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Economics professor at the Norwegian Business School | www.jon.fiva.no

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Christine Bangum @christinebangum.bsky.social · 14d
Very happy to share my first publication! 🥳

It's published in @jpube.bsky.social (w/ Benny Geys & Rune Sørensen) and tackles a classic question:

Why do people vote in large elections, when the probability of casting a pivotal vote is virtually zero? 🗳️

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 14d

📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.

Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!

🧵

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 15d
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.

A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.

U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 25d
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"

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Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 25d
I have just written a Substack piece with some scenarios of what would have happened in the recent Dutch election if there had been 4% electoral threshold (with apologies to my Dutch friends for banging on about this!) substack.com/home/post/p-...
What Would happen if The Netherlands had a 4% Electoral Threshold?
Political scientists of electoral systems love The Netherlands.
substack.com

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Jørgen Modalsli @modals.li · 26d
New working paper! *Measuring long-run wealth inequality: Empirical results for Norway 1912-2019* (with Aaberge and Solbakken) We estimate wealth inequality in Norway based on a set of historical and contemporary sources. www.ssb.no/en/inntekt-o...

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Martin B. Holm @martinbholm.bsky.social · 28d
🚨JOB ALERT🚨

We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.

Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development

Application deadline: November 30!

More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org

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Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social · Oct 23
The School of Public Policy at the LSE is hiring in political science! Associate or Full.

I was the first political scientist hired by the SPP, come be the second!

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · Oct 20
We are hiring PhDs and postdocs to work on the ERC project GETGOV, where I am the PI.

We will investigate governing elites since 1789. I am sure that it will be a lot of fun and result in great research!

Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhDs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (3-4 years) (288628), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Oct 17
@ollefolke.bsky.social and I have a paper on electoral reform, with an application to Norwegian municipalities:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform - Volume 46 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org

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Giovanna Invernizzi @ginvernizzi.bsky.social · Oct 5
Please share!

Call for papers in the formal theory section at EPSS 2026 @epssnet.bsky.social.

Call for papers is open: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

We welcome individual and panel submissions on all substantive areas of political science!
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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Michael Nelson @mjnelson.bsky.social · Sep 24
Taught intro to hypothesis testing today in undergrad stats for the first time in a while and this activity is undefeated for giving the intuition for hypothesis testing: jse.amstat.org/v2n1/eckert..... Plus you can do it as a magic trick which makes it fun.
Journal of Statistics Education, V2N1: Eckert
jse.amstat.org

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Sep 23
Please submit to EPSS Belfast! @knalewajko.bsky.social and I are section chairs for HPE 👇

Deadline: November 7, 2025
Conference: June 18-20, 2026
epssnet.bsky.social EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Sep 23
▶️ Historical Political Economy

👉🏽 Section chairs: Jon Fiva & Kasia Nalewajko

📢 This section welcomes work with micro-level historical data & strong quantitative or mixed-methods designs.

Submissions: papers & complete panels using history, to inform our understanding of the present & theory.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Sep 23
▶️ Historical Political Economy

👉🏽 Section chairs: Jon Fiva & Kasia Nalewajko

📢 This section welcomes work with micro-level historical data & strong quantitative or mixed-methods designs.

Submissions: papers & complete panels using history, to inform our understanding of the present & theory.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 18
Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.
The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it! Trump Truth Social post, July 22, 2025.

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Sep 17
Honest q: You don’t worry that editors will discount your report because you turned it around super fast?

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John Sides @johnsides.bsky.social · Sep 3
Imagine asking people two questions -- whether each of these is a good or bad way to run a govt:

1) having a democratic political system

2) having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections

What percent says *both* are good?

44%!

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Assad Nasir @assadnasir.bsky.social · Sep 3
Jeg har laget en oversikt over skolevalgresultatet over skolene i Oslo, hvis noen andre er interesseret i sånt. Vinnerpartiet på hver enkelt skole er markert i grønt.

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Jonas W. Schmid @jonaswschmid.bsky.social · Sep 1
Great start to the WhoGov elite workshop with @seibertlukas.bsky.social discussing how transparency affects MPs' side jobs and @siggi-econ.bsky.social showing that Norwegian parties and voters do a good job at filtering out candidates with criminal backgrounds.
Picture of presentation at workshop Picture of presentation at workshop

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 29
Breaking news

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 28
Why has women’s rise in politics been so slow even under PR?

Our new APSR paper [out today!] shows how “hidden majoritarianism” in proportional systems shapes women’s progression from entering lists to reaching top offices.
profdansmith.bsky.social Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · Aug 28
🎉Now online (open access): "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems" at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, @fiva.no. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Dan Smith @profdansmith.bsky.social · Aug 28
🎉Now online (open access): "Hidden Majoritarianism and Women’s Career Progression in Proportional Representation Systems" at @apsrjournal.bsky.social. @alicirone.bsky.social, @teele.bsky.social, Gary Cox, @fiva.no. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 28
Norway votes in 11 days 🇳🇴

More than a century after PR was introduced, women still hold under half the seats. In Norway’s closed-list system, nomination order is decisive—women are projected to occupy ~44% of seats in 2025 (based on 2021 party seat shares across districts).

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 27
Hvis man skal begynne å «ta stemmer» fra parti så må man sjekke om direktemandat kan ryke. Blir fort komplisert med alle 19 kretsene. Generelt så tipper jeg at det er mye å gå dersom stemmer hentes fra AP (som jo ikke får utjevningsmandat uansett), og mindre hvis man ser på SV/R.

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 27
Ja, det har det potensielt. Jeg henta dem her bare fra sofaen.

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 27
Tabell:

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 27
Utjevningsmandatene i Norge deles ut i runder til partiene som "mest fortjener det". Her er hvordan det så ut i 2021 (tror jeg, med forbehold om feil😅).

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Jon Fiva @fiva.no · Aug 27
MDG ber velgere stemme taktisk for å passere sperregrensa (mdg.no/taktisk). Illustrasjonen 👇 er litt optimistisk, men viser en viktig diskontinuitet i valgsystemet. I 2021 ville 1720 flere stemmer til MDG gitt 4 ekstra mandater – tatt fra FrP (2), SV og H.