Faisal Baig

Governance economist @WorldBank. @UChicago & @lifeatlums alum. views my own. he/him

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

🚨Just accepted @PAReview🚨

"Introducing the Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators: A new global dataset on public sector employment and compensation” with @Xu_Han_UMD, Zahid Hasnain and Dan Rogger.

Paper:https://t.co/aQ0SEiXBmr

Dataset/codebook: https://t.co/H5uhcvnrMP

Thread:

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

Believe it, Nadeem.
You just became Pakistan's first ever athletics Olympic champion. 🇵🇰🥹

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

Despite facing a dual challenge of job scarcity and poor public services, Bosnia and Herzegovina must prioritize labor force participation and job quality for its citizens.

📘Learn more in this report: https://t.co/hR3021niKt #PublicAdminForum

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

📢 Join us for the #PublicAdminForum2024 next week!

Don’t miss the plenary session, Strengthening Public Accountability & Integrity in Public Administrations.

🗓️WED, May 29, 2024
📍 @WorldBank HQ

Learn more: https://t.co/K1q7Cz6pgz #PublicAdministration

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

How well do you know the public sector? 🌍📝

Every day, we'll ask a question on public administration. Join us as The World Bank hosts the Global Forum on Public Administration Reform! #PublicAdminForum #GovReform #WorldBank

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

Public Administration Reforms #Factcheck of the day:

- The public sector is often the single largest employer in most countries.

Find the correct answer a the Public Admon Global Forum: Transforming Government for a Livable Planet! https://t.co/J7roZU48L5

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

Join us at the Public Administration Global Forum on Transforming Governments for a Livable Planet! 🌍📈

📅 May 28-29, 2024 📍 Washington, D.C.

Let's tackle complex government challenges, fiscal pressures, and rebuild trust .

➡️Register here: https://t.co/ziYqMdtepT

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

What is the role of public administration reforms in addressing global challenges?

Join us to discuss this at the #PublicAdministration Global Forum: Transforming Governments for a Livable Planet.

🗓️TUE, May 28, 2024
📍@WorldBank HQ
➡️Register here: https://t.co/1mASDkrj7g

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@_sarahkhan @AU_SIS Congratulations Sarah! And welcome to the city!

[Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez @ArturoHerrera_G]

Up to 40% of a govt's budget pays for teachers, doctors, police, etc. Understanding bureaucracies is critical to improving performance.

In this video, I discuss the #WorldBank Bureaucracy Lab, which uses evidence & tech in civil service reform. https://t.co/DOg9CFIfsx

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@ArturoHerrera_G You’re most welcome @ArturoHerrera_G. Hope you enjoy the book!

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

✔️ Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12, from 9:00-10:00 am EST, in a conversation about "Governing Effectively During Challenging Times" with @bjerde_anna, @parosemena, @ICRCPresident, @SergiiMarchenk3 & @BRACworld .

▶️ https://t.co/9CbpQSlmd0
#Reshapingdevelopment

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@sameen_mohsin Right back at ya… will check out the traitors!

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@sameen_mohsin Also… that show is called treason 🤦🏾‍♂️

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@sameen_mohsin Lol. I’m talking about a new British spy drama on Netflix. :p oh, and apologies for the spoiler!

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

Also, any email sent to customer service or baggage tracing bounces back saying "the recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly."

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

Hi @flyethiopian, it has been another month since I last heard from your customer service account and about 50 days since the airlines lost my luggage. May I assume that the airline has decided to not make any attempts to locate the item?

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

The lists reads like a “best Pakistani movies of all time” list

[Javaria Waseem @JavariaWaseem]

A thread of Pakistani films banned in Pakistan:

[Saad Gulzar سعد گلزار @saadgulzar]

I'm looking to hire a full-time pre-doc/research specialist at @PrincetonSPIA with strong programming skills (Python/R) and an interest in social science applications (development/environment/political economy). Pls help spread the word!

Apply: https://t.co/vodjjeAyfY

@econ_ra

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@eeshani_kandpal @CGDev Congratulations! You will be missed at the Bank, and we never got a chance to drink the mezcal I promised you… need to celebrate this soon!

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

Typical @MairaHayat, providing a clear narrative on an immensely important/complex intersection of issues around imperialism, water securitization, international development pedagogy, climate accountability in a handful of tweets with the article providing additional context! WOW

[Maira Hayat @MairaHayat]

In 1962, 500 American families arrived in what was then W Pakistan. They were mostly construction workers & their families who came to Pakistan after San Francisco-based, Guy F. Atkinson Construction Co., obtained a $510 million contract to build Mangla dam on river Jhelum 1/

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@shahbano_ijaz

[Faisal Baig @faisalabaig]

@shahbano_ijaz Here you go. https://t.co/LPkisLeAUz the link also includes the test scores distributed by race/ethnicity