‼️ Join us in Siracusa this year! Don’t miss the *March 20* deadline! ‼️

Keynote: Paula Bustos (Pompeu Fabra)

Freshly published in the Journal of Economic Literature AEA Journals : Check out my survey on outside interventions for armed #conflict and #war .
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#econtwitter HEC Lausanne Université de Lausanne CEPR

Amazing thread on racial realignment in voting preference in the United States, and the likely drivers of the change.

Education bundles human capital with cultural values. Carvalho, Koyama and Williams show that resistance to education by marginalized groups can create inequality and cultural backlash.

This is going to be an amazing special issue, co-edited by Desiree Desierto and Mark Koyama, on the political economy of religion. Please submit your papers.

A fantastic paper in QJE about the extent to which interstate trade restrictions on agricultural produce in India stifle farmers' income. academic.oup.com/qje/article-ab…

Fascinating PhD thesis.

Hope to witness a stellar test career.

RIP Jonathan Eaton, a great economist that transformed the field of international trade. He should have received a Nobel prize for his many invaluable contributions to economics.

Wow, this is on another level. bbc.com/news/world-asi…

EU's policies on reducing global carbon footprint are just bizarre. It wants to tax the crap out of both 'dirty' and ''green' good imports. The common denominator, unfortunately, is protectionism. ft.com/content/a5101a… ft.com/content/ca51eb…

I have joined JEMAR as an Associate Editor. The journal aims to publish papers exploring the link between economics (management) and religion. I hope to contribute by advancing research on the economics of religion in South Asia. worldscientific.com/page/jemar/aim…

My take on #Iran 's recent missile strikes in #Iraq , #Pakistan , and #Syria :

'The strikes are unlikely to have deterred its adversaries, degraded their ability to mount attacks on the country, nor quelled domestic hardliners' calls for vengeance.' iranwonk.substack.com/p/irans-missil…

According to the new European Commission report on quality of life in European cities, 2 of the top 10 cities (by residents' satisfaction) are not in the EU (Zurich & Geneva), 3 of the bottom 10 (Palermo, Naples, & Rome) are in Italy. Palermo has the lowest score
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NEW: analysis of millions of books published over the centuries suggests western society is shifting away from a culture of progress, and towards one of caution, worry and risk-aversion.

I think this is one of the most important challenges facing us today.

Friday, Jan 5
230-430, Marriott Rivercenter, Conference Room 21

Beliefs in Supernatural Forces and Politics

4 wonderful papers/book projects by Paul Seabright, sara lowes, Timur Kuran, and myself

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Please swing by if you are in San Antonio!!