Horacio Larreguy
@HLarreguy
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Working on misinformation, political economy, and development. @ITAM_mx @JPAL and often visiting @IASToulouse and @TSEinf . Formerly at @Harvard . @MITEcon PhD.
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The best I had once was why the officer had not been accepted at my PhD institution. I politely said he should check with admissions, but he was quite disappointed with the answer.
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How is it that I wrote a 3-page referee report and got a 53-page response???
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I am thrilled to share that with
@MaiOHassan
and
@stuarterussell
we just finished "Who Gets Hired? Political Patronage and Bureaucratic Favoritism"
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Last week,
@Harvard
sent me a letter telling me that I am getting a 2.5% raise for the next academic year (actually higher than in most other years!). I wonder whether someone told them that they actually did not give me tenure a year ago😀
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Celebrating my last day at
@Harvard
I am grateful to the staff and my colleagues for 8 wonderful years!
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Amazing!
@DAcemogluMIT
keeps surprising me. The day of winning the
@NobelPrize
he replied to a congratulations email! I cannot believe that he actually replied, and on the same day!
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So happy to see this one out
@The_JOP
after so long! It was a pleasure working with Jim Alt,
@AmalieJensen_
,
@daviddlassen
and John Marshall!
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We just finished putting together a panel of Twitter users in each Mexican municipality (2006-2023). Check for the code and data. If you are interested in using and citing the data, please email me so that I can give you a suggested citation since this is
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We have never posted any pictures of our kids on social media, but this is a first, well actually the third 😀
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I will teach a class called "Women" covering topics ranging from the child penalty to the underrepresentation of women in politics. I have lots of papers I particularly like, but I am missing a ton. I would love suggestions (over here or via DM), including self-promotion.
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I have been struggling lately with balancing teaching, some basic research, and trying to be a good father and husband, which has affected my morale. However, I just got my teaching evaluations, and they make me feel that my struggle is worth it.
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I only got my first R&R after two years on my TT job and lots of rejections. I have more than 100 rejections and counting. They all hurt but just push us to keep working harder.
For all scientists nearly missing out on grants/prizes there is hope because "what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."
Near-misses increase attrition, but near-miss individuals significantly outperform those with narrow wins in the long run.
@bfjo
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Congrats! It was about time! I am biased because
@DAcemogluMIT
was my supervisor and James Robinson a colleague and always a mentor, but this is so so so well deserved!
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
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Highly recommended post-doctoral Research Fellowships! Great colleages and research environment, amazing city, and well ... food and wine out of this world ... ;)
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"The
@HarvardGovernm1
seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Government specializing in Political Methodology or Formal Theory." I (and some former colleagues of mine no longer there!) strongly recommend applying to this postdoc position😂 Joke
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So happy to this out! It was a great pleasure working with
@MaiOHassan
and
@stuarterussell
!
#OpenAccess
from
@apsrjournal
-
Who Gets Hired? Political Patronage and Bureaucratic Favoritism -
-
@maiohassan
,
@HLarreguy
&
@stuarterussell
#FirstView
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So happy to share this honor and responsability with
@antobandiera_
@jeremy_bowles
@kjcroke1
@rferrali
@shelley_x_liu
John Marshall and
@daleeyoko
!
We’re proud to award $7.2M in direct research funding to the first
#MercuryProject
cohort. An announcement🧵 ⬇️
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Congrats to
@balanpablo
for successfully defending his dissertation! Chair: Torben Iversen; Rest of the committee:
@DrNathanNunn
@HLarreguy
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Check the revised "Eat Widely, Vote Wisely: Lessons from a Campaign Against Vote Buying in Uganda,"
@cblatts
@benjaminmarx
and
@otis_reid
In a project where results were not as expected, and as a result we learned a ton about party responses against anti-vote-buying
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I am so happy to see "Priors Rule: When Do Malfeasance Revelations Help or Hurt Incumbent Parties?" just published online at JEAA 7 years after we conducted the intervention It was a pleasure to work with Eric Arias, John Marshall, and
@pquerubo
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What are the odds that two papers get published on the same day. "Priors Rule: When Do Malfeasance Revelations Help Or Hurt Incumbent Parties?" is finally out at
@JEEA_News
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A great resource for Latin American students considering applying to a PhD in Economics
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Agenda for the Mexico City PE Workshop
@CPoliticaITAM
on January 13th! It will be
#NEWEPS
#WGAPE
style. Email me to horacio.larreguy
@itam
.mx if you are interested in attending.
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Such a tragic death! Franciso was an amazing person (and scholar). I will never forget how in 2015 he drove me to Guanajuato to confront the mayors who were imprisoning our staff delivering leaflets about their corruption. He was always so giving and will be severely missed.
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My friends and family always asked me why I did not push my (American, Argentine, and Mexican) kids to support Argentina in soccer. I always said that they had to choose for themselves. We are on our way to (hopefully) this! Whether we win or lose, they will never forget it.
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So, proud to finally finish "Confounding, spillovers and interactions influence estimates of social distancing policy effects" with
@JoseRamonEG
@AlbertoSimpser
where 99% of the credit goes to
@JoseRamonEG
!
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Congrats to
@jeremy_bowles
for successfully defending his dissertation! Chair: Torben Iversen; Rest of the committee:
@piaraffler
@evlieb
@HLarreguy
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This is a truly exceptional paper from an equally exceptional scholar. I do not miss much from my old life (easy after two wonderful years in Toulouse hanging out at
@IASToulouse
and
@TSEinfo
), but the interactions with
@piaraffler
is certainly one of them!
Excited to share my new paper in
@apsrjournal
. I show that giving local politicians greater oversight capacity over the bureaucracy improves service delivery – in local gov’ts not aligned with a dominant ruling party
Ungated: 🧵
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So proud of
@jeremy_bowles
!
How do states build their informational capacity?
@jeremy_bowles
argues distributive politics condition the development of state capacity. He finds registration promotes access to narrow-based resources while increasing tax payment.
#APSRFirstView
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A massive omission in my previous post were my students, who were my real colleagues! I honestly cannot think about my time at Harvard without them. Not all have Twitter (my failure?) but they are all worth mentioning!
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This paper has been a long ride with
@shelley_x_liu
, who is always a pleasure to work with, and it is so nice to see it finally out!
#OpenAccess
from
@PSRMjournal
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When does education increase political participation? Evidence from Senegal -
-
@HLarreguy
&
@shelley_x_liu
#FirstView
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Here's an anecdote about how wonderful a human being
@DAcemogluMIT
is: we haven't seen each other in a while, and we bumped into each other at
@TSE
. He was receiving the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize, I was just giving a talk in the join
@IAST
seminar. His Lecture overlapped with my
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Great postdoc with an amazing community of scholars in a beautiful city! Plus (or minus? 😁): I am recurrent visitor and I spend a month a year at IAST!
The IAST is offering Post-doctoral Research Fellowships in a large range of disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
📝Join our interdisciplinary research teams and apply before November 15!
👉
#postdoc
#Job
#AcademicJobs
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"Your Paper Is Publishing In Science Advances On 28 June 2023" It is embargoed now but stay put ;)
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"Sustained exposure to fact-checks can inoculate citizens against misinformation in the Global South" w/
@jeremy_bowles
@kjcroke1
@shelley_x_liu
and John Marshall in partnership with
@AfricaCheck
@AfricaCheck
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Deeply embarrassed for what our president said about Brazilians. I cannot find words to apologize to our Brazilian brothers and sisters. I just hope that they know that the racists words of our president do not reflect the views of most (unfortunately not all! ) Argentinians.
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This is something I worked on while at
@IASToulouse
and TSE, and I am very grateful for their support while I was there!
This new paper evaluates the delivery of content to empower women exposed to violence amid COVID-19 in Egypt, finding that recipients increased their knowledge and hypothetical & reported use of resources.
@hlarreguy
@BiffPM
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Thanks for the private messages. We are all good! It was a little shocking to have my first earthquake 45' after my first earthquake drill, though.
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This is a graduate student of mine whose hometown got really hit by the earthquake. Let us all contribue a little or a lot!
I’m raising money for the earthquake has hit my hometown in Turkey. An anonymous benefactor has agreed to match all contributions up to a total of $3,000. The NGO collecting the donations is based in the US and is tax-deductible. Click to Donate:
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Check our new WP with
@rferrali
and
@guygrossman
We use an RCT to test theoretically grounded low-cost scalable interventions to increase youth electoral participation (in Morocco). Romain put a nice thread below. Thoughts are welcome!
With
@guygrossman
and
@HLarreguy
, we just released a new working paper, "Can low-cost, scalable, online intervention increase youth informed political participation in electoral authoritarian contexts?" . Abstract ⬇️with summary 🧵
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TSE and
@IASToulouse
offer an interdisciplinary summer school in the quantitative social and behavioral sciences **open to PhD students.**
Part 1 (May 27–Jun 7, 2024): The evolution of human sociality
Part 2 (Jun 10–Jun 21, 2024): Politics, social identity, and human welfare
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I can think of few places with a better collegial research environment in a wonderful city like Madrid!
CEMFI invites applications for up to three tenured appointments at the Associate or Full Professor level. One of the positions is reserved for financial economics. The other two are open to candidates in any field. More info and details here 👇
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Check out our severely revised version of "Brokering Votes with Information Spread Via Social Networks" with
@rduartegonzalez
, Fred Finan and
@LauraASchechter
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@AlbertoSimpser
just asked me about this, and I recalled that we published this with
@cesicruz
and John Marshall but it never got traction. This is the pre print if it helps anyone.
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Policy brief with
@E_TiburcioM
"Political Polarization: US Lessons for Latin America" funded by UPPER
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Este semestre daré finalmente presencial una materia que es
"Inferencia Causal" p/ Ciencia de Datos
"Microeconometria Aplicada" p/
@EconomiaITAM_
"Investigación Cuantitativa Aplicada" p/
@CPoliticaITAM
los miércoles 10.30-13.30 hs.
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We formalize the allocation problem between bureaucratic managers and politicians who have different preferences over public sector hiring and different abilities to realize them.
The latest version of our working paper — Who Gets Hired? Political Patronage and Bureaucratic Favoritism — is up!
@hlarreguy
@stuarterussell
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Can exposure to opposing perspectives in the media reduce political polarization in nondemocracies? With
@ahmetakbiyik_en
@jeremy_bowles
and
@shelley_x_liu
we are looking into it with funding from J-PAL’s
#GovernanceInitiative
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Inspired by
#ECResultsAnalysis
and
@melinaplatas
' request to share data from our recent paper () with
@AndersWoller
and
@jeremy_bowles
, here are the 2016 geocoded polling station results () and readme file ().
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How can you be the Ministry of Finance, implement crazy inflationary policies ahead of an election, and still perform well electorally? Argentina is likely few or the single answer.
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John Marshall, Jon Weigel,
@edoardoteso
@SoerenHenn
@shelley_x_liu
Julie Weaver
@balanpablo
@jeremy_bowles
@audreylatura
@alice_z_xu
@c_muellercrepon
@AndersWoller
@antobandiera_
have graduated or are very close to!
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Thanks for the kind words! We are very happy that our paper with
@JoseRamonEG
@JohnMarshall_PS
and
@AlbertoSimpser
found such a great home!
I'm delighted to introduce the most recent issue of the JEEA (August 2024) - consisting of 12 pathbreaking articles at the frontier of knowledge in economics.
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@jhaushofer
@Harvard
@Harvard
letting me go is the best they could have done for my family and our quality of life. I am very grateful for those 7-8 years that they gave me, opening many doors and surrounding me with amazing students who made me enjoy this profession.
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This was supposed to be a mechanism of enhanced transparency and accountability. By no means am I trying to induce further polarization. I would appreciate, though, if someone could explain to me what's going.
AMLO pone 'un x100to' de Grupo Frontera y Bad Bunny en la mañanera
"Esa es una buena rola para los jóvenes", dice
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We finally finished this paper that I am very proud of with
@JoseRamonEG
John Marshall and
@AlbertoSimpser
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We usually do this at the beach in Argentina when a kid gets lost: someone gets the kid on their shoulders, and the whole world claps. First time I see this in a non-beach context. I think that it is a very good idea that should be replicated more in other countries.
Ayer en San Telmo se perdió Juan Cruz y entonces pasó esto:
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So happy that we are not under so many inches of snow!
Cambridge feeling a lot like Denali or the top of Mount Rainier. Photos of Harvard Square, Irish Famine Memorial, Harvard Gate, and Memorial Hall
@OnlyInBOS
@Harvard
@HarvardHBS
@CityOfBoston
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We are evaluating a program in Mexico giving unconditional cash transfers + training to women who are microentrepreneurs. We would like cross randomized nudges, e.g., about planning / meeting weekly business goals, etc. Can you share work on nudges to microentrepreneurs?
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Last talk of the conference. We pounded through 28 presentations over two days!
2023 Notre Dame - ITAM Conference on Poverty and Development Economics Research (PODER). Thanks
@HLarreguy
and Alejandro Estefan organizing.
@ITAM_mx
@nd_econ
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Are there any causal studies on the effect of divorce on child development?
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It was an amazing conference! Thanks so much to
@itsaguytalking
@PriceTheorist
@RoeeLevyZ
Lena Song!
Good morning! Carlo Schwarz kicks off our second day of the Workshop on the Economics of Social Media looking at a significant event on Twitter, the deletion of Donald Trump's account.
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@Nicolas_Ajz
Deberia ver los del CERN que tienen como mil autores. Esos tipos si que son cero productivos! 😂
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Woow! After so many efforts by the team of researchers, Meta still managed to manipulate the results?
So remember those major Science studies with Meta about the role of polarization and misinformation on social media? It turns out Meta made 63 tweaks to the algorithm during the study period which were not reported in the study. New in
@ScienceMagazine
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Researchers working on Democratic Reslience in Latin America, do not miss out on this opportunity to collaborate with European scholars!
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I am a little surprised to hear this, since I did not get tenure and my understanding is that my contract with Harvard ends on June 30th.
While I have never heard from __ and __ about this since neither reached out, my understanding is that they were well aware of the situation.
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I am working hard to be an outlier and mess up the standard errors ;) (Thanks to
@mariacarreri
for pointing out that I should read abstracts carefully and clarify that my divorce was not due to an affair 😂)
Just published in
@JPubEcon
:
"How does parental divorce affect children’s long-term outcomes?"
By
@WFrimmel
(
@jku_econ
),
@HallaMartin
(
@WU_econ
),
@EbmerWinter
(
@IHS_Vienna
)
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@DavMicRot
@ScienceAdvances
@homahmrd
@markusmobius
@duncanjwatts
Great paper, but to be clear "if you are concerned about partisan-segregation, you should be focused on TV, not online" applies to the US, not generally to other countries.
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The German Development Bank (KfW) is now accepting applications for a rigorous impact evaluation of the R WASH program in four East African countries (Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda).
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@lewbel
@Harvard
The letter was much more problematic. I am sure that some labor lawyer could make the case that it can be interpreted as a contract extension. I have zero interest in that! I am very happy to join my colleagues at
@ITAM_mx
@CPoliticaITAM
while visiting another year
@IASToulouse
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@samuelmehr
We don't get much done! But, unfortunately, what we get done is while not being great parents.
I try to collaborate with people I complement well with and focus on my comparative advantage.
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@claudferraz
@ubcprez
@DrNathanNunn
@ubcVSE
Congrats
@DrNathanNunn
and
@ubcVSE
! I am sure you will be seriously missed at
@Harvard
!
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So exciting that there are more funds to increase the scope of our work, and bring other teams on board!
Call for Proposals:
We are proud to announce funding from the
@gatesfoundation
immunization team to expand the
#MercuryProject
’s work to identify cost-effective and scalable interventions to increase vaccination demand.
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Applications for the Toulouse 📷 Summer School 📷 in Quantitative Social Sciences at the Toulouse School of Economics and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse are now open for PhD students in various disciplines.
Part 1: The evolution of human sociality (May 27 - Jun 7,
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Amazing!
The life of a female academic:
Conference organizers realize their panel is all men 2 weeks before conference.
Ask you to sit on panel--say you do not have to speak, but can if you want.
🙁
Here is how my rockstar colleague dealt with it (go to 1:27).
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It was a pleasure sharing the panel with the talented
@NGarbirasDiaz
! Thanks
@EGAPTweets
for organizing and
@LeopoldoTweets
for chairing.
Our LatAm Hub held a session at
#IEAWC2023
(
@IEA_economics
@EAFIT
) entitled "Information, Misinformation, & Governance: Brokering votes via social networks, citizens' anti-establishment sentiments, & detecting misinformation."
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Few (millions) can understand this but not everybody! I just love when I can share this expression abroad. I feel at home!
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Congratulations
@alice_z_xu
!
Alice Xu Receives the 2024 Harold D. Lasswell Award for "Segregation and the Spatial Externalities of Inequality: A Theory of Interdependence and Public Goods in Cities"
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This would have not started and been possible without
@DanielNPosner
sharing with us half of the data ten years ago when he was at
@MITPoliSci
.
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Let's give a virtual applause to:
🏆
@Ibrahim_AhmedN
🏆
@MPOGOMI
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@EricKinuthia13
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@PhindoPhakathi
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@Migosatz
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@EttySh
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@jimmy_wachira2
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@mainandegwa232
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@AhmedKhalif47
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@itah014
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Applications are now open for the Center for African Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program at Harvard.
More information: .
The deadline to apply is May 17, 2021.
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For people to know what is happening in Mexico! The incumbent party and allies ended *autonomous* institutions. They argue they will save resources, and those functions can continue with other (*non-autonomous*) institutions. I am not familiar with all of them, but in my
🗳️🚨ÚLTIMA HORA: DICEN ADIÓS AL INAI, COFECE, IFT, CONEVAL Y OTROS ÓRGANOS AUTÓNOMOS EN COMISIONES
Con 22 votos de Morena y aliados, la Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales aprobó en lo general eliminar siete órganos autónomos, incluido el INAI y los órganos estatales de
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Thanks so much for the invitation. I really enjoyed the great crowd and questions.
Hoy,
@HLarreguy
presentó la investigación “Accountability under polarization”.
Este trabajo demuestra cómo los sesgos en el procesamiento de información pueden afectar la rendición de cuentas electoral y documenta el potencial de los empujes anti-polarización para restablecerla.
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🎉 Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the winners of the lottery for participating in our survey. These participants have emerged as the lucky recipients of our prizes for their valuable insights on media consumption, COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, and more.
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For those who got vaccinated in the US, and live in France, you can get it validated (a QR code!) in a pharmacy or vaccination center. They just have to follow these instructions, which many are unaware of
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I am typing "Fe" with the hope that my keyboard guesses "Felicidades" and it guesses "Femincides" ! You can guess what the topic of many of the undergraduate thesis I am advising is!
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@MatCoutt
@Sophie_Hatte
@ENSdeLyon
@bse_barcelona
@LeopoldoTweets
@claudferraz
@I_X_X_I_
Amazing conference put together by
@Sophie_Hatte
and Jordan Loper, who will soon be in the market and desperately needs a Twitter account to share his great work 😀
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@samuelmehr
My comparative advantage has been increasingly things that do not require much sleep or require continuous attention, and I can largely do on WhatsApp while putting my 4-week old baby to sleep at 3 AM ;(
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