Desmond Ang
@ProfDesmondAng
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economist @Kennedy_School
Cambridge, MA
Joined June 2020
RT @jonathan_tebes: Great to see ``Police Violence and Civic Responses” with @ProfDesmondAng in print!. We find exposure to police violence….
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RT @lkatz42: A terrific and well-deserved MacArthur Fellowship to Jesse Shapiro for his innovative work on political economy and polarizati….
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RT @Kennedy_School: HKS’s @MarcellaAlsan has won the @macfound Fellowship, recognizing her work on the legacies of discrimination in perpet….
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Great article featuring my work w/ @PankaBencsik @jmb112485 @EDerenoncourt on how the murder of George Floyd affected civilian cooperation with law enforcement.
After George Floyd’s death on May 25th the number of 911 calls for every gun death or injury fell by almost half
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RT @AEAjournals: Father Coughlin had a devoted following of 30 million radio listeners who tuned in to hear his populist tirades in the 193….
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Tianyi Wang discusses Father Coughlin’s populist radio broadcasts and their effects on public opinion during the Great Depression.
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RT @EDerenoncourt: Savoring these kind words from THE Shamus Khan. Anyway, yes, I did drop a new—shorter! (Don’t look at the appendix thoug….
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For more details, see the full working paper here: Comments welcome. 5/5.
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Finally, we find no evidence that effects were reversed by Derek Chauvin's conviction. Our results suggest high-profile acts of police violence can inflict lasting damage to civilian trust, a key input into law enforcement's ability to solve crimes & maintain public safety. 4/5
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Changes in civilian engagement with police after Floyd's murder are closely tracked by shifts in attitudes towards the institution, again across demographic groups. 3/5
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Declines are prevalent across Black, Hispanic and white neighborhoods, despite the latter's relatively limited direct exposure to police violence. 2/5
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How does police violence affect public cooperation w/ law enforcement? In a new WP w/ @pankabencsik @jmb112485 @ederenoncourt, we find large declines in crime-reporting after the murder of George Floyd. Across 8 cities, 911 calls per gunshot drop by 50% & total calls by 25%. 1/5
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RT @AEAjournals: Forthcoming in the AER: "Employment Structure and the Rise of the Modern Tax System" by Anders Jensen. .
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(January 2022) - This paper builds a new microdatabase that covers 100 countries at all income levels and long-run time series in the United States (1870–2010) and Mexico (1960–2010) to document how...
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RT @michelacarlana: We are looking for a research assistant @Kennedy_School. Come and work with Lena Shi, @ProfDavidDeming and me! Details….
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RT @Harvard: How can we restore civil dialogue in the U.S.? Political scientist Jane Mansbridge may have a solution.
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As part of The Solutions series, we interview Jane Mansbridge about a proven idea to help citizens engage in civil dialogue.
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RT @jenniferdoleac: Attention #EconTwitter PhD students!. If you're a woman/nonbinary econ PhD student entering your 3rd or 4th year of the….
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Huge thanks to @jenniferdoleac! She was one of the first people to tweet about this paper - back when I was poor grad student trying to land a job - so it's super cool to now be discussing it on @ProbCausation.
Episode 50: @ProfDesmondAng talks about how police violence affects students' academic outcomes & well-being.
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RT @kresgehealth: Report from @RheaBoydMD, @fernandodemaio, @DrAlethaMaybank and Nancy Krieger in @Health_Affairs finds that top medical jo….
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"It is past time for the world’s leading medical journals to name racism, publish evidence on how racism harms health, and articulate how dismantling racism can prevent racial health inequities."
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RT @AEAInformation: Congratulations to Isaiah Andrews of @Harvard, winner of the 2021 John Bates Clark Medal!
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RT @Kennedy_School: Latest research by HKS's @ProfDesmondAng measures the lasting impact of century-old racist movie The Birth of a Nation….
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HKS researcher Desmond Ang measures lasting impact of century-old racist movie The Birth of a Nation in spurring riots and Klan rebirth.
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