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Pseudoerasmus @pseudoerasmus.bsky.social · 27d

I was going to tweet this last year but somehow I was impeded…

“When [economic] growth does, and does not, reduce poverty”

www.bii.co.uk/en/news-insi...

— A great literature review by a team including @paddycarter.bsky.social and @paulsegal.bsky.social

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · Jun 29

The G7 is exempting American multinationals from the global minimum tax. It’s pathetic and scandalous.

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Pierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · Jun 19

Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great South African William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portrait. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portrait

The South African artist has exhibited everywhere, bagging awards in art and theatre, while his work sells for millions. So why did he find becoming an artist so unnatural? Ahead of a major British sh...

www.theguardian.com

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · May 30

🌍⚡ #EventoCDMX | No te lo pierdas
📢 Este martes: hablamos de transición energética, desigualdad y movilidad social.

📅 3 de junio, 2025
🕘 09:00 hrs
📍 Tec de Monterrey, sede Mixcoac
📩 Confirma asistencia: [email protected]

¡Nos vemos ahí!

#TransiciónEnergética #Desigualdad

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · May 24

Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer

The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness

www.theguardian.com

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · May 21

Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few
theconversation.com/satellite-im...

Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few

Solar energy adoption is booming in South Africa, but it’s mostly benefiting wealthier, white communities.

theconversation.com

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Rodrigo Oliveira @rodrigooliveira.bsky.social · May 13

📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers!

@unu-wider.bsky.social has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data.

www.wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wid...

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · May 12

What do we know on inequality in African countries? Check out our op-ed based on our book :) theconversation.com/what-causes-...

What causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycle

The richest 1% of Africans received 27% of the total revenue from growth on the continent. This is one of the inequalities that needs to change.

theconversation.com

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢 call for papers 📢
We’re organizing a conference at AFD (Paris, Oct 7–8) on tackling inequalities and making sustainability real.
Researchers working on just transitions, inequality & policy — this is for you :)
Details here: tinyurl.com/2nfzhs2p
#justtransition #callforpapers #inequality

a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop with the word on it written on it

ALT: a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop with the word on it written on it

media.tenor.com

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Stefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social · Apr 2

Why are we not doing more to fight climate change? New study surveys 40k people in 20 countries to understand 1/ what drives support/opposition to important climate policies 2/ how much people know about climate change & 3/ how info can change perceptions socialeconomicslab.org/internationa...

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Audrey Rojkoff @audreyrojkoff.bsky.social · Feb 24

www.francetvinfo.fr/vrai-ou-fake...

VRAI OU FAUX. L'Agence française de développement "donne"-t-elle l'argent des contribuables "au monde entier", comme l'en accuse l'eurodéputée Reconquête Sarah Knafo ?

Cet établissement public obtient 85% de ses ressources en levant de l'argent sur les marchés. Le reste est financé par le budget de l'Etat et l'Union européenne. Il finance ensuite des projets liés au...

www.francetvinfo.fr

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · Feb 22

Sans surprise, l’extrême-droite européenne s’inspire de Donald Trump et Elon Musk

Et sans surprise, l’extrême-droite ment, distort la réalité et invente des « faits » qui n’existent pas pour pousser son narratif hideux de haine et de destruction

VRAI OU FAUX. L'Agence française de développement "donne"-t-elle l'argent des contribuables "au monde entier", comme l'en accuse l'eurodéputée Reconquête Sarah Knafo ?

Cet établissement public obtient 85% de ses ressources en levant de l'argent sur les marchés. Le reste est financé par le budget de l'Etat et l'Union européenne. Il finance ensuite des projets liés au...

www.francetvinfo.fr

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Agence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · Feb 19

Face au flot d’informations non-vérifiées lancées au sujet de nos activités, remettons les pendules à l’heure :

✅ L’AFD est d’abord une banque car 85 % de notre activité ce sont des prêts que nous accordons.

#Développement
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Agence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · Feb 14

#AcademicSky : les inégalités persistent en Afrique subsaharienne, tant au niveau régional que national

Analyse d'@andadavid.bsky.social, Rawane Yasser, Murray Leibbrand & Vimal Ranchhod de ces disparités & leurs causes pour dessiner des voies de sortie➡️ bit.ly/4hVQ4mD
@france.theconversation.com

Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?

Des inégalités multidimensionnelles persistent à l’échelle régionale et nationale en Afrique subsaharienne. Analyse de leurs causes et des possibles solutions en vue d’y mettre fin, ou au moins de les...

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · Feb 14

Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?
theconversation.com/afrique-subs...

Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?

Des inégalités multidimensionnelles persistent à l’échelle régionale et nationale en Afrique subsaharienne. Analyse de leurs causes et des possibles solutions en vue d’y mettre fin, ou au moins de les...

theconversation.com

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Feb 11

Please see my op-ed, Big Tech’s AI Isn’t The Future Europe Needs in Le Grand Continent
In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1...
In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...

Le futur de l’Europe n’est pas l’IA de la Silicon Valley | Le Grand Continent

« En s'attaquant directement au pouvoir et à l'influence des Big Tech, les Européens peuvent encore créer une alternative. Ce n'est qu'à cette condition que la technologie pourra continuer à contribue...

legrandcontinent.eu

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Lionel Page @lionelpage.bsky.social · Feb 10

Evergreen: Edmund Burke's political insight in one cartoon.

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · Jan 27

Interesting analysis from ferialhaffajee.bsky.social
"While the Trump administration will drop inclusion and equity, Ramaphosa said: “In the world we inhabit today, the pursuit of equality and the practice of solidarity cannot be separated from sustainable development.”
tinyurl.com/46bayvfz

Ramaphosa champions forward-thinking G20 agenda

While Donald Trump is at the head of the pack of global strongman leaders, President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa firmly in the camp of the diminishing progressive world.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

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Alexandre delaigue @adelaigue.bsky.social · Jan 25

Pour les gens qui arrivent sur Bluesky en provenance de la communauté « économistes » pensez à suivre le fil bsky.app/profile/did:... et demandez éventuellement à @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr de vous y ajouter (s’il est trop spamme je lui paierai un café la prochaine fois qu’on se croise)

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Jan 22

Five developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2023

Map titled "Which countries met the UN's target of giving 0.7% of national income to foreign aid in 2023?" showing countries in three categories: "No data" (white), "Below the UN target" (tan), and "Meeting the UN target" (blue). Only Sweden is shown in blue, meeting the UN's foreign aid target. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and various European nations appear in tan, indicating they fall below the target. The map notes that the UN’s 0.7% target is intended for developed countries and references data from the OECD (2024).

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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · Jan 20

Join us tomorrow at 3 PM CET for the virtual launch event of our report on multidimensional inequalities across sub-Saharan Africa 🎉

Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dMZ-8Q3h

Full report in English: lnkd.in/ex4Dhh6D

Summary in Kiswahili: lnkd.in/ewxJaxjA

Summary in isiXhosa: lnkd.in/eeT3Q7hz