@jasonmfletcher.bsky.social - Jason Fletcher

20 Oct 2026 15:56 +0000

Bad equilibrium focal points in submitting academic job applications--apply early! https://jasonmfletcher.substack.com/p/bad-equilibrium-focal-points-in-submitting?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

30 Sep 2026 11:22 +0000

Top economics research jumps over a low hurdle https://jasonmfletcher.substack.com/p/top-economics-research-jumps-over?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

28 Sep 2026 11:52 +0000

A new focus of college education--creating experienced managers (of AI agents) https://jasonmfletcher.substack.com/p/a-new-focus-of-college-education?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

14 Sep 2026 12:32 +0000

AI can help us fix science by attacking the worst evidence https://jasonmfletcher.substack.com/p/ai-can-help-us-fix-science-by-attacking?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

08 Sep 2026 11:17 +0000

Substack: How to transition from dissertation chapter to journal article https://jasonmfletcher.substack.com/p/how-to-transition-from-dissertation?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

01 Sep 2026 23:11 +0000

Congratulations to @hamidnb.bsky.social on 1000+ google scholar cites; many more to come!

26 Aug 2026 12:47 +0000

Here are the 16 papers in the newest issue of Economics and Human Biology--see if you can find the pattern https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/economics-and-human-biology/vol/62/suppl/C In related news, happy to have a paper on early life effects of county health departments on longevity with @hamidnb.bsky.social

04 Aug 2026 12:44 +0000

Are we really living in a gerontocracy? https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/are-we-really-living-in-a-gerontocracy?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

03 Aug 2026 12:45 +0000

Placing bets: Statistical power is a key impediment to longevity research https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/placing-bets-statistical-power-is?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

30 Jul 2026 11:26 +0000

Another AI use case: listening to useless presentations so you don't have to https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/another-ai-use-case-listening-to?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

29 Jul 2026 21:30 +0000

How often do NBER Summer Institute organizers put their own papers on the program? https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/how-often-do-nber-summer-institute?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

29 Jul 2026 11:40 +0000

How to Write a Top 5 Paper: A Case Study https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/how-to-write-a-top-5-paper-a-case?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

28 Jul 2026 11:37 +0000

It's not "verification" of AI-assisted research https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/its-not-verification-of-ai-assisted?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

25 Jul 2026 17:57 +0000

Time to update our timeline of projects at americanmortalityproject.lafollette.wisc.edu Work on county health departments with @hamidnb.bsky.social Free access here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570677X26000626?dgcid=coauthor

25 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000

Now there is no excuse not to take advantage of one of the best public good elements of @nber.org, which is circulating so much free, great and timely economics research throughout the year. This webpage makes it even easier to locate work related to your interests. gideon-bornstein.com/si2026.html https://gideon-bornstein.com/si2026.html

13 Jul 2026 17:18 +0000

Very happy to work with @nber.org to outline our research program (with @hamidnb.bsky.social), summarizing what we are learning about the impacts of early life circumstances on old age mortality and next steps. https://www.nber.org/reporter/2026number2/long-shadow-early-life-life-cycle-exposures-and-old-age-mortality?page=1&perPage=50

09 Jul 2026 15:05 +0000

AI-assisted research obliges us to be a new type of "Senior Author" https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/ai-assisted-research-obliges-us-to?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

07 Jul 2026 12:01 +0000

Data Monopolists (part 2) https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/data-monopolists-part-2?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

26 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000

Mentoring Session Notes (Part 4): Tenure in unit vs. Tenure in profession, and Local vs. Global Maxima https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/mentoring-session-notes-part-4-tenure?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

25 Jun 2026 11:49 +0000

Monopoly (&) Power in Academic Publishing https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/monopoly-and-power-in-academic-publishing?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

24 Jun 2026 11:20 +0000

PhD student training in the age of AI: "Coach" vs "Lab" models https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonmfletcher/p/phd-student-training-in-the-age-of?r=i2hui&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

23 Jun 2026 20:52 +0000

Interesting stylized fact--the median US household gives < 2% of income to charity. I would have guessed closer to 10%. from: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/press-kits/2026/aapor/2026-05-15-are-charitable-people-actually-more-likely-to-respond-to-surveys.pdf But ChatGPT confirms: https://chatgpt.com/s/t_6a3af0e872408191a509a911b3b3290e