About me

I hail from Leikanger, a tiny town in mid-western Norway. At 16, I moved to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to study at United World College in Mostar.

After UWC Mostar, I studied Political Science and Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, with semesters abroad in Washington, D.C., and Shanghai, China and shorter stints in New York, N.Y. and Accra, Ghana.

I am currently a PhD student in Duke University's political science department, where I study political economy. Aside from my academic pursuits, I enjoy biking, photography, climbing, and tinkering with my Arduino boards. I also intermittently moonlight as a web application developer.

My research

Research interests

My main research interests revolve around the political consequences of economic integration: I seek to understand how improved market access and intensified trade relations affect a range of phenomena, including voter behavior and political institutions, in both mature and developing economies.

Methodologically, I am interested in applying novel techniques, including machine learning, to produce innovative political economy research.

Work

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Field: An Experimental Analysis

Working paper: With Chetan Dave and Alicja Reuben

The Effect of Intensified Import Competition from China on Labor-Market Outcomes and Voter Attitudes in Europe

Undergratuate thesis: Awarded the NYU Abu Dhabi Social Science Capstone Award for Excellence 2018

Advisor: John Ham

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Christopher Udry @chrisudry·

Like the award of the Nobel prize itself, this is no surprise, but it is fantastic news. BDK have worked to make it possible for younger (and older!) scholars to build on their research. Their dedication to learning is an inspiration. https://t.co/EZ4Q0cO7sC

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Håkon Wium Lie @wiumlie·

Jippi! Stortinget og regjeringen ser det prisipielle i det https://t.co/cKZnvZwehF har kjempet for: rettsavgjørelser skal gjøres tilgjengelig for alle! @pcfrolich @anineki @HFMarthinussen @olausib @jcelden @enannenen @Stortinget @Regjeringen @Justisdep https://t.co/sMJIvvRN7L

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Modacity @modacitylife·

0.5% of Dutch cyclists don helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?

They realize it’s more effective to slow cars, build protected infrastructure, and create a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable to armour up. https://t.co/S8s6tOBgL0

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Jessie Singer @jessiesingernyc·

Officials talk about helmets to distract you from their culpability in cyclists' deaths. It is just a way of blaming a person instead of a system of transportation where death is a predictable inevitability.

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Robert Wilson @countcarbon·

An animation showing infant mortality in Africa since 1950

Contact me

Email address

sjur.ha##e@duke.edu

Phone

US: +1 (937) 947-7587

NO: +47 998 97 889

Mail address

Sjur Hamre
Duke Political Science
Box 90204
Durham, NC 27708