International Section @AAEA_Economics 🌏
Sharing knowledge & enabling policy action to address the pressing challenges of society through data-driven process📊
Time is running out to apply to the Chicago School in Experimental Economics (CSEE) 2025!
The first school will take place at the University of Bonn, September 7-11, and the second school will take place at the University of Chicago, September 13-17.
For more information and to apply, please complete the application found here by March 01, 2025:
https://t.co/RRC7n4DobA
📣 Join our team in South Africa as a Research Manager! Support cutting-edge research on a set of scaling evidence-based programs in collaboration w/ the Department of Basic Education @youthimpactorg@LEGOfoundation@ZenexF@WWHGlobalEd
https://t.co/iL9ryjb2Mq
🚀 Exciting Research Opportunity! 🚀
We're hiring Research Fellows at the IDB Research Dept in DC! If you have (or are finishing) your Master’s in Econ & have a passion for impactful research, apply now 👉 https://t.co/tDDPmJwq3I #IDBJobs#Economics#Research#econtwitter
Have you read this paper on Cash+ & self-perceived stress in 🇲🇼🇬🇭🇹🇿?
Maara et al. conclude that
1⃣Cash alone may not be sufficient to overcome many challenges related to poverty
2⃣Complementary programing may be needed to improve mental health.
https://t.co/0DW43M0a4I
Something to remember!
When it comes to policy change, methodology isn't the be-all & end-all.
👥Collaborative research
❓Co-creation of research questions
📊Leveraging local research expertise
are ways we can change decision-making.
See @WorldDevJournal https://t.co/QZAzl8jjMV
New Study in JAAEA.
A global approach to estimating import demand elasticities: Insights from major agricultural sectors - Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - Wiley Online Library (w/ Md Deluair Hossen) https://t.co/JgUiekAnPi
📢 7th QMUL Workshop for PhD Students & Post-Docs! 📢
📝 Apply by March 14 → https://t.co/bsFw2CAdNo
📅 May 22-23
📍 Queen Mary University of London
✨ 1st announced keynote speaker: Tim Besley (LSE)
🏨 We can provide accommodation!
https://t.co/jwUNClT0H2
.@gatesfoundation Grand Challenge on "Innovative Data & Modeling Approaches to Measure Women's Health"
Moving beyond DALYs - yes!!
Award: 150k USD, deadline: Mar 25, 2025
https://t.co/YeWvZLDUn1
Join us for the exciting 2025 Workshop on Survey Design and Experimental Methods in Applied and Agricultural Economics at @MSUAFRE
Seats are limited, so register early to secure your spot! To register, please visit: https://t.co/H5jBuJH24Q
Despite the mass exodus "on here" -- given the v. challenging job market, I'm still posting all the opportunities I see!
A quick 🧵 of current opportunities in gender + dev research or those that caught my eye #GenderJobs#EconTwitter:
Call for Submissions: We invite you to participate in the 2025 #CAES/SCAÉ Annual Meeting at the 59th CEA Annual Meeting in Montreal from May 29th to May 31st, 2025. Abstract deadline: Feb. 14th, 2025.
Please share widely!
For detail, see:
https://t.co/Tz2E4vdxqS
"Experiential Learning, Narrative-Based Learning, and Insurance Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Kenya" by Osiemo Jamleck, Francesco Cecchi, Erwin Bulte, and @CMwonger https://t.co/5U1QcMH4kN
To all econ students on the market and advisors: I am thinking about filling an additional postdoc position at @EconUniMannheim working on portfolio choice, wealth inequality, and labor markets. Interested? If yes, please let me know!
https://t.co/d299O0zS6W
.@TheIFS & @Thrivechildevidence are hosting an interdisciplinary conference on Early Childhood Development, focusing on issues of what works and scale-up.
For more info: https://t.co/7EUulXa3GS
Deadline: 16 Feb.
Keynotes include @mushfiq_econ, @liafernald & @Econ_4_Everyone!
The next edition of the "Firms, Labor Markets, and Development" Workshop will be held in Bari, Italy, on 20-21 June.
Keynote speaker: @mushfiq_econ
Deadline to submit: Feb 28
We are happy to receive support from STEG:
https://t.co/GD1nCEyJut
***📢 DATA UPDATE ***
Central Bank Independence: 192 countries, 1970-2023
The most comprehensive #dataset on #CentralBanks is updated and available at https://t.co/lucAfHLC2N
What’s new about #CBI?
🚨 New Paper and Public Good🚨
"The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset", joint with @chenzix, Mohammed Lehbib, and Ziliang Chen.
We built the most comprehensive macro database ever—covering 243 countries from 1086-today, integrating 110 sources. 🧵