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Bruno Martorano
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Associate Professor, UNU/MERIT and Maastricht University
Inequality; Political economy; Development economics.
https://sites.google.com/view/brunomartorano/home

Economics 42%
Political science 24%
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🚨 Do different types of inequality shape preferences for redistribution? Can understanding that inequality is avoidable (i.e., no trade-off between equity & efficiency) boost support for redistribution?
I. Günther and I (@unumerit.bsky.social) explore this in our JEBO paper
A 🧵: bit.ly/49tmpOz
#Wealth #inequalitydata are increasingly important to research & policy, yet estimates remain scarce beyond a few developed nations.

👉New paper by F. Avaredo @yonatanberman.com & @morellisal.bsky.social estimates wealth distribution using estates left at death.

🔍Read more wid.world/news-article...

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🎉 I'm excited to share that our new paper (with Tobi Hillenbran, Bruno Martorano, and Laura Metzger) "Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany" has been published in Migration Studies!
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany
Abstract. Public perceptions of humanitarian migration are shaped by conflicting sentiments, balancing perceived threats against humanitarian responsibilit
academic.oup.com
📣The Call for Papers and Sessions of the 2nd international expert conference Fragile Lives on 30 September and 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-University of Berlin in Germany is about to close. 1/6
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN
30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou
hicn.org
UNU-MERIT is hiring a Postdoc in AI Innovation Trajectories.

Work within a multidisciplinary team to map and analyse AI innovation pathways using NLP—focusing on their societal impact, especially in sectors like agriculture.

🗓️ Apply by 13 April 2025
🔗 go.unu.edu/m93fc
Opportunities
go.unu.edu
We are very happy to publish the "National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946!
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
Overview
National Elections Database
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com

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Cuts to life-saving development aid, essential support for people with disabilities, or investment to tackle the climate crisis are political choices.
You can put a tax on wealth, equalise taxes on wealth with taxes on work, or crack down on avoidance to raise billions right now!

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Yesterday IZA, today the DHS 🥲

The DHS are such a key resource for data on health, nutrition, fertility, etc, and a global public good. Now it will be harder to document the damages of shutting down critical health programs among the world’s poorest, but likely this is why they have been terminated
The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night

www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
The Demographic and Heath Survey program received their USAID termination email last night

www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...

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Bruno Martorano, Laura Metzger, and Patricia Justino examine how UK austerity policies shaped political participation. Their research finds those affected were more likely to vote and push for reform, highlighting the broader link between economic policy and civic engagement.

📄 go.unu.edu/7wzza
Does Austerity Influence Political Participation and Opinions on Redistribution?
How Austerity Shapes Political Engagement in the UK
go.unu.edu

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⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED: UNU-MERIT Director (D-1)

Applications remain open for the Director (D-1) role at UNU-MERIT 🇺🇳. Lead a globally recognised institute at the intersection of academia and the UN, shaping research, education, and partnerships.

Deadline: 14 February 2025
Apply now: buff.ly/3Dz8ZEU

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⏳ Deadline Approaching!

Apply for UNU-MERIT’s PhD Programme in Innovation, Economics, Governance & Sustainable Development.

✅ Full-time & dual career tracks
📅 Starts: September 2025
⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2025

Join a dynamic research community shaping policy impact.

🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/4fROa5t

New report by OXFAM released today at Davos:

While people are told that #austerity cuts are unavoidable because there’s no money, billionaire wealth is growing 3 times faster than it was just a year ago

#Inequality can and must be reduced

www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...

#EndAusterity #TaxTheRich
Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International
www.oxfam.org
⏳ TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY: Director of UNU-MERIT

UNU-MERIT is seeking its next Director (D-1) to lead research, education, & global partnerships at the intersection of academia and the United Nations system.

🗓️ Apply by: 31 January 2025
📍 Maastricht, Netherlands
🌐 Learn more: buff.ly/3Dz8ZEU

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I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.

psantanna.com/did-resources

There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends

Enjoy!
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
psantanna.com
🚨🔢 New data alert! If you are curious about people's attitudes towards climate change and related policies, check out this large-scale survey data from 20 countries from our paper. Publicly available with codes here socialeconomicslab.org/research/pub... 🚨🔢
Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies - Social Economics Lab
Using new surveys on more than 40,000 respondents in twenty countries that account for 72% of global CO2 emissions, we study the understanding of and attitudes toward climate change
socialeconomicslab.org

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