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How communities benefit from rural electrification in Africa

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 16h

🆕 How communities benefit from rural electrification in Africa

Today on VoxDev, Maika Schmidt (University of Sussex) & Alexander Moradi (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) discuss how community services benefit from rural electrification in Burkina Faso: https://ow.ly/pXko50X8lv0

Electrification is often seen as the spark for development. But in much of Africa, the biggest benefits may come not from households plugging in, but from the community services that light up around them.

How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 16h

🆕 Understanding the global construction sector 📢

Today on VoxDevTalks, Martina Kirchberger (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) discusses the economics of infrastructure and the construction sector: voxdev.org/topic/infras...

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · 1d

This paper has been a long time coming (we've, collectively, had 5 babies as a coauthor team since the start), but we're so happy to share this counterintuitive research on the gap dowry is filling in India (the paper is "dowries as pensions) and how it shapes migration decisions.

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

Today on VoxDev w/ Natalie Bau (UCLA), Gaurav Khanna (UCSD), Corinne Low (Wharton) & Alessandra Voena (Stanford): https://voxdev.org/topic/migration-urbanisation/how-dowry-shapes-migration-decisions-modern-india

New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.

How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.

Read today's article to learn more:

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Today on VoxDev, Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER), Felix Schilling (ADC Consulting) & Finn Tarp (University of Copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: https://ow.ly/cqql50X7BbC

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence, both for office holders and their families.

How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

Today on VoxDev w/ Natalie Bau (UCLA), Gaurav Khanna (UCSD), Corinne Low (Wharton) & Alessandra Voena (Stanford): https://voxdev.org/topic/migration-urbanisation/how-dowry-shapes-migration-decisions-modern-india

New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.

How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence.

Read today's article to learn more:

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Today on VoxDev, Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER), Felix Schilling (ADC Consulting) & Finn Tarp (University of Copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: https://ow.ly/cqql50X7BbC

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence, both for office holders and their families.

How economic evidence – and its gaps – can inform policymaking at COP30

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Political polarisation has been rising sharply in both advanced and developing democracies.

At our VoxDevLit launch event on October 27, Cesi Cruz and @hlarreguy.bsky.social will summarise research on the causes and consequences of polarisation.

Register➡️ cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Emaan Siddique @emaansiddique.bsky.social · 1d

With a month to go until #COP30, it's crucial that policymakers consider recent economic evidence – and the subsequent gaps – when determining priorities for climate action.

In this blog, I reflect on climate research featured on @voxdev.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/energy...

COP30 comes with an ambitious agenda for advancing climate goals amid unprecedented global uncertainty. How can the economic evidence covered on VoxDev since COP29 – on biodiversity, agriculture, citi...

How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Political polarisation has been rising sharply in both advanced and developing democracies.

At our VoxDevLit launch event on October 27, Cesi Cruz and @hlarreguy.bsky.social will summarise research on the causes and consequences of polarisation.

Register➡️ cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 1d

“Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses.”

New @voxdev.bsky.social piece by Sam Jones, Felix Schilling & Finn Tarp discusses how political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector. Read it here 👇

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Today on VoxDev, Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER), Felix Schilling (ADC Consulting) & Finn Tarp (University of Copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: https://ow.ly/cqql50X7BbC

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence, both for office holders and their families.

How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India

Today on VoxDev w/ Natalie Bau (UCLA), Gaurav Khanna (UCSD), Corinne Low (Wharton) & Alessandra Voena (Stanford): https://voxdev.org/topic/migration-urbanisation/how-dowry-shapes-migration-decisions-modern-india

New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.

How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Today on VoxDev, Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER), Felix Schilling (ADC Consulting) & Finn Tarp (University of Copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: https://ow.ly/cqql50X7BbC

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence, both for office holders and their families.

First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 2d

Firms were more likely to enter Angola’s market after the civil war if they employed managers with prior, Angola-specific export experience – highlighting the critical role of human capital in overcoming fixed entry costs in post-conflict economies.

Read today's article to learn more:

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

Today on VoxDev, Giordano Mion (ESSEC), Luca David Opromolla (NC State University) & Alessandro Sforza (INSEAD) outline research on Angola: https://ow.ly/zyTq50X6TMU

Firms were more likely to enter Angola’s market after the civil war if they employed managers with prior, Angola-specific export experience – highlighting the critical role of managerial human capital in overcoming fixed entry costs in post-conflict economies.

First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

Today on VoxDev, Giordano Mion (ESSEC), Luca David Opromolla (NC State University) & Alessandro Sforza (INSEAD) outline research on Angola: https://ow.ly/zyTq50X6TMU

Firms were more likely to enter Angola’s market after the civil war if they employed managers with prior, Angola-specific export experience – highlighting the critical role of managerial human capital in overcoming fixed entry costs in post-conflict economies.

First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 First movers post conflict: How managerial experience shaped firm entry after Angola’s civil war

Today on VoxDev, Giordano Mion (ESSEC), Luca David Opromolla (NC State University) & Alessandro Sforza (INSEAD) outline research on Angola: https://ow.ly/zyTq50X6TMU

Firms were more likely to enter Angola’s market after the civil war if they employed managers with prior, Angola-specific export experience – highlighting the critical role of managerial human capital in overcoming fixed entry costs in post-conflict economies.

How foreign direct investment shapes Africa’s role in global value chains

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 5d

Greenfield investment plays a critical role in Africa’s integration into global value chains, with inward investment in manufacturing boosting forward participation, while outward African investment in services enhances overall participation.

Inward extra-African investment in manufacturing sector drives forward participation of host countries

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 5d

🆕 How foreign direct investment shapes Africa’s role in global value chains

Today on VoxDev, Prachi Agarwal (ODI Global) & Anirudh Shingal (SPJIMR) discuss the role of greenfield investment in Africa's integration into global value chains: https://ow.ly/ezIs50X60WH

Greenfield investment plays a critical role in Africa’s integration into global value chains, with inward investment in manufacturing boosting forward participation, while outward African investment in services enhances overall participation.

This week in development economics at VoxDev: 03/10/2025

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 5d

This week we featured research on agricultural productivity, pensions, climate adaptation and more!

Read a summary of this work here:
voxdev.org/topic/week-d...

This week we featured research on agricultural productivity, pensions, climate adaptation and more!

Why did air conditioning catch on so quickly in Mexico?

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 6d

Great article on why AC adoption is accelerating.

“Our research provides a cautionary tale for the growing number of climate change predictions based on temperature and income alone. Our findings serve as a reminder that prices and technological change matter too.”

voxdev.org/topic/energy...

Air conditioning adoption in Mexico has grown much faster than earlier forecasts, with nearly one million more units installed than predicted, largely due to falling electricity prices and rising ener...

How foreign direct investment shapes Africa’s role in global value chains

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 5d

🆕 How foreign direct investment shapes Africa’s role in global value chains

Today on VoxDev, Prachi Agarwal (ODI Global) & Anirudh Shingal (SPJIMR) discuss the role of greenfield investment in Africa's integration into global value chains: https://ow.ly/ezIs50X60WH

Greenfield investment plays a critical role in Africa’s integration into global value chains, with inward investment in manufacturing boosting forward participation, while outward African investment in services enhances overall participation.