Augustin Bergeron
@abergeron.bsky.social
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POTUS setting 1000s of aggressive, over-armed, over-armored secret police loose on our community makes danger.
It makes us unable to live free.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
It makes us unable to live free.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 18, 2026 at 5:54 AM
POTUS setting 1000s of aggressive, over-armed, over-armored secret police loose on our community makes danger.
It makes us unable to live free.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
It makes us unable to live free.
bsky.app/profile/jaya...
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🇨🇩 Are local elites in the DRC able to collect taxes more effectively than government? Research by @abergeron.bsky.social with Gabriel Tourek, Pablo Balan, and Jonathan Weigel showed people were more willing to pay their taxes when local chiefs led collection. Read our summary: https://bit.ly/4jydj8h
Delegating Property Tax Collection to Local Elites in the DRC | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation during the 2018 property tax collection campaign to test the impact of delegating tax collection to local chiefs. Where local chiefs collected taxes, hous...
www.povertyactionlab.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
🇨🇩 Are local elites in the DRC able to collect taxes more effectively than government? Research by @abergeron.bsky.social with Gabriel Tourek, Pablo Balan, and Jonathan Weigel showed people were more willing to pay their taxes when local chiefs led collection. Read our summary: https://bit.ly/4jydj8h
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📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
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What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics
A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
voxdev.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
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Fulvia Budillon, Andre Gray, and I are hiring a field RA for a project in Mozambique, starting in the spring. Please see application information here: www.saralowes.com/resources.html. Deadline February 13. Please apply!!
Resources
If you would like a letter of recommendation, please review the posted instructions and use the template: [ Instructions ] [ Template ] [ Release Form ].
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December 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fulvia Budillon, Andre Gray, and I are hiring a field RA for a project in Mozambique, starting in the spring. Please see application information here: www.saralowes.com/resources.html. Deadline February 13. Please apply!!
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Incredibly proud of this 🤩🥹! So much work and determination behind this publication. What a journey this was! Honored to have done it with you @vickybarone.bsky.social 🚀❤️
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Incredibly proud of this 🤩🥹! So much work and determination behind this publication. What a journey this was! Honored to have done it with you @vickybarone.bsky.social 🚀❤️
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I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
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Dix ans après, les trois minutes d’assaut au Bataclan racontées par l’ancien chef de la BRI
Dix ans après, les trois minutes d’assaut au Bataclan racontées par l’ancien chef de la BRI
Dans un entretien au « Monde », Christophe Molmy se souvient de l’intervention de ses hommes face aux terroristes et de l’assaut, mené dans des conditions critiques, qui permettra de libérer les derniers otages.
www.lemonde.fr
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Dix ans après, les trois minutes d’assaut au Bataclan racontées par l’ancien chef de la BRI
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We're hiring a Full Prof in Economics (open-field) at the Econ dept in King's Business School. Come join us in central London - apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #Econsky 1/2
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We're hiring a Full Prof in Economics (open-field) at the Econ dept in King's Business School. Come join us in central London - apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #Econsky 1/2
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I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law.
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law.
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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Come work with us at CMU Heinz! We have a great applied microeconomics group and we’re looking for an economist to join us. Please reach out if you have any questions!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Come work with us at CMU Heinz! We have a great applied microeconomics group and we’re looking for an economist to join us. Please reach out if you have any questions!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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Happening right now. To us. In America.
October 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happening right now. To us. In America.
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🚨 New in Econometrica (@ecmaeditors.bsky.social)!
“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.
The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.
🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV
“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.
The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.
🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨 New in Econometrica (@ecmaeditors.bsky.social)!
“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.
The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.
🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV
“Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development”
by NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Prof #NikitaMelnikov, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi.
The paper examines how criminal activity shapes labor mobility and development in El Salvador.
🔗 t.co/jF4tEsf8MV
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We're hiring a research associate or research manager for a project in the DRC! This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining very hands-on research and work experience in a low-income country in partnership with the local government. Also a great preparation for a PhD.
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We're hiring a research associate or research manager for a project in the DRC! This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining very hands-on research and work experience in a low-income country in partnership with the local government. Also a great preparation for a PhD.
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It is the time of the year when I tell you about my favorite post-doc ever 👇 Unless you are allergic to the French, this one sits up there with the Nuffield postdoc (life style, productivity, interdisciplinary stimulation). Share widely! Apply! #poliscky
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
Research Fellowships
Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...
www.iast.fr
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It is the time of the year when I tell you about my favorite post-doc ever 👇 Unless you are allergic to the French, this one sits up there with the Nuffield postdoc (life style, productivity, interdisciplinary stimulation). Share widely! Apply! #poliscky
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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🏆 Congratulations to @doniakamel.bsky.social (PSE), for the MinE Best Paper Award 2025 ( @eeanews.bsky.social - Hub for Equal Representation ).
👇 www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/news/doni...
👇 www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/news/doni...
www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🏆 Congratulations to @doniakamel.bsky.social (PSE), for the MinE Best Paper Award 2025 ( @eeanews.bsky.social - Hub for Equal Representation ).
👇 www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/news/doni...
👇 www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/news/doni...
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I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
1/
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on November 8-9, 2025!
📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here:
editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
More details to come!
#NEUDC #NEUDC2025
📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here:
editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
More details to come!
#NEUDC #NEUDC2025
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on November 8-9, 2025!
📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here:
editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
More details to come!
#NEUDC #NEUDC2025
📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here:
editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
More details to come!
#NEUDC #NEUDC2025
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.
Aerial view westward over the Blatten deposit and the newly formed lake upstream! 🧊🌊
📷Via Christian Petit/Linkedin
📷Via Christian Petit/Linkedin
May 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.
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Congratulations to @frankodhiambo.bsky.social who is defending his PhD dissertation in economics at @ethz.ch today! 🥳🎊🤸🏾♂️🧑🏿🎓👑🎷
Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net
Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!
Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net
Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!
May 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Congratulations to @frankodhiambo.bsky.social who is defending his PhD dissertation in economics at @ethz.ch today! 🥳🎊🤸🏾♂️🧑🏿🎓👑🎷
Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net
Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!
Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net
Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!
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What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
www.science.org
May 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration
Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration