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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Steven Glazerman, Cátia Batista , and 1 more

olihanney.bsky.social
Important null results in development economics

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

I've highlighted some key examples we have featured on @voxdev.bsky.social: 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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williamseconomics.bsky.social
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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by John Holbein — Reposted by: Owen Ozier

johnholbein1.bsky.social
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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andreamatranga.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

ipums.bsky.social
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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by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò — Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Cathryn Costello, Douglas M. Peers , and 3 more

olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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andrewdeanho.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Cyrus Samii, Berk Özler

marome1.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
Congratulations @frankodhiambo.bsky.social !
dinapomeranz.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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dinapomeranz.bsky.social
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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jasminabdelghany.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham — Reposted by: Owen Ozier

paulgp.com
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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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, David McKenzie

econthatmatters.bsky.social
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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by Michael A. Clemens — Reposted by: Owen Ozier

mclem.org
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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davidho.bsky.social
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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by Joshua Goodman — Reposted by: Owen Ozier

joshua-goodman.com
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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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Neil Shephard, Michelle Kelly‐Irving

jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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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julianreif.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Stephen P. Jenkins

johnholbein1.bsky.social
a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room
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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
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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by Owen Ozier

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

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williamseconomics.bsky.social
Check out new work by our great colleague Greg Phelan, joint with alum William Chen! They show that integrating digital currency into the financial system can benefit households, but makes a banking crisis more likely.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jf...
Redirecting
doi.org
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by David K. Evans — Reposted by: Owen Ozier, Markus Goldstein

daveevansphd.bsky.social
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
media.tenor.com
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Reposted by: Owen Ozier

econ.uzh.ch
What makes one economic outcome fairer than another – and who decides? ⚖️ Should cheap groceries come at the cost of underpaid workers? What IS fair?

In a powerful lecture at @uzh_ch, Maya Eden lays out an ethical framework for economic policy.

📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8C...
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by Owen Ozier

owenozier.bsky.social
also this: estatements.unmeetings.org/estatements/...
estatements.unmeetings.org
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