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Backstory: Vincent Pons on Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections

Backstory: Vincent Pons on Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections

FromBackstory: How Research Papers in Economics Get Made


Backstory: Vincent Pons on Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections

FromBackstory: How Research Papers in Economics Get Made

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Santiago talks to Vincent Pons, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, about his paper: 'Keep your Enemies Closer: Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections'. Vincent shares his thoughts on deciding to make upfront investments in data collection, how his political curiosity took him to be a national field coordinator for a presidential campaign and how he has used that experience in his research.
Released:
Feb 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

Join Riccardo Di Cato, Aakash Bhalothia, and Santiago Cantillo on the 'Backstory Podcast.' We chat with researchers about the real stories behind their papers. From the first idea to the final draft, we uncover the ups and downs of their journey. It's a behind-the-scenes look at economic research. Tune in and discover the stories papers don't tell. The podcast was conceptualized by Paul Niehaus and it is carried out by graduate students at UCSD.