Jacob Winter
jacobawinter.bsky.social
Jacob Winter
@jacobawinter.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Politics @ UToronto. Political Economy of Development
jacobawinter.github.io
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My favourite unexpected finding: the best month to make a deal with the World Bank is June.
💸Does the World Bank give easier loan terms to allies of powerful member states?

➡️Using Latent Semantic Scaling, J. Winter @bvcormier.bsky.social @tkramarz.bsky.social @markya.bsky.social find little evidence of favoritism toward powerful allies www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
I'll be at APSA with a phenomenal crew discussing some very cool research. Come find us tomorrow at 2pm!

Politicians and Public Provision in Africa: Elites, Elections, External Finance

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September 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
⚠️ CAUTION, TARIFFS! ⚠️

Spotted at the local grocery store. Carefully worded to imply that these are American tariffs.
May 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can't stop reading mean reviews of the Bank of Canada on Google Maps
May 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Them: "How is a degree in political science going to put a roof over your head?"

Me:

(🙏 r/toronto)
May 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It's out!

My favourite unexpected finding: the best month to make a deal with the World Bank is June.
💸Does the World Bank give easier loan terms to allies of powerful member states?

➡️Using Latent Semantic Scaling, J. Winter @bvcormier.bsky.social @tkramarz.bsky.social @markya.bsky.social find little evidence of favoritism toward powerful allies www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
April 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM