Chris Burnitt

Forever a student of economics. Interested in political economy. PhD student @warwickecon. B Econ and LLB @unsw.

[lehan zhang @lehanzhang_]

my website is live! it has my papers, talks and cv, like a normal academic website.

it also has some side quests:
☐ cook my research
☐ draw me something
☐ sit through every powerpoint 2007 transition
☐ break my Beamer preso
☐ lose at econ minesweeper

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[Deakin Economics @DeakinEconomics]

We had a fantastic time organising the 16th Australasian Public Choice Conference (APCC) and hosting everyone from around the world! Thank you all for sharing your research with us!
🧵Photos below 🫶🏽

[UNSW Economics @UNSWEcon]

🚨 Applications to our PhD program starting January 2026 close on July 31 🗓️

Fully funded scholarship for a 1 year Master’s coursework + 3.5 year research in our School.

A 🧵 on our PhD program and school. (1/7)

Program and application info 👇
https://t.co/zfKQRb89Vk

[Warwick Economics @warwickecon]

💵🍋🍊Does increased political polarization have real-world economic consequences? @matt_stalinski explores this question in a new working paper co-authored with @GarsJared and @ChrisBurnitt

[Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon]

🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER ALERT!!! 🚨

ADDING FUEL TO THE (GUN)FIRE

How Politicians Polarize the Public Debate

Link: https://t.co/dsGPCgDQ1Q

A short 🧵 👇1/6

[Chris Burnitt @ChrisBurnitt]

@BevansAdvocate

[Chris Burnitt @ChrisBurnitt]

@grattonecon I expect my picanha in the mail!

[Chris Burnitt @ChrisBurnitt]

@djthornton97 Some might say too 'successful' 😅

[Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon]

🚨The @UNSWEcon Resilient Democracy Lab is looking for:

PhD students and Honours/predoc fellows

All info👇👇👇
https://t.co/O40CNm29HB

[Chris Burnitt @ChrisBurnitt]

@djthornton97 Of course 😎 (not 😭)

[John Hewson @JohnRHewson]

Cut through all the media hype of recent times and recognise Dutton has embarked on a disgraceful campaign to use a host of social issues to muddy the water on the Voice debate, hoping to scare people into voting against the referendum.There seems no limit to how low he will go.

[Australian Constitutional Law @ConstitLawAus]

thread of key quotes from Anne Twomey's submission to parliamentary committee on Voice

[Alvin Christian @_AlvinChristian]

got some results that are completely opposite of my model's predictions

[Shengwu Li @ShengwuLi]

Preparing to talk to students about research advice / hidden curriculum.

Here are guesstimated base rates for converting ideas to papers.

[Federico Masera @masera_federico]

🎉🎉Paper with @giorgio_gln now forthcoming in AEJ:Applied 🎉🎉

We find that dishonesty is contagious!

🇮🇹 Supermarket customers when self-scanning their shopping cart are more likely to cheat after a local corruption scandal

A short thread 🧵

[ALM @TheRealALM]

AAMI Park is at capacity 👀

[Mitchell Duke @mitchduke8]

Don’t ever write the boys off! Let’s f***ing go 🕺🏼🔥💪🏼

[Tom Williams @TomWilliamsPol]

Is this a dream? This can’t actually be happening.

Worst Socceroos team in history they said. Couldn’t qualify they said. Couldn’t score a goal they said. Couldn’t win a game they said. Well guess what, we’re through to the fucking knockouts!!! #AUSDEN