Vladimir Avetian
I am an AI+ Academic Senior Fellow (tenure track) at King’s Business School, King’s College London.
Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at University Paris-Dauphine – PSL. I received my PhD in Economics from Sciences Po.
My main research interests are in political economy and urban economics.
Two broad themes in my current research are:
- How ideas spread and influence economic, social and political outcomes—and how they are promoted or censored.
- How inequality and discrimination shape access to cities.
I also work on bringing AI and unstructured data into economic analysis.
I co-organise Political Economy + AI, an online seminar on political economy research using computational methods.
Working papers
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The Anatomy of Censorship and Propaganda: Evidence from Russian Wikipedias
R&R at Quarterly Journal of Economics
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Slavs Only: Open Xenophobia and Racial Disparities in Rental Housing
R&R at Journal of Urban Economics
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Late Adoption and Collective Action: Social Media Expansion and the Diffusion of Black Lives Matter
R&R at Journal of Comparative Economics
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Ink and Ire: The Revolutionary Impact of Russian Literature
Publications
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You Can’t Sit with Us: How Locals and Tourists Compete for Amenities in Paris
Journal of Urban Economics, 2025, Volume 148
Contact
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