Can't agree more!

Eva Chen as geographic regression discontinuity design (hat tips http://AliCirone.bsky.social)

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#SIOE2024 was such a treat! Huge thanks to all the incredible people who made it happen!

PhD student using novel method to answer a well-established question in the literature be like

Ура! 🫀🥲

Very interesting paper. It highlights one of the thoughts that has been brewing in my mind for a while: there are multiple paths away from the 'scarce state.' Those paths do not necessarily involve challenging local elites but instead reintegrating and 'managing' them.

From fragmented territories to modern states: New research shows how fiscal reform in the Holy Roman Empire consolidated territories, increasing their size, cohesion, and survival by boosting revenues for military investments and strategic marriages econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Georgian Woman ✊✊ #Tbilisi#Georgia #sakartvelo #საქართველო #Tbilisi 22:25

For everyone interested in local governance, history, and state capture, please come!

🚨New working paper🚨 “The Political Costs of Taxation” with Joseph Enguehard & Igor Kolesnikov When a state has low capacity and legitimacy, attempts to enforce unfair taxation can fuel social conflict! Some key findings: 🧵 1/10

Amazing lineup of UC Berkeley, Stanford University, UC Davis, UC Merced students at the Bay Area Economic History Workshop — happening tomorrow at UC Berkeley! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Very excited to present our joint work with Joseph Enguehard and Igor Kolesnikov in the Political Economy session at the NBER Summer Institute today at 4pm. Thanks to the organizers for including our paper in the program!

ITAX is delighted to announce that the ITAX Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award at the #IIPF2025 congress went to Eva Davoine (UC Berkeley) for her paper on "The Political Costs of Taxation" coauthored with Joseph Enguehard and Igor Kolesnikov. Congratulations Eva!!!