Backstory: Jeff Weaver on Polity Size and Local Government Performance

Update: 2023-10-13

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In this episode we have a conversation with Jeff Weaver, an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California, about his paper titled Polity Size and Local Government Performance: evidence from India. The interview has very useful advice on identification strategies motivated by a question, forming teams, picking research projects, and some other great perspectives from Jeff.

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Backstory: Jeff Weaver on Polity Size and Local Government Performance

Riccardo Di Cato, Aakash Bhalothia, and Santiago Cantillo

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Backstory: Jeff Weaver on Polity Size and Local Government Performance

Riccardo Di Cato, Aakash Bhalothia, and Santiago Cantillo

Backstory: Jeff Weaver on Polity Size and Local Government Performance