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I've become that person that uses Simpsons references in class that no one understands...

Leader of Russian opposition Alexey Navalny was an incredibly brave person, a beacon of hope for millions of Russians, and a friend. He was killed in jail on Putin's orders - in 2020, FSB officers poisoned him, but he survived, and since then each day of his life was a miracle.

When Colombia introduced a new law to cap spending by local governments, overspending & deficits dropped, while living standards remained unchanged. Voters became more satisfied & incumbents were reelected. Harris Policy's Luis Martínez & Maria Carreri ow.ly/1xZU50QNs4S

As the fine for not voting increases, turnout goes up (duh!), but: (1) extra votes are largely blank or invalid, (2) monetary incentive explains little of the impact of compulsory voting, (3) young people change their registration to districts with low fines. Read more here👇

When Colombia introduced a new law to cap spending by local governments, overspending & deficits dropped, while living standards remained unchanged. Voters became more satisfied & incumbents were reelected. Harris Policy's Luis Martínez & Maria Carreri ow.ly/1xZU50QNs4S

Las mentiras de los autócratas por El Colombiano elcolombiano.com/opinion/column…

Un paper interesante (en inglés) de Giorgio Chiovelli Leopoldo Fergusson Luis R. Martinez Torres y Felipe Valencia C. sobre el impacto de las reformas administrativas en América Latina a fines del siglo XVIII sobre la capacidad estatal y la estabilidad del imperio Descarga papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Very interesting work showing that a $1 gain in intragovernment transfers gets spent w/o changes in taxation while a $1 loss leads to investments in fiscal capacity. Paper speaks to classic questions on the economics of decentralization: flypaper effect, fiscal laziness, etc.

"El gobierno nacional debería ayudar, permitiendo que los gobiernos locales cobren otros tipos de #impuestos [...] necesita que el sistema tributario deje de limitar el #desarrollo económico de los gobiernos locales." David Pérez Reyna en Foco Económico bit.ly/4eyosCX

Also known as the Berlusconi vs Franco derby.

Political scientists in the South, SoWEPS is coming back this fall for its 7th edition! Put Fri Nov 1st on your calendar and join us at Emory. Call for papers here: soweps.org/call-for-papers

Can't think of a better way to spend my last evening in Chicago. This is a truly special place. Until next time ❤️

I am thrilled to start co-organizing the VDEV/CEPR/BREAD Virtual Development Economics Seminar seminars with Giacomo De Giorgi, Garance Genicot, Karen Macours, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, and Anthony Wambugu. This is a short thread on VDEV’s spirit and why it fills a key gap, especially for regions like Latin America 👇