Damien de Walque

Damien de Walque is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at the World Bank.

[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

Obesity is a major risk factor for a range of diseases. Worldwide, its prevalence has been growing, becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in countries of all income levels. Join
@damiendwa for insights on global health equity https://t.co/SRhLyUqoP0

[Vijayendra Rao @bijurao]

My friend @varungauri - has just published his debut novel. I had the privilege of reading the manuscript. It is beautifully written and crafted; a delightful, sensitive, and funny exploration of Indian American life that
explores the inner workings and non-workings of a quasi-arranged marriage.

[Lelys Dinarte-Diaz @ile_din]

Excited to share that starting in August, I'll be based in Brasília, continuing my role as researcher at the WB Research Group. Many thanks to the director, manager, & colleagues at @wb_research for your support. Look forward to engaging with the brilliant research community in🇧🇷

[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 :)

[Sandra Rozo @svrozo]

Can online, low-cost, scalable interventions significantly reduce prejudice?

Absolutely!

We explored the effectiveness of perspective-taking through a documentary on Venezuelan migrants at the Colombian border and an immersive online game.

Results?

Both treatments increased altruism towards Venezuelans. However, on a per-minute basis, the documentary proved to be 4x more efficient than the game in boosting prosocial behavior.

How?

According to social psychology theory, cognitive-emotional interventions train individuals to use emotion-regulation strategies to fight their personal prejudices.

Dive into the details in our upcoming paper at JDE with @MarisolEcon @wb_research @the_IDB

https://t.co/FVqRKyEWK4

[S Anukriti @s_anukriti]

Curious about the latest research on education from the World Bank Development Research Group (DECRG)? You can find out about it here:

https://t.co/SKDFfIWcuZ

@wb_research

[Oyebola Okunogbe @oyebolaoo]

Tomorrow May 7 12:30 pm ET!

3 talks on taxation and development prepared for a general audience (policy makers, tax administrators, NGOs, students, researchers etc)

[S Anukriti @s_anukriti]

My new blog post on how to collect data on social networks (with @JUNISINGH1). @wb_research

https://t.co/J9CufNrLN4

[Oyebola Okunogbe @oyebolaoo]

On Tues May 7, my wonderful colleagues @AnneBrockmeyer @pierrebachas and I will share findings from our recent JEP papers on tax and development

https://t.co/rFZIKhEKUa

Discussion by Manuela Francisco (WB Global Director)

Please join us in person or online!

[S Anukriti @s_anukriti]

"Neglecting to incorporate the family into our analytical frameworks & data collection can result in, at best, an incomplete understanding of economic behaviors & outcomes, and at worst, erroneous conclusions."
See my new blog on Dev Impact. https://t.co/QJRlhddwJT

[Oyebola Okunogbe @oyebolaoo]

How can lower income countries collect more taxes?

That’s a big question on the minds of many government officials and researchers.

Gabe Tourek @gabezt and I offer some answers in our new paper just out in the Journal of Econ Perspectives @aeapubs https://t.co/Kb9RibvjTp 1/n

[UNAIDS Global @UNAIDS]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of @markushaacker, a brilliant and visionary economist whose economic analysis in support of HIV policy inspired us all. We will long remember Dr Haacker’s tenacity in pursuing the truth and challenging orthodoxy.

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

@damiendwa See also this @vox_dev column: https://t.co/GQ6GKc0EQ1

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

(5/5)
(4) Our CCT treatment has no effect on a rapid math test, but the two other treatments do. This is likely due to a combination of differences in compliers and to some adverse learning effects of the parental incentives.

@damiendwa

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

(4/5)
(3) Providing weekly paper-and-pen school attendance reports filled in by teachers increases parental information about their child's absenteeism a lot in all our treatment arms.

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

(3/5)
(2) Incentivizing children themselves (with vouchers) is at least as effective as incentivizing their parents with cash – and the goods purchased with the vouchers are not cancelled out by parents taking expenditure away from the targeted children.

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

(2/5)
We find that
(1) a CCT that includes our information treatment does not raise attendance much more than the information treatment on its own.

[Christine Valente @CmfValente]

Thank you @DaveEvansPhD!

Lack of parental information about child absenteeism suggests that children in LICs may have more agency than we think, with implications for incentivizing attendance. We confirm this in this study (1/5).

https://t.co/xfjIy5V9f0

[Lucy Xiaolu Wang @LucyXiaolu_Wang]

Thank you, IHEA (@healtheconomics), for the #AdamWagstaffAward for "Outstanding Research on the Economics of Healthcare Financing and Delivery in LMIC" & for an awesome conference in Cape Town!🙏#IHEA2023Congress #EconTwitter @SBS_UMass @resec_umass @mpi_inno_comp @HealthEcon_CU

[Moritz Piatti @MoritzPiatti]

Improving effective coverage has made it to Cape Town! 🥁🥁 Looking forward to the presentation tomorrow! #IHEA #UHC ⁦@eeshani_kandpal⁩ ⁦@damiendwa⁩ ⁦@WBG_Health⁩ ⁦@CGDev⁩