1/Our Technical Advisor, @KCTDUHO will join other youths at the IMF Spring Meeting to discuss solutions to the problems facing the youth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical situations currently. #IMFyouth#IMFmeetings
What issues resonate with youth globally? Join Deputy Managing Director, Bo Li, Gwen Hines, FT’s Andrew Jack @AJack, and #IMFYouth Fellows as they discuss how to offset the economic impact of COVID and the war in Ukraine. April 25 at 2 PM ET. https://t.co/Co5Z11Nf6V
Register to join the event this week where Dominic Kyei will present at the AuthorAID Climate Science Journal Club meeting on Thursday 24th October 2024. @authoraid, @authoraidghana, @AuthoraidN, @INASPinfo
Zoom registration: https://t.co/SAG0iAVnv6
Internet access unlocks economic and educational opportunities.
Using (free) geospatial data, we can now identify which areas lack internet access at super granular levels.
Here's the breakdown:
💡🌍 Fellows spotlight: We are thrilled to introduce, Dr Emmanuel Mensaklo, an exceptional economist and the newly appointed Senior Fellow and Strategic Director at Dataking Consulting!
https://t.co/MRKUb5mRxD
With an impressive portfolio of research, including publications in leading academic journals, Dr. Mensaklo specializes in econometrics, energy economics, financial economics, health economics, and environmental economics.
The availability and accessibility of high-quality services are essential for people’s well-being, especially in towns and villages.
Read this new blog post about an @OECD project on service accessibility in towns and villages using @Mapbox data.
👉 https://t.co/8wYYDkaBJj
Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. A JEP on how to construct compelling and effective graphics. https://t.co/U8wiOsNZep
Inequality isn't just about income and wealth.
It's also related to transport and accessibility.
Here's how poorer people are more impacted by inaccessibility to public services:
It's been too long since I've made a substantive tweet, so here goes. At the following Dropbox link you can access the slides and Stata files for my recent talk at the Stata UK meeting:
https://t.co/PViO8X4744
It's taken me awhile to see connections among various estimators.
The paper titled, "Determinants and convergence of biodiversity or extinction disclosures of mining firms in Africa" provides some relevant policy insights.
Divine Mensah Duho, @wdduho, @KCTDUHO, and Dr Emmanuel Tetteh Asare, Congratulations!!!
#Newresearch
Members of our lab have published a new article on biodiversity in the #JournalofEnvironmentalManagement (ranked as #ABS 3 & Q1), in Elsevier.
Download and read the full paper for free before November 7, 2024.
https://t.co/0mOVHCfRSp
Addressing language barriers can enhance research training in the DRC! 🌍📚 Gédéon Chomba's blog highlights the need to integrate English into scientific research to unlock global opportunities. Read more: https://t.co/yjS42moQH3
#AuthorAID#research
RCT introduction of a pollution market in Surat, Gujarat.
Pollution fell by 20–30%, and efficiently — gains came from the firms who could cut pollution most effectively.
Mortality benefits are *25 times* costs.
An incredible state/research collaboration.
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Informing Mothers About the Benefits of Conversing With Infants: Experimental Evidence From Ghana" by Pascaline Dupas, Camille Falezan, Seema Jayachandran, and Mark Walsh. https://t.co/w8yqfgOtXH