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Bruno Martorano

@bmartorano.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, UNU/MERIT and Maastricht University Inequality; Political economy; Development economics. sites.google.com/view/brunomartoran…

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Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) @aaea-economics.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimate onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10… A new article in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🌟Editor's Choice article from January 2026 issue of the #JournalofAfricanEconomies The Gender Inequality Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Nigerian Labour Market ✒ Ana Karen Díaz Méndez & @bmartorano.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jae/... @unumerit.bsky.social #EconSky @hoddinott.bsky.social
JAE Editor's Choice article for Jan 2026 issue is The Gender Inequality Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Nigerian Labour Market
by Ana Karen Díaz Méndez and Bruno Martorano
#openaccess https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejaf006
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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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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.
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Melissa Siegel @melissasiegel.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🎉 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...
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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
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Tilman Brück @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
📣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
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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
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UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre @unumerit.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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
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Opportunities
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Vincent Pons @vinpons.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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
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Overview
National Elections Database
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Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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!
A graphic offering two paths - cutting international development aid, support for people with disabilities, and investment in green infrastructure, or taxing the rich. Which would you pick?
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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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
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UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre @unumerit.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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
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Does Austerity Influence Political Participation and Opinions on Redistribution?
How Austerity Shapes Political Engagement in the UK
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 03/02/2025
#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...
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UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre @unumerit.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
⏰ 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
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UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre @unumerit.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
⏳ 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
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Isabel Ortiz GSJ @isabelortiz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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
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Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International
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UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre @unumerit.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
⏳ 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
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Stefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
🚨🔢 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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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
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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
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!
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Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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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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
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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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...
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Bruno Martorano @bmartorano.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🚨 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
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Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
🚨 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 🧵👇
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
🆕 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...
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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...
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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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...
How Do Labor Shortages Affect Residential Construction and Housing Affordability?*
Troup Howard„ Mengqi Wang… Dayin Zhang§ April 2023
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U.S. housing markets have faced a secular shortage of housing supply in the past decade. Most explanations in the literature have tended to focus on the distortionary effect of local housing regulations. This paper provides novel evidence on a less-explored channel affecting housing supply: shortages of construction labor. We exploit the staggered rollout of a national increase in immigration enforcement to identify nega- tive shocks to construction sector employment that are likely exogenous with respect to local housing market conditions. We show that treated counties experience large and persistent reductions in residential construction activity, using measures of both planned and realized construction activity. This reduced housing supply is associated with increases in home prices. We also show that domestic labor supply does not fully offset immigration-related reductions in the construction sector; and that within higher-skilled construction occupations, U.S. workers see net declines as a consequence of increased immigration enforcement.Figure 1: New Constructions and Construction Workers

Figure shows a big reduction in construction workers around 2008-2009 is associated with a big decrease in new housing units. The reduction persists for a decade.

NOTE: This figure plots the time treads of constructed new housing units and construction workers. The green bars are the annual new housing units per 1000 population (left axis) in the U.S. from Census Bureau and HUD. The two dash lines indicates the average levels of new housing units per 1000 population pre- GFC (1968–2007) and post-GFC (2009–2021). The orange line plots the number of construction workers per 1000 population (right axis) from ACS.
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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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/...
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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...
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