https://www.youtube.com/live/JwmZuxN0LDI

Offensive posts (hate speech?) on #EJMR comes from a high share of all posters (not just a few) and, based on IP, from all types of organisations including high ranking universities. A sobering study by Florian Ederer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, amd Kyle Jensen.

But how representative are those posting on #EJMR for the profession as a whole? How strong is the selection bias and why does this platform attract these people?

#racism #sexism #misogyny #economists

“Anonymity and Identity Online” (Ederer, Goldsmith-Pinkham, Jensen) [NBER SI presentation re: EJMR]

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