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Beatrice Magistro
@beamagistro.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of AI Governance @Northeastern. Previously @Caltech, @UofT, @UW. 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦, political economy & behavior, methods, AI, ⚽️, Juventus, foodie.
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Americans and Canadians overwhelmingly agree that employees need more training in order to harness the power of AI and prevent it from stealing their jobs, regardless of political leaning, according to a multiyear study performed by Prof @beamagistro.bsky.social
Can retraining programs ease the fear of AI job loss? Public policy expert provides new insights
New findings from a study show that Americans and Canadians want the government to address AI-related job loss through workplace retraining.
news.northeastern.edu
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes by @beamagistro.bsky.social & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social.

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Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes
Climate change requires urgent global action, but efforts to implement solutions like a carbon tax face deep political polarization, particularly in the United States. This study explores how fram...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New in @foreignaffairs.com w/ @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen.

AI is already transforming labor markets, and governments risk repeating the mistakes they made with globalization

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The Coming AI Backlash
How the anger economy will supercharge populism.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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It’s been two years since I’ve seen @beamagistro.bsky.social in person but tomorrow we are changing that and I couldn’t be more excited. This is news the internet needs.
July 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Listen to our latest LCSSP video as Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social visits with @caltech.edu post-doc scholar @beamagistro.bsky.social, Research Associate in Computational Social Science, about their joint work, her research in AI and Climate change & her new book!
youtu.be/6kkSNTesvXM?...
A Conversation with Beatrice Magistro: AI, Climate Change, & her book, Who Thinks Like an Economist
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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New research by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that increasing public awareness of solar geoengineering could foster bipartisan engagement with climate policy in the US

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Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies emphasizing government inte...
journals.plos.org
June 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🧵 Who Thinks Like an Economist?
Thrilled to announce I've signed my first book contract with Cambridge University Press!
My book "Who Thinks Like an Economist? How the Economist Mental Model Shapes Political Decisions" is forthcoming. Here's a sneak peek 👇
May 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
From one Husky family to another 🐾! I’m thrilled to announce that in the fall I’ll be joining @northeasternu.bsky.social as Assistant Professor in AI Governance. After five long and challenging job markets, this moment feels incredibly special.
April 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🌍 Excited to share our latest paper published in npj Climate Action with @rd545.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and Paul Wennberg. Here's the Open Access link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Partisanship overcomes framing in shaping solar geoengineering perceptions: Evidence from a conjoint experiment - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Partisanship overcomes framing in shaping solar geoengineering perceptions: Evidence from a conjoint experiment
www.nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Fascinating look at the political implications of AI and partisan differences by @beamagistro.bsky.social @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social & Loewen in @ajpseditor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thrilled to share my new publication w/ @morganwack.bsky.social & Kevin Aslett in Social Science Quarterly: “Silence in the Stands: Assessing the Impact of Russian State-Linked Sportswashing on Online Fan Behavior Following the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1/ Can AI become as politically polarizing as globalization? 🌍🤖
We tackle this question in our latest blog post, drawing on findings from our research, just conditionally accepted
@ajpseditor.bsky.social
(ssrn.com/abstract=479...).

Read here: techpolicy.caltech.edu/2024/12/20/c...
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December 21, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Excited to share my latest publication in Environmental
Politics! 🌍 “Appealing to Independents: Information on Negative Externalities Increases Support for Environmental Corrective Taxes” (with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social). doi.org/10.1080/0964...
https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2024.2439686🧵
December 16, 2024 at 2:17 AM
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Caltech CSSPP is thrilled to announce a call for abstracts for the Conference “Navigating the New Frontier: The Political and Economic Implications of AI,” on September 13-14, 2024 at Caltech. Send your abstract by March 31st! lindeinstitute.caltech.edu/events/csspp...
February 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Excited to share my latest paper out at PSRM
"Attitudes toward automation and the demand for policies addressing job loss: the effects of information about trade-offs" with Peter Loewen, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social and @blakelw.bsky.social.Open access here: bit.ly/49gEWg3
February 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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I am excited to share my recent  article in the Journal of Human Rights on how international organizations can adapt to changing norms: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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February 5, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Online first: "Perceived technological threat and vote choice: evidence from 15 European democracies" by @sborwein.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social Peter John Loewen @blakelw.bsky.social & @beamagistro.bsky.social

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February 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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Friends: Our interaction models are underpowered intxpower.com?A=0.5&B=0.4&... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 3, 2023 at 1:44 PM