Paul Hünermund

Joshua Gans @joshgans.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:19 UTC

I think it is underappreciated what French politicians did to prevent a right-wing majority.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/e...

300 seats were a three-way tie, and candidates voluntarily dropped out so that RN wouldn't win those seats.
This is real personal sacrifice.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 06:38 UTC

"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." Jesus f*** is this scary!

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 18:41 UTC

England is really muddling through this

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:14 UTC

It was a pleasure, alongside @jermainkaminski.bsky.social , to share our research insights on the state of industry adoption and use cases of #causalAI with the data science and analytics team at Henkel. Such exchanges between academia and practice are always mutually beneficial for both sides! 💡

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:09 UTC

Never checked

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 12:56 UTC

You have a subscription to the Financial Times?

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 11:09 UTC

Don't necessarily agree. Identifying topics and classifying tweets via GPT seems useful to me (compared to e.g. topic modeling). It's clear that the trends they show are largely influenced by usage patterns.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 08:19 UTC

"American academics are a little bit different than others. They’re significantly more egocentric, toxic, and emotional." Cut-throat competition does not always bring out the best in people...

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:39 UTC

5/ Data from Germany and the Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) for fourteen other high-income countries confirm that the widening pay gap and the aging workforce are not unique to Italy.

Link: www.nber.org/digest/20240...

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:38 UTC

4/ ...dropped from 8% to 3%, while the share for those over 55 rose from 12% to 28%. These trends are responsible for the growing age-related pay gap. Young workers typically start with lower wages than older workers, and the wage growth experienced early in their careers has slowed over time.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:37 UTC

3/ In Italy, the likelihood of workers under 35 being in the top quarter of earners decreased by 34 percent between 1985 and 2019, while the probability for those over 55 increased by a similar amount. During this period, the proportion of managerial roles held by workers under 35...

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:36 UTC

2/ A new NBER working paper by Nicola Bianchi and Matteo Paradisi highlights several concerning trends regarding wage growth and career progression for younger workers. The study finds that the wage growth rate for younger workers has slowed, making it difficult for them to secure senior positions.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 07:36 UTC

As Europe ages, political power is increasingly concentrated among those aged 55 and older. This trend is evident in recent election results and is also becoming more apparent in the economic sphere. 🇪🇺📉 1/

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