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Alan Sanchez

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Economist, Senior Researcher @yloxford.bsky.social, Non-residential Principal Investigator GRADE, Associate Member St. Antony's College, https://sites.google.com/view/alansanchezj/

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Stefan Dercon @gamblingondev.bsky.social · Feb 27

Aspiring economists from Africa:
Extended deadline 4 March

Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students

How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD

We automatically consider all applicants

www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

MPhil in Economics | University of Oxford

About the courseThe MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD

www.ox.ac.uk

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thinking of studying the MPhil or DPhil in Economics at @oxfordecondept.bsky.social? Are you an African national?

Join us for a webinar about scholarship opportunities available through the CSAE to students applying to start in 2026.

📆Mon 28 July, 2pm BST
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CSAE Scholarships webinar graphic with photo of Radcliffe Camera in Oxford as the background.

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Jun 12

🌍 Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks
We’re excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making
younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...
@climateoxford.bsky.social

Young Lives Director Marta Favara giving the opening speech at our Hub launch

Young Lives Deputy Director Kath Ford with panellists Benjamin Schachter, United Nations Human Rights, Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and
David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative

Our event speakers Young Lives Director Marta Favara and Deputy Director Kath Ford, speaker Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania, panellists Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative, and speaker Nevan Fučkar, University of Oxford

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · May 15

Another big day for Young Lives! We're thrilled to be heading to the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards, where we've been shortlisted in the Excellence in Research and Innovation – Research Engagement category. Wish us luck! 🤞🍀
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @martafavara.bsky.social @alansanchezj.bsky.social #VCAwards

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Duncan Green @duncangreenlse.bsky.social · Apr 24

Peru banned child marriage: here are three ways longitudinal research helped to make that happen. New post on the Activism, Influence and Change blog from Kath Ford of Young Lives one of the most interesting exercises in long term data collection in the Int Dev sector
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Mar 19

📲 CSAE Conference App Features Countdown

FEATURE 3️⃣ Key Conference Info
Read lots of helpful info around #OxCSAE2025 on the app. From advice on how to get to St Catz in Oxford, to the all important WIFI code 📶!

ℹ️Find out more & download today cvent.me/X5v04Z

CSAE Conference App graphic. Feature 3 read conference information. Includes screenshot of info in app on blue background.

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Alan Sanchez @alansanchezj.bsky.social · Mar 13

The Education & Learning factsheets document progress made in Ethiopia, India, and Peru on completion to secondary education, access to higher education, access to digital devices, and reading skills. Results highlight substantial gaps linked to early-life inequalities, and child marriage for women.

Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 13

🎓 Round 7 survey ‘Education’ factsheets now available to download!
Our latest survey results show that there has been progress in access to education in each of our study countries, but persistent barriers remain.
Download our country factsheets for more details: www.younglives.org.uk/publications

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Alan Sanchez @alansanchezj.bsky.social · Mar 13

Young Lives started tracking 12,000 children in 2002 when they were aged 1 (8). By 2023, they were 22 (29). Using 20+ years of data, these thematic reports shed light on progress and challenges in human development in Ethiopia, India, and Peru, comparing two generations born 7 years apart

Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 12

🚨 Round 7 Results now out! 🚨
We are delighted to release the latest results from our 20+ year study!
How do early life inequalities affect young people's later #health, #education, #work & #familylives?
Scan the QR code ⬇️ or visit younglives.org.uk/publications to download the factsheets.

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 13

@ox.ac.uk announces the latest findings from our 20+ yr survey, showing that persistent inequalities & global crises are impacting the lives of young people in some of the poorest communities in the world.
➡️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...

@odid-qeh.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Latest results from 20+ year Oxford study reveals ongoing impacts of

The latest findings of Young Lives, a unique longitudinal study led by the University of Oxford, highlights how persistent inequalities and global crises are impacting the lives of young people in

www.ox.ac.uk

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 12

📽️ Seven key findings from Round 7 of Young Lives long running study out today: watch our short film ⬇️

After 20+ years following young people growing up in #poverty, what did we discover in Round 7?

@odid-qeh.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Mar 12

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Stefan Dercon @gamblingondev.bsky.social · Mar 1

Scholarships for African Students - deadline coming up - see below.

Note that GRE test at a good level is required. Competitive students who can only take it in coming weeks can submit application by the deadline, and add GRE later. They better let me know by DM!!!!

Stefan Dercon @gamblingondev.bsky.social · Feb 28

csae.ox.ac.uk/scholarships
final application date CSAE scholarships for African economics graduate students at Oxford is 4 March

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jan 9

📢 24 Years of Insight: Young Lives Ethiopia 🌍

Since 2001, we've followed 3,000 children, uncovering how poverty shapes lives. Through surveys & research, we guide policies that truly impact youth & families.

📖 Explore more: loom.ly/u3pqlKY

@yloxford.bsky.social

#YouthResearch #PolicyImpact

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Jan 8

📢 Sign up to our newsletter & have Young Lives news delivered straight to your inbox!

✍️ Sign up now: www.younglives.org.uk/newsletter

Our latest newsletter is packed full of insights into our groundbreaking longitudinal research.

🗞️ Read now: bit.ly/younglivesne...

Image of an Ethiopian man and woman, stood outside their rural home. The woman is holding their baby.

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Jan 8

Young Lives' mission is to deliver ground-breaking research that informs policy on how #poverty, #gender, #inequalities & shocks & crises: #climatechange, #conflict & #covid, affect the lives of disadvantaged children & young people, in the Global South
Find out more in the 🧵or www.younglives.org.uk

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · Dec 30

Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...

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Pedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · Dec 29

I am thinking of making my DiD materials that I used for teaching in the last 5 years available.

I am hoping these would find begineers in need of a step-by-step opinionated walkthrough of several developments

Let’s see if I find the energy to do this!

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