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Horacio Larreguy
@hlarreguy.bsky.social
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Working on misinformation, political economy, and development.
@ITAM_mx @JPAL and often revisiting
@IASToulouse and TSE. Formerly at
@Harvard. @MITEcon PhD.
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After 6 years of work, I am thrilled to introduce "Polarization and Exposure to Cross-Partisan Media in an Electoral Autocracy," with Jeremy Bowles @shelleyliu.bsky.social and Ahmet Akbiyik. We hope you enjoy it! tinyurl.com/TBLLA
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Combating Misinformation. What Works and What We Should Do www.ifo.de/en/econpol/p...
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Always fun to work with Cesi Cruz and @drernestocast.bsky.social!
voxdev.bsky.social VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 18d
📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Political Polarisation is out now!

Senior Editors Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan) & Horacio Larreguy (ITAM) review research on the causes and consequences of polarisation.

Read & download here: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/political-polarisation
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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voxdev.bsky.social
📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Political Polarisation is out now!

Senior Editors Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan) & Horacio Larreguy (ITAM) review research on the causes and consequences of polarisation.

Read & download here: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/political-polarisation
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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umisrcps.bsky.social
👀 Out now in @voxdev.bsky.social! VoxDev senior eds. Cesi Cruz, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social share a lit review on the causes and consequences of polarization. Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/po...
Political Polarisation
Political polarisation has been rising sharply in both advanced and developing democracies, with implications for democratic accountability, institutional trust, and social cohesion. This VoxDevLit re...
voxdev.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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voxdev.bsky.social
📢 Political polarisation has been rising sharply in both advanced and developing democracies.

At our VoxDevLit launch event on October 27, Cesi Cruz and @hlarreguy.bsky.social will summarise research on the causes and consequences of polarisation.

Register➡️ cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
So nice to this in print! Always a pleasure to work with José Ramón Enríquez @asimpser.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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tse-fr.eu
🔍 #EconJob Research Assistant in Political Economy

You'll work w/ M. Montenegro @hlarreguy.bsky.social, J. Merilainen & N. Garviras

💡France-based—Toulouse ideal; remote OK; part/full-time
🧠 Advanced Stata skills + knowledge of Spanish preferred

Application: mateo.montenegro[at]tse-fr.eu
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...
San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies
jobs.sjsu.edu
September 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
1/2 Buscamos RA (con base en Francia—ideal Toulouse; remoto OK; medio tiempo o tiempo completo). Stata obligatorio. Proyectos en economía política (desinformación y capacidad estatal local) con
@hlarreguy.bsky.social
@jmerilainen.bsky.social
Natalia Garbiras Diaz
Mateo Montenegro
September 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
1/2 We’re hiring a Research Assistant (France-based—Toulouse ideal; remote OK; part/full-time). Projects: experimental & quasi-experimental political economy on misinformation and local state capacity w/
@hlarreguy.bsky.social
@jmerilainen.bsky.social
Natalia Garbiras Diaz
Mateo montenegro_z
September 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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reveconstudies.bsky.social
"Political brokers use social networks to identify & target reciprocal non-copartisans for vote buying. Parties recruit brokers central in networks to sway persuadable voters."

From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:

www.restud.com/brokering-vo...

#Econsky
August 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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iast.fr
📅Let's meet on Dec 4 & 5 to ̶d̶i̶s̶g̶u̶s̶t̶ discuss about Disgust accross borders, a theme that's anything but tasteless !

👃 As you'll see very soon, the program is still appetizing.

⬇️Interested in presenting? Subdmissions are now open!⬇️
@cmolho.bsky.social @csarabian.bsky.social @atognetti.bsky.social
cmolho.bsky.social Catherine Molho @cmolho.bsky.social · Jul 2
📣 We are excited (or should we say disgusted?) to announce the conference 'Disgust across borders' at IAST! @iast.fr

🗓️ Join us on Dec 4 & 5 for two days full of disgust research across species and disciplines.

Registration and abstract submission are open (until Aug 31): forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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qjeharvard.bsky.social
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement,” by Buzard (@kbuzard7.bsky.social), Gee (@laurakgee.bsky.social), and Stoddard (@olgastoddard.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement*
Abstract. Gender imbalance in time spent on child rearing causes gender inequalities in labor market outcomes, human capital accumulation, and economic mob
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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iast.fr
Inspired by this lineup? Join us at the IAST workshop.

✍️Register by 15/06: www.iast.fr/registration...

👉Organized with care by: A. Degrave, @dwingerfelix.bsky.social @haasvioleta.bsky.social @hlarreguy.bsky.social @giacomolem.bsky.social K. Michelitch, A. Ezzeldin Mohamed & @asimpser.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
I still cannot believe that we finally got "Missionary Activity, Education, and Long-run Political Development: Evidence Across Regime Types in Africa" conditionally accepted at
@cpsjournal.bsky.social with @soerenhenn.bsky.social
and Carlos Schmidt-Padilla
May 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Nice to see this in LAER's Special Issue on Experimental Economics! Thanks to Hernan Bejarano for the invitation submission! www.latinaer.org/index.php/la...
Does the Content and Mode of Delivery of Information Matter for Electoral Accountability? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mexico | Latin American Economic Review
www.latinaer.org
May 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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simonchauchard.bsky.social
🚨Finally in print: our (with Kiran Garimella) methods piece on how to do research on WhatsApp and collect WhatsApp data using donations.

"Whatsapp Explorer: A data donation tool to facilitate research on WhatsApp"

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March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Interested in participating in the Friends of ITAM Political Economy Workshop in Mexico City on August 16?
Please send us a paper to gomberg@itam.mx, H.Herrera@warwick.ac.uk, and horacio.larreguy@itam.mx. The submission deadline is May 23, and decisions will be communicated by June 2.
April 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Very happy to see this with @piaraffler.bsky.social in press www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... It was a great excuse to go back to interacting more often as in our good old times at @harvard.edu
Accountability in Developing Democracies: The Impact of the Internet, Social Media, and Polarization | Annual Reviews
This article reviews the recent literature on accountability in developing democracies through the lens of two nested principal–agent problems: the relationship between voters and elected politicians ...
www.annualreviews.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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reveconstudies.bsky.social
"National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946!
From @vinpons.bsky.social, Marx and Rollet.

The companion paper: www.restud.com/electoral-tu...

#EconSky #Elections
March 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Very happy to see this in press! It was a please to work with Bruno Calderón-Hernández John Marshall and José Luis Pérez-Castellanos
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Electoral precinct-level database for Mexican municipal elections - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Electoral precinct-level database for Mexican municipal elections
www.nature.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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rduartegonzalez.bsky.social
First publication, now accepted at the @reveconstudies.bsky.social after many years from the first working paper draft! @hlarreguy.bsky.social
weatherheadcenter.bsky.social Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social · Mar 10
In many democracies, politicians buy votes through local brokers, but how do these brokers decide whom to target? New research by @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social and colleagues uncovers the hidden role of social networks in vote buying, using data from rural Paraguay. loom.ly/zy-qZnE
Screenshot of journal article title and list of authors.
March 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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taekulee.bsky.social
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February 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
hlarreguy.bsky.social
Someone has spoofed my email. If you receive an email from me asking for help, please do not respond.
February 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM