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Benjamin Marx

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Benjamin Marx

@benjaminmarx

Assistant Professor @bu_economics | Political economy and development.

Boston, MA

sites.google.com/view/bmarx

Joined October 2009

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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Aug 15, 2024
Our paper on state-building and the French Revolution is forthcoming in the AER! In 1790, a radical administrative reform laid the foundations of the modern French state. We study its consequences for state capacity and economic development in the short and long run.
AEA Journals
@AEAjournals
Aug 15, 2024
Forthcoming in the AER: "The Dynamic Consequences of State-Building: Evidence from the French Revolution" by Cédric Chambru, Emeric Henry, and Benjamin Marx. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Jan 31, 2023
Very excited to be joining the amazing group at @bu_economics. It was bittersweet to say goodbye to my colleagues and friends @ScPoEcon but I'm grateful for the warm welcome in cold Boston!
BU Economics
@bu_economics
Jan 31, 2023
Professor @benjaminmarx starts with us this semester. He comes from @sciencespo where he was an Assistant Professor. He received his PhD from @MITEcon. He works on political economy, development economics, and economic history. Check out his website: sites.google.com/view/bmarx/home
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Dec 16, 2021
Very happy to share our paper on state-building after the French Revolution, joint with the amazing @CedricChambru and the legendary Emeric Henry. We study how a radical reform shaped investments in state capacity and development in the short and long run shorturl.at/dpCX6
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
May 27, 2024
Un immense bravo à @alexandraroulet ! Très heureux de cette nomination @Cercle_eco en compagnie de @a_bergeaud et Fanny Henriet, et reconnaissant envers tous mes coauteurs et collègues (anciens & actuels) à @ScPoEcon et @bu_economics
Benjamin Marx, économiste : « L’incidence de la religion dans le contexte des pays en développement...
From lemonde.fr
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Sep 1, 2020
🚨New paper alert!🚨 bit.ly/31JCiz6 @doquocanh, @GalbiatiRoberto, Miguel Ortiz Serrano and I study discrimination in financial markets in the context of France’s "Dreyfus Affair." We show that investors can earn excess returns by betting against discriminators (1/8)
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Mar 8, 2022
We were excited to release this paper after many years of work, but of course now is a difficult time to be talking about academic research. One takeaway from our paper: allowing the people to freely replace their leaders, under any type of regime, really does make a difference
Vincent Pons
@VinPons
Mar 8, 2022
Very happy to share our paper on Electoral turnovers with @benjaminmarx & @vincent_rollet ! ⬇️ We built a dataset of national election results since 1945 to estimate the effects of turnovers on economic performance, trade, human development, conflict, and democracy (1/9).
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Nov 23, 2019
Some papers are so much fun to work on that it's hard to let them go! @SamuelBazzi @gkoehlerderrick Thanks to everyone who helped us write and improve it
QJE
@QJEHarvard
Nov 22, 2019
Recently accepted by #QJE: “The Institutional Foundations of Religious Politics: Evidence from Indonesia,” by Bazzi (@SamuelBazzi), Koehler-Derrick (@gkoehlerderrick), and Marx (@benjaminmarx): economics.harvard.edu/files/economic…
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
May 18, 2021
Our 2 papers with @VinPons and @SuriTavneet came out the same month! In this one, we study the impacts of a large-scale voter mobilization campaign conducted during the 2013 Kenyan elections. (1/4) 👇
The Economic Journal
@EJ_RES
May 12, 2021
Recently accepted by EJ: "Voter Mobilisation and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya" by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons & Tavneet Suri academic.oup.com/ej/advance-art…
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
May 10, 2024
Come work with us!
Vincent Pons
@VinPons
May 10, 2024
Please share: we are looking for a part- or full-time RA (master or PhD) for projects on the drivers and effects of national election outcomes with @benjaminmarx and @vincent_rollet. Flexible location and start date. Pls send a short email and CV at [email protected] if interested!
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Dec 8, 2023
Bravo Vincent 🥳🥳 c'est tellement mérité et nous sommes tous très fiers de toi !
Vincent Pons
@VinPons
Dec 8, 2023
My soccer team has long called me Professor – they are finally right! I am thrilled to share that I received tenure at @Harvard! 🥳🍾🥳 Thanks to my family, loved ones, friends, colleagues and coauthors for their constant support! I am forever grateful and will try to give
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Oct 11, 2021
This #NobelPrize is not only well-deserved, it is also going to researchers who care deeply about education and mentoring. Before a semester starts, @metrics52 is the kind of instructor who will check that the classroom has adequate lighting and students have comfortable chairs.
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Nov 5, 2019
Replying to @cblatts @JMorduch and @DavidSkarbek
James Ferguson's The Anti-Politics Machine?
Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
May 22, 2023
Un immense bravo à @VinPons et @CageJulia pour un prix amplement mérité, ainsi qu'à @pierrecboyer, Pauline, et Mathias. Ce palmarès récompense des économistes engagés et ouverts au monde
Vincent Pons
@VinPons
May 22, 2023
Replying to @VinPons @lemondefr and 3 others
Je suis très heureux et reconnaissant d’avoir reçu le Prix du Meilleur Jeune Economiste 2023 ! 🍾🍾🍾 Merci à ma famille, à qui je dois tout, et à mes coauteurs, étudiants et assistants de recherche, sans qui ma recherche n’existerait pas ! 🙏
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Benjamin Marx
@benjaminmarx
Feb 6, 2023
This is a fantastic RA opportunity with @mara_squi and Nico Voigtlaender, based in Paris! @econ_ra @ScPoResearch @ScPoEcon
Mara Squicciarini
@mara_squi
Feb 2, 2023
Me and Nico Voigtlaender are looking for an RA in Paris! Come work with us!!!
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