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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 1d

There is a team at Essex working on this. Also @samuellado.bsky.social, a PhD student of mine, now PhD, has found evidence that the UK universal FSM have increased mothers' employment. So we really need to look at multiple outcomes... Working paper coming out soon!

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 1d

Let me know if I can help! And interested to hear about the programme in Denmark!

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 1d

Ups... sorry... I just got access to your comments (something went wrong before). I very much agree: LOTS is expected from school meals and I believe we need to be careful at attributing them effects that are not there in rich economies. I also believe we need to look at other outcomes...

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Hans! :)
I am very much interested in your comments. Unfortunately the link you provide doesn't seem to work. Could you send them to me? Thank you, thank you!

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Projecte Rossinyol UdG @prossinyoludg.bsky.social · 8d

🗣️OBRIM INSCRIPCIONS🚨

No t'ho pensis més i acompanya'ns en l'aventura de la mentoria💭🫂

✍🏼Inscripcions a: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#projecterossinyoludg @univgirona.bsky.social

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Alba Lanau @albalanau.bsky.social · 8d

** PhD Opportunity (funded) **
Project: “Unpacking the Puzzle of Child Poverty: Why Child Poverty Persists Despite Economic Recovery and Declining Inequality (UNPACK)” @demosocupf.bsky.social
Deadline Oct 22nd
Further info: drive.google.com/file/d/12vlp...

#jobs #PhD #poverty #policy #Doctor

CALL_Predoc_UNPACK 2025_F.pdf

drive.google.com

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 14d

My junior team is the best thing I have ongoing in academia... Two of them have successfully defended their thesis this month: @samuellado.bsky.social two weeks ago and Pablo Brugarolas today. We have celebrated both achievements today and even "escaped a room"! #workhardplayhard #academia #PhDlife

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Mònica Martínez Bravo @monicambravo.bsky.social · 17d

📢 Hem presentat el primer informe del CETIS: “Invertir en un futur just: prestacions econòmiques contra la pobresa infantil”

El document proposa mesures per reduir la pobresa infantil a Catalunya i reforçar el sistema de protecció social amb evidència científica i bones pràctiques internacionals.

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 17d

Avui, com a membres del CETIS, hem presentat el primer informe que aporta mesures per a l'erradicació de la pobresa infantil. En podeu llegir més detalls aquí: www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/... Amb @pmklose.bsky.social @albalanau.bsky.social i @aarcarons.bsky.social

El informe para erradicar la pobreza infantil en Catalunya propone incluir el gasto en vivienda como indicador de vulnerabilidad

El Comitè d'Experts per a la Transformació i la Innovació Social (CETIS) urge al Govern a ampliar las ayudas y las familias beneficiarias y a tener en cuenta a aquellas en situación de privación mater...

www.elperiodico.com

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Guillem Vidal @guillemvidal.me · 17d

El informe para erradicar la pobreza infantil en Catalunya propone incluir el gasto en vivienda como indicador de vulnerabilidad

www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/...

El informe para erradicar la pobreza infantil en Catalunya propone incluir el gasto en vivienda como indicador de vulnerabilidad

El Comitè d'Experts per a la Transformació i la Innovació Social (CETIS) urge al Govern a ampliar las ayudas y las familias beneficiarias y a tener en cuenta a aquellas en situación de privación mater...

www.elperiodico.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18d

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hoy en Vigo con l@s @redequalitas.bsky.social en nuestro XI workshop! #poverty #inequality #ipv #wages #academicfriends #workhardplayhard

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 7

So... we have a long way to go to understand it all... but it's very interesting and it affects millions of children.

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 7

Also a PhD student of mine @samuellado.bsky.social has found for England that universal school-meal programmes help increase the participation of mothers in the labour market once they are not afraid to loose means-tested benefits (WP coming out soon).

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 7

I also believe that there are important effects that we only begin to understand. For example, in Barcelona, we find that the programme helps develop language skills through socialisation and communication (lunch at school = + time spent with + advantaged children)
Here: www.iza.org/publications...

More than Just Lunch: School-Meal Subsidies and Language Proficiency

This paper is the first to provide, in the European context, credible causal estimates for the impact on educational achievement of a means-tested pro...

www.iza.org

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks Jacob. I think I know the paper by heart by now. I really like it. Gow... interesting pilot going on there. Overall I believe a lot is expected from school-meal programmes... yet they may not always-everywhere deliver all the expected results (and we must know that).

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Aug 6

We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
bit.ly/40TZR6J

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks Jacob! Great summary! (thanks to Google Translator too ;) )

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 5

Does providing kids with meals at schools increase their performance?

This new meta-analysis addresses this question very rigorously.

They find that school-meal programs in high-income economies have minimal impact on students' behavior, health, and education.

www.iza.org/publications...

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks a million John!

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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks for the interest. This is a pretty standard way in meta-analysis. Anyway multiple robustness checks and BMA tell that it doesn't make much of a difference.

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Olga Cantó @olgacanto.bsky.social · Jul 20

No dejéis de leer hoy el artículo de #LuisAyala sobre el #IMV, es estupendo , necesitamos avances 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇https://elpais.com/economia/negocios/2025-07-20/cinco-anos-del-ingreso-minimo-vital-luces-y-sombras.html

Cinco años del ingreso mínimo vital: luces y sombras

Se trata de una política imprescindible, que ha paliado algunas carencias del sistema de garantía de ingresos, pero que aún presenta un amplio margen de mejora

elpais.com

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Lorena Fernández Álvarez @loretahur.bsky.social · Jul 15

WeTransfer ha actualizado sus TOS (Términos de Servicio) el 23 de junio y ahora aparece que les cedes una licencia perpetua, mundial, libre de royalties y transferible de los archivos que compartas en su plataforma para poder entrenar modelos de aprendizaje.

👉 wetransfer.com/explore/lega...

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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · Jul 10

EQUALITAS Research Members Starter Pack. Join us! go.bsky.app/9vjdS7E

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