Hannes Mueller Institute for Economic Analysis, Barcelona School of Economics   ,   hannes.mueller@iae.csic.es     Biographical Sketch: My fields of interest are machine learning, political economy, development economics, conflict studies, and industrial organization. In my most recent research projects, I have analyzed how political institutions can make societies more robust, the channels through which violence affects the economy and how conflict can be predicted using millions of newspaper articles. Based on this last project we have launched the conflict forecast webpage which delivers monthly updates on conflict risks worldwide.       JEL Areas: O1 : Economic Development: General P4 : Other Economic Systems: General