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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Janet Gornick

wid.world
#Wealth #inequalitydata are increasingly important to research & policy, yet estimates remain scarce beyond a few developed nations.

👉New paper by F. Avaredo @yonatanberman.com & @morellisal.bsky.social estimates wealth distribution using estates left at death.

🔍Read more wid.world/news-article...
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by Melissa Siegel — Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

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🎉 I'm excited to share that our new paper (with Tobi Hillenbran, Bruno Martorano, and Laura Metzger) "Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany" has been published in Migration Studies!
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Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany
Abstract. Public perceptions of humanitarian migration are shaped by conflicting sentiments, balancing perceived threats against humanitarian responsibilit
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Rachel M. Gisselquist

tilmanbrueck.bsky.social
📣The Call for Papers and Sessions of the 2nd international expert conference Fragile Lives on 30 September and 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-University of Berlin in Germany is about to close. 1/6
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN
30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Koen Frenken, Alex Coad

unumerit.bsky.social
UNU-MERIT is hiring a Postdoc in AI Innovation Trajectories.

Work within a multidisciplinary team to map and analyse AI innovation pathways using NLP—focusing on their societal impact, especially in sectors like agriculture.

🗓️ Apply by 13 April 2025
🔗 go.unu.edu/m93fc
Opportunities
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by Daniel Ziblatt — Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Nathan Nunn, Jon H. Fiva , and 3 more

vinpons.bsky.social
We are very happy to publish the "National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946!
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
Overview
National Elections Database
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

equalitytrust.bsky.social
Cuts to life-saving development aid, essential support for people with disabilities, or investment to tackle the climate crisis are political choices.
You can put a tax on wealth, equalise taxes on wealth with taxes on work, or crack down on avoidance to raise billions right now!
A graphic offering two paths - cutting international development aid, support for people with disabilities, and investment in green infrastructure, or taxing the rich. Which would you pick?
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by Elisabetta Aurino — Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

bettaaurino.bsky.social
Yesterday IZA, today the DHS 🥲

The DHS are such a key resource for data on health, nutrition, fertility, etc, and a global public good. Now it will be harder to document the damages of shutting down critical health programs among the world’s poorest, but likely this is why they have been terminated
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · Feb 25
The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night

www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
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by Elisabetta Aurino — Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Graham Moon, Tia Palermo , and 4 more

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The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night

www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

unumerit.bsky.social
Bruno Martorano, Laura Metzger, and Patricia Justino examine how UK austerity policies shaped political participation. Their research finds those affected were more likely to vote and push for reform, highlighting the broader link between economic policy and civic engagement.

📄 go.unu.edu/7wzza
Does Austerity Influence Political Participation and Opinions on Redistribution?
How Austerity Shapes Political Engagement in the UK
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

unumerit.bsky.social
⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED: UNU-MERIT Director (D-1)

Applications remain open for the Director (D-1) role at UNU-MERIT 🇺🇳. Lead a globally recognised institute at the intersection of academia and the UN, shaping research, education, and partnerships.

Deadline: 14 February 2025
Apply now: buff.ly/3Dz8ZEU
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

unumerit.bsky.social
⏳ Deadline Approaching!

Apply for UNU-MERIT’s PhD Programme in Innovation, Economics, Governance & Sustainable Development.

✅ Full-time & dual career tracks
📅 Starts: September 2025
⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2025

Join a dynamic research community shaping policy impact.

🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/4fROa5t
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Keetie Roelen

isabelortiz.bsky.social
New report by OXFAM released today at Davos:

While people are told that #austerity cuts are unavoidable because there’s no money, billionaire wealth is growing 3 times faster than it was just a year ago

#Inequality can and must be reduced

www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...

#EndAusterity #TaxTheRich
Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International
www.oxfam.org
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Hannes Rusch

unumerit.bsky.social
⏳ TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY: Director of UNU-MERIT

UNU-MERIT is seeking its next Director (D-1) to lead research, education, & global partnerships at the intersection of academia and the United Nations system.

🗓️ Apply by: 31 January 2025
📍 Maastricht, Netherlands
🌐 Learn more: buff.ly/3Dz8ZEU
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Ulrich Kaiser, Janne Tukiainen , and 4 more

pedrosantanna.bsky.social
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.

psantanna.com/did-resources

There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends

Enjoy!
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Marina Della Giusta, Guido Heineck

s-stantcheva.bsky.social
🚨🔢 New data alert! If you are curious about people's attitudes towards climate change and related policies, check out this large-scale survey data from 20 countries from our paper. Publicly available with codes here socialeconomicslab.org/research/pub... 🚨🔢
Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies - Social Economics Lab
Using new surveys on more than 40,000 respondents in twenty countries that account for 72% of global CO2 emissions, we study the understanding of and attitudes toward climate change
socialeconomicslab.org
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano, Lawrence F. Katz, Sendhil Mullainathan

qjeharvard.bsky.social
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive?*
Abstract. Workers who are worried about their personal finances may find it hard to focus at work. If so, reducing financial concerns could by itself incre
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Reposted by: Bruno Martorano

morellisal.bsky.social
New job post (please repost) 👇📢POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in PUBLIC ECONOMICS (“Drivers and consequences of rising economic inequality”) Come and work with us in the InequalityInRome Research team sites.google.com/view/inequal... 3 Jan 2025!
More info here: sites.google.com/site/salvato...
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by Bruno Martorano

bmartorano.bsky.social
9/ Methodological contribution:
• We are among the first to use video-based interventions to study redistribution preferences.
• Our study is also the only one comparing video to text interventions for the same content.

Full paper: bit.ly/49tmpOz
Inequality, social mobility and redistributive preferences
In an online experiment, we provide US citizens with information on both inequality of outcomes and opportunities and test the impact on preferences f…
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by Bruno Martorano

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8/ We add a unique dimension by showing participants that high inequality is avoidable—a perspective rarely tested in representative samples or high-income settings like the US.
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by Bruno Martorano

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7/ Our study breaks new ground by:
• Analysing, within the same experimental setting, how info about different types of inequality shapes preferences for different redistributive policies.
• Highlighting wealth inequality, a topic often overlooked in favour of income inequality in past research.
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by Bruno Martorano

bmartorano.bsky.social
6/ Our findings also reveal:
• Information on inequality avoidability significantly updates participants' knowledge.
• Information on inequality or social mobility may serve as a primer, as most participants are already aware of high inequality and low social mobility in the US.
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by Bruno Martorano

bmartorano.bsky.social
5/ Specific groups responded more strongly to inequality information:
• Middle-income earners
• Those with higher trust in the government
• Participants who underestimated inequality levels
• Women

Importantly, these effects weren’t driven by political orientation.
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by Bruno Martorano

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4/ The impact of these messages was amplified when participants also learned that inequality isn't necessary for economic growth.
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