Julio S. Solís Arce
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.
news
| May 08, 2026 | We are discussing my dissertation project at the Boston Area Working Group in African Political Economy. Check the program here. |
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| 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. |