Econ prof at Oxford.
Machine learning, politics, econometrics, inequality, random reading recs.
| Homepage | https://maxkasy.github.io/home/ |
Econ prof at Oxford.
Machine learning, politics, econometrics, inequality, random reading recs.
| Homepage | https://maxkasy.github.io/home/ |
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
๐ ๐ Looking for a last-minute gift for the AI-curious or AI-worried person in your life? ๐๐
Consider "The means of prediction"!
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo255887145.html
๐ช ๐ The first paper copy has arrived! ๐๐ช
๐ Mark your calendars! ๐
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
๐งจ New draft dropped:๐งจ
"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