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Williams College Economics Department @williamseconomics.bsky.social · Jun 9

Legendary economist Esther Duflo received an honorary degree at Williams College at this year's graduation - we were delighted to welcome here at our Center for Development Economics, where @owenozier.bsky.social moderated a discussion with her and our CDE Fellows, thesis students, and faculty.

CDE students and faculty seated in rows at the event

Owen Ozier and Esther Duflo seated and looking out at the audience

A group photo of CDE students + Esther Duflo, outside the CDE

A group photo of econ thesis students + faculty + Esther Duflo outside the CDE

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jun 9

White people bused to inner-city schools in the 1970's were, as a direct result, more likely to become Democrats.

This effect lasted 40+ years!

codytuttle.github.io/busing_parti...

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Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · Jun 9

i would say that the strongest evidence against AI reasoning is how much they suck at writing stata code despite the documentation being online, because there just isn't as much training data to crib from

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IPUMS @ipums.bsky.social · Jun 4

In this post in our series on climate and population projections we demonstrate how to generate fertility rates and to project a population using the DHS, a vital data source in many low-and middle-income countries. tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...

Estimating the now and predicting the future: Fertility rate estimation and population projection

Use the DHS to estimate fertility levels and project future population levels

tech.popdata.org

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 30

Another by @daveevansphd.bsky.social here: blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

How to Publish Statistically Insignificant Results in Economics

Sometimes, finding nothing at all can unlock the secrets of the universe. Consider this story from astronomy, recounted by Lily Zhao: “In 1823, Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers gazed up and wondered not about ...

blogs.worldbank.org

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 30

Two blog posts for you. One more recent by @olihanney.bsky.social here: voxdev.org/topic/import...

Important null results in development economics

Despite the bias against publishing null results, they are important for policy, helping to kill bad ideas.

voxdev.org

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · May 29

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a bit of a height advantage over his fellow honorary degree recipients at Harvard's commencement. #Harvard2025
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFIo...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · May 28

Rest in peace Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87

Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 28

Oh no. RIP. !!! I had not seen this in the news - is it somewhere? Hadn't he just released a book?

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Mauricio Romero @marome1.bsky.social · May 28

In the most recent issue of @restatjournal.bsky.social (direct.mit.edu/rest/article...), we (Kaspar Wuthrich and @karthik-econ.bsky.social) provide guidance on how to analyze and design experiments with factorial designs (or cross-cuts). A 🧵 below:

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations @frankodhiambo.bsky.social !

Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations to @frankodhiambo.bsky.social who is defending his PhD dissertation in economics at @ethz.ch today! 🥳🎊🤸🏾‍♂️🧑🏿‍🎓👑🎷

Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net

Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · May 26

The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social.
Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 22

Berkeley PhD to lead Nepal Central Bank #econsky kathmandupost.com/national/202...

Biswo Poudel appointed as 18th governor of Nepal Rastra Bank

Cabinet selects Poudel from a shortlist of three after prolonged political wrangling; appointment fills vacancy left since April 7.

kathmandupost.com

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · May 22

Thanks for sharing Konstantin. Here's the paper John: arxiv.org/abs/2405.20604

And a more specific breakdown by topic (comparing 2000-2015 to 2016-2024):

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · May 20

Huge congratulations to @justsand.bsky.social and to Open Philanthropy. The perfect person for a historic challenge

Introducing the new leader of our Economic Growth in LMICs program | Open Philanthropy

In October 2024, we shared our plans to launch a new program in partnership with the Livelihood Impact Fund to help stimulate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with at least...

www.openphilanthropy.org

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Oyebola Okunogbe @oyebolaoo.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks for having me! This was a fun conversation to have. Hope folks find it helpful. Now I have something to send to anyone who asks me what it's like doing research at the WB!

Econ That Matters @econthatmatters.bsky.social · May 21

Check out our newest interview! @oyebolaoo.bsky.social talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/05/etrm... #ETRM #EconSky

ETRM Interview Series – Oyebola Okunogbe

As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…

www.econthatmatters.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 16

We wouldn't have some essential everyday things without federal funding for science.

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 12

Today's @bostonglobe.com features my thoughts on the recent, rapid rise of private after school math tutoring.

TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · May 12

Ever wondered why some charts are more effective and engaging than others?

I’ll be going through all the theory, evidence and principles behind compelling data storytelling from this Wednesday.

Free to watch for anyone who is interested: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fundam...

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Julian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · May 8

New review paper by Levy and Buchmueller:
“The evidence now unequivocally supports the conclusion that health insurance improves health.”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality | Annual Reviews

A 2008 review in the Annual Review of Public Health considered the question of whether health insurance improves health. The answer was a cautious yes because few studies provided convincing causal ev...

www.annualreviews.org

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · May 6

a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · May 5

The short article "When health data go dark" about the DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys) is online at BMC Medicine: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future - BMC Medicine

Background The suspension and/or termination of many programmes funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the new US administration has severe short- and long-te...

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · Apr 30

here it is: www.customink.com/designs/metr...

or a succinct one: www.customink.com/designs/metr...

Custom Ink Design 'metricpros'

Create, save, share, or order your own products at CustomInk.com

www.customink.com

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Rachel Glennerster @rglenner.bsky.social · Apr 30

Excited to welcome @daveevansphd.bsky.social back to @cgdev.org. Dave embodies the best of CGD--innovative ideas on the big challenges grounded in data and rigorous research and making practical implementable suggestions.

David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Apr 29

Professional update: In June, I’ll be joining the @cgdev.org as a Senior Fellow. I’m enthusiastic to generate and disseminate policy-actionable research with fabulous colleagues under @rglenner.bsky.social’s leadership.

Im Thinking Im Back John Wick GIF

ALT: Im Thinking Im Back John Wick GIF

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Owen Ozier @owenozier.bsky.social · Apr 30

Here is a free access link that should work for the next month! authors.elsevier.com/a/1k-Sl5bW6o...

authors.elsevier.com