Felipe Valencia

@nathannunn.bsky.social @felipev84.bsky.social

WE ARE HIRING!! Up to three post docs @PPE_Center @BrownUniversity for up to two years, able to sponsor J-1 visa, if necessary. Please circulate widely, happy to answer questions about it. www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Devastating news! www.eeassoc.org/news/memoria...

Religion and Development It is almost self-evident that religion affects economic growth and development.

My new @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post on "Religion and Development", building off a recent handbook chapter with @essobecker.bsky.social, @ammapanin.bsky.social, & Steve Pfaff

www.broadstreet.blog/p/religion-a...

NBU Opens Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces (updated)   The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The central bank’s decision comes after the Ukrainian gove...

To those in the US who want to donate $ to #Ukraine, consider these options

National Bank of UKR: bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/...

Humanitarian aid (tax deductible):

Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America: www.kmfoundation.org

Kyiv School of Economics: kse.ua/support/dona...

Nova Ukraine: novaukraine.org

Muchas gracias!

Gracias @aelizalde.bsky.social

Origins of Latin American inequality† Abstract. How deep are the roots of Latin America’s economic inequalities? In this article we survey both the history and the literature about the region’s

Our article on the origins of Latin American inequality with Francisco Eslava is now out at Oxford Open Economics academic.oup.com/ooec/article...

Horror show

I'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply!

Links in next tweet. #econra #econ_ra #EconSky

Great report, thanks for the citation, what an honor!

The 2025 Economic Report of the President | CEA | The White House Today, the Council of Economic Advisers under the leadership of Chair Jared Bernstein released the 2025 Economic Report of the President, the 79th report since the establishment of CEA in 1946. The 20...

The 2025 Economic Report of the President is now available. There's a chapter on K12 education!

www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

See you in our Political Economy of Global Religions session today at 2:30PM with @nathannunn.bsky.social @saumjha.bsky.social @jaredcrubin.com at #ASSA2025 www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

Missed it!

@pseudoerasmus.bsky.social might be of interest!

Did you see the forthcoming QJE suggesting it was earlier than the Glorious Revolution?

Recently accepted by #QJE, “When Did Growth Begin? New Estimates of Productivity Growth in England from 1250 to 1870,” by Bouscasse (@paulbouscasse.bsky.social), Nakamura, and Steinsson (@jonsteinsson.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

How colonial segregation policies impact land values in Mexico today Colonial segregation policies in Mexico City entrenched divisions between Spaniards and indigenous communities, shaping modern economic inequalities because of weak property rights, unequal provision ...

🆕 How colonial segregation policies impact land values in Mexico today

Today's article by Luis Baldomero-Quintana @global-wm.bsky.social, Guillermo Woo-Mora @pse.bsky.social & @enriquedlrosa.bsky.social King's College London ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/instit...

Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289

Pre-Doctoral Fellow/Research Technician Opportunities - Vancouver School of Economics Join the Vancouver School of Economics: Pre-Doctoral Fellow/Research Technician Opportunities The Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is excited to announce...

We’re hiring predocs at VSE with a start date of summer 2025. Come work with me on industrial policy and industrialization past and present. Not your thing? A number of my wonderful colleagues are also hiring! Listing is here: economics.ubc.ca/news/pre-doc...

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics 2024/25 PhD job market candidates!

View their profiles here:
t.co/m9qT8g13jS

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: How Female Leaders Curb Armed Conflict. Guest post by Francisco Eslava

A nice post of our UBC-VSE JM candidate Francisco Eslava on gender and violence in Colombia blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

It’s getting insane in US universities!

Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

“While I still don’t think Bluesky — or any social media app — will ever fully replace the old Twitter, I get what the excitement is about,” our tech columnist @kevinroose.com writes.