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My (updated) working paper with Carlos Molina (@CandresMolina) is out: bit.ly/2U0wbBm. Here a thread with some highlights and much more on the paper. The title sells the bottom line: "@Facebook Causes Protests." #econtwitter #polisci #AcademicTwitter 1/10

#DocumentoCEDE No.41 2019 "#Facebook Causes Protests". Por Leopoldo Fergusson y @CandresMolina: bit.ly/2TLHOxc

How clientelism and tax avoidance correlate at the individual level, providing the basis of a weak state trap, from Leopoldo Fergusson, @CandresMolina, and James A. Robinson nber.org/papers/w26848

In #HiCN working paper "Facebook Causes Protests" @leopoldotweets and Carlos Molina show that social media increased protests globally, reflecting increased coordination and a sense of increased freedom of expression from having an outlet to express their views to others. 1/2

LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA es un viaje que retrata lugares, personajes e historias que merecen ser narradas desde la magia del cine. 🏠📽️🍿 Un filme dirigido por Oscar Molina, lo encuentran en salas de cine.

Successful democracies breed their own support. Our new VoxEU piece w/ Daron Acemoglu Cevat Giray Aksoy @MartinFiszbein and Carlos Molina voxeu.org/article/succes…

Hi #EconTwitter!🚨 Job market season is coming 🚨 Colombians 🇨🇴 all over the world are doing amazing work that we want to promote it! Below a 🧵 with the info of those who are going to the market. Please share and retweet! PS: Jennifer Doleac thanks for the inspiration!

📢Check out the new chapter "#SocialMedia and mobilisation" by our professor Leopoldo Fergusson and our graduate Carlos Molina, published in the CEPR eBook "The political #economy of social media". Free Download: bit.ly/413VJQd

Support for democracy and the future of democratic institutions | VoxDev voxdev.org/topic/institut…

We are delighted to introduce the U of SC Econ faculty recruiting class of 2024, a new cohort of Assistant Professors joining our department and the UofSC Darla Moore School of Business! 🎉

First up (alphabetically), Lois Miller (Lois Miller) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Next, Carlos Molina (Carlos Molina), of MIT.

Carlos is a political economist whose research explores several of the most salient political events in recent decades, including the rise of polarization, nationalist views and dissatisfaction with the democratic systems.

1st Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) in Montreal on October 25-26 this fall! I co-organize with Caroline Le Pennec-Çaldichoury and Cevat Giray Aksoy and it will be great. Send your papers before June 21: shorturl.at/fhizZ See you in Montreal this year (and in London next)!

``Successful performance of democratic regimes is critical for support for democracy." From Daron Acemoglu, Ajzenman, Aksoy, Fiszbein and Molina: restud.com/successful-dem…

We’re hiring a research assistant for a field experiment in Gaziantep, Türkiye! Team: @lydia_assouad, @cerenbaysan, Carlos Molina, miray., and myself. Term: 6 months to 2 years. Start date: Mid-March 2025 at the latest. Details: onuraltindag.info/announcements/… #econtwitter Econ RA Listings

🚨Nuevo Episodio🚨 ¿Cuál es la Esencia de las Democracias Exitosas? Junto a Carlos Molina y Nico Ajzenman en Ceteris Paribus Penn Podcast Crecimiento económico, control de la corrupción, estabilidad y bienes públicos son claves para mantener la democracia youtu.be/OLBEUNsyuZE?si…

#DocumentoCEDE No.22: The Long Shadow of the Past: Political Economy of Regional Inequality in Colombia goo.gl/JPR0SX

#DocumentoCEDE No.20: I sell my vote, and so what? A new database and evidence from Colombia goo.gl/KS3Mzt

#DocumentoCEDE No. 21: I evade taxes, and so what? A new database and evidence from Colombia goo.gl/sV62sv