Ridwan Karim
@ridwankarim.bsky.social
Development Economist, with overlapping interests in Political Economy and Trade. Associate Professor of Economics at Laurier. PhD in Econ from UofT.
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/ridwankarim/home
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/ridwankarim/home
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🆕 Electoral reform in Brazil reduced voter fraud and improved public services
Today on VoxDev, @ridwankarim.bsky.social (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) discusses the far-reaching consequences of electoral reform on governance in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, @ridwankarim.bsky.social (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) discusses the far-reaching consequences of electoral reform on governance in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Electoral reform in Brazil reduced voter fraud and improved public services
Evidence from Brazil highlights how tackling voter fraud can not only protect election integrity, but also enhance political accountability, improve leadership quality, and promote better governance o...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🆕 Electoral reform in Brazil reduced voter fraud and improved public services
Today on VoxDev, @ridwankarim.bsky.social (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) discusses the far-reaching consequences of electoral reform on governance in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, @ridwankarim.bsky.social (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics) discusses the far-reaching consequences of electoral reform on governance in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
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A quick note on Trump's new tariff plan. It's 10 percent across the board, 125 percent (!) on China. What's the effective tariff rate? Well, China was 13 percent of imports in 2024, so you might say .13*125+.87*10 = 24.95. But imports from China will fall, so how do we adjust it? 1/
April 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A quick note on Trump's new tariff plan. It's 10 percent across the board, 125 percent (!) on China. What's the effective tariff rate? Well, China was 13 percent of imports in 2024, so you might say .13*125+.87*10 = 24.95. But imports from China will fall, so how do we adjust it? 1/
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Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
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today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
April 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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🆕 US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress 🇧🇩
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress
The US has imposed a 37% tariff on Bangladeshi garment exports, a sector that employs more than 4 million people. Rigorous evidence shows that export-led manufacturing in Bangladesh has boosted female...
voxdev.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🆕 US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress 🇧🇩
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
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We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.
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During the presidential campaign economists were united in denouncing tariffs as a regressive tax that would slow economic growth and contribute to inflation. People dismissed the tariffs, said they’d never happen.
He’s doing exactly what he said he’d do. Exactly. What. He. Said. He’d. Do.
He’s doing exactly what he said he’d do. Exactly. What. He. Said. He’d. Do.
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
During the presidential campaign economists were united in denouncing tariffs as a regressive tax that would slow economic growth and contribute to inflation. People dismissed the tariffs, said they’d never happen.
He’s doing exactly what he said he’d do. Exactly. What. He. Said. He’d. Do.
He’s doing exactly what he said he’d do. Exactly. What. He. Said. He’d. Do.
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This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
Incredibly, this appears to be true. We tariffed our own (jointly operated with the UK) military base.
We tariffed BIOT, Mike.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
BIOT. Diego fucking Garcia.
We tarrifed our own military base.
April 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is true: The Trump administration said it has imposed a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory, whose only inhabitants are the U.S. and U.K. service members at the military base on Diego Garcia.
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I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
November 12, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
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Destroying global trade, higher ed, and the civil service in 3 months is one hell of an achievement.
April 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Destroying global trade, higher ed, and the civil service in 3 months is one hell of an achievement.
February 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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They thought they hired a guy to kill climate policies, not to kill their industry
www.api.org/news-policy-...
www.api.org/news-policy-...
API Statement on Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Our more than 600 corporate members, from the large...
www.api.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
They thought they hired a guy to kill climate policies, not to kill their industry
www.api.org/news-policy-...
www.api.org/news-policy-...
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via @admcrlsn.bsky.social on the other site
February 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
via @admcrlsn.bsky.social on the other site
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict" by Eleonora Guarnieri. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict
(Forthcoming Article) - Ethnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do
some groups engage in conflict while others do not? I show that civil conflict
in Africa is explained by eth...
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January 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict" by Eleonora Guarnieri. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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This isn’t just a moronic lie.
It’s more than an insult against an ally.
Trump is using disinformation to justify applying unwarranted & hugely mutually damaging tariffs as a tactic to try to force an ally into giving up its sovereignty.
It’s a hostile takeover attempt. Or overt economic warfare.
It’s more than an insult against an ally.
Trump is using disinformation to justify applying unwarranted & hugely mutually damaging tariffs as a tactic to try to force an ally into giving up its sovereignty.
It’s a hostile takeover attempt. Or overt economic warfare.
Trump: "We're gonna be demanding respect from other nations. Canada, we have a tremendous deficit with Canada. We're not gonna have that anymore. As you probably know, I say you can always become a state. If you're a state, we won't have a deficit, we won't have to tariff you."
January 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This isn’t just a moronic lie.
It’s more than an insult against an ally.
Trump is using disinformation to justify applying unwarranted & hugely mutually damaging tariffs as a tactic to try to force an ally into giving up its sovereignty.
It’s a hostile takeover attempt. Or overt economic warfare.
It’s more than an insult against an ally.
Trump is using disinformation to justify applying unwarranted & hugely mutually damaging tariffs as a tactic to try to force an ally into giving up its sovereignty.
It’s a hostile takeover attempt. Or overt economic warfare.
Paper on voter buying and public goods provision. Conditionally accepted at the Journal of Development Economics :)
Link to working paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Link to working paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Paper on voter buying and public goods provision. Conditionally accepted at the Journal of Development Economics :)
Link to working paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Link to working paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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By the way, @bestofecontwitter.bsky.social writes a great Substack that summarizes all the Econ-related posts on X each week. You're not missing anything. Just follow this substack (and encourage the tweet authors to post their content here instead.) www.bestofecontwitter.com/p/got-econtw...
Got econtwitter research ideas?
TLDR: The newsletter has generated a nice dataset related to econtwitter. Want to collaborate?
www.bestofecontwitter.com
November 11, 2024 at 8:05 PM
By the way, @bestofecontwitter.bsky.social writes a great Substack that summarizes all the Econ-related posts on X each week. You're not missing anything. Just follow this substack (and encourage the tweet authors to post their content here instead.) www.bestofecontwitter.com/p/got-econtw...
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Inspired by @dmckenzie.bsky.social's World Bank Researchers starter pack.
I've created a starter pack for researchers within the J-PAL, IPA, and CEGA networks go.bsky.app/GXq3VE5
As the name suggests, it's just a start. Space to add more!
I've created a starter pack for researchers within the J-PAL, IPA, and CEGA networks go.bsky.app/GXq3VE5
As the name suggests, it's just a start. Space to add more!
November 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Inspired by @dmckenzie.bsky.social's World Bank Researchers starter pack.
I've created a starter pack for researchers within the J-PAL, IPA, and CEGA networks go.bsky.app/GXq3VE5
As the name suggests, it's just a start. Space to add more!
I've created a starter pack for researchers within the J-PAL, IPA, and CEGA networks go.bsky.app/GXq3VE5
As the name suggests, it's just a start. Space to add more!