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https://ni-zakharov.github.io/ 

I am a postdoctoral researcher specializing in empirical political economy, with a primary focus on the dynamics of non-democratic regimes. My research investigates the economic and social consequences of institutional corruption, state propaganda, and media control. Additionally, my work bridges conflict studies and behavioral economics to examine how political crises and shocks (e.g., pandemics, terrorism) influence public behavior, political polarization, and bureaucratic incentives. I use a wide range of quantitative methods (e.g., surveys, field and quasi-experiments) to infer causality.