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Vaasavi

@vaasavi.bsky.social

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PhD student at OSU & noodle enthusiast. Fraltwater macro; I study macro+political economy through endogenizing institutional constraints in a GE setting. (she/her/hers/lei) vaasavi.com

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🗣️We're starting a reading group! 🗣️ Hello #EconSky! Pedro Oliboni & I are on the hunt for other folks interested in the intersection of political economy and macroeconomics. Interested? DM me!

The Political Macroeconomy Reading Group, organized by Pedro Oliboni (University of Chicago) and Vaasavi Unnava (Ohio State), explores how together private (market) choice and public (government) choice determine macroeconomic outcomes. The group engages with positive, normative, empirical, and theoretical questions. Broadly, we are interested in “endogenizing” public policy, comparing institutions, and whether normative economics is possible under rational expectations. Specifically, we will study issues from dynamic legislative bargaining and redistributional conflict to the interaction between political cycles and macroeconomic fluctuations. Readings span from classical works like Becker and Stigler to modern heterogenous-agent and political selection models by Acemoglu, Azzimonti, and Rios-Rull. We are actively looking for macroeconomics PhD students, candidates, and interested faculty with research interests in political economy who are looking to join for regular meetings to advance our work, collaborate, and learn from whoever else is working in this area.

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

girls just want to have valid measures

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

an Italian-American breakfast is a bagel and a cappuccino. i will not be taking questions

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

new conspiracy theory that malaysian airlines PURPOSEFULLY books diabolically long layovers so people go hang out in kuala lumpur

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

genuinely concerned that Google suggested i do this in kyoto

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

now that I have more followers I feel compelled to share what's lived in my head rent-free for a year

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Petra Moser @pmoser.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Please help me spread the word about this amazing two-year pre-doc opportunity. Research with faculty is optional. Get paid to take classes that prepare you for PhD. Deadline 11/15: stern.nyu.edu/programs-adm...

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Pre-Doctoral Program - NYU SternArtboard 1Artboard 1

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline (also so I can find and follow photogs 🙂‍↕️)

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ

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phil @nobighair.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

the entire city of Columbus Ohio is going to get hit by a car

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Emilio Ferrara @emilioferrara.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

#Data2thePeople! Pls reshare! Do you want a billion telegram posts?! You get data! You get data! You get data! Paper arxiv.org/abs/2410.23638 Data github.com/leonardo-bla... #election2024

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Unearthing a Billion Telegram Posts about the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: Development of a Public Dataset

With its lenient moderation policies and long-standing associations with potentially unlawful activities, Telegram has become an incubator for problematic content, frequently featuring conspiratorial,...

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

With my mass following (& getting some hi's back!) I thought I'd break my infrequent joke posting. I study the relationship between politics & the macroeconomy (not normal #EconSky material ik). My most current research is on populism & its macro implications--trying to answer "Why did he win?" 1/n

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

getting a PhD is like going grocery shopping when you forgot to get the basket at the front of the store

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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 26/04/2024

I went to OSU for undergrad, and what's wild to me is that while I was there, an anti-abortion protest set up shop, blocked a large walking path, and littered the area with graphic photos of fetal remains and not once did the school give a shit about it

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

MTV cribs walked so that AD home tours could run

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

Looking up all the econ summer schools for PhD students for a resource bank, but can't seem to find a comprehensive list. Does anyone on #econsky have a good starting point?

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Vaasavi @vaasavi.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

I'm sorry but this is sending me

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