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@NovaSBE @victoire_girard New research: artisanal & small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has reshaped urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1975. ⛏️ ~5% of urban growth 🏙️ New, remote, low-infrastructure towns 📉 Fragmented cities, lower living standards, limited industrialization

🌟 New NOVAFRICA Working Paper! "Artisanal mining and urbanization in Africa" by @novafrica , @NovaSBE Professor @victoire_girard 🔗Read here: tinyurl.com/yxhabtzb 🔗 Other NOVAFRICA working papers: tinyurl.com/yc3n2w5r

🎉 That’s a wrap! Two days of excellent research and discussion at the @CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026 at @NovaSBE. Thank you to all speakers and participants. #CEPRPE2026

🗳 @claudferraz (University of British Columbia) “Voting for Quality?” Final presentation of the symposium. #CEPRPE2026

📊 #EnrichettaRavina (Northwestern & CEPR) “ESG Choice with Polarized Investors.” #CEPRPE2026

🚀 Final session begins! Research on political behaviour, ESG investment, and voting quality. 📄 @JensOehlen (Stockholm University) “Enigma.” #CEPRPE2026

📢 #BenjaminMarx (Boston University & CEPR) “The Incumbency Advantage at the National Level.” #CEPRPE2026

📢 @yusof_jeff (University of Stuttgart) “Billionaire Superstar: Public Image and Demand for Taxation.” #CEPRPE2026

🌞 Good morning from Day 2 of #CEPRPoliticalEconomySymposium2026 at @NovaSBE 🚀 Session 3 is underway, diving into social security systems, taxation attitudes, and political power 📊 #AlessiaRusso presents “Sustainable Social Security” #CEPRPE2026

📢 Adelina Barbalau (University of Alberta) “Firms as Electoral Monopsonies.” Final paper of Day 1. #CEPRPE2026

🗳 #StefanoGagliarducci (Tor Vergata & EIEF) “The New Deal Realignment Revisited.” #CEPRPE2026

🚀 SESSION 2 starting now at #CEPRPE2026 This session turns to new research on media, elections, and political realignments. 📡 @SergeiGuriev (@LondonBSchool & @cepr_org) presents “Mobile Broadband and the Decline of Incumbency Advantage.”

📢 #LauraKarpuska (INSPER) “Mass Protests” Closing Session 1 at #CEPRPE2026

📊 #SalvatoreNunnari (Bocconi & CEPR) “Do Political Representation Gaps Cause Populism? Evidence from the 2025 German Election.” #CEPRPE2026

🚀 SESSION 1 starting now at #CEPRPE2026 The day begins with new research on polarization, political representation, and mass mobilisation. 📄 #LucyPage (University of Pittsburgh) presents “Reaching Across the Aisle: Polarization and Grassroots Climate Mobilization.”

📢 Today we welcome researchers from around the world to the #CEPRPoliticalEconomySymposium2026 at @NovaSBE in Lisbon. Two days of cutting-edge research in political economy. Follow along for highlights from the sessions 👇 #CEPRPE2026

🚨 Conference starting tomorrow! @NOVAFRICA is proud to announce the @CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026 to be held at @NovaSBE on March 20–21, 2026. It brings together leading scholars to discuss frontier research in #PoliticalEconomy. More info: lnkd.in/ergb2Xdt

Organizers @edoardoteso (@Bocconi , #Northwestern, @nberpubs & @cepr_org ), @AlexArmand (@NovaSBE, @novafrica & @cepr_org), #PedroVicente (@NovaSBE, @novafrica & @cepr_org), #NikitaMelnikov (@NovaSBE, @novafrica & @cepr_org), and #ErikSnowberg (@ONE_UofUtah & @nberpubs).

Organizers @heliosherrera (#UniversityofWarwick & @cepr_org), #MateuszStalinski (##UniversityofWarwick), #SilviaVannutelli (@SciencesPo_CEE, #NorthwesternUniversity & @nberpubs), @ErikaDeserranno (@Bocconi & @cepr_org ), #RubenDurante (@nusuk, #UPF & @cepr_org)

📢 CEPR Upcoming Conference NOVAFRICA is proud to co-host the #2026CEPREconomySymposium will take place on March 20–21 at @NovaSBE , Lisbon, Portugal. Scholars from leading institutions will discuss key topics in political economy. Information here: tinyurl.com/2rwpy7mh