Alex Armand

Economist | Associate Professor @NovaSBE | Also at @cepr_org @iza_bonn @TheIFS @novafrica | PhD @EconUCL | From Aosta, Italy 🏔🏔🏔🏔

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

Thanks to @ERC_Research funding, we are bringing the @cepr_org Development Economics Symposium to Lisbon. Submit your papers and looking forward to see you @NovaSBE in April 2025

[CEPR @cepr_org]

📢#CallForPapers

CEPR and @NovaSBE will jointly organise a #conference on #Development #Economics to take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 23-24 April 2025. Submissions now open!

📆Deadline: 24 November 2024
More details and submit here: https://t.co/mlaN9yjPer

[CEPR @cepr_org]

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21450
On the Political Economy of Urbanization: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
@ARMANDalex @NovaSBE @TheIFS, Frederica Mendonça @NovaSBE @novafrica, Wayne Sandholtz @NovaSBE @CESifoGroup @iza_bonn, @pedrocvicente @NovaSBE @novafrica
https://t.co/n24Y5DGNHY
#CEPR_DE #EconTwitter

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

Thrilled to see our paper out @JEEA_News after a long journey. Proud of this work and of my fantastic co-author @IvanKimT, who is on the #jobmarket this year 👉 departments should absolutely take a close look https://t.co/XyDQ3Npi8X

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

🚨 New paper out! We show how Malawi’s 1990s shift toward a “modern family” ideal led to lower fertility, later marriage, and delayed first births. A clear case of how ideational change drives fertility transitions #women #family #children

[CEPR @cepr_org]

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20852
The Family According to the State: Modernization Ideals and Fertility Decline
Alex Armand @ARMANDalex, Marion Richard, & Yannik Schenk @NovaSBE
https://t.co/9kyctoiyoh
#CEPR_DE #EconTwitter

[CEPR @cepr_org]

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20852
The Family According to the State: Modernization Ideals and Fertility Decline
Alex Armand @ARMANDalex, Marion Richard, & Yannik Schenk @NovaSBE
https://t.co/9kyctoiyoh
#CEPR_DE #EconTwitter

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

🚨 New in the Journal of Development Economics:

Can wage subsidies break the cycle of long-term unemployment?

By @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Professor @ARMANDalex with @carneiro_econ #FrancescoTagliati @YimingXia1

A large-scale RCT puts it to the test and the results are striking!🧵

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

🆕 Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia

Today on VoxDev w/ @ARMANDalex (@NovaSBE), @carneiro_econ (@EconUCL), Federico Tagliati (@BancoDeEspana) & Yiming Xia (@SWUFE1925): https://t.co/mHmkIHIxNP

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

📢 Call for Papers: #CEPR Political Economy Symposium 2026
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Sep 2025 |📍Lisbon,@NovaSBE

@cepr_org invites submissions on political economy topics—development, conflict, inequality, & more.
Limited slots for high-impact discussion.

Apply: https://t.co/HcfvjcLgdW

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

👏Thank you for joining us at the @cepr_org Development Economics Symposium 2025, joint with @NovaSBE @NOVAFRICA @ERC_Research !

We had an incredible two days filled with thoughtful discussions and amazing research on development economics.

See you at future NOVAFRICA events!

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

🎉 Finally! session 6 is about to kick off at #CEPRNovaSBE2025!

Chaired by @ARMANDalex (@NovaSBE & @NOVAFRICA)

👇 Follow the papers in this thread:

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

🎉 It’s here!

The @cepr_org Development Economics Annual Symposium 2025, hosted jointly with @NovaSBE @NOVAFRICA @ERC_Research is happening today in Carcavelos.

We’ll be live-tweeting throughout the day — stay tuned for real-time updates, insights, and highlights.
#EconDev

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

SESSION 2 now live at #CEPRNovaSBE2025! (Thread)

📍Room D-115 Chaired by @DeserrannoErika (@Bocconi, @NorthwesternU & @CEPR)

This session dives into public service delivery and healthcare systems across India and beyond.

👇 Follow the papers in this thread:

[NOVAFRICA @novafrica]

🎊 SESSION 1 kicking off at #CEPRNova2025! (A thread)

Chaired by @ARMANDalex (@NovaSBE & @NOVAFRICA), we kick off the day with exciting papers on bureaucracies, trading networks, and tax compliance in Uganda and Senegal.

👇 Follow the papers in this thread:

[Adeline Delavande @ADelavande]

🎓 Mini-course on Subjective Expectations in Economics 🎓
📅 For PhD students | June 8, 2025
📍 Nova SBE, Lisbon
Gain insights on this rapidly growing area & stay for the 8th workshop on Subjective Expectations
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/B7urykvOkV

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

@maitreesh @LSEEcon @STICERD_LSE Congrats @maitreesh! A pleasure to be working with you

[Giovanni Mastrobuoni @gmastrob]

One-year post-doc position in the Economics of Crime at the University of Turin, Italy @EconomicsUnito. @CollegioCA Flexible starting date, deadline in one week! PhD needed. Email me if you have any questions. https://t.co/au3GxnaQ2I

[Romesh Vaitilingam @econromesh]

A sudden shift in the narrative of the 1940s children’s radio programme 'The Adventures of #Superman' promoted racial tolerance & advanced civil rights in the post-WWII United States, @voxeu https://t.co/QJ5dH52iiX

[VoxEU @voxeu]

From #media narratives to racial #equality: How Superman helped to pave the ground for Civil Rights
@ARMANDalex, @atwellpaul, @j_fgomes, Giuseppe Musillo @TilburgU, Yannik Schenk @LIDAM_UCLouvain
https://t.co/ZYoGkiJW9s

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

Full paper here ➡️https://t.co/3eeeQeyCWj

[Alex Armand @ARMANDalex]

Can media narratives combat racial prejudice? Our research shows that portraying #equality in 1940s children's stories, like @Superman, boosted civil rights support, #racial assimilation, and #progressive politics in post-WWII US. Discover more @voxeu @NovaSBE @DCOfficial

[VoxEU @voxeu]

A sudden shift in the narrative of the 1940s children’s radio program The Adventures of Superman provides a historical experiment on media and tolerance.
@ARMANDalex, @atwellpaul, @j_fgomes, G Musillo @TilburgU, Y Schenk @LIDAM_UCLouvain
https://t.co/szBM87PR08