Claus Pörtner

@clausportner

I am an associate professor of economics at Seattle University. My main research interests are population, household, and development economics.

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Joined October 2012

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Claus Pörtner@clausportner · Oct 30

My paper with Shamma Alam and Ishraq Ahmed, “Impact of Twin Lockdowns on Hunger, Labor-Market Outcomes, and Household Coping Mechanisms: Evidence from Uganda,” is now in open-access pre-print at the World Bank Economic Review! academic.oup.com/wber/advance-a…

clausportner's tweet card. ABSTRACT. Uganda had two of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in Sub-Saharan Africa. These severe lockdowns provide a unique case study for understanding th

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Bård Harstad@BardHarstad · May 31

Last month, I stepped down as an editor after 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA). I have gathered a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary negative referee reports.

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TSN@TSN_Sports · May 22

NICK OLESEN GIVES DENMARK THE LEAD WITH UNDER A MINUTE TO PLAY! 😱🇩🇰 #MensWorlds

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Claus Pörtner@clausportner · May 22

Let that sink in: Denmark beat Canada 2-1 in the quarterfinals at the Hockey Worlds!! Before the game, my family teased me that it would be amazing if Denmark would only be behind by 4 after the 1st... I am heading outside to look for flying pigs 🐖

TTeam Canada@TeamCanada · May 22

Team Canada suffers a tight loss to Denmark at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 🏒 olympic.ca/2025/05/22/tea…

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Claus Pörtner@clausportner · May 12

One of the fun things about reading both the Danish/European and US news: On one side Trump claiming to hold all the cards, on the other EU: let us wait and let him commit more errors (paraphrasing Napoleon). wsj.com/livecoverage/s… dr.dk/nyheder/udland…

clausportner's tweet card. President Trump said the U.S. has “all the cards” in its trade discussions with the European Union. “The European Union is in many ways nastier than China. We've just started with them. We have all...

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I4R@I4Replication · May 9

A re-analysis of Ciacci's (2024) "Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: Evidence from Sweden" Journal of Population Economics reveals major issues. A year ago, reproducers Adema, Folke, and Rickne found coding errors driving the paper's key results. Let's unpack ⬇️

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Dwarkesh Patel@dwarkesh_sp · Apr 20

Unreasonably effective writing advice: "What are you trying to say here? Okay, just write that."

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Jennifer Doleac@jenniferdoleac · Mar 11

I'm beginning to put together the summer schedule for the ViCE seminar. If you have a paper related to crime or the criminal justice system that you'd like to present, please email me! Current & past schedules: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/

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Claus Pörtner@clausportner · Mar 7

It’s hard to overstate how valuable DHS data has been for research across many fields. Its demise marks a huge loss. Personally, I’ve published 3 papers using DHS and have another 4 in the pipeline. An ode to the Demographic and Health Survey Program: brookings.edu/articles/an-od…

clausportner's tweet card. Caren Grown reflects on the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program and its 40-plus years of impact.

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Chris Blattman@cblatts · Mar 5

I was skeptical of the $200/mo price tag for ChatGPT DeepResearch, but man is it paying off. The ability to get a cogent, well-referenced, literature review or annotated bibliography in 7 minutes is incredible. Short thread on how I've used it. Advice/feedback welcome.

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Claus Pörtner@clausportner · Nov 17

An excellent way to spend a Saturday evening. #RIHlive