Austin L. Wright
@austinlwright
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Associate Prof @HarrisPolicy @UChicago; Visiting Prof @YaleSOM; @Princeton PhD; political econ; #FirstGen Grad; #Hispanic; Father; Texan.
Chicago, IL
Joined April 2009
This week @packlesshepherd and I released our latest paper. We use high frequency gps pings from 17 mil cellphones to study whether the launch of an innovative smartphone app in Ukraine helped civilians evade Russian military operations: https://t.co/y9WjCaPZSp Does it work? š§µ
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Reemerging from my Twitter hole to roast @ChuckECheese. A $15 pizza the size of a snack plate that took 30 minutes to make. In this economy? š
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Excited to share some professional news with you all this morning! Looking forward to joining @CGDev, and itās all star team of experts and staff. Washington DC, here we come again! https://t.co/vEQ1QwWP1Y
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After lengthy legal fights, some victims got their stuff back. I waited outside the courthouse the day one couple picked up their propertyā& federal agents threatened to arrest me b/c I didn't have a "media permit." Never underestimate government's aversion to accountability. /8
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Voltando hoje para o Rio depois de passar o trimestre na @UChicago. Passei esse perĆodo estudando sobre grupos criminais na AmĆ©rica Latina e dando um curso sobre o mesmo tema para alunos de graduação e mestrado.
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Chicago area has nowadays an incredible number of amazing scholars that study crime, violence and conflict. Thank you @anamarjona, @JuanAlbarracinD, @cblatts, @austinlwright, Martin Castillo, Paul Stanisland, AngƩlica Duran-Martinez and many others for amazing conversations.
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Weāre excited to welcome Chris Blair (@Chris_W_Blair) for a Wednesday Seminar on December 6. He will ask: How does mass refugee return shape conflict dynamics in destination communities? Watch live: https://t.co/4CA9NxeFmY
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I talked about AI and elections with @galendruke from @FiveThirtyEight. It was fun.
What if voters could have conversations with presidential candidates through personalized chatbots trained to represent a candidate? @ethanbdm joins @FiveThirtyEight to discuss the first āAI electionā and how AI could impact our electoral politics.
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The most frustrating thing about @ChatGPTapp 4 is wild inconsistency in conducting basic tasks like converting txt to beamer slides. One day, it makes beautiful slides with minimal prompts. Next day, same task, same prompt... it takes 5 or more requests to produce broken content.
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We're hiring in PE!! @ubcVSE
We are hiring 3 assistant professors at @ubcVSE. We are looking to fill positions in Behavioral, Econ theory/Computational, and Political Economy. Come join an amazing department! https://t.co/uQTNgOHHtr
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And reminders of the road here, literally and figuratively
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While youāre in my office, you might enjoy: My wall of sneakers
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Came back to @HarrisPolicy to find some hardware in my office. Shout out to the amazing co-instructors, TAs, and students.
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