Ethnic divisions and political or economic challenges can make it harder to build peace and foster development but history demonstrates that these barriers have been overcome before, and they can be again. Read about Faculty Affiliate @saumjha.bsky.social's research via @voxdev.bsky.social.

🆕 Promoting development in ethnically divided societies: Historical lessons on peace and prosperity Today on VoxDev, @saumjha.bsky.social (@stanford.edu) discusses conflict and development in ethnically divided societies: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social, @saumjha.bsky.social, @mvlass.bsky.social, and @yveszenou.bsky.social study when and how exposure to new political ideas can realign beliefs by leveraging the exogenous assignment of French soldiers to line infantry regiments in WWI.

Thrilled to share the program for the III Yale-UB HPE Workshop — a joint initiative bringing together HPE researchers across continents and disciplines. Huge thanks to our sponsors, presenters, and discussants. Can’t wait for a great conference! cc @cescamat.bsky.social (UB co-host)

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 2 exciting PreDoc positions in my team at the University of Bern, starting late summer/early fall! Collaborate on cutting-edge research in Political Economy, Development &Behavioral Economics, using experimental and quasi-experimental methods.

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.

Just a little over one week to submit your abstract for the 2nd Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at @usc.edu, co-sponsored by @usccis.bsky.social and the USC PIPE Collaborative. Keynote Address by @saumjha.bsky.social. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #econsky #polisky

Looking for a brief break from the news? Please join us in sunny Los Angeles to talk Historical Political Economy! With a lot of history to work with, and great HPE folks, it’s going to be a lot of fun and likely more cheerful than the contemporary version.

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

Thanks to @chagaiweiss.bsky.social for sharing his recent RCT with us, which showed that receiving investment portfolios in energy markets—especially green energy—can increase belief in climate change, support for climate action, and pro-environmental behavior. Exciting and encouraging results!

My new @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post on "Religion and Development", building off a recent handbook chapter with @essobecker.bsky.social, @ammapanin.bsky.social, & Steve Pfaff www.broadstreet.blog/p/religion-a...

🚨 The proposal deadline for the Yale-UB HPE workshop is fast approaching! 🚨 We'll count with amazing Saumitra Jha (@saumjha.bsky.social) & Steven Wilkinson. Info of previous editions at www.didacqueralt.com/yale-ub-hpew CC @cescamat.bsky.social (UB convener) Help us spread the word!

In the second installment of our "Meet Our Researchers" series, @saumjha.bsky.social discusses his research on how economic incentives can foster trust, reduce conflict, and strengthen political stability. Read the Q&A now:

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "Financial market exposure increases generalized trust" By @saumjha.bsky.social, Moses Shayo, & @chagaiweiss.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky

Thanks a lot to the Stanford GSB team for making this little video with some of the key takeaways from my MBA class on Managing Politically Conflictual Environments, that draw on my book project with Steven Wilkinson on Leaders in Conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyS...

Really looking forward to the #Yale-#UB conference on #historicalpoliticaleconomy #HPE this summer in Barcelona, organized by the amazing duo of @cescamat.bsky.social and @didacqueralt.bsky.social. Hope to see you there!

Reupping this trade model run on 25% MEX, 25% CAN, and 10% PRC cross sector import tariffs. Because…they’re back!!!

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

I’m excited to share DIME v4.0 is live! This release covers through the 2024 cycle and contains records for 850M+ itemized political contributions and ideological scores for millions of candidates, PACs, and donors. stanford.io/3DJDCYm

See you in our Political Economy of Global Religions session today at 2:30PM with @nathannunn.bsky.social @saumjha.bsky.social @jaredcrubin.com at #ASSA2025 www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

Is it already January? Yes! The Jan 2025 issue of The Economic Journal is out @resmedia.bsky.social with a fascinating mix of topics. Check it out! academic.oup.com/ej/issue/135...

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!

Are you a PhD student working on conflict and economic development? We are looking for papers for the PhD poster session at the ReCIPE inception conference in PSE (13-14 February): recipe.cepr.org/event/4553. The deadline is 15 December. @cepr.org @dominic-rohner.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social