Victor Gay
@victorgayeco.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
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Reminder: the deadline to apply to the conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective" is tomorrow!
Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Reminder: the deadline to apply to the conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective" is tomorrow!
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VoxEU column now up for my paper on "Wars, Taxation and Representation" with @essobecker.bsky.social, @andyferrara.bsky.social and @luigipascali.bsky.social.
Full paper available here:
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
Full paper available here:
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
@essobecker.bsky.social, Andreas Ferrara, @ericmelander.bsky.social, & @luigipascali.bsky.social explore how wars played a crucial role in the emergence of the blueprints for modern states in #Europe as conflict forced rulers to strike bargains with their subjects.
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#EconSky
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#EconSky
July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
VoxEU column now up for my paper on "Wars, Taxation and Representation" with @essobecker.bsky.social, @andyferrara.bsky.social and @luigipascali.bsky.social.
Full paper available here:
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
Full paper available here:
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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A really good example of the kinds of things that can go wrong is the vegetative electron microscope...
www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-ph...
www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-ph...
A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why?
Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".
www.sciencealert.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A really good example of the kinds of things that can go wrong is the vegetative electron microscope...
www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-ph...
www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-ph...
Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
September 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.
Please apply!
Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.
Reposted by Victor Gay
| Parution | Être parisien ou parisienne il y a 100 ans et à présent : une étude à partir de données inédites individuelles issues de recensements à lire dans le numéro de #PopulationEtSociétés de septembre
www.ined.fr/fr/publicati...
#RevueIned
@sandrabree.bsky.social
www.ined.fr/fr/publicati...
#RevueIned
@sandrabree.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
| Parution | Être parisien ou parisienne il y a 100 ans et à présent : une étude à partir de données inédites individuelles issues de recensements à lire dans le numéro de #PopulationEtSociétés de septembre
www.ined.fr/fr/publicati...
#RevueIned
@sandrabree.bsky.social
www.ined.fr/fr/publicati...
#RevueIned
@sandrabree.bsky.social
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Paris, il y a 100 ans : une population plus nombreuse qu’aujourd’hui et déjà originaire d’ailleurs shs.cairn.info/revue-popula...
Paris, il y a 100 ans : une population plus nombreuse qu’aujourd’hui et déjà originaire d’ailleurs
Des idées pour vous
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September 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Paris, il y a 100 ans : une population plus nombreuse qu’aujourd’hui et déjà originaire d’ailleurs shs.cairn.info/revue-popula...
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It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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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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#ESHD2025 Awards!
The Louis Henry Award
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brée S., et al.
POPP. An OCR-Generated Database of the Population Censuses of Paris (1926-36)
Curtis M. et al.
Inheritance Customs, the European Marriage Pattern and Female Empowerment
The Louis Henry Award
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brée S., et al.
POPP. An OCR-Generated Database of the Population Censuses of Paris (1926-36)
Curtis M. et al.
Inheritance Customs, the European Marriage Pattern and Female Empowerment
September 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#ESHD2025 Awards!
The Louis Henry Award
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brée S., et al.
POPP. An OCR-Generated Database of the Population Censuses of Paris (1926-36)
Curtis M. et al.
Inheritance Customs, the European Marriage Pattern and Female Empowerment
The Louis Henry Award
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Brée S., et al.
POPP. An OCR-Generated Database of the Population Censuses of Paris (1926-36)
Curtis M. et al.
Inheritance Customs, the European Marriage Pattern and Female Empowerment
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📢 New initiative: we are launching a monthly virtual seminar in French Economic History to share and discuss the latest research in the field!
🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist.
👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...
🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist.
👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...
VWFHE
sites.google.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 New initiative: we are launching a monthly virtual seminar in French Economic History to share and discuss the latest research in the field!
🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist.
👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...
🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist.
👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...
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Soooo... I am tenured :-) Celebrated with @cescamat.bsky.social and the other amazing folks at IPERG in Barcelona. Thank you friends, family, tenure committee, colleagues, reviewers and letter writers. You made a Cavaillé happy.
fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ca...
fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ca...
Cavaillé promoted to associate professor
On May 15, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the promotion for Charlotte Cavaillé to associate professor of public policy, with tenure, and associate professor of political science.
fordschool.umich.edu
May 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Soooo... I am tenured :-) Celebrated with @cescamat.bsky.social and the other amazing folks at IPERG in Barcelona. Thank you friends, family, tenure committee, colleagues, reviewers and letter writers. You made a Cavaillé happy.
fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ca...
fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ca...
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New working paper, just five short years in the making! The idea for it emerged from reading about the French Revolution during COVID lockdowns, which warped my sense of time, and got me interested into measures thereof. Abstract and title below, and full ms here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New working paper, just five short years in the making! The idea for it emerged from reading about the French Revolution during COVID lockdowns, which warped my sense of time, and got me interested into measures thereof. Abstract and title below, and full ms here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Please repost this widely. This is fantastic material. Organize reading groups (ideally bipartisan ones + a good dose of independent)!
Want to know more about how democratic backsliding happens and how to counter it? See this fully open access issue of AAPSS, co-edited by @beattyriedl.bsky.social, Jennifer McCoy, Ken Roberts, and Murat Somer: journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/712/1
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March 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Please repost this widely. This is fantastic material. Organize reading groups (ideally bipartisan ones + a good dose of independent)!
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Let's brainstorm over strategy
Imagine you were part of the strategy team of a major US university:
1) what would be your short-to-mid term strategy to respond to current attacks on higher ed?
2) Who / how would you organize?
3) For what objectives?
4) With what means?
Imagine you were part of the strategy team of a major US university:
1) what would be your short-to-mid term strategy to respond to current attacks on higher ed?
2) Who / how would you organize?
3) For what objectives?
4) With what means?
March 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Let's brainstorm over strategy
Imagine you were part of the strategy team of a major US university:
1) what would be your short-to-mid term strategy to respond to current attacks on higher ed?
2) Who / how would you organize?
3) For what objectives?
4) With what means?
Imagine you were part of the strategy team of a major US university:
1) what would be your short-to-mid term strategy to respond to current attacks on higher ed?
2) Who / how would you organize?
3) For what objectives?
4) With what means?
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After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
We use a rigorous three-stage many-analysts design to assess how different researcher decisions—specifically data cleaning, research design, and the interpretat
papers.ssrn.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....