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Valentin Figueroa is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on historical political economy with a regional emphasis on Western Europe and Latin America. His recent work examines vital topics such as state-building, ideological change, scientific innovation, and electoral systems. Figueroa's work has been published or is forthcoming in notable journals including Comparative Political Studies, Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Politics, and World Politics. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Stanford University. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, he holds an MA from Universidad Torcuato di Tella and a BA from Universidad de San Andrés.