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📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.

At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.

Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?

Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics
A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
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January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Amateur football clubs in Latin America show no overall discrimination against immigrants, but treatment varies sharply by origin, with players from lower-ranked football countries facing fewer positive responses.

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January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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All are welcome to the launch talk for the new VoxDevLit on International Migration! Co-authored with @catiabatista.bsky.social, @econgaurav.bsky.social, @dmckenzie.bsky.social, @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social , Caroline Theoharides.
Wed 14 Jan, 9 am US eastern.
📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.

At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.

Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
January 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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🆕 Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics

In this blog post, @AbdouNdiayeNYU provides a set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs: voxdev.org/topic/everyt...
Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics
A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
voxdev.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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🆕 Discrimination in football: Do players face barriers in Latin America?

Today on VoxDev w/ Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (Université de Lausanne), Gwen-Jirō Clochard (University of Osaka), Helmut Dietl (Universität Zürich) & Juan Cruz Duhalde (Universidad de San Andres): https://ow.ly/5Biw50XTTAp
Discrimination in football: Do players face barriers in Latin America?
Amateur football clubs in Latin America show no overall discrimination against immigrants, but treatment varies sharply by origin, with players from lower-ranked football countries facing fewer positive responses, driven largely by perceived player quality rather than language or integration signals.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This week we featured research on trapped workers, better managers, building roads and more!

Read a summary of this work here: https://voxdev.org/topic/week-development-economics-voxdev-09012026
This week in development economics at VoxDev: 09/01/2026
This week we featured research on trapped workers, better managers, building roads and more!
voxdev.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🆕 Discrimination in football: Do players face barriers in Latin America?

Today on VoxDev w/ Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (Université de Lausanne), Gwen-Jirō Clochard (University of Osaka), Helmut Dietl (Universität Zürich) & Juan Cruz Duhalde (Universidad de San Andres): https://ow.ly/5Biw50XTTAp
Discrimination in football: Do players face barriers in Latin America?
Amateur football clubs in Latin America show no overall discrimination against immigrants, but treatment varies sharply by origin, with players from lower-ranked football countries facing fewer positive responses, driven largely by perceived player quality rather than language or integration signals.
ow.ly
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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🆕 We are excited to announce that we are launching a new podcast - Ideas in Development

In this introductory episode, Managing Editor @olihanney.bsky.social explains why, and previews what we have planned: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGL...
Ideas in Development: A New VoxDev Podcast
YouTube video by VoxDev
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January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🆕 Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics

In this blog post, @AbdouNdiayeNYU provides a set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs: voxdev.org/topic/everyt...
Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics
A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
voxdev.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Evidence from Pakistan shows that while digital marketplaces may reduce discrimination in prices, women continue to face higher non-economic costs that may constrain their participation in patriarchal settings.

Read today's article to learn more:
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🆕 We are excited to announce that we are launching a new podcast - Ideas in Development

In this introductory episode, Managing Editor @olihanney.bsky.social explains why, and previews what we have planned: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGL...
Ideas in Development: A New VoxDev Podcast
YouTube video by VoxDev
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
In rural India, roads and electricity complement each other, with their joint provision delivering far greater gains in dry-season agricultural productivity, assets, and consumption than either investment alone.

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January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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🆕 Do online marketplaces reduce gender discrimination?

Today on VoxDev, Sher Afghan Asad (LUMS), Husnain Fateh Ahmad (Trinity University) & Hadia Majid (LUMS) discuss how digital marketplaces can reduce discrimination in Pakistan: https://ow.ly/XwiT50XTkzm
Do online marketplaces reduce gender discrimination?
Digital marketplaces have the potential to eliminate gender gaps in prices and product quality. Evidence from Pakistan shows that while digital marketplaces may reduce discrimination in prices, women continue to face higher non-economic costs that may constrain their participation in patriarchal settings.
ow.ly
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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🆕 Should roads and electricity infrastructure be built together?

Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (Paris School of Economics) & Liam Wren-Lewis discuss how roads and electricity jointly deliver greater gains in agricultural productivity in rural India: https://ow.ly/TqLz50XTjUP
Should roads and electricity infrastructure be built together?
In rural India, roads and electricity complement each other, with their joint provision delivering far greater gains in dry-season agricultural productivity, assets, and consumption than either investment alone.
ow.ly
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🆕 Do online marketplaces reduce gender discrimination?

Today on VoxDev, Sher Afghan Asad (LUMS), Husnain Fateh Ahmad (Trinity University) & Hadia Majid (LUMS) discuss how digital marketplaces can reduce discrimination in Pakistan: https://ow.ly/XwiT50XTkzm
Do online marketplaces reduce gender discrimination?
Digital marketplaces have the potential to eliminate gender gaps in prices and product quality. Evidence from Pakistan shows that while digital marketplaces may reduce discrimination in prices, women continue to face higher non-economic costs that may constrain their participation in patriarchal settings.
ow.ly
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? How can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?

CSAE Director @gamblingondev.bsky.social examines these questions in this @voxdev.bsky.social blog.
Best buys meet political realities: The political economy of education research
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes? These are thorny questions…
voxdev.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🆕 Should roads and electricity infrastructure be built together?

Today on VoxDev, Oliver Vanden Eynde (Paris School of Economics) & Liam Wren-Lewis discuss how roads and electricity jointly deliver greater gains in agricultural productivity in rural India: https://ow.ly/TqLz50XTjUP
Should roads and electricity infrastructure be built together?
In rural India, roads and electricity complement each other, with their joint provision delivering far greater gains in dry-season agricultural productivity, assets, and consumption than either investment alone.
ow.ly
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

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January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Great podcast summarizing the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel report on how to improve literacy in LMICs.
🆕 How to solve the global reading crisis 📢

Today on #VoxDevTalks, @benlpiper.bsky.social (Gates Foundation) discusses how effective reading instruction can transform learning outcomes in developing countries: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

Read today's article to learn more:
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Very happy to see this out in @voxdev.bsky.social!
🆕 How China’s demand boom reshaped inequality and consumption in Brazil

Today on VoxDev, Vinicius Cicero (Denison University) & Laura Heras-Recuero (American University) discuss how commodity booms deepened inequality in Brazil: https://ow.ly/1Gln50XLkzV
How China’s demand boom reshaped inequality and consumption in Brazil
Commodity booms are often seen as development opportunities, but new evidence from Brazil shows they can deepen inequality and reshape consumption in unexpected ways.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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🆕 How to solve the global reading crisis 📢

Today on #VoxDevTalks, @benlpiper.bsky.social (Gates Foundation) discusses how effective reading instruction can transform learning outcomes in developing countries: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Nice article on our recent RCT on classroom-based education against misinformation in India!
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM