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Sampling into Significance: How Random are Results in Economics Research?

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Fri, Dec 5, 2025

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Sampling into Significance: How Random are Results in Economics Research?
Explores the reliability and validity of findings in the field of economics. This discussion examines the methodologies used in economic research, highlighting the importance of sampling practices and statistical analyses. A crucial part of this topic is understanding how randomness can affect research outcomes.

Lester is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh where he specializes in a broad array of topics in applied microeconomics, including public, labor, and education. More recently, Lester has written several papers on metascience topics, including issues of p-hacking, publication biases, and robustness reproducibility.

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