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Labsquare: Incubator for Collaborative & Transparent Economic Sciences is a hub for replications and meta-science.

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☀️ Happy summer from all of us at Lab²! 📚 If you're looking for some summer reading, we'd love to share our recent publication with you that explores how having daughters affects political preferences. The results might surprise you! Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.comDoes having daughters affect political preferences? Using meta-analytic tools on many surveysThis study investigates whether having daughters impacts political preferences and whether this effect varies across European countries. We estimate e…

📢 You're invited! 🗓 May 7 |Lyon Join us for the Lyon–Berlin Workshop on Behavioral Research & Meta‑Science A full day of talks on how we conduct, evaluate & strengthen behavioral science — from moral trade‑offs to data access & large‑scale reproducibility projects.

Bringing researchers together to rethink transparency, collaboration & method in behavioral research. 🔗View the full schedule here: drive.google.com/file/d/1voT0...

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📚 We are pleased to share a recent study authored by several of our partnering researchers at Innsbruck University, entitled “Collective Evidence on Behavioral Interventions Targeting Carbon Pricing Support: A Many-Designs Approach with 55 Studies,” available as a pre-print on Research Square.

researchsquare.comCollective Evidence on Behavioral Interventions Targeting Carbon Pricing Support: A Many-Designs Approach with 55 StudiesThere is an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions globally to limit the damages caused by climate change. Most economists agree that a carbon price is an effective and cost-efficient policy to mitiga...

📣 We’re excited to spotlight a compelling new collection of research published in nature, exploring replication, robustness, and reproducibility across the behavioral and social sciences.

nature.comReliable research in the social and behavioural and sciencesSweeping new investigations probe the replication, robustness and reproducibility of results across the behavioural and social sciences.

🗓️ Interested in delving more into these topics? Join the upcoming webinar April 16th discussing the “New Evidence on Reproducibility Across Social and Behavioral Research,” hosted by the Center for Open Science.

cos-io.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: New Evidence on Reproducibility Across Social and Behavioral Research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.Reproducibility is central to many conversations about research credibility—but what can recent large-scale studies actually tell us, especially when considered together? This webinar brings together researchers from the Center for Open Science (COS), the Institute for Replication (I4R), and the META-REP project to compare findings from three complementary efforts examining whether published results can be reproduced using the same data and methods across different research contexts. The discussion will draw on findings from three papers: “Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences” (Tyner et al., 2026), “Computational Reproducibility and Robustness of Empirical Economics and Political Science Research Between 2022 and 2023” (Brodeur et al., 2026), and “Code sharing and reproducibility in survey-based social research: evidence from a large-scale audit” (Krähmer et al., 2026). The participants will summarize the findings from each paper and discuss where these studies converge, where they differ, and what broader insights can be drawn about reproducibility, transparency, and research credibility. The webinar will feature brief presentations followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

📣 Introducing ManyLabsDACH! We are delighted to announce our new large-scale crowd-science study spanning Germany (D), Austria (A), and Switzerland (CH). Each participating lab will submit one design proposal, and all participating labs will then jointly select the design to be implemented.

The goal: ~20 experimental economics labs running one standardized, high-powered economics study across the DACH region. Organized by: Lab² and CRC Rationality and Competition (@rationalitycrc.bsky.social) Funded by: Leibniz Association and DFG (@dfg.de)

To learn more or to join as a participating lab, please visit www.manylabsdach.com or contact us at manylabsdach@gmail.com.

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🎉 We are in the middle of celebrating the annual #LoveDataWeek event organized by the Center for Open Science. Don't miss out on this chance through February 13th to benefit from a curated set of webinars, help guides, and practical resources. 🔗 Learn more & participate: mailchi.mp/cos/los_webi...

mailchi.mpCelebrating Love Data Week 2026: “Where’s the Data?”

📣 We are so excited to welcome Maxime Perodaud, visiting from the Université Côte d'Azur, to Lab² at the WZB in Berlin this week. It is always a pleasure to host researchers and to celebrate the exchange of ideas that drives our work forward.

📣 We're excited to welcome Yifan Yang, visiting from the Stockholm School of Economics, to Lab² at the WZB in Berlin through the month of June. Looking forward to the exchange of fresh ideas and exciting work ahead!

⏰Call for Papers - Journal of Economic Psychology Special Issue on "Advancing Reliability in the Social Sciences: Meta-Science, Transparency, and Crowd Research." Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2026. 🔗More info: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

More than glad to have been part of Leibniz Open Science Day 2025 — “Better science for better policies.” Slides soon available here: www.zbw.eu/en/about-us/... Thanks to the organizers and all participants. labsquare.net #OpenScience

zbw.euLeibniz Open Science Day 2025: Better Science for Better PoliciesWhere? Berlin. When? 27 October 2025. Replications and meta-studies in particular are becoming increasingly crucial to ensure the reliability and validity of scientific research findings.

🚨Job Opportunity at WZB Berlin Social Science Center WZB’s Markets and Choice department is hiring Student Research Assistants for two major projects: - Lab^2 (@leventneyse.bsky.social) - Mental Models and Discrimination (@kaibarron.bsky.social) 🔗Learn more & apply: wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/398...

wzb.hr4you.orgStudent Research Assistants (ID 350)The WZB Berlin Social Science Center is a publicly financed research institution that conducts leading-edge theory-based and problem-oriented social ...

🔁 Berlin Replication Games – Call for Participation! 📅 Date: September 30, 2025 📍 Location: Freie Universität Berlin (online participation also available)

The Institute for Replication, in collaboration with Jan Marcus (@janmarcus.de) from Freie Universität Berlin, is organizing a one-day replication event for researchers, postdocs, and graduate students in the social sciences.

🔬 Participants will: • Work in teams based on research expertise and interest • Reproduce studies from leading journals • Be granted co-authorship on a meta-paper 📝 Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/I4R_Replic...

„Big-Team Science enables structured, collaborative research.“ In his interview in the ZBW Open Science Magazine, Lab² member David Albrecht reflects on what makes Big-Team Science valuable. 👉 Read the full interview (in German): open-science-future.zbw.eu/big-team-sci... @da-lbrecht.bsky.social

open-science-future.zbw.euBig-Team-Science ermöglicht strukturierte, gemeinsame ForschungBig-Team-Science zeichnet sich durch eine koordinierte Zusammenarbeit vieler Forschungsteams aus, die jeweils definierte Beiträge entlang...

🎤 Guest Talk Join us this Friday (June 27) at 10:00 at WZB (Room E425) for a talk by Diego Aycinena (U-Penn) on "Dictator Games with Different Endowment Sources". 🎲

🎬 Behind the Scenes Seminar The next edition, featuring Dražen Prelec, takes place on 26 June at 4 PM (UK time) 🕓 Don’t miss out — register here: 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

📢 Upcoming Talk We’re excited to welcome Filippos Exadaktylos from the University of Barcelona this Friday at WZB Berlin Social Science Center, where he will be giving a talk on "Social norms across societies" at 10:00 in D216-17. 🌍 Filippos Exadaktylos: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Why is reproducibility different from replicability? What is robustness reproducibility? And why do we care? Our new material breaks it all down. Explore our second release here: 📘 labsquare.net/materials/ed...

We are absolutely stoked. 200 teams applied to join the #ManyDaughters multi-analyst study 👥 led by Lab² researchers. 🙏 Thank you to everyone who registered for your time and interest. We’ve now admitted 160 teams to participate 📊 and look forward to the collaboration ahead 🤝 #ManyDaughters

🔔 Reminder: Call for Participation! 🔔 Two more weeks to join Lab²'s multi-analyst study on how having daughters affects various outcomes. 🗓️ Deadline: April 27, 2025 🔗More details and registration: www.manydaughters.com #ManyDaughters

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🔔 Call for Participation 🔔 Lab² is inviting researchers to take part in a multi-analyst study on the effects of having daughters on various outcomes. Join this metascience project as a co-author and gain the opportunity to work with SOEP data!

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📅 Check out for more details and register here by April 27, 2025: www.manydaughters.com #ManyDaughters

🎉 Learn about the importance of Pre-Analysis Plans (PAPs) and Registered Reports (RRs) in research and how they contribute to more reliable findings. 🔍 Explore our round-up material here: labsquare.net/materials/ed... 🎓 More to come soon!

Do you want to enhance your understanding of preregistrations? We invite you to explore preregistration as a research practice in this webinar 👉 “Preregistration Essentials: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Do It” by COS. 📅 Feb 26, 8 PM CET 🎙️ Sign up here: cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Our Editorial Board has chosen our Paper of the Year for 2024. This paper presents important results regarding the trustworthiness of economic research. Congratulations to Anna, Magnus and Yifan! doi.org/10.1111/ecin...

🔍 Check out the new online Behind-the-Scenes Seminar Series by Severine Toussaert and @vatsalecon.bsky.social – a new way to explore research! Instead of just results, speakers dive into the research process—challenges, decisions & surprises. Plus, live audience surveys!

📅 Kick off featuring Anna Dreber on Feb 17, 4 PM UK. 🔗 Details: www.bts-seminar.net 🎙️ Register: forms.office.com/e/FUgVh7Jqxi

bts-seminar.netHome | BTS Seminar SeriesThe Behind-the-Scenes Seminar Series is designed to learn about the production process of research papers, offering an opportunity for students and researchers in all fields and at all career stages t...

Looking back on our Lab² Applied Microeconomics Workshop last Friday. 📖 Thank you to all attendees who joined our half day of presentations, networking and discussions and big thanks to our invited speakers Valeria Zurla and Antoine Bertheau.🎙️

📢 Talk at WZB 📢 Join us tomorrow at 11:00 AM in Room E425 at WZB for a talk by Zacharias Maniadis on his latest working paper: “‘Identify the Expert‘: An Experimental Study in Economic Advice“, co-authored with Theodoros Alysandratos, Aristotelis Boukouras, and Sotiris Georganas. See you there!

☀️ Applications are open for the 3rd Summer School on Open Science in Innsbruck! 🔍 Explore the "rules of the game called science" & tackle challenges in research credibility 📅 June 30 – July 4, 2025 | On-site @uniinnsbruck More info & application here: bit.ly/4aX1inb @flxhlzmstr.bsky.social

📢 Call for Papers! 📢 The Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum 2025 is hosting a workshop on ‘External Validity, Generalizability and Replicability of Economic Experiments’ on June 13, 2025, in Barcelona. 📝 Submit your paper by February 28, 2025! 🔗 Learn more: events.bse.eu/live/files/5...

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🚨 Call for Submissions – SOEP-IS 2026 Want to implement your own survey module in a large representative sample? Consider the German Socioeconomic Panel Innovation Sample. The call is open until 31 March 2025! 🔗 More info: www.diw.de/en/diw_01.c....

📣 Upcoming Event The Lab² Applied Microeconomics Workshop will be taking place on the 7th of February. Half day of networking and discussions and two exiting talks by our invited speakers Valeria Zurla & Antoine Bertheau @bertheau.bsky.social. 👉 Program and Sign-up Link: www.wzb.eu/de/node/85211

📢 Save the date! The Metascience 2025 conference, hosted by the Research on Research Institute, is happening June 30–July 2 at University College London. Proposals are due by February 7. ⏳ Learn more: opusproject.eu/openscience-...

opusproject.euMetascience 2025: A Global Summit to Advance the Science of Science - Open and Universal Science (OPUS) ProjectMetascience, the study of science itself, has rapidly gained momentum as a transformative field. By applying scientific methods to analyze and improve the research system, it has attracted a diverse a...

Starting 2025 with an exciting publication alert! 🚨 Lab² researchers (@flxhlzmstr.bsky.social and Magnus Johanesson) and co-authors explored how structured elicitation protocols can predict the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints.

doi.orgPredicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints - Nature Human BehaviourThis study assessed COVID-19 social science preprints’ replicability using structured groups. Both beginners and more-experienced participants used a elicitation protocol to make better-than-chance pr...

From 100 claims, less experienced participants correctly classified 69%, while experienced participants achieved 61% accuracy. 💡 This work highlights the potential of structured elicitation processes to assess the reliability of ‘fast science’. 👉 Read the paper here doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🎄 Looking for a research boost?🎄 Check out CClaRA, the Causal Claims Research Assistant: 1️⃣ Quickly extract and visualize causal graphs from any paper. 2️⃣ Easily search for papers by causal claims, concept nodes, authors, fields, and more.

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Explore it here: www.causal.claims/cclara-causa... Happy holidays to all! ❄️

Exciting update from the Center for Open Science (@cos.io)! Lab² is happy to see the new TOP25 Guidelines highlight replication & many-analyst studies as key to verifying empirical research 🌟🔍 Read more: www.cos.io/blog/new-pre...

"Meta Perspectives in Social Sciences" were center stage at #LeibnizOpenScienceDay 2024. An inspiring day exchanging and discussing replication, meta-analyses, and transparency in research. 🙌 Big thanks to ZBW, @rwi.bsky.social, and @wzb.bsky.social – Looking forward to next year‘s Open Science Day!

📣 Don‘t miss out! The European Economic Review now features a special section on Experimental Replication. Submit or explore short replication studies of lab or online experiments. Learn more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

📢 Upcoming Event: We’re sharing this great opportunity to enhance your research skills! Join "Open Science and Reproducible Research in RStudio and Jupyter Notebook", organized by Infra4NextGen (I4NG). 🗓️ Dates: 28–29 November 2024 🌐 Location: Online

🔗 Details & Registration: infra4nextgen.com/events/works... #OpenScience #ReproducibleResearch #RStudio #JupyterNotebook #Infra4NextGen