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mosababutoha @mosababutoha.bsky.social · Aug 28

I thought the world would finally do something.

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is what happens when you order delivery in DC right now.

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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation @3ieimpact.org · Aug 19

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, our #DEPstudyoftheweek highlights how legal status changes lives!

🔗 Here's the study by @anamibanez.bsky.social et al: developmentevidence.3ieimpact.org/search-resul...

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Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · Aug 14

Today we are featuring the #GovernanceLoop 🎙️episode, "COVID-19 & Maternal Mental Health Among Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia" from EGAPer @andresmoya.bsky.social w/ Cristina Gutierrez de Piñeres (United Way Colombia) & Diana María Pineda Ruiz of @fundacionexit.bsky.social.

Ep.006 - COVID-19 and Maternal Mental Health Among Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia - Governance Loop

Today’s episode is part of our Seminar Series, in which we facilitate discussions on work conducted by teams of academic researchers and practitioners that relates to one of four thematic topics: 1)…

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out the new issue of the JEAA, which includes our paper on the positive impact of Venezuelan refugee regularización in Colombia.

With @sandrarozo.bsky.social @anamibanez.bsky.social Maria Jose Urbina and Maria Adelaida Ortega

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Mar 11

📢 Our new #VoxDevLit on Refugees & Other Forcibly Displaced Populations is out now!

Read and download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/re...

Refugees and Other Forcibly Displaced Populations

AbstractForced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with over 120 million individuals displaced globally as of 2024 due to conflict, violence, climate change, and human rights violations. Th...

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Juan S. Muñoz-Morales @jmunozmorales.bsky.social · Feb 27

How to use public funding when billionaire, penalizing the poor directly (USAID) and their basic public services indirectly (i.e., health, and education).

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Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding

Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Feb 25

@ianmitchell1.bsky.social & @samhugh3s.bsky.social find that a 1 year US aid freeze could trigger an economic shock of 1% of GNI in 23 economies—with eight countries, incl. South Sudan, Somalia & Ethiopia, facing a devastating 3%+ hit.

Which other countries could step up?
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Which Countries Are Most Exposed to US Aid Cuts; And What Other Providers Can Do

While it is still unclear how long the current freeze on US foreign aid will last, and when and where it might resume, it seems the US, under the second Trump administration, may be ready to abandon…

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Feb 13

See here's how to do a headline.

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Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Jan 7

Economists are sounding the alarm about the effects of the returning Administration's plans to seize and remove millions of workers from the US

I spoke to The @economist.com about why those effects will include rising native unemployment and inflation—> www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · Dec 20

We don’t talk enough about how straight up creepy Elon is to women. Like, if you saw him in a bar you’d reflexively put your hand over your drink.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Dec 20

AOC says we should pass campaign finance reform so everyone can “stop being so scared of what a billionaire man child thinks”.

Elon responds with a picture he generated by asking Grok for “images of AOC as sexy Pepe”.

We’re reaching levels of divorced dad misogyny previously unknown to science

A tweet from AOC. It reads “how about the house add campaign finance reform to the CR so Republicans and Democrats alike can stop being so scared about what a billionaire man child thinks before they vote on anything around here” Elon responds with an image

A chain of the Grok images Elon musk generated to insult AOC. The first prompt says “images of AOC as sexy Pepe”

Next in the chain of the prompts Elon asked grok for. It says “in neon hues”

Next in the list of prompts Elon asked grok for. It says “with wild bed hair”

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Dec 3

@andresmoya.bsky.social and others' work on how psychosocial support to caregivers in conflict-affect Colombia can improve maternal mental health and child development. www.jointdatacenter.org/wp-content/u...

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Dec 2

Excited to be at the Global Impact Evaluation Forum @UN!

Tomorrow, I’ll present results from Semillas de Apego, a program for caregiver mental health & ECD in conflict-affected settings, and discuss why gender perspectives and maternal mental health are central to impact in these settings.

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Oct 4

Check out Sandra’s piece at @voxdev.bsky.social with the main findings and a summary of a fascinating agenda on the impacts of Colombia’s efforts to integrate Venezuelan forced migrants. 🇨🇴🇻🇪

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Insights from Colombia's massive regularisation of Venezuelan forced migrants

The regularisation of Venezuelan migrants had no significant effects on labour markets, political and social cohesion among Colombian natives, or crimes committed against Colombians while it enhanced ...

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Oct 4

First post here to share that our paper on the impacts of the Colombian regularization program for Venezuelan forced migrants is forthcoming at the JEEA.

Joint work with a fantastic team — @sandrarozo.bsky.social Ana Maria Ibáñez, María Adelaida Ortega, and María Jose Urbina.

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https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvae044

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Oct 3

I spoke with @aljazeera.com about the economic effects of the mass deportation of unauthorized and authorized immigrants proposed for next year

Americans can expect reduced employment, reduced economic growth, and higher inflation

www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024... @piie.com

How will Trump’s plans to deport undocumented migrants impact US economy?

Studies show Trump policies would cause ‘significant tightening in the already-tight job market’, hurting many sectors.

www.aljazeera.com

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Oct 9

Yay! Incredibly deserved. Important to note that Claudia's work extended far beyond women in the labor market. Also pioneered the empirical revolution in labor economics more generally, and did important work on inequality — her Great Compression paper had a profound influence

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Steve Cicala @stevecicala.bsky.social · Oct 9

This is the profile picture they should have used for the Nobel sketch, but I guess we can’t have it all.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 20

It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.

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Beautiful crow against a black background

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Sep 20

Primo de Don Arnoldo

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