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Grad students & junior researchers blogging on dev econ, poverty reduction and ag development. All views our own. RTs ≠ endorsement.
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Studying Brazil's Bolsa Família program, @leitemariante.bsky.social finds that unconditional cash transfers boost formal employment among women by 7% over two years, while men's employment remains unaffected. www.econthatmatters.com/2025/02/can-...

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We are back to our interview series. We had the opportunity to interview @ericverhoogen.bsky.social to discuss development economics, innovation, and firms. Dive into the insights. Don’t miss it! www.econthatmatters.com/2025/01/etrm...

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Sharing the gains from trade liberalization, Anh Nguyen's JMP studies how migration and trade policies work together to reduce inequality in Vietnam www.econthatmatters.com/2025/01/shar... #EconSky #JMP

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Studying a gender-based affirmative action policy at a university in Uganda, Saloni Chopra found that average university students performance in treated cohorts improved despite lower high school scores for women enrolled www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/is-a... #EconSky #JMP

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It was such a pleasure to collaborate with the World Bank Development Impact blog to feature #econjmp posts. Thanks @dmckenzie.bsky.social and the team! We still have two more blogs coming up. Stay tuned. #econsky #jmp

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This year we posted 26 #econjmp posts by PhD students on the market. Here is the list of all of them in case you missed any, plus a link to the @econthatmatters.bsky.social series which has some more - great to see all the exciting work in development blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

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How do economic and social shocks influence child marriage for boys and girls? Abigail Jordan Stocker's JMP analysis reveals that negative income shocks reduce child marriage rates for both boys and girls www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-... #EconSky #JMP

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How to protect sex workers without protective legislation? Ruchi Mahadeshwar's JMP findings “provide timely evidence that incentivizing labor market alternatives may decrease the size of the market for sex without compromising worker welfare” www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-... #EconSky #JMP

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Evaluating the PMUY in India, @tvninan.bsky.social JMP suggests that “clean transition policies have benefits beyond health—they can also improve educational outcomes.” www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/fuel... #EconSky #JMP

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Why are mothers at higher risk of violence? Gabriela Deschamps' JMP found that motherhood increases the risk of experiencing violence because motherhood increases separation costs for women www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/why-... #Econsky #JMPblog

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Studying two main policies targeting transforming slums in Chile, Joaquin Urrego JMP findings “highlight the need for comprehensive strategies that not only mitigate the adverse effects of existing slums but also limit the creation of new ones” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/slums-… #EconJMP #JMPblog

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Studying the military bases in Colombia, Sakina Shibuya's JMP found that “establishment of military bases, a government security program, has had unintended negative consequences on communities that host them” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/when... #Econsky #JMP #JMPblog

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RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, Cornell in collaboration with WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2

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By studying female-led firms, @florianmuench.bsky.social JMP sheds light on how “small firms in low-and middle-income countries can be incentivized to and benefit from sharing the fixed costs of export” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/shar... #EconSky #JMP #JMPblog

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We are back on Bluesky! Let’s check out the blog posts so far for our Job Market Paper Series blog for 2024-2025. #EconJMP #JMP #ETRM #EconSky To kick things off, our first blog of the series by @chidiya.bsky.social discusses AI, regulation, and radicalization. econthatmatters.com/2024/11/can-...

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Check out our second post as part of our JMP series by Northwestern PhD Candidate @RitwikaSen! Discover the impact of supervisors as coaches on worker performance. Read more below and check out the elevator pitch! www.econthatmatters.com/2024/01/supe...

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