Reposted by Avi AhujaDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026So when will there be investigations of this ref. Free football from FIFA 4565
Reposted by Avi AhujaBelinda Archibong @belindaarch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A World Cup fan honoring Patrice Lumumba at football games- exemplifying why I love the WC and why these games are so important. Reminds me of one of my favorite econ papers from @filipecampante.bsky.social and co-authors on the effects of African football 0206
Reposted by Avi AhujaAmerican Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026From our FirstView: The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone by AVI AHUJA and @gmcclendon.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000... 086
Reposted by Avi AhujaTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 23/05/2026When you work on issues of development and cooperation with the Global South, you're often asked “what’s in it for us?” Well, we're now seeing perhaps the clearest example: not getting Ebola. I wrote about lessons we really should have learned by now timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/we-could-n...timhirschelburns.substack.comWe could not have been more warnedCOVID underlined the depth of our interconnection. Then we made our pandemic response systems worse. 0102
Reposted by Avi AhujaCharles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Public transport operators in several major Kenyan towns began a strike to protest soaring fuel costs after diesel prices jumped 50% since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comFuel Protests Over Pump Prices Paralyze Kenya’s Public TransportPublic transport operators in several major Kenyan towns began a strike on Monday to protest soaring fuel costs, after diesel prices jumped 50% since the start of the war in Iran. 1106
Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts! psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...psfl.princeton.edu 163
Reposted by Avi AhujaRicky Clark @rickyclark.bsky.social · 08/04/2026📢 Virtual IPES (VIPES) Spring/Summer 2026 CFP! Great chance to workshop IPE/CPE papers in a small-group format with detailed discussant feedback. 🗓 Deadline: April 20, 2026 📄 Full papers (≤10k words) 🔗 forms.gle/KDnxua5L5DrX... More info: www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipesforms.gle 074
Reposted by Avi AhujaGeneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Very excited to see this paper out in the world! Across 3 rounds of interviews with white Minnesotans, I show that white id varies and responds dynamically to shifts in context. Many whites have low id but vary in how they interpret whiteness—as providing them dis/advantages. 1/7 1199
Reposted by Avi AhujaGeneva @genevavalerie.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Grateful for the support from RSF and @j-palna.bsky.social and excited to work on this project with @genbates.bsky.social! 0101
Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 30/03/2026New #OpenAccess Paper Alert! 🚨 In @apsrjournal.bsky.social, @gmcclendon.bsky.social and I present results from a collaborative field experiment with the Institute for Governance Reform around a switch from plurality rules to closed-list PR rules in Sierra Leone’s 2023 parliamentary elections. A🧵: 43913
Reposted by Avi AhujaDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline. It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient. It’s really hard. But there it is. 571295330
Reposted by Avi AhujaCenter for Global Development @cgdev.org · 04/12/2025The UK’s plan to cut aid to 0.3% of GNI threatens Sierra Leone—including a £35m health program set to fall below £1m. CGD experts argue Sierra Leone should stay a priority: needs are severe, alternatives scarce, & interventions cost-effective: go.cgdev.org/4oKJJ0sgo.cgdev.orgThe UK Must Avoid Deadly Cuts to Health Aid in Sierra LeoneThe UK Government’s February announcement that aid will fall to 0.3 percent of gross national income by 2027 has led to a wave of concern as to which programs will be cut. The outlook is especially bl... 031
Reposted by Avi AhujaAnnie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 28/11/2025It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe. 28861511239
Reposted by Avi AhujaRafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 27/11/2025*external validity voice* actually it could just be that nairobi is fucking awesome 31147
Reposted by Avi AhujaBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 27/11/2025NEW - Rooting Equality: Testing the Effectiveness of Activist Frames Combating Homophobia in Zimbabwe - cup.org/3XSzLPn - @payoub.bsky.social & Adam S. Harris #OpenAccess 0102
Reposted by Avi AhujaAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/11/2025Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man 27259282985
Reposted by Avi AhujaLee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Reducing the cost of remittances could replace large chunks of lost USAID funds for many countries - two-thirds for Nigeria! www.cgdev.org/blog/after-a... 172