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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 6d

After the success of the first conference, the submission link for the second is already open tinyurl.com/ywcwz7ba. Submit by Dec 1. Workshop in Rotterdam 4-5 June 2026, jointly organised with Rotterdam Global Health Initiative and Erasmus School of Economics.

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 17

Closing a fantastic IFS-ADBI-GHE Health Economics in LMICs workshop 🔝A huge thank you to all of you who joined us in London @theifs.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 15

We are delighted to share the program for the IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025! We are looking forward to a fantastic couple of days @theifs.bsky.social @adb.org @papiteide.bsky.social

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 15

We are delighted to share the program for the IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025! We are looking forward to a fantastic couple of days @theifs.bsky.social @adb.org @papiteide.bsky.social

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · May 14

De vuelta a casa / back home for LACEA-RIDGE at U del Pacifico, Lima, Peru! A pleasure to be part of this community of Peruvian/Latina Economists 💪🏽🇵🇪

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thanks for organizing! Amazing people and papers, with this view ⬇️

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Apr 24

👏 Thank you for joining us at the @cepr.org Development Economics Symposium 2025, joint with NovaSBE, NOVAFRICA, @erc.europa.eu!

We had an incredible two days filled with thoughtful discussions and amazing research on development economics.

See you at future NOVAFRICA events!

#EconDev #NOVAFRICA

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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · Apr 23

🚰 Investigating how exclusion from public services can lead to spillover effects and unintended externalities by @bancalaria.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social

"Public Service Delivery, Exclusion and Externalities"

Co-authors: Alex Armand, Britta Augsburg, and Maitreesh Ghatak

#EconDev

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G²LM|LIC @g2lmlic.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢Call for Papers: Joint @g2lmlic.bsky.social
/BREAD/path2dev dev econ conference at LUMS (Lahore/Pakistan) on Sep 11-13

Including mentoring feature for young scholars from South Asia by BREAD fellows

Submit by May 15 here: conference.iza.org/GLMLIC_BREAD...

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David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Mar 31

To reiterate: We are hiring the following: 1) Prof (Chair) in Applied Micro, 2) Reader/Senior Lecture (Assoc Professor) in Applied Econ, 3) 4 Lecturers (Asst Professors), any field.

Ads:

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Professor in Economics (Chair) - AC2432LS at University of St Andrews

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Professor in Economics (Chair) - AC2432LS at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · Mar 7

Rethinking foreign aid: In a new op-ed, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo call for governments outside of the US, multilateral institutions, and philanthropists to take the lead on impactful and cost-effective foreign aid. buff.ly/gRYRszI

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: Foreign aid can be effective without the US

[FREE TO READ] In the wake of USAID cuts, wealthy nations and individuals must take the reins

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Mar 7

This week the Latin American and Caribbean Inequality Review has published a supplement in Oxford Open Economics!

IFS' @richardblundell.bsky.social, Sonya Krutikova, @bancalaria.bsky.social & @papiteide.bsky.social have contributed chapters to the review.

📗Find out more:

Latin American and Caribbean Inequality Review (LACIR) supplement launches in Oxford Open Economics | Institute for Fiscal Studies

The supplement contains a set of 27 papers and an editorial summary on five key themes of inequality, from 74 authors from wide range of disciplines.

ifs.org.uk

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Feb 26

Such a travesty that the Demographic and Health Survey program was terminated this week.

I realize the Gates Foundation can't pick up all the pieces, but this one seems like a natural one for them to pick up given that the DHS is the go-to data source for many of their focus areas.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jan 31

The Demographic and Health Surveys, a major effort supported by USAID and widely used across the world, are also not currently available.

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Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social · Feb 25

Cutting Official Development Assistance to 0.3% of GDP means that a massive fraction of our aid budget will be spent in the UK on accommodation for asylum seekers. I don't have an up to date estimate, but could easily be half. Leaves much, much less for "traditional" aid.

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Feb 24

Shocking 😢

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Feb 21

i just made the mistake of reading the comments on a NYT article on foreign aid.

My god, some people are just way too dumb to understand how lucky they are to have been born in a rich country. Not better or more deserving, just lucky. It's so simple and obvious.

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Feb 6

Workshop alert 🚨

Submit your paper on health economics focused on LMICs by Feb 15!

News: ADBI will sponsor 3 presenters whose work aligns with their research agenda to come to present in London @theifs.bsky.social 🌟

ifs.org.uk/events/call-...

Call for papers: IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

ifs.org.uk

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Feb 6

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Feb 6

Workshop alert 🚨

Submit your paper on health economics focused on LMICs by Feb 15!

News: ADBI will sponsor 3 presenters whose work aligns with their research agenda to come to present in London @theifs.bsky.social 🌟

ifs.org.uk/events/call-...

Call for papers: IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

ifs.org.uk

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Justin Sandefur @justsand.bsky.social · Feb 4

Elon says 90% of US aid never reaches communities.

He confuses USAID's 90% reliance on intermediaries -- US companies delivering HIV drugs, WFP delivering food aid -- with waste. Comical if not so dangerous.

@rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & I break down where aid goes: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Feb 3

The claim that only 10% of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries is wrong.

@rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & @justsand.bsky.social look at where the figure originates, why it doesn’t show what critics claim, & why it offers no pretext for shutting down USAID:
www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...

No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities

A viral claim, spread and amplified by Elon Musk, suggests that only 10 percent of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries. This is a wildly incorrect and misleading interpretation of a differe...

www.cgdev.org

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Feb 4

🆕 How Peru transformed natural resource wealth into local economic development

Today on VoxDev, Antonella Bancalari (Institute for Fiscal Studies) & Juan Pablo Rud (Royal Holloway, University of London) outline their research on Peru: voxdev.org/topic/energy...

How Peru transformed natural resource wealth into local economic development

Peru’s experience, where transfers to local governments were funded by natural resource tax revenues and had a host of economic benefits in non-extractive areas, highlights the importance of fiscal re...

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Feb 3

🆕 Electronic waste is a silent killer in West Africa

Today on VoxDev, Stefania Lovo and Sam Rawlings (University of Reading) outline evidence from Ghana and Nigeria which shows that e-waste dumping is causing a health crisis: voxdev.org/topic/health...

Electronic waste is a silent killer in West Africa

Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria shows that e-waste dumping is causing a health crisis, claiming the lives of newborns and infants living nearby.

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Antonella Bancalari @bancalaria.bsky.social · Jan 16

Submit your paper on economics focusing on health in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries to the 2025 IFS-GHE workshop in London on 16-17 May. Submissions are open until February 15, 2025. Further details and submission link at: ifs.org.uk/events/call-...

Call for papers: IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

ifs.org.uk

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · Jan 16

Submit your paper on economics focusing on health in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries to the 2025 IFS-GHE workshop in London on 16-17 May. Submissions are open until February 15, 2025. Further details and submission link at:
ifs.org.uk/events/call-...

Call for papers: IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025

ifs.org.uk

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