Laura Contreras

PhD candidate at @amseaixmars | Former PhD Fellow at @unuwider | 🇨🇴 living in 🇫🇷

[Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe @BancoMundialLAC]

El empleo generó más de la mitad de la reducción de la pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe, entre 2022 y 2024. Los países que lograron las disminuciones más sustanciales fueron aquellos donde las mejoras del mercado laboral lideraron el camino. Lee más: https://t.co/WSC5XFz95z

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

The history of US interventionism in Latin America is a history of human rights violations, human experimentation, slavery, poverty and genocide, not emancipation. Maduro is a monster who does not care about his people, but let’s not be naive: neither does the US

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

@AndreaHerreraBo @Ahlfeldt @ChrisALHilber @LSEGeography @UrbanEconomics Bravo Andrea! 🎉

[LSE Geography & Environment @LSEGeography]

That's a wrap on the 1st Workshop of Early Career Women in Economic Geography and Spatial Economics, which took place at LSE on 12-13 May! 🎓

Thank you to our keynotes: @eviladecans and @r_ortegaargiles

Here's a reminder of the full programme: https://t.co/InXiH4hyE6

[CERGIC @InfoCERGIC]

Next week (Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 November), CERGIC will host the second Junior Workshop at @ENSdeLyon.

More information below 👇

[Urban Economics Association @UrbanEconomics]

Thanks to @unige_en & @GVAGrad for hosting this week's Summer School in Urban Economics. 50+ students excited about urban economics enjoyed lectures on frontier research, presented their own work, and met some of the future stars in the field.

https://t.co/Dmj87T8Jgs

[Urban Economics Association @UrbanEconomics]

The program for our 2024 Summer School in Urban Economics hosted by @unige_en & @GVAGrad in Geneva is now online: https://t.co/HXOLY49SfC

Looking forward to six faculty lectures, twelve student presentations, and small-group feedback sessions during June 24 - 26.

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

@henry_nastasia Félicitations ! 🔝

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Places in cities with over 250k inhabitants are on average 3°C warmer than in surrounding areas.

To discuss territorial impacts on climate disparities, join our #OECD seminar on "Sustainable Buildings and Cities"

Register 👉 https://t.co/UxOOsTFr92

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

Special acknowledgment to the admirable work of women researchers, particularly of my Latin American colleagues! Witnessing the significance of their research is truly empowering! @EAFIT

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

I am delighted to have attended such an incredible congress (@IEA_economics). Huge thanks to EAFIT (@EAFIT), Cesar Tamayo, and all the staff who made this an unforgettable event. I can proudly say that the World Economic Congress took place in my country! 🇨🇴

[Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia @BibliotecaNalCo]

¡Septiembre es el mes de los mapas en la #BibliotecaNacional!

Del 13 al 30 de septiembre de 2023, el ciclo Tiempo de mapas propone una agenda híbrida —presencial y virtual— de talleres, conferencias, presentaciones y otras actividades.

Conoce más en https://t.co/uN6zNrQke9

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Going to leave this right here

[Giulio Mattioli @giulio_mattioli]

What do Eastern Europe, Germany, Austria & Italy have in common? They're the countries where most kids aged 3 or less are exclusively cared for by parents https://t.co/rxdE7R72jj via @EU_Eurostat

[Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez_pose]

Given the proliferation of #SEZ policies in developing countries, investors have an extensive choice of incentive packages on offer.
Fiscal #incentives are thus often taken for granted.
https://t.co/QtiBVA6Kos
https://t.co/kxnDjMbAr0
https://t.co/oZdoNCk8rT

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

@jesuislau Felicitaciones bebé lindaaaaa ❤️🥰

[OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives @OECD]

#WorldCitiesDay 🏙️

How is life in West #Africa’s cities❔ What can governments do to leverage the power of #cities ❔

Cities generate agglomeration economies that increase the productivity of urban firms & workers.

🔎 Find out more: https://t.co/xqlcONt8zB

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

The magic of trams & streetcars:

(and why they're the best form of public transport in cities)

[Laura Contreras @Contreraaaaas]

mis familia es todo en mi vida.

[Trinadora @Epifania2030]

¡En Bogotá se DEBE promover el trabajo remoto!