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Do protests change elections?

Prior research: "yes, and dramatically so."

But is that always true? What about protests in the last few years?

Our latest working paper challenges prevailing logic.

Our finding: most recent protests have failed to do anything to influence elections.

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come back

National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year.
So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝

Special Issue in Agricultural Systems on ‘𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: 𝗔 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’

Extended 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 30 November 2026

Call for papers
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Our framework paper on the topic led by Carlos Parra-López doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

T-PEC Paper Submission 2026, Montreal

🚨 Join us for the 3rd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference on Oct 9-10 in Montreal! 🚨

I co-organize it with @clpennec.bsky.social and Cevat Giray Aksoy, it will be even better than the first editions!

Send your papers before June 19: forms.gle/4LbupRmMPriH...

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Violence in the vicinity: the mental health impacts of nearby crime Crime leads to a range of adverse outcomes for those who live nearby, and a common hypothesis is that this relationship is mediated by mental health. However, little is known about how the mental hea...

Just published in Economica: using Mappiness plus granular crime data, @pankabencsik.bsky.social, @richarddickens.bsky.social and I show that violent crime causes increased stress to people living in the immediate vicinity over the following week. Open access. doi.org/10.1111/ecca...

Grateful to @umisr.bsky.social for highlighting our new AER paper. The big finding: migration doesn't drain the home economy — it builds it up.

🆕 The complex link between poverty and health 📢

Today on VoxDevTalks, Adriana Lleras-Muney (UCLA) discusses what drives the relationship between poverty and health, and what policymakers can do about it: voxdev.org/topic/health...

Line chart of the income share of the richest 1% of the population (before taxes and benefits) showing trends from 1974 to 2024 for Chile, India, the USA, France, and Finland. It shows Chile with the highest and most volatile share, peaking above 30 percent, India and the USA rising steadily to about 20 to 25 percent by 2024, and France and Finland remaining lower and comparatively stable around about 5 to 12 percent. The data source is the World Inequality Database (2026). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

What share of income goes to the richest 1% in your country?

How about the richest 10% or 0.1%? How has that changed over time?

The World Inequality Database (WID) is the leading source for answering questions about incomes and wealth at the very top of the distribution.

The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature* Abstract. This paper estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are an order of magnitude larger than previously thought. Exploiting natu

Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global Versus Local Temperature,” by Bilal (@adrienbilal.bsky.social) and Känzig (@dkaenzig.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Open for Registration, NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD Prevention, Treatment, and Care 2nd Annual Meeting. Meeting to be held in Rockville, MD on June 18, 2026. More information: roseliassociates.swoogo.com/nberjune2026...

⏰ Just 1 week left!
Submit your abstract for the 3rd Workshop on the Economics of #Health & #HumanCapital (Apr 15).
📍 Madrid, June 18
Great opportunity to present your work and get feedback!
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Hi, editor pals! 👋 I’m emerging from lurkerdom to say I’m running for the EFA’s board of governors.

I’ve been a member for 10+ years & want to ensure the EFA centers members’ needs while continuing its growth & evolution.

More info on all candidates here: www.the-efa.org/efa-elections/

I’m lucky enough to get to talk shop with Rachel regularly – she’s smart and experienced, and I trust her instincts and ethics. I think she would be great on the EFA board. #amediting #edibuddies

Cloudy with a chance of no clouds: Why weather forecasts are worse in low-income countries Weather forecasts in low-income countries are about 20 years behind those in high-income countries, worsening economic losses and increasing vulnerability to climate-related risks.

🆕 Cloudy with a chance of no clouds: Why weather forecasts are worse in low-income countries

Today on VoxDev w/ Manuel Linsenmeier (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) & Jeffrey Shrader (Columbia | SIPA): https://ow.ly/vrhb50YAviw

Interested in understanding the economics of ongoing global conflicts, especially in developing countries? Here are 3 recent @voxdev.bsky.social articles you should check out👇

Thrilled to give the keynote @ 3rd Workshop on the Economics of #Health & #HumanCapital (Madrid, 18/06/2026) 🤩

Boutique format: 10 papers, plenty of discussion time — ECR submissions especially encouraged 👌🏼

⏰ 15 April

Madrid in June doesn’t hurt either ☀️😏
#HealthEconomics

Call For Papers - BREAD-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium 2026 Hosted by the University of Zurich on 4-5 September. Submit a paper by 3 May. The conference is organised jointly by the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), CEPR, and the University of Zurich. We invite submissions from interested researchers, including non-BREAD and non-CEPR fellows and affiliates, on any topic within the area of Development Economics.

📢 #CallForPapers - BREAD-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium 2026
📆4-5 September 2026 |📍University of Zurich
⌛Deadline: 3 May 2026
We invite submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics.
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#CEPR_DE #EconSky #EconConf

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Thinking Through and Testing Your Argument. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. This free workshop will be structured around guided writing exercises to help you better develop a scholarly argument. One exercise will help with thinking through what motivates your argument, while ...

As scholars, we've been writing arguments since (probably before) college. But it can be hard to come up with an argument or tell if it's a strong one. Let's make it easier! Come to my FREE argument workshop on April 8 from 3 to 4:30 Eastern.

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Schultz Fire in 2010. Photo Credit to USDA Forest Service

New co-authored open access paper out on the role of public health during wildfires. doi.org/10.1007/s103... #publichealth #wildfire #climatechange

📢 Out now in the 🌿March 2026 issue🌿 of #JAERE! 📢
"Sending Agricultural Water to the Salton Sea to Improve Public Health? An Integrated Agri-Hydro-Health Economic Analysis" by Benjamin A. Jones, Jingjing Wang and John Fleck @jfleck.bsky.social.
Read it here: buff.ly/yw5oj9E
📈📉 #Econsky

At least I have some help! (And central AC.)

Second time in a row I've had to move during a heatwave! Going to be 104 in Tucson on Friday 🥵

$1.96 trillion in clean energy investment in 2025. That's nearly a tripling in seven years.

And yet growth is slowing, especially manufacturing investment. The headline number masks a more complicated story underneath.

Critters and wildflowers from my hike yesterday, including the rare-sighted Gila Monster! My quads are still recovering 😅 (1,000-ft ascent in the first mile)

Fellow criminologists -- is there anyone teaching gen AI courses in CJ programs? Let me know and will send them a copy of the book.

If no one is, feel free to get in touch. Happy to discuss doing a seminar/short course.

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"How Socioeconomic Status Shapes Food Preferences and Perceptions"

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Could rural-urban climate migration help formalise the economy? Evidence from Brazil shows that drought-driven rural-urban migration reduced urban informality over a decade, contradicting conventional wisdom.

🆕 Could rural-urban climate migration help formalise the economy?

Today on VoxDev, Clément Imbert (Sciences Po) & Gabriel Ulyssea (UCL) discuss how drought-driven migration reduced urban informality in Brazil: https://ow.ly/MHCf50YnTLl

Look at how being diagnosed with cancer impacts people's involvement in crime!