Bruno Martorano
@bmartorano.bsky.social
Associate Professor, UNU/MERIT and Maastricht University
Inequality; Political economy; Development economics.
https://sites.google.com/view/brunomartorano/home
Inequality; Political economy; Development economics.
https://sites.google.com/view/brunomartorano/home
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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
I. Günther and I (@unumerit.bsky.social) explore this in our JEBO paper
A 🧵: bit.ly/49tmpOz
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Very good piece by @catherinedevries.bsky.social on what the Dutch election might mean for Europe www.politico.eu/article/neth...
As the Netherlands moves to the center, Brussels is watching
It seems the Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation and reform.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Very good piece by @catherinedevries.bsky.social on what the Dutch election might mean for Europe www.politico.eu/article/neth...
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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!
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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
July 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🎉 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...
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
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📣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
#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
April 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📣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
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
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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
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
March 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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
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
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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
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
Overview
National Elections Database
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
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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!
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!
March 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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!
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 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-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/caren-...
February 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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 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
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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
📄 go.unu.edu/7wzza
Does Austerity Influence Political Participation and Opinions on Redistribution?
How Austerity Shapes Political Engagement in the UK
go.unu.edu
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
📄 go.unu.edu/7wzza
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#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...
👉New paper by F. Avaredo @yonatanberman.com & @morellisal.bsky.social estimates wealth distribution using estates left at death.
🔍Read more wid.world/news-article...
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#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...
👉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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⏰ 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
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
January 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
⏰ 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
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
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
January 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
⏳ 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
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
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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
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
January 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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
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
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⏳ 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
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
January 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
⏳ 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
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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🚨🔢 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
January 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨🔢 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... 🚨🔢
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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!
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
January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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!
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!
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive?*
Abstract. Workers who are worried about their personal finances may find it hard to focus at work. If so, reducing financial concerns could by itself incre
doi.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Do Financial Concerns Make Workers Less Productive,” by Kaur, Mullainathan (@sendhil.bsky.social), Oh, and Schilbach (@fschilbach.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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New job post (please repost) 👇📢POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in PUBLIC ECONOMICS (“Drivers and consequences of rising economic inequality”) Come and work with us in the InequalityInRome Research team sites.google.com/view/inequal... 3 Jan 2025!
More info here: sites.google.com/site/salvato...
More info here: sites.google.com/site/salvato...
December 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
New job post (please repost) 👇📢POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in PUBLIC ECONOMICS (“Drivers and consequences of rising economic inequality”) Come and work with us in the InequalityInRome Research team sites.google.com/view/inequal... 3 Jan 2025!
More info here: sites.google.com/site/salvato...
More info here: sites.google.com/site/salvato...
🚨 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
I. Günther and I (@unumerit.bsky.social) explore this in our JEBO paper
A 🧵: bit.ly/49tmpOz
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
🚨 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
I. Günther and I (@unumerit.bsky.social) explore this in our JEBO paper
A 🧵: bit.ly/49tmpOz
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🚨 New paper 🚨 with @pstanig.bsky.social forthcoming at @thejop.bsky.social 🎉 about the political consequences of climate-related disasters 🌲💦⚠️
Pre-print 👉 osf.io/preprints/os...
Summary 🧵👇
Pre-print 👉 osf.io/preprints/os...
Summary 🧵👇
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
🚨 New paper 🚨 with @pstanig.bsky.social forthcoming at @thejop.bsky.social 🎉 about the political consequences of climate-related disasters 🌲💦⚠️
Pre-print 👉 osf.io/preprints/os...
Summary 🧵👇
Pre-print 👉 osf.io/preprints/os...
Summary 🧵👇
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🆕 The lasting impact of war on trust: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Today, Niklas Buehren @WorldBank, Markus Goldstein @WorldBank, Imran Rasul @uclofficial.bsky.social & Andrea Smurra @theifs.bsky.social outline how Sierra Leone's civil war changed the way trust formed: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today, Niklas Buehren @WorldBank, Markus Goldstein @WorldBank, Imran Rasul @uclofficial.bsky.social & Andrea Smurra @theifs.bsky.social outline how Sierra Leone's civil war changed the way trust formed: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
The lasting impact of war on trust: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's civil war not only left a legacy of lost lives and damaged infrastructure, but changed the way trust is formed, showing how early-life trauma can shape long-term economic decision makin...
voxdev.org
November 28, 2024 at 9:03 AM
🆕 The lasting impact of war on trust: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Today, Niklas Buehren @WorldBank, Markus Goldstein @WorldBank, Imran Rasul @uclofficial.bsky.social & Andrea Smurra @theifs.bsky.social outline how Sierra Leone's civil war changed the way trust formed: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today, Niklas Buehren @WorldBank, Markus Goldstein @WorldBank, Imran Rasul @uclofficial.bsky.social & Andrea Smurra @theifs.bsky.social outline how Sierra Leone's civil war changed the way trust formed: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
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With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!
November 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!
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Trump argues mass deportation will reduce housing costs. In contrast, study finds increased immigration enforcement causes shortages of construction labor and “large reductions in residential construction… [which] is associated with increases in home prices.” www.haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Trump argues mass deportation will reduce housing costs. In contrast, study finds increased immigration enforcement causes shortages of construction labor and “large reductions in residential construction… [which] is associated with increases in home prices.” www.haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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Our paper on armed group governance in the Philippines reveals that the taxes and restrictions imposed by armed groups force fisherfolk to sell at a loss, contributing to the depletion of fishing stocks @apvjustino.bsky.social @gauthiermarchais.bsky.social
www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...
www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...
UNU-WIDER : Working Paper : Armed group taxation, municipal fishing, and environmental preservation in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines
This paper analyses the impact of armed groups and their taxation practices on the municipal fishing sector of the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao, Philippines. Leveraging novel qualitative and quanti...
www.wider.unu.edu
November 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Our paper on armed group governance in the Philippines reveals that the taxes and restrictions imposed by armed groups force fisherfolk to sell at a loss, contributing to the depletion of fishing stocks @apvjustino.bsky.social @gauthiermarchais.bsky.social
www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...
www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...