Christian Baehr
@christian_baehr
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PhD Candidate @PUPolitics. Political Economy of climate/natural resources/sovereign finance. STL product, @WUSTL alum. Yacht rock lover.
Princeton, NJ
Joined November 2017
I'm on the job market this fall! My research focuses on the political economy of climate change, natural resources, and sovereign finance. More on my dissertation and ongoing work on my website
christianbaehr.com
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Politics Princeton University
In his job market paper, @christian_baehr examines how permanent oil revenue shortfalls reshape distributional conflicts in oil-dependent states and drive targeted institutional reforms to strengthen public goods provision, offering insight into how these states will respond to
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@christian_baehr , @hannohilbig and I have a new working paper on the electoral consequences of short-term climate adaptation, where we look at interventions in the insurance market. https://t.co/IPor6vjepk
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Why does climate finance routinely stall between promise and delivery? Fiona Bare's job market paper shows how dual features of climate finance - mixed public-private benefits and pervasive uncertainty - create strategic frictions between donors and recipients that delay
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In his job market paper, Isaiah Johnson examines how voters’ perceptions of racial competency shape the behavior of Multiracial politicians. Using a formal model, he demonstrates how uncertainty limits the ability of Multiracial incumbents to signal credibility to diverse
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Introducing our 2025 job market candidates! We’ll share more about each student and their work in the days ahead, but in the meantime, you can meet all of our candidates here: https://t.co/NMhS9QFuUO
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Excited to share my latest policy brief for @PrincetonSovFin! One overlooked outcome of Trump’s tariffs: a potential restructuring of Venezuela’s sovereign debt. https://t.co/zrv4HtzYGs
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In her job market paper, @LinaSkgd examines how an incumbent can effectively overthrow a democratic regime to stay in power. She uses a natural experiment based on Louis-Napoleon’s 1851 coup and highlights the role of information flows during democratic breakdowns.
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Do you have a boring job in a sleepy town like NYC, Boston, Paris, or DC? Come work with me at @global_wm in the cosmopolitan center of the universe, Williamsburg, VA! We are hiring a Director of Development for GRI. Details here: https://t.co/C6WOYFENVy
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Have a look at my @PrincetonSovFin policy brief on the implications of higher-for-longer commodity prices on domestic politics!
In our latest policy brief, PSFL Graduate Fellow @christian_baehr discusses the implications of persistently high commodity prices for government policies. https://t.co/ctDrS8fJnv
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In our latest policy brief, PSFL Graduate Fellow @christian_baehr discusses the implications of persistently high commodity prices for government policies. https://t.co/ctDrS8fJnv
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Thanks Mike!
This is a cool paper, with some depressing results, on the impact of Chinese development finance on forest cover in Cambodia. Kudos @christian_baehr, @ariel_benyishay, Brad Parks, and @AidData.
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Excited to share this working paper with excellent co-authors! We find that firms' engagement in climate policy is prompted by a broad spectrum of exposure to climate change.
1/ New Pre-Print 🚨 When do firms engage in climate politics? We (@christian_baehr @FionaBare) argue that lobbying occurrence, intensity, and targeting depend on the multifaceted potential impacts of climate change on firms. A short 🧵 https://t.co/nGwQrUlFRl
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Great piece of work by @emilybjack and @angietorresbel ! Roe decision will be felt at the ballot box this fall, contrary to what some think
Very excited to share @angietorresbel and I's research in @monkeycageblog this morning. We find that supporters of abortion are more motivated to engage in protests, donate, and volunteer. Read more here: https://t.co/ydJohTUSnv
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On Day 7 of GRI's #12DaysofResearch, we celebrate a collaboration between @AidData's @ariel_benyishay, @christian_baehr, and Brad Parks. The team's examination of a large-scale local infrastructure program in Cambodia was published in @JaereAere. https://t.co/u0FdrCqTaV
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A great post-doc opportunity here at AidData! If you're interested in Chinese development finance (or development more broadly) and GIS, consider applying! #aiddata
https://t.co/oov9lbVmVJ
aiddata.org
At AidData you will join world-class development professionals in solving challenging development questions, working together with colleagues from diverse disciplines including economics, computer...
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Come work with me in Williamsburg. No, not the cold one up in NY, the cool one in South East Virginia. Seriously, if you are interested in working at the intersection of academia and the policy world, this could be great fit for you at @global_wm
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So cool to see someone I taught in my first semester on the tenure track - when he was a freshman! - now headed to do a PhD @PUPolitics. Congrats and good luck @christian_baehr!
Bittersweet day- sadly I’m leaving the AidData lab today after 3 great years, but happily the reason I’m leaving is to begin my PhD studies at @PUPolitics! I am taking a 2 week break from thinking but then I will be ready to GET STRTED
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I have no swag yet to share pictures with but here is me celebrating over the wknd eating an ice cream sandwich
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