Elliot Motte

Researcher in economics with focus in political econ. Soon: Postdoc @UNSWEcon 🇦🇺 then AP @CrestUmr 🇫🇷 PhD from @UPFBarcelona 🇪🇸

[Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon]

If you are an advanced PhD student interested in spending 6 months in Sydney to work with @masera_federico, Hasin Yousaf, myself and others in the UNSW Resilient Democracy Lab (e.g., @bartonelee2), send me an email.
https://t.co/tiN20X4MrY

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

Departments and institutions hiring in macro or metrics next year, look out for @TomPesso ! Raw talent incoming.

[Tom Pesso @TomPesso]

Honored to receive the Best PhD Student Paper Award at #IAAE2026 for my job market paper, "Probabilistic Narrative Identification: Evidence from Tax Policy." Thanks to the organizers and everyone for the valuable feedback!

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

Shout out to UPF’s generous faculty and to the many brilliant minds I’ve met along the way. Our conversations have shaped how I think and who I am. Thank you!

@RDurante_2020 @Gianmarco_LeonC @LibertadGonLu @isaacbaley @manuelbagues and many more 🙏

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

Officially Doctor Motte!

Defended my dissertation at UPF surrounded by people I love and respect.

Next stops: postdoc at UNSW, then tenure track at CREST. Can’t wait for what lies ahead 🇦🇺🇫🇷

[Juan Luis Jiménez @JuanLuis_JG]

¿Por qué los políticos usan lenguaje ofensivo en redes? Porque les compensa.

✅Tweets tóxicos aumentan +17% likes.
✅Tras un “pico tóxico” sube 2,4 pp intención de voto, sobre todo entre sus partidarios.
❌Polariza más: opositores se alejan.

En resumen: ser incivil es rentable.

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

Take a look at the paper for all the details: https://t.co/mAUn6GJBy0

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

Hi #EconTwitter, I’m excited to be on the #EconJobMarket!

My JMP asks a timely question with important implications for democracy: why do politicians produce toxic rhetoric?

Thread below 👇

[Elliot Motte @ElliotMotte]

So what do we learn?

Online and offline returns explain why politicians increasingly produce offensive rhetoric.

As they navigate a crowded information environment, toxicity offers a shortcut to visibility.

But the side effect (deepening polarization) is quite chilling.

[Hubert Massoni @HubertMassoni]

🚨Job Market 2025-26🚨

⛴️🌪️How vulnerable is transportation and global trade to extreme weather?

My JMP studies how tropical cyclones disrupt maritime transportation, and how private adaptation shapes welfare and investment under climate change.

🧵 A JMP thread (link below)