🎉Persuasion often happens privately, behind closed doors, but its influence spreads via examples to larger networks and markets. So how should one optimally customize private communication behind closed doors? And who should one choose to target to influence a larger market? 1/3
2/3 Christopher Teh, @djthornton97 and I propose a theoretical framework to answer these questions and show how optimal targeted persuasion depends on the distribution of market influence among potential targets.
With the help of Codex, I created a website, which contains all relevant information about my academic self -- let me know what you think! Critical feedback is always appreciated.
Thank you BusinessThink for this coverage of the research presented at the Resilient Democracy Lab workshop on Politics, Money and Democracy.
How institutional investors shape corporate political giving https://t.co/0xQt6FsNSn
To all the amazing friends organizing amazing conferences in EU and US:
I know it sounds crazy but by September many of us Down Under must already have set on tight plans for our conference travel in December 😢
Canada announced the 64 chairs of their huge intl recruitment drive. Some major stars (we are bringing Ray Fisman to Rotman) so I was curious about what the nature of the hires way. 1/4
New paper w/ @hannohilbig : we examine how local exposure to the Great Recession affected politics over the long run.
Counties where unemployment rose more in 2007–09 moved toward Democrats, not the populist right. The shift remained visible in 2022.
@erinhengel Was told the same when going for promotion to A/Prof in Aus. "A/Prof i Aus is like Prof in US!" "Prof in Aus is more than Prof in US." Even wiki says so.
But what does it even mean? Surely we agree it is "easier" to become Prof at a random UK/Aus uni than at Yale. Am I wrong?