Heidi Kaila

Economist interested in human capital, conflict, rural livelihoods @worldbankafrica. Tweets are mine. She/her

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

Thanks so much @leightjessica for a nice summary of our paper presented at #NEUDC2022. A terrific conference @YaleEGC!

[Jessica Leight @leightjessica]

Ready to pronounce the winner of the NEUDC paper title contest! @KailaHeidi Boone + Sahn: "Posh spice or scary spice? The impacts of Madagascar’s
vanilla boom on household well-being." This is an awesome paper - exploits this notable ⬆️ in vanilla prices

[Maheshwor Shrestha @MaheshShrestha_]

Unlocking migration’s potential: Five key insights on Bilateral Labor Agreements (BLAs) https://t.co/eZYQu0RAja via @WorldBank

[Maheshwor Shrestha @MaheshShrestha_]

New Working paper:

We find that bilateral labor agreements significantly increases migration.

Low- and lower-middle-income countries can gain US$ 120 million each year from a single BLA in the form of higher migrant earnings!

https://t.co/GjstMvKmeo

[Justice Mensah @myjumens]

In this new paper in the "World Bank Economic Review" (wt Nouhoum Traore) we ask: can the provision of quality #infrastructure lead to ⬆️in #FDI in dev countries? A 🧵(1/n)
https://t.co/C1TevIvFH1

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@Vanisha49 @econthatmatters Looks great!

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@liisatlaine Onnea!!!

[Food Policy @_Food_Policy]

@KailaHeidi& Azad @WorldBank collect data on #victimization over the phone from a panel in #Nigeria. Find being a victim leads to higher food insecurity and decreased consumption. Property crimes are more detrimental to these outcomes than violence is.4/11
https://t.co/5Jchvh2gOC

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@leightjessica Notice the HCA only starts after 9 months of parental (maternity) leave, which is a different allowance altogether. At a quick glance it seems they are interested in the effect of HCA alone, not the joint effect of the two..?

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

We invite you to submit your research paper for the 2023 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (#ABCDE2023), scheduled for June 5-6. The focus this year is on growth and resilience. https://t.co/8bGtN5ozyI

[Journal of Development Studies (JDS) @JDevStudies]

New in #JDevStudies: @utteeyo @manimetrix @smriti106 & @singhalecon use data from incentivized tasks & surveys w/ uni students

--> historically marginalized castes report ⬇️scores than upper castes on competitiveness, confidence & personality traits

https://t.co/Z4G5iYC1gz

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@KhoaVuUmn @leightjessica Thanks! Here's the most recent NEUDC version https://t.co/Z3oHcgsPHs

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@leightjessica @CarlyTrachtman Well we had to tell the audience that the answer to the research question was "more Posh than Scary" which was easy to visualize.

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@leightjessica @KhoaVuUmn Yep! It's the natural vanilla that increased in price. There's also the synthetic kind.

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@KhoaVuUmn @leightjessica We may have seen that article as well😄

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

What's the latest in economic development research? This past weekend was #NEUDC2022, with more than 130 papers on a wide array of topics!

https://t.co/E6AYYcWdws

@Almedina1Music and I provide a quick takeaway of every one.

[Heidi Kaila @KailaHeidi]

@dunc_webb Maybe have to move to ginger at some point.

[Yale Economic Growth Center @YaleEGC]

Informal Trade, contract farming, crop "booms" & household well-being, and the effects of coffee mill work on women's lives:
#NEUDC Agricultural Trade @KyleEmerick5, @EleanorWiseman, @mi_econ, @KailaHeidi & @DenizSanin_

Papers here: https://t.co/SdlnIJJo7K

[Chris Barrett @cbb2cornell]

This is a great opportunity for teams of 2-3 early career economists in/from Africa, South Asia or Southeast Asia. We welcome your proposals and are excited to work on research with you. Oct 16 application deadline.