Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon.
Joined April 2013
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Mike Kuhn retweeted
I'm heartbroken about losing Jim Andreoni. He was a Big Deal in Econ, a wonderful advisor and friend. He cultivated an extended mentoring family: the Clan-dreoni. We will miss his brilliance and dry wit. His first words to my infant daughter: “In equilibrium, supply = demand.”
Mike Kuhn retweeted
What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.
My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.
Mike Kuhn retweeted
➡️ OUT NOW: Handbook of Experimental Methods in the Social Sciences, edited by Alex Rees-Jones
Learn more: e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978103…
Read a free chapter online: doi.org/10.4337/978103531263…
A comprehensive and accessible guide to experimental methodology and practice.
Mike Kuhn retweeted
Problem: high schools graduate students who lack basic reading and math skills
Solution: require students to demonstrate basic proficiency before graduating or advancing
Problem: parents, schools and politicians don't like resulting increase in students held back or not graduating
Solution: state ends proficiency testing for graduation and promotion
Problem: high schools graduate students who lack basic reading and math skills
Mike Kuhn retweeted
Also in Flock news: new working paper shows Flock reduces auto theft, boosts clearance rates.
@smourtgos and @ian_t_adams merged data on 216 Flock deployments with PD crime counts.
They find an 11 percent reduction in motor vehicle thefts, and a 16 percent increase in motor vehicle clearances. Among recorded recoveries, cars were recovered about 0.28 days faster.
Full paper here: crimrxiv.com/pub/zleg04q3/re…
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Mike Kuhn retweeted
As a long-time member of the demography community, I'm hoping that some non-economists will be interested in my new book as well.
Mike Kuhn retweeted
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have postponed our LeBron James introductory press conference indefinitely
Mike Kuhn retweeted
In the May issue, "What's Missing in Environmental Self-Monitoring: Evidence from Strategic Shutdowns of Pollution Monitors" by Yingfei Mu, Edward Rubin, and Eric Yongchen Zou. zurl.co/RpNaS
Mike Kuhn retweeted
We need faculty volunteers to do the work we are too busy to do because we are creating more work for faculty to do to convince the Board of Regents and state legislature that we are working and their investment in the college is paying dividends.
Mike Kuhn retweeted
Admin bloat is a big problem and addressing this issue should be the main focus of University leaders as they consider other measures that directly hurt our core mission of research and teaching.
At MIT, for example, faculty grew only 9% from 1985-2023. Administrative staff grew 189%. arxiv.org/pdf/2412.15378
Mike Kuhn retweeted
Seems like if we're really concerned that capital will displace labor, we should start by closing the 16 percentage point tax advantage capital enjoys over labor.
Mike Kuhn retweeted
OH GOT IT SO IT DOES WORK LIKE THAT
The White House says it will reduce tariffs on agricultural equipment, such as combines and harvesters, in order to reduce costs for US farmers and manufacturers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Mike Kuhn retweeted
"If you make a lot of money but choose to live in the same neighborhood as other wealthy people, that doesn’t make you middle class." 🏙️ - @awealthofcs
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Mike Kuhn retweeted
Our host this week at the Dep. of Economics @Unipisa is @SilviaPrina ( @NorthwesternU ), who will present tomorrow "From Default to Second Chances: Rehabilitating Delinquent Digital Borrowers", joint with Alfredo Burlando, @mikeanton13 and Brock M. Wilson. #economics #econtwitter
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: federalreserve.gov/newsevent…
Mike Kuhn retweeted
love it when a study validates something you've suspected for years which is that most "math anxiety" is... missing foundational skills in mathematics... and goes away if you...teach them.
I just had an interesting conversation with a counselor who told me a student in my Algebra 2 class should be allowed to use notes on his math test due to “math anxiety.”
I argued that math anxiety doesn’t come from tests. It stems from years of missing foundational skills.
Passing students along without mastery creates this anxiety, and allowing notes or other crutches won’t help.
I suggested the student use an online program to close those gaps, which would reduce anxiety.
The counselor replied, “I don’t think that will work.”
