Sylvan Herskowitz

Economist @WorldBank DIME. Social justice, soul/r&b, @celtics, and @sevillafc. RPCV-🇳🇪

[Sylvan Herskowitz @SylvanRH]

@AreBerkeley So many of us are so indebted to her... She was SO generous with her time. Yes, her feedback could be tough (and terrifying!) but it was because she demanded excellence from all of her students. Forever grateful to have gotten to learn from an absolute legend.

[Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics @AreBerkeley]

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our esteemed colleague, ARE Professor Betty Sadoulet. A cherished member of our Berkeley community, she touched countless lives through her teaching, research, and mentorship. She will be deeply missed. https://t.co/OeTsuELqT9

[Claudio Ferraz @claudferraz]

Betty was like a mother to all ARE development economists. One generation after the other, her rigor, passion for new knowledge was inspirational. Her questions, a terror in seminars. And the capacity to adapt to new topics and methods astonishing. She will be deeply missed

[Lumps Away Foundation @AwayLumps]

Sending you and your loved ones the very best wishes for the holidays and the new year!

[David McKenzie @dmckenzie001]

Weekly links September 20: happiness is the absence of ceiling effects, the econ job market, unbelievable aging, and more… https://t.co/Jf6xL4hSEJ

[Jeffrey Bloem @JeffBloem]

New @IFPRI Discussion Paper: "The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh" with @AnnetAdong, @ambler_kate, @adebrauw, @SylvanRH, Saiful Islam, and Julia Wagner

https://t.co/WEbOZSPI2Y

[Sylvan Herskowitz @SylvanRH]

@PoPville https://t.co/3zDyenZlt1

[Sylvan Herskowitz @SylvanRH]

@PoPville 11pm at 14th and Park NW... anyone know what happened?

[Sveta Milusheva @smilusheva3]

Worsening climate anomalies are associated with LESS migration in West Africa. Check out our new paper in JEEM https://t.co/ERkQrVCxqr

[Arianna Legovini @alegovini]

Adopting a respondent-driven sampling approach to generate a diverse sample of traders to track value chains @SylvanRH ++

[Jeffrey Bloem @JeffBloem]

New working paper: "A network-driven data collection approach for agri-food value chains," with @ambler_kate @adebrauw @SylvanRH and Julia Wagner

https://t.co/w9LO8316xx

[Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs]

Here's another interesting paper on the NGO-effect in RCTs. The NGO-effect is one reason why findings from RCTs often do not scale. This one here is on an educational program in China. https://t.co/5byXB8GoBY

[Oyebola Okunogbe @oyebolaoo]

I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with @timsvengali on @vox_dev about a recent paper by @gabezt and I on how lower income countries can raise more tax revenues to fund public services.

Hope you enjoy listening :)

[Astrid R.N. Haas @astihaas]

This is absolutely shocking… and the world is totally neglecting to act.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

I would love to see more work on AI as advisor to humans, rather than AI just doing work.

This controlled study in Kenya found top small business entrepreneurs got a stunning 15% boost in profits when given an AI mentor, but low performers struggled with mentorship & did worse.

[David McKenzie @dmckenzie001]

Weekly links May 23: ungating research, agile vs waterfall bureaucracy, African prices, services-led development, and more… https://t.co/rRfUBNPsYe

[Arianna Legovini @alegovini]

Michael Kremer will join Africa LEADS with a seminal lecture on the returns to investing in knowledge and the opportunity to scaling up interventions that work, don’t miss it

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

Innovative research accelerates development. Join us as we launch the #AfricaLEADS program in Cape Town next week. The goal: Connect @WorldBank operations, policy, and research to drive change. Watch the video and register here: https://t.co/UFSsBKOvCy. https://t.co/9CjTpP2t0e

[Arianna Legovini @alegovini]

@FKondylis local sourcing of school meals have an impact on local economies

[Sylvan Herskowitz @SylvanRH]

@Gianmarco_LeonC @bse_barcelona @AndreGroeger @melaniemorten @fscoamodio @deanyang @ChrisANeilson @EggerDennis @BglMarie @garimasharma @AnneKaring @ImranRasul3 best conference/workshop.