Aqila Putri
@aqilalistya.bsky.social
PhD student, University of Maryland AREC. Development and political economy. J-PAL & Wesleyan alum. (Stress) Baking enthusiast. She/her 🇮🇩.
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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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I was reading draft papers & found that authors omitted the method in the abstract or buried their results summary pages into the intro.
There are lots of ways to write abstracts/intros, but here are common structures in econ.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
There are lots of ways to write abstracts/intros, but here are common structures in econ.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
How To Write the Abstract of Your Development Economics Paper
Last year, I claimed that you win or lose readers with the introduction of your economics paper. That might have been generous. A lot of people will read no further than the abstract of your paper to ...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I was reading draft papers & found that authors omitted the method in the abstract or buried their results summary pages into the intro.
There are lots of ways to write abstracts/intros, but here are common structures in econ.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
There are lots of ways to write abstracts/intros, but here are common structures in econ.
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-wri...
@metrorailinfo.bsky.social uhhh a Green line train just stopped at Georgia Ave station, didn’t open the doors, and left? What’s going on?
December 31, 2024 at 5:46 PM
@metrorailinfo.bsky.social uhhh a Green line train just stopped at Georgia Ave station, didn’t open the doors, and left? What’s going on?
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Folks, if you're looking for something good to read this weekend, may I recommend our excellent JMC Fatima's job market paper? Her thread is here, but some thoughts (🧵) on what the paper has taught me personally below
December 1, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Folks, if you're looking for something good to read this weekend, may I recommend our excellent JMC Fatima's job market paper? Her thread is here, but some thoughts (🧵) on what the paper has taught me personally below
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One small but interesting side-story is, the name "Mulyono" is trending. Mulyono was outgoing president Joko Widodo's birth name. JW was a sickly child, and his parents changed his name to try to improve his wellness (common practice in Java).
So, protestors using Mulyono instead of Jokowi is 🔥
So, protestors using Mulyono instead of Jokowi is 🔥
Indonesian politics is at a critical moment right now: an already embattled Constitutional Court with a shaky record facing a parliament seeking to undermine constitutional order even further. Students and protestors are in the streets. www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Calls grow for KPU to abide to court rulings on elections law - Politics - The Jakarta Post
Gerindra says it has dropped President's son Kaesang Pangarep nomination from Central Java race
www.thejakartapost.com
August 24, 2024 at 12:39 PM
One small but interesting side-story is, the name "Mulyono" is trending. Mulyono was outgoing president Joko Widodo's birth name. JW was a sickly child, and his parents changed his name to try to improve his wellness (common practice in Java).
So, protestors using Mulyono instead of Jokowi is 🔥
So, protestors using Mulyono instead of Jokowi is 🔥
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Indonesian politics is at a critical moment right now: an already embattled Constitutional Court with a shaky record facing a parliament seeking to undermine constitutional order even further. Students and protestors are in the streets. www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Calls grow for KPU to abide to court rulings on elections law - Politics - The Jakarta Post
Gerindra says it has dropped President's son Kaesang Pangarep nomination from Central Java race
www.thejakartapost.com
August 24, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Indonesian politics is at a critical moment right now: an already embattled Constitutional Court with a shaky record facing a parliament seeking to undermine constitutional order even further. Students and protestors are in the streets. www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Kompas is *still* the undisputed champion of Indonesian news headline. "Empat Detik Veddriq Leonardo untuk Selamanya" how poetic is that 🥹
August 9, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Kompas is *still* the undisputed champion of Indonesian news headline. "Empat Detik Veddriq Leonardo untuk Selamanya" how poetic is that 🥹
Shout out to the camerapeople following these runners doing victory laps
August 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Shout out to the camerapeople following these runners doing victory laps
Better than a Coldplay concert
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles wins Paris Olympics 100-meter by five-thousandths of a second over Jamaica's Kishane Thompson.
August 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Better than a Coldplay concert
I thought the men’s 100m final lead up was a bit… too theatrical? I mean it was full-blown light show like at a Coldplay concert… but boy was I wrong.
August 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I thought the men’s 100m final lead up was a bit… too theatrical? I mean it was full-blown light show like at a Coldplay concert… but boy was I wrong.
Watching Ginting plays is always a nail biter wtf
July 31, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Watching Ginting plays is always a nail biter wtf
Hozier's Too Sweet is about grad students and no one can convince me otherwise
April 16, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Hozier's Too Sweet is about grad students and no one can convince me otherwise
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Indonesia's election reveals its democratic challenges | My latest on Indonesia's upcoming presidential election and the state of constitutional law in the world's third largest democracy, at Brookings
Indonesia's election reveals its democratic challenges | Brookings
A closer look at Indonesia’s election reveals serious concerns about the quality of its decades-old democracy.
www.brookings.edu
January 12, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Indonesia's election reveals its democratic challenges | My latest on Indonesia's upcoming presidential election and the state of constitutional law in the world's third largest democracy, at Brookings
If I take a shot every time I write "however" in my paper, I'd be at the ER right now
January 14, 2024 at 3:28 AM
If I take a shot every time I write "however" in my paper, I'd be at the ER right now
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Quick Stata tip: I've written a book that compiles 97 of my Stata tips.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the companion .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati...
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the companion .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati...
November 30, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Quick Stata tip: I've written a book that compiles 97 of my Stata tips.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the companion .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati...
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the companion .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati...
My handsome son deserves to be in my first Bluesky post
November 13, 2023 at 2:48 AM
My handsome son deserves to be in my first Bluesky post