Chris Blattman

Christopher Blattman is a Canadian-American economist and political scientist working on conflict, crime, and international development. He is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies and The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts.[1] He is active on Twitter as well as an early blogger on international economics and politics.[2][3] He is the author of Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace, published by Viking Press in 2022.[4][5][6]

Blattman is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-resident fellow with the Center for Global Development,[7] and a Board Member and academic lead of the Crime and Violence Section of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.[8]

  1. ^ "The Pearson Institute names inaugural faculty members". University of Chicago. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ^ Blattman, Chris. "About me".
  3. ^ "@cblatts".
  4. ^ "Penguin Random House".
  5. ^ ""Why We Fight" investigates the origins of war". The Economist. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ Neiberg, Michael S. (27 May 2022). "An incremental way to peace despite Putin and the persistence of war". Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ "CGD Chris Blattman Profile".
  8. ^ "J-PAL Chris Blattman Profile".