Excited to see my #JMP in the @WorldBank DIME Blog today!. Many studies show short-run effects of agricultural shocks on violent conflict. My JMP asks: what about the long-run?. I find that desert locust swarm exposure persistently ↗️s conflict over the next 14 yrs. A 🧵. 1/13

RT @oliverhanney: Important null results in development economics. Despite the bias against publishing null results, they are important for….

Thank you @leightjessica for including me in this great series!.

RT @leahbevis: "Ending USAID: What America—and the World—Stands to Lose" - Just me and Anne Fitzpatrick, shouting a bit of background and r….

This is generally how I’ve been thinking about the rapid spread of mobile sports betting in the US. And the supposed safeguards are being used for adverse selection. So it was jarring to see @TheEconomist’s cover this week extolling it. Not a good call.

RT @AbdouNdiayeNYU: Abdou Cissé is on the market from Berkeley. His job market paper measures the value of energy reliability a key part of….

RT @CEGA_UC: 📢Call for Papers📢. Don’t miss #PacDev2025 — this year hosted by @UCLA + @USC, featuring a keynote from @karthik_econ of @UCSDe….

Journal editors must realize this is a good time to request a referee report. Yes please, I would be very happy for the distraction right now!.

RT @CEGA_UC: The amount of research linking climate + conflict has roughly doubled in the last decade. @tedmiguel, @MarshallBBurke, @FergJo….

RT @SarahVincent_: Yesterday I attended the session "Publishing in #Economics" at the #NEUDC2024 with @MelissaLDell (JPE) @afosterri (JDE)….

I’ve never kissed a chipmunk and I’ve never gotten head lice but now I have been to Boston in the Fall! 😆 Thanks #NEUDC2024 for the invite. (For the reference:

RT @M_Angeluc: "Mental health is a goal in and of itself." Thanks for reminding us @FrankSchilbach #neudc #mentalhealth .

Evidence that walking around and gesticulating are important aspects of my presentations, though I think my eyes are usually open 😆.

Very glad to have gotten to present as part of a great session of papers at #NEUDC2024! Also glad for a morning presentation block after a run of day 2 afternoon conference slots. Real effects on attendance and engagement!.

RT @FergJoel: Really glad this is out there! If you’re doing a lit review on this topic, or just want to get a feel for what’s out there qu….

RT @EggerDennis: ** New WP alert **. Slack and Economic Development, with @mwwalkerecon, @nachi_365, @tedmiguel, @soliman_felix, @TilmanGra….

RT @jt_kerwin: Want to run your balance tests correctly? Interested in *code* that you can just plug into Stata and run? Check out this new….

Excited to be at @HumboldtUni in Berlin for the #FragileLives24 conference! Great opening talk from @agnesquis and first session on climate and conflict. Looking forward to presenting my paper on long term impacts of ag shocks on conflict tomorrow! @ISDCBerlin @cerdi

RT @cerdi: 🚨Only one week left to apply to the AFEDeV #JobMarket Training at CERDI in #ClermontFerrand. 🗓️15-16 October 2024. Deadline….

I am delighted to have joined the @cerdi and to be settling with my family in Clermont-Ferrand! I am looking forward to working with the dynamic group of faculty and students here. #EconTwitter please reach out if you are passing through France or nearby in Europe!

RT @leightjessica: Today I wanted to do a 🧵 on an evergreen topic but one that lately I've had reason to reflect on: how to write a high-qu….