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Very cool to see the technocracy paper with @grattonecon.bsky.social mentioned here, along with many other great papers. open.substack.com/pub/bestofec...

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Based on many useful comments, @grattonecon.bsky.social and I have updated the working paper over last couple of days. We now explicitly extend the model to account for the risk of democratic backsliding and explain the rationale behind our assumptions more clearly. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/60mq5...

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Seems like a good time to read this beautiful paper! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Immensely thought-provoking essay by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social! on.ft.com/3CU6rRD

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

Perhaps we should not be so surprised by the recent electoral results in many Western democracies. A key insight from game theory is that political coalitions may be less stable in the long term than we often assume. 👇

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

What do “populist” voters want from their representatives? Why not ask them? Kevin Arceneaux reports populist voters want representatives to: 1. Listen less to experts and do less research! 2. Listen more to ordinary people!

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

What do populist voters want from their government? In this research note, I found some interesting answers to this question. The TL;DR is that they want more democracy, not less democracy, but they are willing to achieve in paradoxically illiberal ways (or what seem illiberal to us scholars).

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

🚨 New working paper! 🚨 @grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇 ▶️ Motivation Many democracies have undergone a

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

🔥 HOT TAKE: Julius Caesar stabbed himself 23 times rather than sitting through another minute of the committee meeting.

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Don’t forget to submit your papers to the 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) workshop at the University of Sydney School of Economics! Deadline: 31 January More info: sydneyscope.org Join our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @davidubilava.bsky.social

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🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER ALERT!!! 🚨 ADDING FUEL TO THE (GUN)FIRE How Politicians Polarize the Public Debate Link: gratton.org/papers/AddingF… A short 🧵 👇1/6

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

📢 COMING SOON to a working paper near you! (Next week? Stay tuned!)

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

I’ll be in San Francisco for #ASSA2025 this afternoon and tomorrow. Catch me and ask anything about why you want to join us in Sydney this August 👇

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Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc. In a word: Harvard. Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard. 🧵

submitted 84 days ago • 36 comments

On my way to the airport again. ✈️🌏✈️🌎✈️🌍 Touring “Bad Democracy Traps” with talks in Chicago (Harris), Turin (CCA) and Milan (Bocconi). LINK: www.gratton.org/papers/BadDe...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

UChicago Harris School of Public Policy is searching for development economists at the Associate and Full level. We are open to untenured faculty ready or near ready for promotion too. More info and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/158745 EOE/Vet/Disability

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SIOE 2025 CALL FOR PAPERS Join us in Sydney, at UNSW, from 24-26 of August 2025! 🚨Submission deadline: January 15, 2025 Looking for individual papers or panel submissions. Call for papers / instructions here: call.sioe.org/call Questions? Email [email protected]

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16 years. 2 continents. Much less hair (me). 2 cats. 1 ❤️

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🚨SAVE THE DATE SIOE 2025 will take place August 24-26, 2025, hosted by UNSW in Sydney, Australia! Keynotes by Andrea Prat (Columbia), Rosalind Dixon (UNSW Law), and Scott Gehlbach (UChicago Harris)! sioe.org/news/sioe-2025…

submitted 188 days ago • 1 comment

Great combination of theory + experimental work by Jacob, Lee, and Gratton. “when voters perceive higher levels of gridlock, they may discount extremism and be more willing to vote for candidates whom they would otherwise view as too extreme.” www.promarket.org/2024/06/26/i...

submitted 216 days ago • 2 comments

In new research, @marcjacob.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social (our #StiglerAffiliate Fellow), and @grattonecon.bsky.social argue that legislative gridlock is not only a consequence of Congress’ polarization but also a cause of it. www.promarket.org/2024/06/26/i...

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A new Stigler Center working paper proposes a mechanism linking legislative gridlock to voters’ support for candidates who hold extreme policy positions. @marcjacob.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social (Stigler Affiliate Fellow), @grattonecon.bsky.social (UNSW): www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/rese...

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Our first talk of 2024 is in a month: on Monday, 04 Mar 2024, Gabriele Gratton (UNSW) presents “Drain the Swamp: A Theory of Anti-elite Populism” (with Barton E. Lee). Share among colleagues!!! @grattonecon.bsky.social @bartonelee2.bsky.social

submitted 388 days ago • 0 comments

One thing’s sure. We’re secured another excellent generation of formidable Argentinian political economist!

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Is gridlock causing polarization? 🧐 Proud to be interviewed and have my work with @marcjacob.bsky.social and @grattonecon.bsky.social featured on my favorite podcast! Check it out — link below 👇 Thank you for the invitation Wiola Dziuda, Anthony Fowler, and William Howell t.co/v4Otr7cMSi

submitted 471 days ago • 1 comment

Weekend coffe, veggie shopping, …and referee reports 😜

submitted 490 days ago • 1 comment

It’s been a while now, and yet I am still pretty confused here. I think I’m a very slow learner. 😢

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WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: 1st UniCatt Political Economy workshop! Two great keynote speakers: @grattonecon.bsky.social and Vincent Pons. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 20! Submission link: forms.gle/DFk1ZApJss4S... Deadline: November 5.

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WE🦘ARE🦘HIRING!!! 🦘 #EconSky UNSW Econ is looking for one or more junior (or non-junior) scholars to join us in Sydney, Australia! Apply: econjobmarket.org/positions/9976 (I don't know how to do a thread here, so check the other place for more info)

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POLECONUK Webinars: Our next event is on Monday, 16 Oct 2023. @bartonelee2.bsky.social will present "From Gridlock to Polarization", with @marcjacob.bsky.social and @grattonecon.bsky.social. Join us at 3 pm UK time!

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🏺 What a breathtaking find! 🙌 At early #Neolithic GöbekliTepe in SE #Turkey the life-sized statue of a wild #boar has been unearthed - including remains of its original red, black & white colour. 😲 www.dainst.org/en/newsroom/...

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Ambitious policy agendas, such as those needed to slow down and reverse climate change, require scientific expertise AND democratic consensus. In ProMarket, @bartonelee2.bsky.social and I discuss what can help build voters’ trust in experts. READ IT 👇👇👇

submitted 508 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting article by @grattonecon.bsky.social and Barton Lee! www.promarket.org/2023/10/09/r...

submitted 508 days ago • 0 comments

I’m sure you all feel like this, but I can’t help but thinking I write much better referee reports than those I have to read.

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Attention tenure-track faculty (whether tenured or not)! Please help me out by taking a short (4-question, multiple choice) anonymous survey on informality in recruiting. This is NOT for research, and I'll post the results here. And please repost. illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

submitted 513 days ago • 2 comments

As the job market season approaches in your department, remember that the loudest leaders are not the best informed. They object the most, but their power decreases in time. From "Political Capital" JLEO 2022 (with @profholden.bsky.social and @bartonelee2.bsky.social)

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This year I'll join our friends of the 🦘AUSTRALASIAN 🦘 PUBLIC CHOICE CONFERENCE Deakin University, 5-6 December 2023 Send your paper here: sites.google.com/view/14th-ap...

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