Dr. Rebekka Grun

Lead Economist, Human Development Africa @WorldBank. Improving lives with the economics of work, family and relationships. Views are mine.

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

Use the 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅+ to compare health, education, and employment outcomes; then use the evidence to strengthen strategies for more and better jobs. https://t.co/tqqj20i93o via @WorldBank

[World Bank Group @WorldBankGroup]

Progress is possible when it’s measurable.

Use the 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅+ to compare health, education, and employment outcomes; then use the evidence to strengthen strategies for more and better jobs.

Explore the HCI+ tool here. https://t.co/7Qkug1FYpG

[Economics. For Society. @ubscenter]

.@UBS Foundation Professor @Florian_Scheuer, Chair of @econ_uzh, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of 🇩🇪 @BMF_Bund.

Learn more (in German) → https://t.co/GROk85v30N

#EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

@BradWilcoxIFS @RichardvReeves @aaron_renn Is there a recording?

[Mark Wright @markeology]

My angelic, autistic 12 year old daughter Annika drew this pencil and asked me to share it with you. She gets giddy when her content does better than mine, which makes me happy.

Please share it far and wide to keep her fire for art going. We've just barely gotten it rekindled.

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

Sub-Saharan Africa led the world with 33 women’s economic rights reforms. Madagascar & Somalia lifted job bans. The next battle? Enforcement. @WorldBankGroup @WorldBankAfrica @UNWomenWatch @ilo @BrookingsInst @CGDev @AfDB_Group @IMFNews

[World Bank Africa @WorldBankAfrica]

Global progress in expanding women’s economic rights is real, but enforcement is key.

Sub-Saharan Africa led w/ 33 reforms; Madagascar & Somalia lifted prohibitions on women working in sectors like construction, manufacturing & agriculture.

https://t.co/XUgy7RD96Y #WomenBizLaw

[Chris Blattman @cblatts]

DM or email me (blattman at gmail) if you would like a preview of Claude Blattman tutorial site for learning the Claude Code basics, building executive assistants, and project management tools (data analysis coming but not ready). Early access entails installing on Feb 22 and giving feedback on tutorial by Feb 24 for launch.

[John A. List @Econ_4_Everyone]

***Big Announcement!***

I'm thrilled to let everyone know that the Chicago School in Experimental Economics is heading to Buenos Aires! This edition of CSEE will take place November 4-8, 2026 at the Universidad del CEMA. 

This intensive one-week summer school is designed to deepen scholars' understanding of frontier experimental methods. Lessons will range from designing and conducting experiments to analyzing and interpreting data to writing up your findings. The curriculum draws from my forthcoming textbook, Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice (https://t.co/0OFBJ6la6k), and participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research.

I'm honored to be joined by an outstanding group of lecturers:
Gwen-Jirō Clochard (The University of Osaka)
Jared Gars (University of Florida)
Luca Henkel (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Justin Holz (University of Michigan)
Sally Sadoff (UC San Diego)
Julia Seither (University of Chicago)
Karen Ye (Queen's University)

Applications are now open to researchers across disciplines who work with experimental methods, want to apply them in the future, or teach experimental approaches. Priority goes to junior faculty, but doctoral and postdoctoral researchers are also welcome to apply. There is no program fee, and financial assistance for accommodations is available.

Application deadline: April 30, 2026
Please apply here: https://t.co/8Aj3EtXqLM
Questions? Contact Melissa De Vries at [email protected]

I look forward to seeing you in Buenos Aires!

[💪🎭..Rai ji..💪🎭 @Vinod_r108]

Johanna Quaas, 99, a German gymnast since 1935, is the Guinness World Record holder as the oldest active competitive gymnast.

No matter how old you are, don't give up on the job you love.

[𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢 @Krishnavallabhi]

Nature’s first rule: Don’t touch her kids.

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

Spotlight (PDF) Exit and save : migration and saving under violence

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

Violence doesn’t just drive migration—it reshapes saving behavior.
In Exit and Save, I study how insecurity changes risk, liquidity, and exit decisions. Not so new, but current paper 👇

[Ludger Woessmann @Woessmann]

📢Call for papers:

CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education
co-organized w/ @EricHanushek (Stanford)

🏛️11-12 Sept 2026, Munich

🧑‍🏫Keynote: John List (Chicago) @Econ_4_Everyone

👉https://t.co/upkckN8dqx

⏰Deadline: 11 May 2026

🖼️Past programs:
https://t.co/JQ2j4JbR6M

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

@deinsauerland

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

We should try this at home @sauerland. - Welcome to the wild world of skijoring (from @TheEconomist) https://t.co/HsnxFVj1xK

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

@cblatts A technical, not political remark, with empirical foundation: the most terrific thing is trust. Works like good health insurance ie grows the pie while lowering costs.

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

Hey @UberEats , when you deliver food to the wrong address and cannot rectify, you insist on charging the original customer that never received their food. Is that strategy or error?

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

The 2026 World Cup draw looks random, but it really isn’t.

With forced hosts, confederation limits, and bracket placement for the top seeds, some teams are way more likely to get grouped together than others.

Here's the outcome of 1 million simulated draws under FIFA’s rules.

[Dr. Rebekka Grun @EconOracle]

To Solve the #Jobs Challenge, Solve the #Care Challenge https://t.co/TRCJEtGBPh

[Lauren Gilbert @notanastronomer]

So this is public now, so: I’m officially starting a Works in Progress-style magazine focusing on the developing world!

It is called In Development, and first call for pitches will be coming at the end of the year.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A great relationship recession is under way. By our calculation, the world has at least 100m more single people today than if coupling rates were still as high as in 2017.

The shift is likely to exacerbate the already dramatic fall in global fertility https://t.co/HoP53ktzI2