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Devastating news at IZA yesterday. More than 25 years of hard work, earned reputation, and valuable institutional knowledge and public good provision wiped out with a single stroke. It’s hard to find the words.
February 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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📢 #CallForPapers

CEPR and the Study Center Gerzensee welcome submissions for the 2025 CEPR Monetary Economics and Fluctuations #Symposium to be held in Gerzensee, Switzerland from 6-8 October.

📆Submit by: 15 April 2025
More details: cepr.org/events/cepr-...

#EconSky 📈📉 #Conference #Research
The CEPR’s Annual Monetary Economics and Fluctuations Symposium 2025, in-person programme meeting will take place at the Study Center in Gerzensee, Switzerland on October 6-8th, 2025. The conference is open to submissions by MEF members and non-members. Submissions in all areas of monetary economics and business cycle analysis are welcome. The deadline for submitting papers is April 15th, 2025. Preference will be given to completed papers. The selected contributors will be notified by May 2025. Submitting authors will be expected to present their papers and participate on all days of the conference, if accepted.
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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this doesn't happen very often! The response to Vance, below, discusses what the fact that you care more about the welfare of your brother than a stranger implies for foreign aid, which is what one of my PhD chapters was about. Here is is: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
“On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents’ school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming. Thank you for your service”
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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What enables research to achieve significant & positive #policy & academic #impact?

Our Transformational Change methodology focuses on:
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Learn more from our recent case studies:
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Fostering Transformational Change: Insights from a new learning methodology
IGC’s Programmes and Impact Director shares the philosophy and approach behind IGC’s new Transformational Change methodology and introduces learnings from case studies in Ghana, Mozambique, and Uganda...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM