates from the Institute for Replication.
Subscribe here:
www.i4replication.org/newsletter
We’ll use it to share new studies, Replication Games, research, events, podcasts, and other updates from the Institute for Replication.
Subscribe here:
www.i4replication.org/newsletter
September 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It only took us 5 years, but I4R finally has a newsletter. 🎉
We’ll use it to share new studies, Replication Games, research, events, podcasts, and other updates from the Institute for Replication.
Subscribe here:
www.i4replication.org/newsletter
We’ll use it to share new studies, Replication Games, research, events, podcasts, and other updates from the Institute for Replication.
Subscribe here:
www.i4replication.org/newsletter
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1st @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev mtg of the academic year, this F Sep 11 11am US eastern! Presenters:
-Pepi Pandiloski, "Nation Formation in the Wild Wild East"
-Innocent Akampurira, "The Effect of School Feeding on Education Outcomes"
Contact me for Zoom link. Join group (free) at AEFP.
Plz RT!
-Pepi Pandiloski, "Nation Formation in the Wild Wild East"
-Innocent Akampurira, "The Effect of School Feeding on Education Outcomes"
Contact me for Zoom link. Join group (free) at AEFP.
Plz RT!
September 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
1st @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev mtg of the academic year, this F Sep 11 11am US eastern! Presenters:
-Pepi Pandiloski, "Nation Formation in the Wild Wild East"
-Innocent Akampurira, "The Effect of School Feeding on Education Outcomes"
Contact me for Zoom link. Join group (free) at AEFP.
Plz RT!
-Pepi Pandiloski, "Nation Formation in the Wild Wild East"
-Innocent Akampurira, "The Effect of School Feeding on Education Outcomes"
Contact me for Zoom link. Join group (free) at AEFP.
Plz RT!
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Compared to "significant effects," null results lead citizens to:
--View study as less important
--Ask for less info
--Be less willing to share it
--Think journalists would be less likely to cover the study
--See the study as being lower quality & researchers as less competent (😬)
--View study as less important
--Ask for less info
--Be less willing to share it
--Think journalists would be less likely to cover the study
--See the study as being lower quality & researchers as less competent (😬)
August 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Compared to "significant effects," null results lead citizens to:
--View study as less important
--Ask for less info
--Be less willing to share it
--Think journalists would be less likely to cover the study
--See the study as being lower quality & researchers as less competent (😬)
--View study as less important
--Ask for less info
--Be less willing to share it
--Think journalists would be less likely to cover the study
--See the study as being lower quality & researchers as less competent (😬)
Thanks to Greg Caetano for having me on his new podcast! Here's video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmP...
Are Academics Lawyers or Judges? | With David Slichter
YouTube video by It’s all chaotic! — Seeking Nuance
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June 24, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Thanks to Greg Caetano for having me on his new podcast! Here's video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmP...
Great paper that I teach in my Econ of Ed class. It's well-known that, while No Excuses charter schools are great for test scores, other charters aren't. But this paper shows that plenty of non-No Excuses charters with zero/negative test score impacts might nonetheless be great schools.
Out today in the June issue of AER:I is my work with Astrid Pineda on the college impacts of charter school attendance💃🏻
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Different Paths to College Success: The Impact of Massachusetts's Charter Schools on College Trajectories
(June 2026) - The charter school movement encompasses many school models. In Massachusetts in the 2010s, the site of our study, urban charter schools primarily used "No Excuses" practices, whereas non...
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May 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Great paper that I teach in my Econ of Ed class. It's well-known that, while No Excuses charter schools are great for test scores, other charters aren't. But this paper shows that plenty of non-No Excuses charters with zero/negative test score impacts might nonetheless be great schools.
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NEW: We connected school attendance value-added estimates (for 2022-23 through 2024-25) to statewide survey data on school-based attendance practices. Our goal was to identify effective attendance strategies (e.g., specific practices, organizational systems, staffing, leadership). What did we find?🧵
May 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NEW: We connected school attendance value-added estimates (for 2022-23 through 2024-25) to statewide survey data on school-based attendance practices. Our goal was to identify effective attendance strategies (e.g., specific practices, organizational systems, staffing, leadership). What did we find?🧵
Had a great time at the FLX Econ of Ed conference this year. Special shoutout to @mariabzhu.bsky.social for organizing, and specifically for having name tags where you can actually read people's names!
May 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Had a great time at the FLX Econ of Ed conference this year. Special shoutout to @mariabzhu.bsky.social for organizing, and specifically for having name tags where you can actually read people's names!
For anyone who missed it, here are videos of the talks:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
May 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
For anyone who missed it, here are videos of the talks:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Before the credibility revolution, everything was incredible.
April 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Before the credibility revolution, everything was incredible.
Looking forward to the bunching conference tomorrow and Saturday! There will be explainer talks for people new to these methods. If you want to watch the talks remotely, there's a Zoom link on the program:
www.gregoriocaetano.net/resources/Bu...
www.gregoriocaetano.net/resources/Bu...
www.gregoriocaetano.net
April 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Looking forward to the bunching conference tomorrow and Saturday! There will be explainer talks for people new to these methods. If you want to watch the talks remotely, there's a Zoom link on the program:
www.gregoriocaetano.net/resources/Bu...
www.gregoriocaetano.net/resources/Bu...
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New preprint! We reanalyze 46 papers that use log-like specifications (ln(Z+1), inverse hyperbolic sine etc). We find widespread non-robustness, and we show through theory + simulation how these models drive spurious significance. 1/
doi.org/10.31222/osf...
doi.org/10.31222/osf...
March 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
New preprint! We reanalyze 46 papers that use log-like specifications (ln(Z+1), inverse hyperbolic sine etc). We find widespread non-robustness, and we show through theory + simulation how these models drive spurious significance. 1/
doi.org/10.31222/osf...
doi.org/10.31222/osf...
My personal rule for IVs is that, if there's really only one reason why Z and Y are correlated, then you should be able to tell me Z and Y, and I'd be able to figure out what X is without you telling me. (1/n)
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My personal rule for IVs is that, if there's really only one reason why Z and Y are correlated, then you should be able to tell me Z and Y, and I'd be able to figure out what X is without you telling me. (1/n)
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Research In Labor Economics (rle.iza.org) is planning a volume featuring critical analyses of applied economics research. We are soliciting up to ten new papers that rigorously review an applied microeconomics topic, area, or methodology. #econsky
Research In Labor Economics (rle.iza.org) is planning a volume featuring critical analyses of applied economics research. We are soliciting up to ten new papers that rigorously review an applied microeconomics topic, area, or methodology. #econsky
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December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Research In Labor Economics (rle.iza.org) is planning a volume featuring critical analyses of applied economics research. We are soliciting up to ten new papers that rigorously review an applied microeconomics topic, area, or methodology. #econsky
Research In Labor Economics (rle.iza.org) is planning a volume featuring critical analyses of applied economics research. We are soliciting up to ten new papers that rigorously review an applied microeconomics topic, area, or methodology. #econsky
One fun thing about forecasting is having a record of what you find surprising about a paper's results. My biggest surprise about this interesting new paper is that I figured subfield experts would know more than non-experts. But no, apparently they don't.
🚨 New working paper!
How well do people predict the results of studies?
@sdellavi.bsky.social and I leverage data from the first 100 studies to have been posted on the SSPP, containing 1,482 key questions, on which over 50,000 forecasts were placed. Some surprising results below.... 🧵👇
How well do people predict the results of studies?
@sdellavi.bsky.social and I leverage data from the first 100 studies to have been posted on the SSPP, containing 1,482 key questions, on which over 50,000 forecasts were placed. Some surprising results below.... 🧵👇
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One fun thing about forecasting is having a record of what you find surprising about a paper's results. My biggest surprise about this interesting new paper is that I figured subfield experts would know more than non-experts. But no, apparently they don't.
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I am excited to be on the #EconSky job market. My #EconJMP on Nepal's 2002 abortion legalization finds weaker son-biased stopping, more prenatal sex selection (~1 in 75 girls missing), and longer breastfeeding for surviving girls, a clear quantity quality tradeoff.
Website: jijeebishabhattarai.com
Website: jijeebishabhattarai.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I am excited to be on the #EconSky job market. My #EconJMP on Nepal's 2002 abortion legalization finds weaker son-biased stopping, more prenatal sex selection (~1 in 75 girls missing), and longer breastfeeding for surviving girls, a clear quantity quality tradeoff.
Website: jijeebishabhattarai.com
Website: jijeebishabhattarai.com
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I am excited to share that I am on the job market. My JMP explores how maternal work hours affect children's cognitive outcomes in India. By exploiting bunching designs, I find that work hours have a positive but small and statistically insignificant effect on children's cognition.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I am excited to share that I am on the job market. My JMP explores how maternal work hours affect children's cognitive outcomes in India. By exploiting bunching designs, I find that work hours have a positive but small and statistically insignificant effect on children's cognition.
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I am excited to announce I am on the #EconSky Job Market! In my #EconJMP, I find that weighting a teacher's test-score impacts differently across students increases the predictive power of test-score value-added measures for a teacher's impact on high school graduation.
Website: casetatro.com
Website: casetatro.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am excited to announce I am on the #EconSky Job Market! In my #EconJMP, I find that weighting a teacher's test-score impacts differently across students increases the predictive power of test-score value-added measures for a teacher's impact on high school graduation.
Website: casetatro.com
Website: casetatro.com
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An economist reached out and asked where they might publish a review they'd written.
Here's my (certainly incomplete) list of 30+ journals where economists publish reviews. bit.ly/3QfaE6m
(Additions welcome with a specific review example!)
Here's my (certainly incomplete) list of 30+ journals where economists publish reviews. bit.ly/3QfaE6m
(Additions welcome with a specific review example!)
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
An economist reached out and asked where they might publish a review they'd written.
Here's my (certainly incomplete) list of 30+ journals where economists publish reviews. bit.ly/3QfaE6m
(Additions welcome with a specific review example!)
Here's my (certainly incomplete) list of 30+ journals where economists publish reviews. bit.ly/3QfaE6m
(Additions welcome with a specific review example!)
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Darkly funny how a strong emphasis on unbiasedness via the credibility revolution plausibly ended up making the published literature more biased.
Wild how economists and political scientists worry so much about unbiased tests **in their papers** and yet basically ignore how their journals filter on significance. Given our noisy tests, the latter creates huge bias away from zero.
September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Darkly funny how a strong emphasis on unbiasedness via the credibility revolution plausibly ended up making the published literature more biased.
My PhD student Case Tatro has made a very helpful guide to making specification curves in Stata:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLm...
#EconSky #Econ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLm...
#EconSky #Econ
How to Make a Specification Curve in Stata (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
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July 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My PhD student Case Tatro has made a very helpful guide to making specification curves in Stata:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLm...
#EconSky #Econ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLm...
#EconSky #Econ
Nhan Tran and I have a new IZA discussion paper entitled "Do Better Journals Publish Better Estimates?"
docs.iza.org/dp17960.pdf
docs.iza.org/dp17960.pdf
docs.iza.org
June 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Nhan Tran and I have a new IZA discussion paper entitled "Do Better Journals Publish Better Estimates?"
docs.iza.org/dp17960.pdf
docs.iza.org/dp17960.pdf