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Paul Brimble
@pbrimble.bsky.social
PhD student in economics at Michigan 🇺🇸
From 🇬🇧+🇹🇭; previously lived in 🇹🇭🇰🇭🇬🇧🇷🇼
http://pbrimble.github.io
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At Princeton BREAD conference, my co-authors @pbrimble.bsky.social & Akhila Kovvuri will present our paper on the political economy impacts of the Ramayan TV show in India! 1 pm US ET, tomorrow Fri May 2.

Watch on Zoom: princeton.zoom.us/j/93399992221

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BREAD Conference on Development, Princeton, May 2-3, 2025 – BREAD
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May 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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How the Ramayan TV show helped shape a singular nationwide Hindu identity www.thehindu.com/society/how-...
How the Ramayan TV show helped shape a singular nationwide Hindu identity
Study on impact of Ramayan TV series on Hindu nationalism in India, exploring cultural, social, and political outcomes.
www.thehindu.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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The smash 80s serial "Ramayan," based on the Hindu epic, transformed the public sphere in India. An @nberpubs.bsky.social DiD working paper analyzing TV signal strength reveals it had lasting effects on culture, violence, and election outcomes. @pbrimble.bsky.social @deanyang.bsky.social #EconSky
February 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Exposure to a 1987–88 TV adaptation of a Hindu epic strengthened religious identity, increased Hindu-Muslim conflict in the short run, and raised longer-run Hindu nationalist electoral success, from Ahmed, Brimble, Kovvuri, Saia, and Yang https://www.nber.org/papers/w33417
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM