Maximilian Kasy

@maxkasy
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Econ prof at Oxford.

Machine learning, politics, econometrics, inequality, random reading recs.

Homepagehttps://maxkasy.github.io/home/
David Autor just wrote a very kind and thoughtful review of "The Means of Prediction" for the Journal of Economic Literature:
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.20260001

Another nice review of "The Means of Prediction" in @technologyreview.com / @Techreview:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/18/1132579/robots-predict-future-book-review/

(Also discussing lovely new books by @beenwrekt.bsky.social / @beenwrekt and @carissaveliz.bsky.social / @CarissaVeliz )

Very nice review of "The means of prediction" by @B_Eichengreen:

https://smartthinkingbooks.com/smart-thinking-books-interview-barry-eichengreen.html

Science personnel and funding gutted at astonishing scale in the US:

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html

๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ“• Looking for a last-minute gift for the AI-curious or AI-worried person in your life? ๐Ÿ“•๐ŸŽ„

Consider "The means of prediction"!

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo255887145.html

๐Ÿช…๐Ÿ“• The first paper copy has arrived! ๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿช…

#themeansofprediction

๐Ÿ“† Mark your calendars! ๐Ÿ“†

With the publication of "Means of prediction" approaching fast, I'm looking forward to an interesting set of panel discussions and book-talks this fall - I hope to see many of you there!

Preliminary schedule of book talks:
https://maxkasy.github.io/home/presentations/booktalks

Pre-order book here:
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo255887145.html

Oops, attached the wrong abstract. Here is the correct one!

๐Ÿงจ New draft dropped:๐Ÿงจ
"Cash Transfers,
Mental Health and Agency:
Evidence from an RCT in Germany"
https://maxkasy.github.io/home/files/papers/cash_mentalhealth_agency.pdf

Companion paper to our paper on basic income and labor supply.
Corresponding author Freddie Schwerter.
#basicincome #UBI