Alyssa Leng

Researcher @devpolicy (PNG econ policy, applied micro) and consultant @WorldBank (impact evaluation in the Pacific). Ex-research fellow/economist @LowyInstitute

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

V happy to have a new @devpolicy paper out w/ @ryanbedwards and @terencewoodnz! People in Aus hold inaccurate views on migrants and prefer less immigration overall, but their immigration policy prefs can change if shown narratives about migration + housing, or quantitative info..

[Stefan Dercon @gamblingondev]

My op-ed in The Independent: foreign aid is how countries show their character to the world https://t.co/zEqDR7VFqq

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Full paper available here: https://t.co/RlcpotpzxE

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

V happy to have a new @devpolicy paper out w/ @ryanbedwards and @terencewoodnz! People in Aus hold inaccurate views on migrants and prefer less immigration overall, but their immigration policy prefs can change if shown narratives about migration + housing, or quantitative info..

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Really enjoyed briefing some of the PNG media today on PNG's budget documents and fiscal policy, in a session organised by @ABC media development initiative and @MLaveil!

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Nice to see my latest @devpolicy blog published in The National yesterday! I make the economic case for why giving PNG's ICCC broad price-setting powers would be a bad move for both consumers and firms:

https://t.co/lMrutgQMrE

https://t.co/d9fa62XmWN

[Natasha Turia @natashaturia]

An insightful piece by @rimon_akka calling for the Kiribati govt to conduct a “fair…nation-wide consultation before the next PEV ballot in 2025”.

[devpolicy.org @devpolicy]

“Australia needs to be braver and make a permanent shift to its migration policy by establishing a specific permanent residency pathway for #PNG separate from the Pacific Engagement Visa,” say @natashaturia and @stephenrhowes.

@anudpa @anuasiapacific

https://t.co/ecgZS4eTGZ

[Terence Wood @terencewoodnz]

This beautifully written observation of life, aid, & geopolitics in Port Moresby by @GordonPeake for @insidestorymag will teach you more than most dreary academic journal articles or hyperventilating Australian newspaper articles ever will: https://t.co/aklta6RLpF

[Michael Clemens @m_clem]

🚨 New paper in the Journal of Development Econ.

Are migrants from poor countries relatively high or low productivity workers? What happens to migration as incomes rise?

@MariapiaMendola and I note: These are closely related questions with a counterintutive answer

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[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Hasn't drawn huge attention but Penny Wong gave a really interesting and uncharacteristically personal speech on Monday. Spoke about diversity in political leadership, and her own early experience in parliament when the "only other Asian faces" were cleaners and a librarian 1/

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Powerful call from PM James Marape for PNG's sons to rise up and give greater respect for women in PNG, at the 2024 PNG Update today at UPNG @devpolicy @ANUCrawford

[devpolicy.org @devpolicy]

Only 2️⃣ days to go till 2024 PNG Update! ⏰Starts 9am PGT & AEST Wednesday.

Join us at the Waigani campus of University of Papua New Guinea.
https://t.co/cU0z3P48bN

Or follow the UPNG Facebook livestream.
https://t.co/1mFRfq4bkW

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Looking forward to presenting my paper on ministers and PNG elections at the PNG Update on Wednesday, I'll be channelling the spirit of @terencewoodnz during the preso!

[Terence Wood @terencewoodnz]

How did I miss this? @AlyssaLeng has a blog on @devpolicy on her ingenious paper looking at whether being a government minister affects re-election prospects in the clientelist polity of Papua New Guinea. Such a good paper.
https://t.co/sxqTqU7QZc

[devpolicy.org @devpolicy]

“If we face long delays getting birth certificates for our students, … imagine what it is like for the rural population and people in towns other than the capital,” says Andrew Anton Mako from @devpolicy.

https://t.co/Mt8IDEaS1w

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

The (shorter) blog version is out today as well at the link below. Big thanks to everyone who's given great comments and feedback on this paper over the last year or so - especially @kingtaumambon @MLaveil @terencewoodnz @BlaneDavidLewis @ryanbedwards :)

https://t.co/aRaSB7H7B1

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Very very happy to have my first @devpolicy Discussion Paper published, on whether being a minister helps politicians get re-elected in PNG, using an event study difference-in-differences setup!

https://t.co/cHvm9KLPxu

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

An absolute pleasure to listen to @chellelyons' final PhD seminar today at @ANUCrawford - Chell's research on green banks and financing the net zero transition is insightful, useful and exciting. Super inspiring to see years of hard work come together and be presented so well!!

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

Great piece by @terencewoodnz and @GordonPeake on cocoa, Bougainville and aid! Lots of important parallels on the need to manage resource revenue in PNG more broadly too, whether the money comes from mines or agriculture

[Terence Wood @terencewoodnz]

What's aid got to do with a cocoa boom that's leaving farmers flush in Bougainville? @GordonPeake & I explain it all today on @ConversationEDU: https://t.co/6YyF5jafc7

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

@HistorianZhang @Teesta_P giving McKellar spicy ramen vibes

[Alyssa Leng @AlyssaLeng]

@amirulruslan Would be v grateful if you feel like posting locations/names for any of these Ampang CKT spots for when I'm next home 🙏🙏🙏