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📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Air Pollution is out now!
In this VoxDevLit, Senior Editors Teevrat Garg (@GPS_UCSD) & @anantsudarshan (@warwickecon) summarise the economic evidence on air pollution.
Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/air-pol…
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📢 Free virtual course on "Data in Macro Development" for PhD students & economics faculty
This new course by STEG (@cepr_org) will provide a comprehensive overview of the various types of data being used in the field of macro development.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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Research in Indonesia shows that elevated night-time temperatures disturb sleep, hinder cognitive performance and increase impatience and irrational behaviour.
These effects disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.
🆕 Hotter nights are disrupting sleep & hurting economic decisions
Today on VoxDev, @MEscobarCarias (@UniMelb), @davewjohnston, Rachel Knott & @rohsweeney (@CHE_Monash @MonashUni) explore the impacts of elevated night-time temperatures in Indonesia: voxdev.org/topic/health/hott…
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Check out this free course on Development Economics by Esther Duflo & @Ben_Olken @MITEcon.
Lecture notes, problem sets & written assignments here @MITOCW: ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771-d…
Watch the introductory lecture here: piped.video/watch?v=fIFB6SBw…
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Long-term research on the One Laptop per Child programme reveals that providing laptops to students did not have a positive impact on educational outcomes.
Read the full article to learn more:
🆕 One Laptop per Child: Lessons from a long-term follow up
Today on VoxDev, Santiago Cueto (@GRADEPeru), Diether Beuermann (@the_IDB), Julian Cristia (@the_IDB), Ofer Malamud (@sesp_nu) & @franciscopardop (@UTAustinEcon) outline research on Peru: voxdev.org/topic/education/o…
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How can economists study the effects of transport infrastructure?
Section 3 of our new #VoxDevLit outlines how economists have accounted for the placement and spillovers of infrastructure investments to estimate causal effects. Read here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/land-tr…
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Today we released our first column of 2023, featuring research by @Eyal_Frank & @anantsudarshan: ow.ly/jjsN50MiROu
One particularly striking fact is that approximately 100,000 extra deaths per year can be attributed to collapsing #vulture populations in #India. 🧵(1/6)
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Great new development economics resources available on the AEA's website (@AEAInformation).
Recordings + slides from @emilybreza & @supKaur's course - covering risk, credit, cash transfers, poverty traps, health, education & more - are available here: aeaweb.org/conference/cont-e…
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Women in Latin America experience a substantial 35% reduction in income after becoming mothers.
🆕 The role of children in shaping gender gaps in Latin American labour markets
Today on VoxDev, @InesBerniell (@CEDLAS @economicas_unlp), María Edo (@EconUdesa @UdeSA) & @marumarchionni (@IIEunlp @unlp) outline their research on the impact of motherhood: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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Difference-in-difference designs (of which there are many different types!) are a go-to method for economists looking to investigate causal impacts.
Here are the many ways this method has been used on VoxDev: voxdev.org/did
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As countries develop, the share of those employed, rather than self-employed, gradually rises at higher levels of income. This also improves the government's ability to enforce taxes.
Read our VoxDevLit on Taxation to learn more: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/taxatio…
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The introduction of mass public transportation systems in Lima, Peru, connected neighbourhoods, reduced commuting times, and increased access to college.
Check out today's article ⤵️
🆕 Commuting to opportunity? How transport infrastructure shapes students’ college decisions in Peru 🇵🇪
Today on VoxDev, @fabalbav @WakeForest explores how the introduction of mass public transportation systems in Lima impacted students: voxdev.org/topic/infrastruct…
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Indonesia’s Special Economic Zone programme had minimal impact on regional growth and welfare, largely because it targeted remote, low-potential areas and relied solely on tax incentives.
Read today's article to learn more:
ALT Map of treated districts
🆕 When Special Economic Zones fail: Lessons from Indonesia
Today on VoxDev, Alexander Rothenberg (@SyracuseU), Yao Wang (@OSU_AEDE) & Amalavoyal Chari (@SussexUBusiness) discuss why Indonesia’s Special Economic Zones had minimal impact on regional growth voxdev.org/topic/trade/when-…
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📢 New free course exploring why & how political institutions affect economic development + applying theories & empirical techniques to real-world examples.
More details on this course w/ Abhijit Banerjee & @Ben_Olken: mitxonline.mit.edu/courses/c…
Teaser ⤵️ piped.video/watch?v=zZL2qPwE…
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🆕 Hotter nights are disrupting sleep & hurting economic decisions
Today on VoxDev, @MEscobarCarias (@UniMelb), @davewjohnston, Rachel Knott & @rohsweeney (@CHE_Monash @MonashUni) explore the impacts of elevated night-time temperatures in Indonesia: voxdev.org/topic/health/hott…
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🆕 Industrial policy for economic development.
Today on VoxDevTalks, @rodrikdani (@Kennedy_School) joins @timsvengali to discuss what economists have learnt about using industrial policy to promote economic development. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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In country after country, the fraction of people who are wishing, planning, and also preparing to migrate (in blue) generally rises across the income distribution (orange). This remarkably robust relationship is observed in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
🆕Who migrates from developing countries?
In today's article, @m_clem @GeorgeMasonU & @MariapiaMendola @unimib discuss their latest research measuring the relationship between income and migration from data on 99 countries and the policy implications:
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📢 Free online course on urban economics for PhD students 🏙️
So many great lectures planned in the BREAD-@The_IGC course covering urbanisation, migration, land use, transportation, service delivery and more.
Starting 25 September, more details here: theigc.org/events/bread-igc-…
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The creation of smaller local government polities in #India resulted in greater public good access across multiple dimensions – village-level infrastructure, individually-targeted benefit programmes, and workfare programmes – over both the short and long run. 🇮🇳
🆕 Reducing the size of administrative units improved local governments in India.
Today on VoxDev, @vedanarasimhan @NYUAD_SocialSci @NYUAbuDhabi & @Jeff_Weaver_ @USC_Econ outline their research on the impacts of creating smaller local government polities: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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🆕 The wide-ranging benefits of the world’s largest food transfer programme 🇮🇳
Aditya Shrinivas @iimb_official, Kathy Baylis @ucsantabarbara & @ben_crost @EconCalgary show how food transfers in India prevented ~1.8 million children from being stunted: voxdev.org/topic/health/wide…
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Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that skin tone is a powerful predictor of intergenerational mobility.
Read today's article to learn more w/ @billywoom:
ALT Skin tone and intergenerational disparities
🆕 How skin tone still shapes inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today on VoxDev, @billywoom (@PSEinfo) presents evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean suggesting that skin tone is a powerful predictor of intergenerational mobility: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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In almost every country, parenthood has a clear & persistent negative impact on women’s employment, while men’s employment is virtually unaffected. But the size of the penalty varies enormously.
Learn why in today's article ⤵️
🆕 The importance of parenthood for gender inequality around the world
Henrik Kleven @PrincetonEcon, @landais_camille @LSEnews & @LeiteMariante @LSEEcon outline evidence on the differential impact of parenthood on the employment of mothers vs fathers: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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Can geography explain agricultural productivity differences across countries?
In today's column, Tasso Adamopoulos and @DiegoRestuccia conclude that land quality and geography cannot justify the observed agricultural productivity gaps. Here are the key takeaways 🧵 1/10
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🆕 A radio campaign highlighting the costs of vote buying drew close to 3 million votes away from vote-buying parties.
Today on VoxDev, @LauraASchechter (@UW_AAE) and @srini_econ (@UChi_Economics) outline their research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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The collapse of vulture populations in India due to accidental poisoning prevented the scavenging of carcasses ➡️ worsening sanitation ➡️ massively increasing human mortality.
@Eyal_Frank & @anantsudarshan outlined their research in this VoxDev article: voxdev.org/topic/energy-envi…
Forthcoming in the AER: "The Social Costs of Keystone Species Collapse: Evidence From The Decline of Vultures in India" by Eyal Frank and Anant Sudarshan. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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We are excited to announce that we are releasing three new VoxDevLit’s in the coming months.
The first of these provides an up-to-date summary of issues at the intersection of international trade & development, and will be released on Thursday October 27th.
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Vietnam’s Special Economic Zones are not just attracting investment—they are creating better, more formal jobs, with women in rural areas benefiting most.
Read this week's article to learn more: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
ALT The Impact of SEZ exposure by gender
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Difference-in-difference designs (of which there are many different types!) are a go-to method for economists looking to investigate causal impacts.
Here are the many ways this method has been used on VoxDev: voxdev.org/did
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📢 Free Virtual Course for Economics Students!
The ReCIPE (@cepr_org) research programme is hosting a course on ‘Key Concepts for Economies in Conflict and Fragile Settings’, taught by a series of experts in the field.
More details & registration: recipe.cepr.org/event/virtua…
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🆕Insights from Colombia's massive regularisation of Venezuelan forced migrants
Today on VoxDev, @svrozo @wb_research outlines the impact of Colombia's regularisation of forced migrants on labour markets, crime rates & more:
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Economists love a cutoff as, under certain circumstances, it allows them to use a "Regression Discontinuity Design" (RDD).
Research featured on VoxDev has used cutoffs in the eligibility criteria for financial aid, election outcomes & elevations ➡️: voxdev.org/rdd
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Long-term and intergenerational effects of education dlvr.it/R3zFqc
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Jobs in Peru use a larger variety of skills than comparable jobs in the US.
This lack of specialisation is consistent with firms’ hiring of "toderos" (workers with many skills, do-it-alls), given the high levels of worker reallocation.
🆕 Understanding the lack of skill specialisation in Peru 🇵🇪
Today on VoxDev, Andrea Atencio De Leon @IMFNews, @MunseobLee @GPS_UCSD & Claudia Macaluso @RichmondFed explore how high levels of worker turnover influence specialisation. Read here: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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The long-term effects of conditional cash transfer programmes.
Today on VoxDev, @orazio_at @YaleEconomics, @LinaCardonaSosa @wb_research, @CarlosMedinaD, @CostasMeghir @YaleEGC @TheIFS, @cpossosu & @BibianaTaboada outline new evidence from Colombia: ow.ly/pkNv50N3gsA
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The end of colonial rule in India culminated in the birth of two nations & the forced displacement of millions.
77 years on, read about the short & long-term consequences of partitioning India in Prashant Bharadwaj & @saumjha's article: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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🆕 When Special Economic Zones fail: Lessons from Indonesia
Today on VoxDev, Alexander Rothenberg (@SyracuseU), Yao Wang (@OSU_AEDE) & Amalavoyal Chari (@SussexUBusiness) discuss why Indonesia’s Special Economic Zones had minimal impact on regional growth voxdev.org/topic/trade/when-…
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📢 On Wednesday, February 28th, we are releasing Issue 1 of our new #VoxDevLit on Female Labour Force Participation.
This review summarises evidence on the barriers constraining women's labour supply in LMICs & the impacts of policies aiming to increase women’s labour supply.
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When growth does–and does not–reduce poverty
@CarterPaddy, Michele Davies, @EDziadula, Joseph Kaboski & @pdsegal's report draws on the experiences of countries that have successfully translated growth into rapid poverty reduction @BritishIntInv
Read ⤵️ bii.co.uk/en/news-insight/in…
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Industrial policy is often discussed through high-level narratives and flagship initiatives, yet its implementation—particularly at the subnational level—remains opaque.
Read this week's article on industrial policy in China to learn more: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
ALT Within-industry change in policy tool and implementation method
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🆕 How the wage-setting power of firms shapes Peru’s economy 🇵🇪🇵🇪
Today on VoxDev, @fscoamodio (@mcgillu), @pame_medinaq (@utscmgmt @rotmanschool) & @mmorl89 (@USCDornsife) explore how the labour market power of firms affects development. Read here: voxdev.org/topic/firms/how-w…
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Development economists can complement their research with techniques from across the "micro-macro divide" to improve the policy relevance of their findings.
Francisco Buera @WUSTL & Joseph Kaboski @nd_econ joined @timsvengali last week. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/methods-mea…
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Difference-in-difference designs (of which there are many different types!) are a go-to method for economists looking to investigate causal impacts.
Here are the many ways this method has been used on VoxDev: voxdev.org/did
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🆕 Support for democracy and the future of democratic institutions.
Today on VoxDev, @DAcemogluMIT @MIT, @Nicolas_Ajz @mcgillu, @cevatgirayaksoy @EBRD, @MartinFiszbein @bu_economics & Carlos Molina @MITEcon outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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A school feeding programme in Colombia reduced grade repetition and dropout rates by 30% and 14% in primary education, and by 11% and 4% in secondary education.
🆕 The power of a meal: School feeding has wide-ranging long-term effects on education 🇨🇴
Today on VoxDev, @SofiaCZarate, Catherine Rodríguez & @fabiosanchez_to (@Uniandes @EconomiaUAndes) outline the impacts of a school feeding programme in Colombia: voxdev.org/topic/education/p…
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🆕 Brain drain vs brain gain: Does international migration deplete poor countries of skilled workers?
Today on VoxDev, @pabarcar @MathematicaNow & @ctheoharides @amherstcollege outline their research on the migration of nurses from the Philippines: voxdev.org/topic/migration-u…
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Is improving tax administration more effective than raising tax rates? Evidence from Indonesia dlvr.it/RnbZlW
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🆕 Industrial policy for micro, small & medium-sized enterprises
Today on VoxDev, @rodrikdani @Kennedy_School & @Rohan_Sandhu @HarvardRTE outline why the tools of industrial policy must be oriented to smaller firms to promote economic growth & inclusion: voxdev.org/topic/firms/indus…
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🆕 The role of children in shaping gender gaps in Latin American labour markets
Today on VoxDev, @InesBerniell (@CEDLAS @economicas_unlp), María Edo (@EconUdesa @UdeSA) & @marumarchionni (@IIEunlp @unlp) outline their research on the impact of motherhood: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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Important null results in development economics
In his recent blog, Managing Editor @oliverhanney summarises some important null results that we have featured on VoxDev: voxdev.org/topic/important-n…
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📢 New #VoxDevLit on 'Microfinance': ow.ly/J96250EIIuT
w/ Jing Cai @UofMaryland, @MuhammadMeki @ODID_QEH, @simonrquinn @Oxford_CSAE
Erica Field @DukeU, @cynthia_kinnan @TuftsUniversity, @JMorduch @NYUWagner, @jondequidt @Stockholm_Uni @IIES_Sthlm, @_farahsaid @uniGoettingen
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🆕 Industrial policy for economic development.
Last month on VoxDevTalks, @rodrikdani (@Kennedy_School) joined @timsvengali to discuss what economists have learnt about using industrial policy to promote economic development. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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High informality is a defining characteristic of most developing countries, covering 30-70% of economic activity, and 20-80% of the labour force & firms.
Our new #VoxDevLit outlines the different options for policymakers seeking to reduce informality 🧵 1/8
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Congratulations to Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee & Michael Kremer, who have won the 2019 #NobelPrize in #Economics "For their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty". Both Duflo & Banerjee are contributors to @vox_dev & pioneers in the field of development economics
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Our second issue of #VoxDevLits on 'Mobile Money' is out now! Download it for free here: ow.ly/VYNv50DqbER
Editor: @SuriTavneet
Co-Editors: Jenny Aker @cbatista_econ Michael Callen @tghani, William Jack @LeoraKlapper @WorldBank @EmmaRiley19 @sandipz Simone Schaner @The_IGC
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🇨🇳 China is now the world’s sole manufacturing superpower. Its production exceeds that of the nine next largest manufacturers combined.
@BaldwinRE paints an eight-chart portrait of China’s journey to superpower status on @voxeu. Read here: cepr.org/voxeu/columns/china…
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How can macroeconomics (and macroeconomists) contribute to what we know about development policy?
Recently on #VoxDevTalks, Doug Gollin @TuftsUniversity & Paula Bustos @CEMFInews talked to @timsvengali about the emerging agenda in macro development: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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Three more lectures have been added to STEG's (@cepr_org) amazing data course:
- Primary data collection: Meredith Startz
- Gender data: @Cheryl_Doss
- Time use data: @CharlesGottlie7
Catch up on previous lectures, and register for future sessions, here: steg.cepr.org/events/steg-vi…
📢 Free virtual course on "Data in Macro Development" for PhD students & economics faculty
This new course by STEG (@cepr_org) will provide a comprehensive overview of the various types of data being used in the field of macro development.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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New measures of export & import exposure at the individual level show that international trade increased earnings inequality in #Ecuador.
🆕 by Rodrigo Adão @ChicagoBooth, Paul Carrillo, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson @MITEcon & @DinaPomeranz @econ_uzh: voxdev.org/topic/firms-trade…
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Hey #EconTwitter,
International #AntiCorruptionDay is coming up next week and will be sharing a number of articles which provide an interesting and robust body of evidence on the subject.
But - we want to ask you, what is your favorite paper on corruption?
Answer below 👇
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We are excited to announce that on January 11th, we are releasing our new #VoxDevLit on the causes and consequences of Informality.
This will provide an up-to-date summary of the latest research at the intersection of informality and economic development.
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6️⃣ South Korea’s industrial policy in the late 1970s played a critical role in forging its modern economy. In our sixth most-read article, @straightedge @OxfordEconDept explores the lessons developing countries can draw from this:
Read here: ow.ly/10CP50M0W0H #VoxDevTop10
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We are incredibly excited to announce that @cesicruz has joined Michael Callen & @caria_stefano on our Editorial Board.
We are extremely grateful for all of Namrata Kala & @RdoseiOsei's work over the past year - more exciting updates to share soon ➡️ voxdev.us10.list-manage.com/…
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🆕 The past, present and future of development economics
Today on VoxDevTalks, Pranab Bardhan @berkeleyecon tells @timsvengali about the importance of considering the political, historical and cultural context when addressing economic problems:
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Does #population growth cause #conflict? @daronacemogIu (@MITEcon), @LeopoldoTweets (@Uniandes) & Simon Johnson (@MITSloan) find that population surges tend to cause #conflict and competition for scarce resources is part of the reason: ow.ly/8ZH150AuSZ2 #WorldPopulationDay
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In one of our most read articles this year, @rodrikdani & @Rohan_Sandhu explored industrial policy for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises ⤵️
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Today's article explores the nuanced and long-lasting health effects of the Green Revolution in India.
While increases in calorie availability contributed to reductions in infant mortality, changes in the composition of those calories contributed to the rise in diabetes.
🆕 The Green Revolution and the rise in chronic disease 🇮🇳
Today on VoxDev, Kartini Shastry @Wellesley and Sheetal Sekhri @UVA outline how dietary diversity in India changed after the Green Revolution, and explore how this impacted health: voxdev.org/topic/health/gree…
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Lectures & discussions from the 2024 Nobel Symposium in Economic Sciences (@STIAS_SA) available here: piped.video/playlist?list=PL…
Topics include trade, firms, finance, climate, gender & health. Lecturers include @EricVerhoogen, @emilybreza, @DupasPascaline, @elianalaferrara & more!
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How are conflict events (left) associated with the presence of multinational enterprises (right) in Africa?
Read this week's article to learn more: voxdev.org/topic/firms/when-…
ALT Conflict events
ALT MNE affiliates
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Family ties to non-elected bureaucrats distort public employment outcomes, and standard anti-nepotism policies are ineffective at preventing their negative influence.
Today on VoxDev, @JuanFelipeRiano @StanfordKingCtr outlines new research in #Colombia: voxdev.org/topic/public-econ…
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Our #VoxDevLit - Barriers to Search and Hiring in Urban Labour Markets - is out now!
Senior Editors @caria_stefano (@warwickecon) & @kateorkin (@BlavatnikSchool @Oxford_CSAE) synthesise research on the labour market barriers faced by jobseekers & firms: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/barrier…
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Judges in Pakistan receiving government-allotted housing are more likely to issue pro-government rulings.
Read more on the reciprocal exchange between the judiciary and the government, and how this impacts the macroeconomic landscape, here ⤵️
🆕 Government real estate allocations to judges tilt the scales of justice in Pakistan's courtrooms. 🇵🇰
Today on VoxDev, @mrsultan713 @NES_Moscow & @bakhtawar_a @amseaixmars uncover a quid pro quo between the Pakistani government and the judiciary: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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Congratulations all!
James A. Robinson joined our podcast to discuss key takeaways from research on political economy, his experiences talking with policymakers & important future research questions in this field.
Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”
#NobelPrize
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Income increases for international migrants from the Philippines fostered economic development and investments in education in migrant-origin communities.
🆕How does international migration affect economic development back home?
Today on VoxDev, @econgaurav @GPS_UCSD, Emir Murathanoglu @oberlincollege, @ctheoharides @AmherstCollege & @deanyang @fordschool outline the findings from their research ⤵️
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What have we learned about the informal sector?
Issue 2 of our #VoxDevLit on Informality by @GUlyssea, Matteo Bobba, @LucieGadenne & Mariaflavia Harari is out now! ➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/informa…
Today's podcast covers the update ➡️ voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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Issue 2 of Agricultural Technology in Africa is out now!
In our new #VoxDevLit, @SuriTavneet, @chrisudry and an amazing team of Co-Editors update their summary of the latest evidence.
Read and download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/agricul…
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Can one student’s experience influence the educational decisions of those that follow? Evidence from admissions to elite schools in Peru shows how policies that make success stories visible can have multiplier effects.
Read to learn more: voxdev.org/topic/education/a…
ALT COAR applications and admissions by admission score
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📢 Issue 1 of Climate Adaptation, our new #VoxDevLit, is out now!
In this living literature review, Senior Editor Namrata Kala (@MITSloan) summarises research on weather and climate adaptation in developing countries.
Download and read here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/climate…
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Today on VoxDev, @santisaap outlines new research demonstrating how governments can use satellites and machine learning technology to reduce illegal activity.
Here are the key takeaways for policymakers of this research on mining in #Colombia 🧵1/8
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We are excited to announce that on December 1st, we are releasing our new #VoxDevLit on Agriculture in Africa.
This will provide an up-to-date summary of the latest research on agricultural technology in Africa.
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📢 We are excited to announce that on Wednesday February 12th, we will release our new #VoxDevLit on Foreign Direct Investment and Development.
This living literature review will outline evidence from economic research on the impacts of FDI & MNEs in LMICs.
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How can development economics respond to the challenges of the 21st century?
Today on #VoxDevTalks, in an episode recorded at the @PSEinfo-@cepr_org Policy Forum, Esther Duflo @MITEcon @JPAL talks to @timsvengali about #devecon in the 21st century: voxdev.org/topic/methods-mea…
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Rethinking evidence and refocusing on growth in development economics
Yesterday on VoxDevTalks, Lant Pritchett (@LSEnews @LSEPublicPolicy) discussed the overreliance on rigorous evidence, and need to focus on economic growth, in development economics: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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What helps #microenterprises grow? Numerous policy interventions have tried to increase their profitability and #growth. Here, @seema_econ @NUEconomics reviews lessons learned from the various policy interventions and areas for future research: ow.ly/vWcA50FU9Cm
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🆕 How colonial segregation policies impact land values in Mexico today
Today on VoxDev, Luis Baldomero-Quintana @global_wm, @billywoom @PSEinfo & @enriquedlrosa @KingsCollegeLon explore the long-term effects of a Spanish colonial policy in Mexico: voxdev.org/topic/institution…
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📢 Issue 1 of Bureaucracy, our new #VoxDevLit, is out now!
In this living literature review, Senior Editor @guoxu_econ (@BerkeleyHaas) summarises research on the building blocks needed to strengthen the administrative capacity of the state: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/bureauc…
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🆕 Industrial policy for economic development.
Last week on VoxDevTalks, @rodrikdani (@Kennedy_School) joined @timsvengali to discuss what economists have learnt about using industrial policy to promote economic development. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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In this VoxDev Talk, @ben_golub @NorthwesternU discusses his #research with Arun Chandrasekhar & He Yang @amazon that finds people are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes a lack of knowledge, thus limiting #sociallearning: ow.ly/HMYC50D3eiO
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Poor Economics (almost) 15 years later
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo outline important advances in our understanding of education, health, social protection, gender and climate change in low- and middle-income countries ⤵️ @StellenboschUni piped.video/watch?v=-jm9D26n…
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Newborns with high exposure to pesticides during gestation have lower birth weights + a higher probability of low birth weight & preterm birth.
Today's article examines the effects of pesticides used in banana plantations in Ecuador on newborns’ health outcomes ⤵️
🆕 Fumigation of banana plantations and newborn health in Ecuador.
Today on VoxDev, @JoanCalzada5 @ubeconomics, @m_gisbert @UABBarcelona & @henry_bernard @CIEC_ESPOL @espol outline their research on the impacts of exposure to pesticides: voxdev.org/topic/health/fumi…
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Planning a development economics-related course for next term?
Our articles, podcasts, videos and Lits are excellent resources for introducing students to research at the frontier of the field and are a great addition to any #devecon reading list. #EconTwitter
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🆕 Commuting to opportunity? How transport infrastructure shapes students’ college decisions in Peru 🇵🇪
Today on VoxDev, @fabalbav @WakeForest explores how the introduction of mass public transportation systems in Lima impacted students: voxdev.org/topic/infrastruct…
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🆕 Do cash transfers cause inflation?
🇰🇪 Michael Walker @CEGA_UC, Nachiket Shah @UCBerkeley, @tedmiguel @berkeleyecon, @EggerDennis @OxfordEconDept, @soliman_felix @econ_uzh & @TilmanGraff @HarvardEcon explore the macroeconomic effects of cash transfers: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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The US government conducted a series of military campaigns in Laos from 1964-1975, dropping over 270 million cluster bombs in the country, a third of which did not explode.
Today's article explores the long-term impacts of this conflict.
🆕 The long-term economic consequences of war: Lessons from the conflict trap in Laos 🇱🇦
Today on VoxDev, @JuanFelipeRiano @Georgetown & @felipev84 @ubcVSE outline how the "Secret War" in Laos has hindered structural transformation & economic growth: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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New measures of export & import exposure at the individual level show that international trade increased earnings inequality in #Ecuador.
🆕 by Rodrigo Adão @ChicagoBooth, Paul Carrillo, Arnaud Costinot, Dave Donaldson @MITEcon & @DinaPomeranz @econ_uzh: voxdev.org/topic/firms-trade…
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Motherhood increases the demand for labour flexibility across the world, but this materialises in different ways.
In Chile, the birth of the first child rises the probability of securing an informal job by 38% for mothers (not for fathers) imposing significant burdens on women.
🆕 The role of children in shaping gender gaps in Latin American labour markets
Today on VoxDev, @InesBerniell (@CEDLAS @economicas_unlp), María Edo (@EconUdesa @UdeSA) & @marumarchionni (@IIEunlp @unlp) outline their research on the impact of motherhood: voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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🆕 Leveraging existing infrastructure to scale early childhood development interventions 🇧🇩
Today on VoxDev, @HansSF @AIRInforms, @Abu_Shonchoy @FIUECON, @saravana_econ @LKYSch @NUSingapore & @akib_kn @EconomicsUU outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/health/leve…
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🔊 Industrial policy for economic development
This VoxDevTalks episode where @timsvengali spoke to @rodrikdani about industrial policy was one of our most popular podcast episodes of 2024:
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Evidence from cash transfers at scale in Kenya suggests that demand-side policies or stimulus may be very effective at raising output without creating inflationary pressure when there is a lot of ‘slack’ in the economy.
Read more on the macroeconomic impacts of cash transfers ⤵️
🆕 Do cash transfers cause inflation?
🇰🇪 Michael Walker @CEGA_UC, Nachiket Shah @UCBerkeley, @tedmiguel @berkeleyecon, @EggerDennis @OxfordEconDept, @soliman_felix @econ_uzh & @TilmanGraff @HarvardEcon explore the macroeconomic effects of cash transfers: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconom…
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🆕 How can lower-income countries collect more taxes?
Today on VoxDevTalks, @oyebolaoo @wb_research discusses the role of technology, tax agents & politics in enabling lower-income countries to collect the taxes that will finance their growth. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/public-econ…
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Machine learning predictions can increase the chance of receiving an audit for a corrupt administration by around 2.7 times, offering a powerful, politically feasible method for corruption detection.
Read the full article to learn more: voxdev.org/topic/methods-mea…
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