Excited to be attending this to present results from an evaluation of an ultra-poor graduation model in Baidoa, Somalia, with @leightjessica, @NKarachiwalla, and Kalle Hirvonen.
Come say “hi” if you’re around!
Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners will gather in Bangkok next week for the 4th JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement.
Join the livestream (4–6 June) to explore how data is shaping policy on self‑reliance, returns, and more.
Register: https://t.co/PzPDVYKa23
@wakincognitwo Absolutely. Costs to more ambitious or exploratory work have reduced immensely. But I have noticed that the hours spent on working with CC/Codex are cognitively way more taxing. Things get done 2-3x quicker but supervision & verification is 2-3x more intense also.
@leightjessica@akoustov@akib_kn There’s also an implicit tension between clear-eyed prose and complicated research findings. I find “Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler” a good mantra but not “simple” to implement in practice!
📝 A recent IFPRI discussion paper explores a lab-in-the-field experiment that assessed conditional cooperation for a new school meals program implemented by @WorldVision in Nampula and Zambezia provinces in rural Mozambique.
🖱️ Learn more in this blog by @JEAllenIV, @NKarachiwalla, and @meanregressive: https://t.co/mrioXzIz76
@CGIAR
A 🆕 @IFPRI paper & blog joint w/ @NKarachiwalla & @meanregressive!
🤝When asked to support a school meals program, many households reduced contributions as others gave more—opposite of findings from high-income labs.
Paper: https://t.co/ygA0zKfGW1
Blog: https://t.co/d7icG7G93P
As someone who models both HANK and ABMs, I wouldn’t say modern heterogeneous-agent macro really engages with chaotic dynamics. HANK is disciplined by 3 pillars: (1) optimizing behavior, (2) market clearing, (3) rational expectations. That’s a different animal than ABMs.
🆕 from @IFPRI@LSHTM: 9⃣-year mixed-methods follow up of how economic transfers affect IPV
--> Impacts ⬇️ IPV are maintained in the north for $$ [but not food] transfers - with & without BCC added - but not in the south
https://t.co/iLFVkN0WRd
Centre for Study of Indian Economy (CSIE-APU) is inviting applications for the position of Research Fellow (post doc). Please share with anyone interested/eligible.
https://t.co/iVqhFr0YJ8