Carlo Prato
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Social scientist @ Columbia University | Formal Political Theory | Early memories: the fall of the Berlin Wall and that header by Claudio Caniggia | carloprato.com
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Call for Submissions: Democratic Resilience and the Politics of Belonging
Columbia, June 4-5, 2026
Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi)
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Where willpower fails, a rolling pin-brandishing grandmother may still succeed
I don’t understand the concept of tiramisu surviving multiple days in the fridge. Who has that much willpower?
This tiramisù will get better and better the longer it rests in the fridge, making it a perfect dessert to prepare a day or two ahead of serving. nyti.ms/4oLC96o
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Where willpower fails, a rolling pin-brandishing grandmother may still succeed
Call for Submissions: Democratic Resilience and the Politics of Belonging
Columbia, June 4-5, 2026
Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi)
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Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi)
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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Call for Submissions: Democratic Resilience and the Politics of Belonging
Columbia, June 4-5, 2026
Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi)
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Columbia, June 4-5, 2026
Co-Organizers: @aalrababah.bsky.social (Bocconi), @gemmadipoppa.bsky.social (Columbia), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia), @ginvernizzi.bsky.social (Bocconi)
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A prophecy from “The Makers of American Wine,” 2012.
September 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A prophecy from “The Makers of American Wine,” 2012.
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I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
🚨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
🚨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
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June 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@wzb.bsky.social is searching for new director for the study of democracy
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
🚨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
These are extraordinary senior positions; tenured wth funding to establish a new dept & pursue big agendas
www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
🚨Please share widely!
#Polisky @epssnet.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social
April 25, 1945 marks the end of the Nazi occupation of Italy. We honor those who chose to resist and those who died fighting.
The Benedicta massacre occurred between April 6 and 11, 1944, a few miles from my hometown. It’s the largest mass killing of the Italian Resistance, taking over 150 lives.
The Benedicta massacre occurred between April 6 and 11, 1944, a few miles from my hometown. It’s the largest mass killing of the Italian Resistance, taking over 150 lives.
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
April 25, 1945 marks the end of the Nazi occupation of Italy. We honor those who chose to resist and those who died fighting.
The Benedicta massacre occurred between April 6 and 11, 1944, a few miles from my hometown. It’s the largest mass killing of the Italian Resistance, taking over 150 lives.
The Benedicta massacre occurred between April 6 and 11, 1944, a few miles from my hometown. It’s the largest mass killing of the Italian Resistance, taking over 150 lives.
From a proud veteran of EITM 2011: do apply to this!
Applications for the 2025 EITM Summer Institute are now open! Program dates: Aug 4-15. Program location: University of Michigan. Deadline: April 15. eitminstitute.org/institute/20...
2025 – Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Institute
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April 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
From a proud veteran of EITM 2011: do apply to this!
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We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
MoPED Workshop
Berlin Meeting on the Political Economy of Development (MoPED) -- The MoPED workshop offers an opportunity for scholars who focus on the political economy of development, broadly defined, to build...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 please share!
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
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Reminder that, together with @emmylindstam.bsky.social and Joan Ricart-Huguet, we are organising a pre-EPSA workshop on Culture on June 25th at IE University.
The deadline to submit papers is next week (Feb 15th).
More details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reminder that, together with @emmylindstam.bsky.social and Joan Ricart-Huguet, we are organising a pre-EPSA workshop on Culture on June 25th at IE University.
The deadline to submit papers is next week (Feb 15th).
More details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
EPSA Pre-Conference on Culture
We invite submissions for a pre-EPSA workshop on the topic of “Culture”. The event will take place on June 25th, 2025 at IE University Madrid.
The study of culture has a long-standing tradition in pol...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Please spread the word:
Reminder that, together with @emmylindstam.bsky.social and Joan Ricart-Huguet, we are organising a pre-EPSA workshop on Culture on June 25th at IE University.
The deadline to submit papers is next week (Feb 15th).
More details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reminder that, together with @emmylindstam.bsky.social and Joan Ricart-Huguet, we are organising a pre-EPSA workshop on Culture on June 25th at IE University.
The deadline to submit papers is next week (Feb 15th).
More details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Let’s just hope we were right about this one…
Where Ian Turner and I argue that weakening congressional oversight may actually undermine presidential attempts to influence bureaucrats
The institutional foundations of the power to persuade by Carlo Prato and Ian R. Turner is now available in Early View. @carloprato.bsky.social ajps.org/2024/12/10/t...
January 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Let’s just hope we were right about this one…
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Early this morning I saw a pineapple liying on the sidewalk and the image has been haunting me since.
December 17, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Early this morning I saw a pineapple liying on the sidewalk and the image has been haunting me since.
[CONFERENCE ALERT]
Political, Social, and Economic Inequality
Organizers: A. Alrababah and G. Invernizzi (Bocconi), S. Hirano and C. Prato (Columbia)
The conference will be held at Bocconi University on June 19-20, 2024. Submit here before 12/31: shorturl.at/fDyoD
Political, Social, and Economic Inequality
Organizers: A. Alrababah and G. Invernizzi (Bocconi), S. Hirano and C. Prato (Columbia)
The conference will be held at Bocconi University on June 19-20, 2024. Submit here before 12/31: shorturl.at/fDyoD
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December 14, 2024 at 10:26 AM
[CONFERENCE ALERT]
Political, Social, and Economic Inequality
Organizers: A. Alrababah and G. Invernizzi (Bocconi), S. Hirano and C. Prato (Columbia)
The conference will be held at Bocconi University on June 19-20, 2024. Submit here before 12/31: shorturl.at/fDyoD
Political, Social, and Economic Inequality
Organizers: A. Alrababah and G. Invernizzi (Bocconi), S. Hirano and C. Prato (Columbia)
The conference will be held at Bocconi University on June 19-20, 2024. Submit here before 12/31: shorturl.at/fDyoD
Where Ian Turner and I argue that weakening congressional oversight may actually undermine presidential attempts to influence bureaucrats
The institutional foundations of the power to persuade by Carlo Prato and Ian R. Turner is now available in Early View. @carloprato.bsky.social ajps.org/2024/12/10/t...
December 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Where Ian Turner and I argue that weakening congressional oversight may actually undermine presidential attempts to influence bureaucrats
Reposted by Carlo Prato
With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!
November 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!
This is interesting. One can also interpret this in terms of aspirations—and maybe the connection between aspirations and expectations is cohort-specific. But still.
I haven't drilled down on the details of this survey. But even as anecdotal evidence of economic assumptions, it is clear that "relative deprivation" theory needs to be understood alongside a new "bubble" of economic expectations that will never be reached by most of us. www.cnbc.com/2024/11/22/s...
November 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM
This is interesting. One can also interpret this in terms of aspirations—and maybe the connection between aspirations and expectations is cohort-specific. But still.
A counterexample: in my first election as a US voter, I supported the adoption of RCV in NYC based (among other things) on what I thought was a very compelling intuition. The math showed that the intuition was spectacularly incorrect
Here's Bryan Caplan writing about math in economics.
Seems very wrong to me. I wonder what the quickest refutation is that would make sense to most practicing economists.
www.betonit.ai/p/economath_...
Seems very wrong to me. I wonder what the quickest refutation is that would make sense to most practicing economists.
www.betonit.ai/p/economath_...
November 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
A counterexample: in my first election as a US voter, I supported the adoption of RCV in NYC based (among other things) on what I thought was a very compelling intuition. The math showed that the intuition was spectacularly incorrect
Also, if you are looking for a balanced, ungated, and accurate source of Italian news, I recommend ilpost.it
Il Post
Gli articoli, le rassegne, i blog, le foto, tutto quello che arriva dal mondo e dalla rete.
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November 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Also, if you are looking for a balanced, ungated, and accurate source of Italian news, I recommend ilpost.it
This headline is ambiguous
November 16, 2024 at 1:48 PM
This headline is ambiguous
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they’re called tweets, it’s generic now, like bandaid and kleenex
November 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM
they’re called tweets, it’s generic now, like bandaid and kleenex
“The mass migration of November 2024”
November 12, 2024 at 11:50 PM
“The mass migration of November 2024”
It is not a coincidence that the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics this year recognizes a body of research centered around the importance of well-functioning institutions. For me it’s a bit like my team won the world cup but I cannot really celebrate. Bittersweet.
October 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
It is not a coincidence that the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics this year recognizes a body of research centered around the importance of well-functioning institutions. For me it’s a bit like my team won the world cup but I cannot really celebrate. Bittersweet.
One of the things I will remember about these days is the wonderful contrast between the soothing jazz music played by the Columbia radio and their really high-quality coverage of the campus events
April 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM
One of the things I will remember about these days is the wonderful contrast between the soothing jazz music played by the Columbia radio and their really high-quality coverage of the campus events