Saumitra Jha
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Saumitra Jha
@saumjha.bsky.social
Prof @Stanford
Many thanks to @ashartnett.bsky.social Jeff Jenkins and USC for the wonderful opportunity to keynote at the annual Historical Political Economy conference. It was great to catch up with and learn from such an amazing set of people. I had a blast!
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It’s been a really tough day for anyone with family and friends in South Asia as the lights go out and people appear to be preparing for war. Our dog Kaylo seems to have sensed this and established a new kennel spot under my desk. The chances for miscalculation are just too high.
May 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
If you’re interested in our pathfinding research on how to foster economic development in ethnically divided societies, please join @oyebolaoo.bsky.social and me at the next @cepr.org #ReCIPE virtual course meeting Thursday at 3PM BST (7am in CA)!
Register at: recipe.cepr.org/event/1651
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Furthermore, these effects appear most pronounced among political partisans, and increase even among those whose investments happen not to do well.
January 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
How can societies increase generalized trust? Trust is crucial for prosperity but varies dramatically & persistently around the world. Yet in an article just out in the JPubEcon, @chagaiweiss.bsky.social Moses Shayo & I show that experimentally varying exposure to financial markets increases trust
January 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We’re hiring a predoctoral fellow for our Stanford Conflict and Polarization lab! We do field experiments, lab experiments and also love to go hunting in the archives for novel data to help shed new light on solving these important problems. Please apply if interested & share with any who might be!
December 10, 2024 at 7:47 PM