We have been working on this study since the early days of my PhD, and I am so happy to see it published! Some changes are impressive: among the 1980s cohort, the probability of not being parent by age 35 is 44% among men and 26% among women (all over EU). 3 main findings below.

You can do almost all of this, with the PS estimated by MLE, using teffects in Stata. Unfortunately, while IPW uses normalized weights, AIPW does not. And, for some reason, ATET (ATT) is not an option with AIPW. You won't get moderating effects using teffects, though.

Open-rank search for a sociologist of education @UWMadison @UWMadisonEPS. Review of applications begins Oct. 1. Come be my colleague! https://t.co/Ai6v21H4S2

I haven't had a chance to read yet, but looks like @StefanWager wrote the causal inference book I've always wanted! https://t.co/8rMD4Z9vVF

RAND is looking for sociologists to work across several policy-relevant topics that fit into our primary research areas: social & economic wellbeing; health care; education & labor; immigration; military & national defense; homeland security. Due Oct 1!

Class idea: “That’s So Random: Considering the Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in Public Policy.” These two papers look like they could produce very fruitful discussion! George Zaidan’s book “Ingredients” also has some interesting reflections on RCTs and public health.

One of the weird things about writing is that sometimes people read things into your articles that you don’t say. I have never written that “we should favor sweeping, unspecified changes that would yield a profoundly different world.” 1/

If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend this fantastic article about my dad, who will accept the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America medal tonight. Super proud of him, and grateful for everything he's taught me about life, service, and statistics! https://t.co/JK0gySAUUj

Applications for the 2024-2025 cycle are now open! Check out our website for more information:

Great news—@DetroitPEER is hiring a postdoc! Working with @sarahlenhoff and myself, and other great folks on projects related to housing, social networks, and education. Remote (with travel for data collection) is possible. Starts in 2025. Apply by 10/18. Details:

🚨Public good alert! 🚨#EconTwitter The public-use NUMIDENT is now available for download with nearly 50 million death records and 25 million claims records (1936-2007)! Link: https://t.co/W6J6ME8AsG 🧵1/N

Me after I get my kids to bed in under an hour.

Our Soc dept is hiring in demography at the assistant or associate level. Not on the hiring committee but would be happy to talk with anyone interested about this position or life in Madison! @UW_CDE @uwcdha #poptwitter

📣 We're hiring for a tenure-track position at the advanced assistant professor or the associate rank in the field of demography/population research beginning in August, 2025. Research specialization within demography is open. Apply at a link below! #WorkWithBucky #PopTwitter

#NowHiring for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank! Open until filled; though for full consideration please submit all materials by September 8, 2024. https://t.co/0l052yecrZ #SocTwitter #WorkWithBucky #SociologyProfessor

For health economists interested in physician decision making, Janet Currie's new NBER working paper includes a 22 page appendix with some of the best papers in this area, all in a tabular format. This will become indispensable to me.

🧵Do you teach introductory statistics? And are your students tired of paying for a textbook? I'm proud to announce the latest version of a free textbook I've compiled. Available as pdf and a website (mobile friendly, with dark mode). https://t.co/v3qkf6WHFU

#NewPub: Nicholas Mark (@NicholasDEMark) published "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Relationships Between Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal Outcomes" in Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://t.co/QtCeVyZ1FZ

From here: https://t.co/bPJw6u9Ypp