Archive - Vodou Economics

What Should I Do?

Looking for a sabbatical opportunity

Mar 13 •

Vodou Economics

February 2025

Will USAID's Demise Lead to Self-Reliant Countries?

To the surprise of many, one of the Trump administration's first actions was to systematically dismantle US Agency for International Development…

Feb 21 •

Vodou Economics

January 2025

December 2024

How did Haitians affect the Chilean labor market?

This is a summary of a paper by Alessandra Anna Palazzo, an economics graduate student at University of Maryland.

Dec 4, 2024 •

Vodou Economics

November 2024

Why did Haiti's farms get smaller?

A natural experiment

Nov 11, 2024 •

Vodou Economics

How big were Haiti's farms?

More results from new data

Nov 4, 2024 •

Vodou Economics

October 2024

How bad was land inequality in Haiti?

Evidence from new data

Oct 28, 2024 •

Vodou Economics

August 2024

January 2024

New data on Haiti's Dire Situation

Last year, I wrote about the troubling trends in Haiti’s kidnappings, homicides, and other indicators of unrest.

Jan 25, 2024 •

Vodou Economics

March 2023

Haiti's Dire Situation in 4 Graphs

Last week I was sitting down to lunch with a new friend from Haiti, and it was a bizarre experience.

Mar 10, 2023 •

Vodou Economics

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