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Thank you The Harvard Crimson for covering our work on IGNITE !! thecrimson.com/article/2024/4… Peter Hull Arkey Barnett

I’m happy to announce that my research paper with Aubrey Stewart, titled 'The Impact of Weather Shocks on Violent and Property Crimes in Jamaica,' is now published in The World Bank Economic Review. #weather #crime #climatechange #Jamaica FIU Green School FIU News World Bank

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Happy #EidAlFitr2024 to all Muslims around the world, and wishing a joyfull day to all those who are celebrating within the ASE Community.

#Eidmubarak2024

Very happy that our paper with Q. Ashraf, Oded Galor, B. Gershman and Erik Hornung is forthcoming at The Review of Economic Studies. We propose the complementarity between physical capital and effective labor as a mechanism to explain the decline of coercive labor institutions.

Congratulations to former CASBS fellow Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement., elected as a 2024 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association 👏

➡️ aeaweb.org/about-aea/hono… AEA Information

I just corrected the proofs of my chapter about the contributions of Professor Michael Kremer to the field of economics for a Palgrave volume.

It turns out he's done quite a bit.

If you want to read the preprint, it's here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oV5Sz_….

Excellent choice for recognition by the AEAs! C. Low, PhD only exists because of Sandy, who gathered undergrads of color at Duke and told us we should consider getting Econ PhDs, and that the pay wasn't half bad. I do my best to pay this service forward!

Today the Journal of Labor Economics published the paper with Mette Foged and Linea Hasager on the long run effects of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees. It is in the Special Issue in honor of David Card.

journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

Gatecrashing a dinner with Monash Business School Econ theorists to see my friend and Warwick Economics colleague Robby Akerlof

Very happy that my JMP just got a R&R in the AER! (and my first R&R ever on a paper not co-authored with a senior) 🎉

Another great seminar! Daniela Vidart shared work showing that as cities in the US became electrified from 1910-1919, the rollout of electrification contributed to drops in fertility - people had fewer kids, probably because labor market returns were increased!

Excited to announce the Political Economy at Brown Conference (PEB) on October 18, 2024, organized by me and Gemma Dipoppa! This event is co-sponsored by the Bravo Center for Economic Research and the Center for PPE. Submit a paper here forms.gle/aCcczXGKhDQnM5… by May 31.

We've updated our paper that analyzes how changes in local social structures helped the US become a global innovation hub.

Joe Henrich has highlighted the key takeaways.

Below are some extra insights and shout-outs.

Prof Augustin Tapsoba TSE will give a @NOVAFRICA seminar on

Polygyny and the Economic Determinants of Family Formation Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wed April 10, 3:30pm (PT time) D005 NovaSBE
Zoom:🔗bit.ly/3TJ2hAn
More: 🔗bit.ly/N_SeminarSeries
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Today I write in the Spanish blog Nada es Gratis (in Spanish) about my work on the impact of horse on Native American nations: nadaesgratis.es/david-cuberes/…

Please submit your paper to the 1st Political Economy at Brown Conference (PEB) on October 18! Fill this form by May 31st: forms.gle/XNWR3hNR4xbZEm…

Me and Brian Knight are looking forward to reading your papers! We thank the Orlando Bravo Center and PPE for funding the event.

Imagine being 19 years old and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war.

My friend Gabrielle Giffords shows incredible strength every day, in her recovery and her fight for gun safety.

Gun violence is the leading cause of death for kids but we can change that.

Please join us. Sign the petition and let’s make our voices heard: go.giffords.org/signup/apr24-s…