Julio S. Solís Arce

Harvard University - Department of Government.

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I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University.

My research explores political economy and culture, with a focus on political and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

During the 2025–2026 academic year, I am a Traveling Scholar doing fieldwork in Botswana and a Guest Researcher in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana.

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May 08, 2026 We are discussing my dissertation project at the Boston Area Working Group in African Political Economy. Check the program here.
Dec 13, 2025 I attended the Game Theory, Political Economy & Development conference, hosted at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P) in Morocco 🇲🇦. Check the program here.
Oct 13, 2025 I’m a Traveling Scholar and a Guest Researcher at the University of Botswana for the academic year 2025-6 🇧🇼
Aug 20, 2025 I attended the 4th annual Political Economy Summer School organized by the Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) in Zanzibar, Tanzania 🇹🇿
Aug 03, 2025 I attended the 2025 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Summer Institute at the University of Michigan.