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"One of the world’s most influential global investigative news organizations, whose work has regularly produced political shockwaves, has been primarily funded since its launch by the United States government..." dropsitenews.com/p/occrp-budget…

What a stupendous achievement.

SCORE , the Social Consequences of Religions research programme held an enlightening evening with Professor Seabright at St Catharine’s College, sponsored by the The Janeway Institute , as he explained the research behind his new book ‘The Divine Economy' econ.cam.ac.uk/faculty-news/2…

Don’t forget to submit your papers to the 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) workshop Uni of Sydney Economics Deadline: 31 January More info: sydneyscope.org Join our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… David Ubilava

The published version of the paper is now available at The Journal of Comparative Economics. I think the paper provides important insights on the rise of majoritarian identity politics, and it is among papers I am incredibly proud of. Raghul S Venkatesh sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

My paper with Rohit Ticku is now published in the Journal of Comparative Economics. We make several theoretical predictions and hope it spurns interest on the political economy of identity politics in democracies.

I'll tell you about turtlenecks. 🧵

.Douglas Irwin explores the economic & political context behind India's dramatic 1991 policy transformation. He writes that India’s experience highlights the crucial link between exchange rate policy & trade policy. piie.com/publications/w…

Deadline is TODAY for our graduate student workshop! Graduate students working at the intersection of religion and the social sciences: come join us in Southern California in May! For more details, visit asrec.org

Excellent opportunity for graduate students to learn about religion and culture in economics!

This is an amazing workshop. I highly recommend to PhD students with an interest in religion or culture.

PhD students: The call for the next summer school is out. It has a timely topic, great speakers, and a wonderful location in the middle of the Tuscan countryside. Info: dagliano.unimi.it/twenty-fourth-…

Tariff evasion in antiquity. nytimes.com/2025/04/14/sci…

Mapping 600 years of Cardinal origins nytimes.com/interactive/20…

🆕 The Association for Comparative Economic Studies 4th annual ACES Political Economy Summer School (August 2025). This 3-day summer school will expose participants to cutting-edge research in political economy, economic history & development economics More details & application: acesecon.org/conferences/20…

Thanks to VoxDev for featuring our research on the disease transmission implications of illegal live animal trade.

I wish these dignitaries could tell us: "What exactly are you mourning? What role models you wish your children to revere? What have you learned from this man?

Sky News has found social media accounts that posted videos at the site of an Indian strike expressing support for a terror group linked to al Qaeda. Sky's Tom Cheshire reports. trib.al/LKjTSoT

The authors make an excellent case for India to raise its spending on defence tech.

‘Water and Development: The Troubled Economic History of the Arid Tropics’ will be published on 4 June from OUP USA. Appears in rest of the world in September. Offers a new reading of the economic history of arid and semi-arid regions of the world, mainly in Asia and Africa.