Gedeon Lim
gedeonlim89.bsky.social
Gedeon Lim
@gedeonlim89.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics @HKUniversity | Ph.D. @BU_economics | Development/PE/History in IDN/MY/SEA

https://sites.google.com/a/bu.edu/gedeonlim/works-in-progress?authuser=0
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🆕 How does interacting with other ethnicities shape political attitudes?

Today on VoxDev, @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social and @gedeonlim89.bsky.social explore the impacts of living closer to resettlement sites of ethnic minorities in Malaysia: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
How does interacting with other ethnicities shape political attitudes?
Living closer to the resettlement sites of ethnic minorities in Malaysia reduced voter’s preference for ethno-nationalistic politics by improving economic outcomes and enhancing the frequency of casua...
voxdev.org
January 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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A recent paper by Eoin McGuirk and @nathannunn.bsky.social highlights how agricultural development projects can backfire in traditionally pastoral areas of Africa, fueling conflict instead of fostering development.

#EconSky

www.nber.org/papers/w33191
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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#econ_ra #econsky
A couple of years ago a couple of friends and I made a "partial equilibrium" public good guide for new econ students who might want to become a Research Assistant. We no longer have the ability to maintain and update it to account for new information, so ... [1/n]
raguide.github.io
Econ RA Guide
A community guide for research assistants in economics
raguide.github.io
November 27, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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🗣️ Call for papers: 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, May 22–23 in Madrid

Keynotes by the brilliant Leah Boustan & @deanyang.bsky.social

Submissions due January 26th —> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#econconf #econsky
November 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Man I cannot endorse this abstract more
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Since I've been here for a while… here are some useful features on Bluesky that you might not have discovered yet! 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Introducing the #econ_ra feed. Shows posts containing #econ_ra

To share info about economics research assistant, pre-doc, post-doc, & similar positions.

Either side of the market is welcome to post opportunities, intros, or questions.

Pin the feed & monitor.
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bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Fascinating and important study of long-run displacement effects!
How do major infrastructure projects reshape the lives of those displaced and those residing in affected communities? In my JMP, I answer this question in the context of the construction of the Interstate Highway System.🛣️🚧
A thread of my results 🧵🧵 #EconJMP
November 19, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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I am hiring a predoctoral fellow to work on projects in urban transportation, spatial and development, using a mix of quantitative and experimental tools.
Please share and/or apply!
academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13401
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof Kreindler)
Professor Gabriel Kreindler is seeking a predoctoral fellow. The fellow will work on projects in the areas of urban, spatial and development economics, which involve structural modeling and estimation...
academicpositions.harvard.edu
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Female content creators on YouTube received significantly more negative feedback for comparable content.

But the removal of public display of dislikes eliminated this gender gap and persistently increased female creator productivity and consumer demand.

sites.google.com/view/maritaf...
November 19, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev)

Saturday, March 9, 2024
Stanford King Center on Global Development
Submit Your Paper

Paper submissions are due by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, December 10, 2023 #Econsky

cega.submittable.com/submit/27734...
Center for Effective Global Action - Pacific Conference For Development Economics (PacDev) 2024 - St...
cega.submittable.com
October 31, 2023 at 10:49 PM
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Wow just read the best freaking post by @economeager.bsky.social

This is literally the most important advice. This should be framed and posted in every department. The hammer hits people into the anvil too often.

rachaelmeager.substack.com/p/finish-you...
September 21, 2023 at 11:39 AM