does state repression have long-term economic effects? if so, what are the mechanisms of persistence? my article โstate terror and long-run developmentโ is out at @apsrjournal and looks at these questions with a geography RD in cambodia
https://t.co/y4Df11KroI
Insurgents regularly provide judicial services. How do they affect public support and combat when they do? Our new paper in International Organization shows how the Talibanโs courts shaped the War in Afghanistan
https://t.co/c3QDOPNfhz
what happens when states pass conservation policies to address climate conflicts? we find unexpected negative impacts in Nigeria, where anti grazing laws fueled communal violence
So thrilled to finally share this project with the world: we investigate how conservation laws -- namely, anti-open grazing laws banning nomadic cattle grazing in Nigeria --increase farmer-herder conflict and exacerbate the climate-conflict nexus. https://t.co/CKyK6UhyMX
@anselmhager@miguelmaria does the regression include post*time trend? from the chart, it looked like the trend was moving up and that the confidence intervals may be overlapping
Both Laos and Cambodia have urged the U.S. to reconsider the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine, which stirred painful memories of the U.S. dropping similar bombs on their soil https://t.co/4zgMvMheA2
Why did foreign aid in Afghanistan struggle with nation-building goals? Now out at AJPS, Christoph Zuercher and I show German aid projects improved local economic welfare, but eroded attitudes towards the Kabul government & raised sympathy for the Taliban. https://t.co/H7GbceZ4PW
Recently accepted by #QJE, โPredicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago,โ by Bhatt (@MonicaPBhatt), Heller, Kapustin, Bertrand, and Blattman (@cblatts): https://t.co/JqDHenIjxt
What are the long-term economic consequences of repression? @donplyr examines the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia & finds that repression can undermine human capital https://t.co/JBN1qEhkND
does state repression have long-term economic effects? if so, what are the mechanisms of persistence? my article โstate terror and long-run developmentโ is out at @apsrjournal and looks at these questions with a geography RD in cambodia
https://t.co/y4Df11KroI
Did the Napoleonic Wars spur the Industrial Revolution?
British men were press-ganged into the navy.
Labour scarcity motivated technological innovation!
Fantastically clever paper by the great @joachim_voth@brunocaprettini & Alex Trew https://t.co/5F02Y8Ljkj โต๏ธ