We're hiring 2 postdocs at @uio.no on my ERC-Cog project on how authoritarian regimes shape scientific knowledge. 3–4 years, U. of Oslo. Deadline: 10 Sept 2026. Great dept., terms, well funded, bustling & green Scandi capital. Apply! 👉 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/303060/postdoctoral-fello

Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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In equilibrium, as this paper shows, de facto power tracks standard measures of market power, survives bans, taxes, and technocratic delegation, and can skew innovation toward regulation-resistant technologies. By @grattonecon.bsky.social & @bartonelee2.bsky.social at @ethz.ch buff.ly/fkYG29M

📆 Join us on May 27 at our economics research seminar with Barton Lee (@bartonelee2.bsky.social), who will present "Market power is power." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue...

MARKET POWER IS POWER New working paper with @bartonelee2.bsky.social Thread below! 1/5 gratton.org/papers/Marke...

Great to see this finally on The Economic Journal site! “From Gridlock to Polarisation?” (with @bartonelee2.bsky.social and @marcjacob.bsky.social ). academic.oup.com/ej/article/d...

Check out this article by @grattonecon.bsky.social. It features his important work with @bartonelee2.bsky.social -- along with the contributions of Massimo Morelli, @trfetzer.com, @caroartc.bsky.social, and Laurenz Guenther. Most importantly, however, it www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/how-...

How democracies erode

Democracy is not collapsing, but it is eroding. Across the West, economic shocks, political constraints, and widening gaps between voters and institutions are reshaping stable democratic systems into ...

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BusinessThink on our paper with @bartonelee2 and Hasin Yousaf, “Bad Democracy Traps” “Why we don’t trust politicians (and what this means for democracy)” www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/tru...

Fascinating paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social, and Hasin Yousaf! The paper addresses a fundamental question: Why do some democracies chronically avoid ambitious, long-term reforms even when they have decent institutions? They argue that what matters is not only

3. Delgado-Vega, Álvaro, and @bartonelee2.bsky.social. 2024. ‘When Growth Leads to Zero-Sum Conflict’. t.co/MjBZ9BUCI3

My three favourite papers on the political economy of zero-sum politics (aside from the well-known Chinoy et al. paper). 1. @snageebali.bsky.social, Maximilian Mihm, and Lucas Siga. 2025. ‘The Political Economy of Zero-Sum Thinking’. Econometrica 93(1): 41–70. t.co/LoCepP3L1L

🚨Announcing the 2025 Australian Political Economy Workshop (APEN 2025) 18 November, @unswecon.bsky.social ‪@lalthoff.bsky.social‬, @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social, P Bhattacharya, R Dahis, @anjaprummer.bsky.social , D Strömberg, L Welnner REGISTER AT sites.google.com/view/apenetw...

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🚨 Applications to our PhD program starting January 2026 close on July 31 🗓️ Fully funded scholarship for a 1 year Master’s coursework + 3.5 year research in our School. A 🧵 on our PhD program and school. (1/7) Program and application info 👇 www.unsw.edu.au/business/stu...

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Economics | AGSM - UNSW Sydney

The UNSW Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Economics will focus your research in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, econometrics and applied economic analysis.

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Why is democracy so fragile—and autocracy so resilient? 📅June 23-24 Line-up: @bartonelee2.bsky.social @janeesberg.bsky.social @felixhaass.bsky.social @mattingly.bsky.social @monikanalepa.bsky.social @aspaglayan.bsky.social &+ ℹ️ www.iast.fr/conferences/...

Workshop on the Political Economy of Autocratic Rule & Democratic Backsliding

Workshop on the Political Economy of Autocratic Rule & Democratic Backsliding, Toulouse, TSE/IAST Building, June 23–24, 2025.

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Applications still open for the 2025 @ubeconomics.bsky.social on "The Political Economy of Immigration." ☀️ 30 June – 4 July, 2025 | Barcelona 📅 Deadline: June 15th Lecturers: @andreassteinmayr.net and @tsurovtseva.bsky.social. More info: www.ub.edu/school-econo... #EconSky #polisky

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‼️Applications open for the Summer School 2025 "The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics" ☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025 📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.

Great workshop on Democracy at @ethz.ch in collaboration with the @cepr.org. Food for thoughts with a view! @bnjmnblmnthl.bsky.social @bartonelee2.bsky.social

Good paper. Makes a lot of sense of recent political dynamics.

📌 Excited to announce the 2nd Northeast Political Economy Conference 📌 We (briangknight.bsky.social) are seeking submissions from economists & political scientists working on political economy topics. Please submit by June 16 and join us at Brown on Friday, Oct 3 forms.gle/i4wi88Q6P3tJ...

Stellar health economists who want to build a world-class lab in Zurich, see here 👉

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Come join me in Zurich! We’re hiring a Professor of Health Economics (deadline April 30). DM me if you have any questions about our department, ETH 🏫, or Switzerland🇨🇭 ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Come join me in Zurich! We’re hiring a Professor of Health Economics (deadline April 30). DM me if you have any questions about our department, ETH 🏫, or Switzerland🇨🇭 ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Professor of Health Economics

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From the other platform: The myth that “education” will defeat populism and strengthen democracy is dangerous and is an internal threat to democratic resilience. We won’t save liberal democracy by placing ourselves on this pedestal of philosopher kings. Let me explain: 1/🧵👇

A lot has been written on the causes of polarization, but Avidit Acharya, Theo Serlin and I wanted to ask a different question: How Polarization *Ends* Paper link and 🧵 tinyurl.com/jp2pk4rt 1/10

#IEBSeminars: "From gridlock to polarization" 🗣️ @bartonelee2.bsky.social  (@ethzurich.bsky.social) 📅 Tuesday 18 ⏰ 2:30pm  Info👉 https://f.mtr.cool/cpsutleeti

"From gridlock to polarization" 🗣️ @bartonelee2.bsky.social (@@ethzurich.bsky.social) 📅 Tuesday 18 ⏰ 2:30pm  Info👉 https://s.mtrbio.com/faeucwbgcl #IEBSeminars (5/6)

📣Now hiring: Predoc in Economics and Data Science We are hiring a predoc -- work at ETH Zurich on exciting projects in applied econ (political econ, education, etc.), using AI, NLP, and causal inference. Apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11505

We’re happy to host the 1st European Economic Theory Conference in Bonn next fall! Submissions in all areas of economic theory are welcome.

Just published on APSR First View: "Vox Populi: Popular Support for the Popular Initiative" by Lucas Leemann (@LucasLeemann), Patrick Emmenegger, and André Walter. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Based on many useful comments, @grattonecon.bsky.social and I have updated the working paper over last couple of days. We now explicitly extend the model to account for the risk of democratic backsliding and explain the rationale behind our assumptions more clearly. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/60mq5...

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🚨 New working paper! 🚨 @grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇 ▶️ Motivation Many democracies have undergone a

their paper (short summary below) with @marcjacob.bsky.social on the relationship between gridlock and polarisation. www.promarket.org/2024/06/26/i...

Is a Gridlocked Congress Causing More Polarization? - ProMarket

In new research, Marc Jacob, Barton E. Lee and Gabriele Gratton argue that legislative gridlock is not only a consequence of Congress’ polarization but also a cause of it. In sum, both polarization an...

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Over the past few days, I have also been reminded of this paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social and @bartonelee2.bsky.social and, of course, ... gratton.org/papers/Drain...

Seems like a good time to read this beautiful paper! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...