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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · 27d

go.bsky.app/9mZrrpQ thanks @jfledderjohann.bsky.social to compile this starting pack on #FoodSecurity amd #Nutrition! Here’s the link for anyone who’s interested in joining the conversation! 👇🏾

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jul 31

What an issue!!! So proud of my @ubeconomics.bsky.social @fundacioieb.bsky.social colleagues @matteogamalerio.bsky.social and Jenifer Ruiz Valenzuela that stroke not one, but TWO articles in this month issue of AEJ:Policy!! 😻

AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Jul 30

The August 2025 issue of AEJ: Economic Policy (17, 3) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/812.

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Vol. 17 No. 3 August 2025

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jul 24

I had the chance to join the wonderful “Teachers’ voices” @boldinsights.bsky.social, my very first podcast!!

Grateful for the chance to talk about parental education engagement and add my “researcher voice” to the ones of teachers from around the 🌍

Listen here 👇🏾

BOLD @boldinsights.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎧What role do families play in children’s learning as they grow into adolescents?
Nina Alonso explores in Teachers' Voices, with researcher Elisabetta Aurino, and teachers Shereen Abdullah, Wendy McKenzie, Cheryl McKenzie. boldscience.org/how-teachers...

How teachers and families can support adolescents together – BOLD

In this episode of Teachers' Voices, Nina asks how teachers can build partnerships with families to support adolescents' learning.

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 17

Since childhood, I always loved the thrill of starting a new notebook 🤓

Today especially excited to start this new one featuring Ghanaian writers that we designed to thank the 2,400 kids participating in our @erc.europa.eu LEAD study! cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
@poverty-action.bsky.social

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 16

After the US, basic science is in danger also in the EU! Let’s raise our voices to protect the autonomy and independence of the @erc.europa.eu! Read our statement below 👇🏾

Association of ERC Grantees @ercgrantees.bsky.social · Jun 14

“It is essential to enable scientists to continue delivering their groundbreaking contributions to societal progress. The best way for them to do so is to enhance the autonomy and the funding of the ERC”
AERG warns about the dangers for EU research
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Sector unaware of political risk to ERC, grantee leader warns - Research Professional News

Association of European Research Council Grantees calls for funder to gain legal independence

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Mathias Fjællegaard Jensen @fjaellegaard.bsky.social · Feb 21

1/ 🚨 New paper! 🚨
How do the economic trajectories of children of immigrants vary across 15 high-income countries? We study intergenerational mobility of immigrants, using individual-level linked parent-child data across Europe, North America, and beyond. 🧵👇 #EconSky

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks Kari! I did not know gps and shapefiles were available too - what an awesome website!!! 🙏🏽

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Jun 11

Smallpox declined gradually, until the WHO coordinated the global effort to eradicate it 🧵

A line graph showing the number of countries where smallpox was endemic from 1920 to 1980. There are five colored lines representing different regions: Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.

The y-axis indicates the number of countries, ranging from 0 to 50, while the x-axis marks the years from 1920 to 1980. Each region's line trends downward, reflecting a decline in endemic countries over the years. Significant events are marked with dashed vertical lines: in 1959, the WHO resolved to aim for eradication; in 1967, an intensified eradication campaign began; 1977 marks the last recorded case; and in 1980, smallpox was declared eradicated.

A note at the bottom specifies that the precise year of elimination in Oceania is only known for Australia (1917) and New Zealand (1914). Additionally, data sources are cited as Fenner, Henderson, Arita, Jezek, and Ladnyi (1988) and the graph is attributed to Saloni Dattani, licensed under CC-BY. The source of the data is Our World in Data, which focuses on research and measures against global issues.

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Alexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social · Jun 10

This post estimates that proposed USAID cuts will cost almost a million lives
www.cgdev.org/blog/millio...

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 5

Has anyone archived all the materials that were previously in the DHS website?

Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · Jun 4

What's the website that archives all the data from the old USAID website?

Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 5

Right! That would be great, actually. We should do it if no-one has done it!!

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Cristina Bellés Obrero @cristina-belles.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hoy en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social comentamos nuestro estudio con @juditvall.bsky.social y Caoimhe T Rice sobre cómo el acceso a la sanidad pública influye en las denuncias por violencia de género:

Nada es Gratis @nadaesgratis.bsky.social · Jun 4

Cuando un recorte sanitario silencia a las víctimas de violencia de género nadaesgratis.es/admin/cuando... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

Cuando un recorte sanitario silencia a las víctimas de violencia de género

Como es bien sabido, una de cada tres mujeres en el mundo sufre violencia física y/o sexual alguna vez en su vida, en la mayoría de los casos infligida por su pareja. Se trata de un problema social co...

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 4

You mean Ipums? They have a lot of dhs data there, but i think not full datasets

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 2

What happens when countries do NOT invest in #EarlyChildhood 🐣?

New paper modeling COSTS OF INACTION:
-NOT preventing #malnutrition in countries with high stunting costs 2.8% GDP
-NOT running universal #pre-school across Sub-Saharan Africa costs 1.6%GDP

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Jun 2

Apply to this year’s #SPANDE #development economics workshop by June 15! Great, fun and supportive community - this year we are partnering with @fundacionareces.bsky.social which is kindly hosting us in Madrid!! #econsky

Call for applications to Spande workshop

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · Feb 24

I wrote a piece for @sciam.bsky.social about why White parents should be talking to their kids about race and racism. It was so great to work with @megha.bsky.social on this piece! Please share! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children

Children start learning about race and racism as early as preschool. Talking about race early, however difficult, will help them become more antiracist

www.scientificamerican.com

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · May 24

Great resource to get a quick overview of new paper/stuff going on in #econsky!!!
Thanks @bestofecontwitter.bsky.social to put together this fantastic newsletter!!

Best of Econtwitter newsletter @bestofecontwitter.bsky.social · May 24

Best of #econtwitter & #econsky - Week of May 4, 2025: good tweets
www.bestofecontwitter.com/p/best-of-ec...

Best of #econtwitter - Week of May 4, 2025: good tweets

Welcome readers old and new to this week’s edition of the Best of Econtwitter newsletter.

www.bestofecontwitter.com

Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · May 21

I am excited to have joined this unique community of European scientists!

Together we can make our voice of researchers heard - which now is more important than ever!!

If you have @erc.europa.eu funding, consider joining us, and EVERYONE - stay tuned @ercgrantees.bsky.social
for activities 👇🏾

Association of ERC Grantees @ercgrantees.bsky.social · May 21

As the AERG community @ercgrantees.bsky.social grows, the Board of Directors welcomes four new members.
Meet Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social (SH, Spain),
Dragan Mihailovic (PE, Slovenia),
Vikas Trivedi @viktri08.bsky.social (LS, Spain) and
Johannes Henn (PE, Germany)

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Stefania Lovo @stefanialovo.bsky.social · May 14

And check out our keynote speakers: Bishnupriya Gupta (Warwick), @climent.bsky.social (Exeter) and Christine Valente (Bristol).

3rd Workshop on Gender Issues and Development
📅 3-4 November 2025
📍University of Reading

Submit your paper by July, 2 here: shorturl.at/mUhPs

Jade Siu @jadesiu.bsky.social · May 13

Join us at the Workshop on Gender Issues and Development (3rd eds) @uor-research.bsky.social , collab w/ @odi.global , EconomiX UMR7235, @uparisnanterre.bsky.social
& CY Cergy Paris University
Apply by July 2, 2025: shorturl.at/mUhPs

3rd EDITION OF THE GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP - Economics Research

CALL FOR PAPERS The Department of Economics at the University of Reading is hosting the 3rd editions of the Workshop on Gender Issues and Development on November 3-4, 2025. This workshop will feature ...

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Italian Association of Development Economics @sitesdevecon.bsky.social · May 9

📣 Submit your paper to the 10th Conference in Development Economics organised by SITES.

Keynotes: Stefan Dercon (Oxford), Nathalie Picard (Université de Strasbourg) Kevin Urama (AFB)

📅 15-17 September 2025
📍 Villa Mondragone, Rome, Italy

Apply by 31 May 2025
Link: shorturl.at/unDqU

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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · May 20

💬 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @bettaaurino.bsky.social shares how school meals and parenting programs are helping children thrive in Ghana and Mali.

Read the full interview on @boldinsights.bsky.social 🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...

#Education #BOLD #Ghana #Mali

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · May 7

Molta il-lusio per aquest grup i per la candidatura de @juditvall.bsky.social com a degana de la nostra facultat!!

Judit Vall Castelló @juditvall.bsky.social · May 7

Il·lusionada de formar part de la candidatura Sumem i Avancem (SiA) i de presentar la meva candidatura com a degana de la Facultat @economiaempresaub.bsky.social Amb responsabilitat i voluntat de treballar amb i per a tothom. Coneix la nostra proposta per la Facultat del futur! ➡️ sumemiavancem.cat

Sumem i Avancem (SiA) – Sumem idees, avancem junts: per la Facultat del futur.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Apr 4

Another @404media.co article on #DataRescue. This one concerns the challenges around restricted access data (often human subjects data). We at DRP are seriously concerned about these datasets and the loss that will impact research and more for a long time.

www.404media.co/nih-archives...

Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever

Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."

www.404media.co

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Apr 4

Interesting workshop @idos-research.bsky.social for
those working on social protection and climate change!

www.idos-research.de/en/events/de...

(How) does social protection promote climate change mitigation and adaptation?

www.idos-research.de

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Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks for the opportunity @boldinsights.bsky.social for this interview, it was so much fun. Hope readers will enjoy it too! ☺️

And for a school-meal nerd like me, I could not have imagined a better drawing to go with the article! 😍🙏🏽

BOLD @boldinsights.bsky.social · Apr 3

“All children deserve the chance to reach their full human potential through access to quality nutrition, nurturing care, and education.”
@bettaaurino.bsky.social tells Annie Brookman-Byrne that she sees parents as the experts on their own children. #EdChat boldscience.org/the-economis...

The economist empowering parents to help children thrive

Elisabetta Aurino is using research as a tool for social justice

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