J-PAL North America

j-palna.bsky.social

15 October 2026 14:47

A new working paper from J-PAL North America’s Racial Equity Advisory Committee members @dania-francis.bsky.social, @robgillezeau.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social, and @aviceisza.bsky.social explores how RCTs can (and can’t) help us understand systemic racial discrimination.

NBER

nber.org

15 October 2026 13:04

Can randomized evaluation help us understand systemic racial discrimination? How RCTs can help understand systemic racial discrimination and where they fall short, from @dania-francis.bsky.social, @robgillezeau.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social, and @aviceisza.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w35882

Julian Bond Institute

julianbondinst.bsky.social

13 October 2026 23:10

Systemic discrimination is still pervasive and @aviceisza.bsky.social, one of JBI's research advisors, recently released a @nber.org paper on documenting bias, discrimination, norms, and institutions. https://loom.ly/rMA1Iwk

Erzo F.P. Luttmer

erzoluttmer.bsky.social

09 August 2026 11:42

1/5 AEA journals have run a pilot using Refine, and author reactions were overwhelmingly positive: >90% favored incorporating Refine into the editorial process. Think of Refine not as a referee, but as a detailed technical proofreader. @aeajournals.bsky.social #EconSky

Thank you so much @j-palna.bsky.social for hosting this training session and so providing the opportunity to learn from these researchers. Thank you Spelman Economics VLab and @aviceisza.bsky.social for sharing this opportunity and sending me here. #futureeconomist #futurepredocra #jpalna