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Colombia’s “don’t be a toad” norm, which tells people to mind their own business, reduces fairness. Most people disapprove of the norm, but they expect the majority to invoke it. Harris Policy's James Robinson, Leopoldo Fergusson, & José-Alberto Guerra ow.ly/ApzC50Tm901

Gun violence feels like an unsolvable crisis—but what if we're looking in the wrong places for answers? Join us for a timely discussion to explore how behavioral economics can reshape how we address one of America’s most urgent challenges. Sign up here: har.rs/4ivYJfm

🆕 What mobile data can tell us about religion in conflict zones Today on VoxDev, Oeindrila Dube (Harris Policy), Joshua Blumenstock (Berkeley School of Information) & Michael Callen (LSE Department of Economics) use mobile phone data to shed light on religious adherence in Afghanistan: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

How can behavioral science address violence in America? On Big Brains Podcast, Prof. Jens Ludwig of UChicago's Crime Lab says most shootings are not premeditated but rather impulsive—driven by fast, emotional thinking. Listen: ms.spr.ly/6017SRIhD

Is politics just gumming up the system—or can there be a productive politics? 2024 Nobel laureate James Robinson breaks it down in a special Alumni Weekend talk at the Keller Center’s Forum.

Invoking Colombia’s "don’t be a toad" norm, which urges people to mind their own business, increases unfair outcomes, despite most disapproving but expecting its use. Research by Leopoldo Fergusson, José-Alberto Guerra, and James Robinson (Harris Policy). ow.ly/2v8W50VOwtQ

What mobile data can tell us about religion in conflict zones Last week on VoxDev, Oeindrila Dube (Harris Policy), Joshua Blumenstock (Berkeley School of Information) & Michael Callen (LSE Department of Economics) used mobile phone data to shed light on religious adherence in Afghanistan: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

May's Root of Conflict episode, featuring Pearson Faculty Affiliate Eduardo Montero, explores the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the lens of historical legacies, regional dynamics, and international interests. bit.ly/44lbXZ3

“Prevention is possible,” writes Jens Ludwig, who argues that most shootings stem from impulsive moments—not calculated crimes. Prison alone isn’t the answer: public safety starts with behavioral science. More in The Hill: har.rs/3GGpRLz

A tragedy sparked a mission. After a student was killed just weeks after his dissertation defense, Jens Ludwig launched the Crime Lab to turn pain into policy change. Read the Chicago magazine story, then join us tonight at 5pm in the Forum with David Axelrod.har.rs/3GGjxDI

At the 2025 Ryerson Lecture, Nobel laureate Prof. James A. Robinson described the evolution of political philosophy through the lens of John Locke and 17th-century England—a deeply insightful discussion on the big ideas that shape our history. Watch now: ms.spr.ly/6019SZvdb

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20235 The Persistence of Female Political Power in #Africa Siwan Anderson University of British Columbia, Sophia Du Plessis Stellenbosch University, Sahar Parsa New York University, James A. Robinson The University of Chicago ow.ly/7G8x50VSlnL #CEPR_DE #EconTwitter

"I really have come to think of gun violence as like normal human frailty that we all experience in moments of high stress," Jens Ludwig tells the Indicator from NPR's Planet Money. What policy levers can fix a human frailty, though? Learn more from NPR: har.rs/3H99ebk

In May, we welcomed Emma DeSouza, former women's leadership coordinator at the National Women's Council of Ireland, to speak to Pearson Fellows and Harris Policy MPP Candidates. Watch her talk here: bit.ly/43AEPLQ

1/3 New research from Anjali Adukia (Harris Policy) and Emileigh Harrison finds that public school textbooks from Texas and California contain broadly similar content, but religious school textbooks differ significantly. ow.ly/29KJ50VWEyX

”Education and books - that was the world I grew up in. I just found it fascinating. I was just curious about everything. Even now when I buy a book and I buy a lot of books, I just think a book can change your life. You open a book and it's just so exciting, what's going to be

📆 3 June @ 16:00 CEST The Spring 2025 VDEV/CEPR/BREAD seminars finish with Oeindrila Dube Harris Policy presenting the paper "Does Contact Reduce Conflict? Experimental Evidence from #Nigeria" Moderator: Garance Genicot ow.ly/EY5s50VZ2QK

Daron Acemoglu y James A. Robinson sostienen no solo que el asesoramiento económico ignora a su cuenta y riesgo la #política, sino también que existen fuerzas sistemáticas que a veces convierten la buena #economía en mala política. Página Indómita ethic.es/economia-versu…

A new working paper by Siwan Anderson, Sophia du Plessis, Sahar Parsa, and James Robinson (Harris Policy) reveals that African groups with traditions of female leadership have greater women's political representation today, despite colonial disruptions. ow.ly/KvBM50W0jxj

Can a book change your life? Nobel Prize-winning scholar and UChicago Prof. James Robinson thinks so—he owns 10,000. In a conversation with the Nobel Prize podcast, he recalls evenings reading with his mother as well as his transformative research. ms.spr.ly/6011Sc5uJ