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2025

đź’­ One of my favorite papers (that I have written)

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During my academic job search, I was sometimes asked what my favorite paper was. I like this question because it’s an invitation to discuss not simply a good paper but also a good story, one that dives into the inevitable setbacks of research, the joy of overcoming them and the beauty of doing it all with great colleagues. Today, I’d like to share one such story.

🗺️ The Job Market Campaign

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“Ce fut au milieu de ces pensées généreuses, et dans cette disposition d’esprit, qu’il traversa l’Hellespont.” (“It was amidst these generous thoughts and with this mindset that he crossed the Hellespont.”)
– Maurice Druon, Alexandre le Grand (1958)