Kirill Chmel

I am a second-year graduate student in Political Science at Columbia University. I am also a non-resident fellow at the Global Academy, The Russia Program at GW.

In my dissertation project, I aim to examine how exposure to inequality in physical and informational environments affects human behavior and attitude formation. Generally, I am interested in a variety of topics in political economy, urban studies, and autocratic politics. I focus on causal inference and use methods of econometrics, prompt engineering, machine learning, and Bayesian statistics. In my research I extensively use lab and survey experiments.

I hold a BA in Political Science and an MA in Applied Politics from HSE University. Prior to Columbia, I worked as a research fellow at the Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, a lecturer at HSE University and University of London, and a research assistant at HSE University, Indiana University, and United Arab Emirates University.

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