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Felipe Valencia
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Jun 10
Devastating news! www.eeassoc.org/news/memoria...
In Memoriam: Ghazala Azmat (1979 - 2025) | EEA
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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Mar 17
My new @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post on "Religion and Development", building off a recent handbook chapter with @essobecker.bsky.social, @ammapanin.bsky.social, & Steve Pfaff

www.broadstreet.blog/p/religion-a...
Religion and Development
It is almost self-evident that religion affects economic growth and development.
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Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · Mar 5
To those in the US who want to donate $ to #Ukraine, consider these options

National Bank of UKR: bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/...

Humanitarian aid (tax deductible):

Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America: www.kmfoundation.org

Kyiv School of Economics: kse.ua/support/dona...

Nova Ukraine: novaukraine.org
NBU Opens Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces (updated)
  The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The central bank’s decision comes after the Ukrainian gove...
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Mar 3
Muchas gracias!
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Mar 3
Gracias @aelizalde.bsky.social
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Mar 3
Our article on the origins of Latin American inequality with Francisco Eslava is now out at Oxford Open Economics academic.oup.com/ooec/article...
Origins of Latin American inequality†
Abstract. How deep are the roots of Latin America’s economic inequalities? In this article we survey both the history and the literature about the region’s
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Mar 1
Horror show
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Wayne Sandholtz @wsandholtz.bsky.social · Jan 13
I'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply!

Links in next tweet. #econra #econ_ra #EconSky
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Jan 11
Great report, thanks for the citation, what an honor!
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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Jan 10
The 2025 Economic Report of the President is now available. There's a chapter on K12 education!

www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...
The 2025 Economic Report of the President | CEA | The White House
Today, the Council of Economic Advisers under the leadership of Chair Jared Bernstein released the 2025 Economic Report of the President, the 79th report since the establishment of CEA in 1946. The 20...
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Jan 3
See you in our Political Economy of Global Religions session today at 2:30PM with @nathannunn.bsky.social @saumjha.bsky.social @jaredcrubin.com at #ASSA2025 www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...
American Economic Association
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Dec 29
Missed it!
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Dec 29
@pseudoerasmus.bsky.social might be of interest!
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Dec 29
Did you see the forthcoming QJE suggesting it was earlier than the Glorious Revolution?
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Dec 28
Recently accepted by #QJE, “When Did Growth Begin? New Estimates of Productivity Growth in England from 1250 to 1870,” by Bouscasse (@paulbouscasse.bsky.social), Nakamura, and Steinsson (@jonsteinsson.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Dec 20
🆕 How colonial segregation policies impact land values in Mexico today

Today's article by Luis Baldomero-Quintana @global-wm.bsky.social, Guillermo Woo-Mora @pse.bsky.social & @enriquedlrosa.bsky.social King's College London ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/instit...
How colonial segregation policies impact land values in Mexico today
Colonial segregation policies in Mexico City entrenched divisions between Spaniards and indigenous communities, shaping modern economic inequalities because of weak property rights, unequal provision ...
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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · Dec 23
Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
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Reka Juhasz @rjuhasz.bsky.social · Dec 13
We’re hiring predocs at VSE with a start date of summer 2025. Come work with me on industrial policy and industrialization past and present. Not your thing? A number of my wonderful colleagues are also hiring! Listing is here: economics.ubc.ca/news/pre-doc...
Pre-Doctoral Fellow/Research Technician Opportunities - Vancouver School of Economics
Join the Vancouver School of Economics: Pre-Doctoral Fellow/Research Technician Opportunities The Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is excited to announce...
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Kevin Milligan @kevinmilligan.bsky.social · Nov 27

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics 2024/25 PhD job market candidates!

View their profiles here:
t.co/m9qT8g13jS
Job Market Candidates for 2024-25 from the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC.
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Nov 27
A nice post of our UBC-VSE JM candidate Francisco Eslava on gender and violence in Colombia blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: How Female Leaders Curb Armed Conflict. Guest post by Francisco Eslava
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Felipe Valencia @felipev84.bsky.social · Nov 27
It’s getting insane in US universities!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 22
“While I still don’t think Bluesky — or any social media app — will ever fully replace the old Twitter, I get what the excitement is about,” our tech columnist @kevinroose.com writes.
Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative
Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.
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