Benedetta Lerva

Economist at World Bank DIME (now DECDI). Dev & Experiments & Ag & Education & Social Protection. she/her. On bsky.

[Geetika Nagpal @nagpal_geetika]

Findings from our work in Lagos! We find that indirect benefits of establishing a new public bus system stemming from the competition with the ubiquitous private minibuses- commuters get lower prices on connected routes.

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

Back here with news

🔔 DIME IS HIRING 🔔

16 positions open for RAs and Field Coordinators.

Apply here: https://t.co/0stQ2q5QD2

Can’t give individual guidance to applicants. Best of luck!

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

🔊 How government analytics can improve public sector implementation

In this week's VoxDevTalks, @timsvengali speaks to Daniel Rogger @WorldBank and @cschusterUCL @uclspp about how to improve government implementation using data:
https://t.co/Z6geyQig7i

[David McKenzie @dmckenzie001]

Blog your job market paper 2024: submissions now open - our 14th year of publishing posts by PhD students on the development job market (submissions due Nov 6) https://t.co/mvMnZgcitd

[Arianna Legovini @alegovini]

We are launching DaTax: a new tax microdata laboratory to provide key insights into taxation, firm dynamics, and labor markets and design more growth and equity oriented public finance policies. @thiagoscot @DarioTortarolo https://t.co/s9J3lbY2je

[Minahil A. @asim_minahil]

📣 The #EdDev community group
@aefpweb 2024-25 Updates!

@toddpugatch and I are excited to co-chair this year!

We will meet online on the second Friday of every month at 11am ET. Two presenters will share their work-in-progress followed by quick reflections from two volunteers.

[J-PAL @JPAL]

Looking to apply for PhD programs this fall? Read advice from recent J-PAL post-docs and staff with PhDs: https://t.co/ypY9AKEDTz

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

@teevrat @KhoaVuUmn In my jmp I use wtp to value positive externalities - i elicit farmers’ wtp to induce one other farmer to adopt a pest control practice. Maybe that helps?

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

@lukusem @jt_kerwin Extended abstracts often work, if I don’t have a draft I sometimes ask the organizers if ok to submit an extended abstract instead

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

Both great feedback and great fun was had at this workshop. Thanks to the organizers!

(If you work in child nutrition, you should follow @LuhrmannMelanie!)

[Melanie Luhrmann @LuhrmannMelanie]

Fitting group pic at the workshop "economics of childhood nutrition" @TheIFS @RHULECON

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

Thanks for having me!

Not sure anyone noticed we had a “BBC dad” moment during the presentation - my dog pushed through the door and my partner had to fetch her out and lock the door

[Raissa Fabregas @raissafabregas]

📣 The #EdDev community group @aefpweb
will meet tomorrow, Fri (06/14) at 11am ET!

@b_lerva + @MdShahadathHo18 will present their work;

@GlendaPalaciosQ + @juansebastmunoz will discuss.

Join us for the last meeting of the term! (DM me for invite/learn how to get emails)

[Raissa Fabregas @raissafabregas]

📣 The #EdDev community group @aefpweb
will meet tomorrow, Fri (06/14) at 11am ET!

@b_lerva + @MdShahadathHo18 will present their work;

@GlendaPalaciosQ + @juansebastmunoz will discuss.

Join us for the last meeting of the term! (DM me for invite/learn how to get emails)

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

You should absolutely work with Konrad if you want to learn how to think like an economist and write clear, elegant, and compelling papers

[Konrad Burchardi @kbburchardi]

🚨Research Assistant Positions🚨

1. Ingvild Almås, Timo Boppart, @bergerthor, @HannesMalmberg1 and I are looking for a research assistant to work on a project which investigates Sweden's spectacular economic growth during the late 19th century using establishment-level data.

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

@FKondylis @JustinSandefur @alegovini @HannahUckat @r_khincha And planning to be very productive writing up the papers over the summer 😌

[Italian Association of Development Economists @Sites_DevEcon]

Deadline extended to 31 May
Submit your paper here: https://t.co/9C8mqVJn19

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

@WorldBank Hi, I’m wb staff. Is there a way to reach the author of this tweet internally?

[Royal Holloway Economics Department @RHULECON]

We are happy to welcome Benedetta Lerva (World Bank) to the Applied Seminar @RHULECON
⏰ 01/05/2024 (13:30 – 15.00)
🏢 Horton 321
👉 Relaxing Demand-Side Constraints to Secondary Education: Evidence from Uganda
#EconTwitter #research #university #rhul #royalholloway @b_lerva

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

@aidthoughts Never put a link in the first tweet if you want views, dr collin

[aidthoughts @aidthoughts]

DC peeps, come find me at Zeba Bar this Saturday

(I'll be on at midnight)

https://t.co/91a7bizlea

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

Here it is: https://t.co/wXHC1JN3DB (follow instructions at top closely, we don’t provide individual guidance)

[Benedetta Lerva @b_lerva]

Are you a young researcher and want to join 🌐DIME🌐 @wb_research ?
We have many many vacancies now open -> link to dashboard in next tweet ⬇️