Carlo Koos

Professor of political science at University of Bergen. Former humanitarian worker with @MSF. PI of ERC project

[Paul Novosad @paulnovosad]

This graph is just amazing.

The only fair approach to college admissions is to cut everything from applications except the test scores and high school GPA.

[Prashant Garg @Prashant_Garg_]

Lets relax

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

At elite universities, 1/5 of students are registered as "disabled." (Fits my experience: accommodating students who claim extra time or special rooms for exams is a routine part of teaching. I meet in my office with charming, voluble, successful students who slip in, "I'm autistic." https://t.co/FYG41NAdN7

[Joachim Voth @joachim_voth]

Did slavery facilitate Europe's early rise to riches? Steve Redding @ReddingEcon, Stephan Heblich, and I focus on the single biggest slave-trading nation, Britain, and revisit the famous "Williams hypothesis". We combine theory and geographically disaggregated data to show

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

@S_Stantcheva That's a striking pattern. Yet I wonder if this pattern looks less dramatic if the y-axis would have a larger range (now it's 0.10 of the index) or CIs

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

In our survey, @BreslawskiJori and I examine Israeli perceptions of the humanitarian situation in Gaza—and reveal a striking gap between what Israelis believe and what is reported by reputable sources.
https://t.co/x9AHZBqEIR
#Gaza #Israel #HumanitarianAid

[Alexander Kustov @akoustov]

Can facts ever change minds on immigration? I was skeptical—until working with @MichelLandgrave changed my own mind.

Our new paper shows most Americans underestimate how difficult the US legal immigration process is. Sharing facts about policy makes people more pro-immigration.

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

@yara_slei @anselmhager Thanks for coming a d presenting your great paper on the Beirut blasts. Please keep us updated about the progess

[American Political Science Review @apsrjournal]

From our new issue: "Legacies of Wartime Sexual Violence: Survivors, Psychological
Harms, and Mobilization" by Summer Lindsey (@SummerELindsey) and Carlo Koos (@CarloKoos). #APSRNewIssue https://t.co/Dy0nP71YZ9

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

This is a wonderful and rare opportunity for a postdoc. Ragnhild is a terrific scholar and leader in the field of gender & politics

[Ragnhild L Muriaas @RMuriaas]

Apply! Vacant position 👉🏼 2 yrs (100%) survey methods and gender representation, University of Bergen.

My ERC project on political career, gender dynamics and political inclusion. Great team, exciting opportunities.

@GENDERSUCCESS
@ERC_Research

https://t.co/Xkd53RK7L5

[sara lowes @sararlowes]

Please consider applying for a summer RA position in Mozambique. Project with @fulviabudillon and @walcottgray on traditional medicine. Must speak Portuguese. Job info: https://t.co/L00yDJq7A7 Send materials to [email protected] and [email protected]. Thank you! @econ_ra

[Chris Blattman @cblatts]

Since when do universities review the slides of their speakers and cancel the night before? More details needed than offered in this story but I don’t care what the slides say—NYU should not police or censor invited speakers.

[Anselm Hager @anselmhager]

EuroWEPS 11 is here! We'll meet in Bergen on May 16 to discuss designs/papers focusing on causal inference. No presentations, just constructive discussions. Early career scholars are especially welcome to apply! Submission deadline is March 30.

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

Great to see this excellent paper published

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere -

Does Hard Propaganda (Also) Work in Democracies? Evidence from the United States - https://t.co/WU23EFnASn

- @philutsc & @karstendonnay

#FirstView

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

I am part of a EU Horizon-funded project on climate resilience. We seek a data collection partner in Madagascar for an RCT: three survey waves, 200 villages, 3,600 households in each wave. More details and the terms of reference are available here: https://t.co/vg3qjST3I9

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

PhD opportunity with excellent scholars as supervisors!

[anwesha dutta @anweshadatta]

Do apply and /or circulate this PhD position which also lets you be part of a EU project with partners in Denmark, Brazil, Belgium and Norway. The student will be based @AshokaUniv and affiliated to @cmi_no! 5-6 yrs if guaranteed funding

[Esther Song @esther_song1]

Apply to our MA program Politics and Governance of Global Challenges at @UiB_Gov! You will learn about the governance of worldwide issues that affects us all. Application still open for EU/EEA citizens deadline 1 March 2025/Nordic citizens 15 April 2025 https://t.co/B7Wv8cQHhY

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

Kindly help sharing this call for young scholars working on conflict: @CRS_INFO, @apvjustino, @_alice_evans, @SummerELindsey, @AnniMenzel, @cmpseditors, @NEPS01 , @europsa, @ECPR, @BJPolS, @apsrjournal, @AJPS_Editor, @JPR_journal, @isanet

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

Are you an early-career social scientist exploring the impacts of conflict, insecurity, or war? Apply to the WarEffects Global Fellows Network:

✨ Research grants
✨ Workshop opportunities
✨ Publication support

📅 Deadline: 7 Feb 25
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/2LdpfGf0Vm

[Carlo Koos @CarloKoos]

Are you an early-career social scientist exploring the impacts of conflict, insecurity, or war? Apply to the WarEffects Global Fellows Network:

✨ Research grants
✨ Workshop opportunities
✨ Publication support

📅 Deadline: 7 Feb 25
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/2LdpfGf0Vm

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

My two moods when writing: