Deadline extended to August 12! ⌛️⌛️⌛️ #EconTwitter plz rt!

Anti-social #Norms: This study explores the impact of the "don't be a toad" norm in #Colombia, which discourages people from reporting others' unfair behavior. Read: spkl.io/60194hRt3 Subscribe: spkl.io/60104hRtO Leopoldo Fergusson Economía Uniandes #EconTwitter

Fewer students in Chile had access to college under Pinochet. They experienced higher mortality, worse labor market outcomes, & their kids were less likely to go to college. Harris Policy's Luis R. Martinez, Maria Angélica Bautista, & coauthors ow.ly/e6ez50R4qyC

#Revista 📚 | En su conferencia magistral «The Fundamental Disequilibrium in Latin America», el Dr. James A. Robinson argumenta que la exclusión económica en América Latina y el Caribe se debe a instituciones extractivas.  ➡️ Descubre más: bit.ly/466H49q

Why do crackdowns on drug cartels and gangs only make criminal violence worse? Because they don't create the right incentives. Conditional repression is a better--though harder--approach. My take in The Economist HT to Ana Lankes for making this happen! economist.com/by-invitation/…

Check out Pearson Faculty Affiliate Benjamin Lessing's guest essay in The Economist ⬇️

Forthcoming in the JEL: "Culture, Institutions, and Social Equilibria: A Framework" by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

Save the date for the 7th annual #PearsonGlobalForum on October 18 The University of Chicago! In-person and online registration and more details coming soon.

Focused deterrence “starts with police identifying and meeting the local criminal groups most likely to commit violence”, writes @bigbigblessing. But it “alone won’t solve Latin America’s woes”, explains the political scientist in a guest essay econ.st/46NcIsX

Listen to the latest #RootofConflict episode with Pearson Faculty Affiliate Louise Mallinder, who discussed the intersection of law with other disciplines in academia and her perspectives on the field of transitional justice at large. bit.ly/3AlQYs5

"Wars widen quickly because all of the parties were ready to enter the fray, or they don’t widen at all." Read Paul Poast's latest column in World Politics Review here: bit.ly/4doR4hj

🎟️Registration is live! Join us in person or online for the #PearsonGlobalForum on October 18. Sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT. Register here: bit.ly/3WSu2Iv

Check out the agenda for the 2024 #PearsonGlobalForum | Negotiation and Agreement! bit.ly/3WURK70 Featuring two keynote addresses, three panels, four flashtalks, and more. Join us in person or watch online! Register today! bit.ly/3WSu2Iv

Congratulations to the three Pearson Fellows who were awarded the Boren Fellowship! Check out the article in Harris Policy news ➡️ bit.ly/3Z2gzjY

Fewer students in Chile had access to college under Pinochet. They experienced higher mortality, worse labor market outcomes, & their kids were less likely to go to college. Harris Policy's Luis R. Martinez, Maria Angélica Bautista, & coauthors ow.ly/e6ez50R4qyC

¿Sistema político o conflicto social? El debate sobre causas del estancamiento chileno que planteó James Robinson digital.elmercurio.com/2024/09/04/B/4…

Congratulations to Pearson Fellows and Harris Policy MPP Candidates Ximena Valenzuela Cabrera and Ralph Valiere, who join the next cohort of the The Obama Foundation Scholars Program!