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Chris Blattman is an economist and political scientist who studies global conflict, crime, and poverty. He is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The University of Chicago, in the Harris School of Public Policy and The Pearson Institute. He also co-leads the university’s Development Economics Center and the International Policy & Development program at the Harris School.
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