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Alan de Brauw
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Economist- I study value chains, food systems and nutrition, migration, and to some extent agricultural finance. Work at IFPRI, posts do not reflect views of my employer.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 9d
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 9d
Fantastic…

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Brian Penny 🍿 @brianpenny.bsky.social · 11d
Springer Nature, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, has been caught using fake AI-generated citations in their textbooks
Publisher under fire after ‘fake’ citations found in AI ethics guide
A book published by Springer Nature includes dozens of questionable citations, including references to journals that do not exist
www.thetimes.com

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 13d
3️⃣ days until this special event:

📌 Shaping Food Policy in a Changing World: Research Priorities for Greater Impact

📆 December 15, 2025, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EST

📍 This event will take place in-person at IFPRI HQ and online.

🎫 https://bit.ly/FoodPolicy-

#IFPRI50

@cgiar.org

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 16d
Hola Arepa on my list for the next time I’m visiting my son in the Twin Cities :)
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20d
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
Photo shared by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025 tagging @naomi.marie__, @nathanmiller612, @rubyscher, @holaarepa, @birksg, @chefjholig, and @haihaimpls. May be an image of text that says 'AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, I.C.E. PAID US A VISIT AT AREPA YESTERDAY. OUR GM NAOMI & TEAM MEMBERS FOLLOWED OUR ICE PROTOCOL PERFECTLY, THE AGENTS LEFT & NO ONE WAS DETAINED. tO WHOEVER NEEDS THIS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO I.C.E. (1/5)'. christinanguyenmpls 11h We had an ICE scare yesterday and even though we’re afraid of the repercussions of being vocal, we feel that it’s also important to inform people that this is right at our front door. ICE is not some far away boogeyman. They are here right now, spreading fear in our community. We’re so grateful to our entire staff and their bravery. They did the right things and couldn’t have dealt with this situation in a better way. We are grateful to our community activists that came to support us from @miracmn @litosonlake and Monarcha. We hope that if you find yourself in the same situation, that you find these resources helpful. Peace and take care of each other ❤️ Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: UNLESS THE AGENTS HAVE A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRANT, THEY CANNOT ENTER A PRIVATE AREA LIKE THE KITCHEN WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION EVEN IF THEY LIE AND SAY THY DON'T NEED A WARRANT, STAND YOUR GROUND AND INSIST THAT YOU NEED PAPERWORK (2/5)'. Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: HAVE OTHER STAFF OR PEOPLE PRESENT RECORD THEM AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE SAYING. (PEOPLE DOING UNLAWFUL THINGS HATE BEING CAUGHT IN TH ACT) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to REFUSE SERVICE & YOU CAN ASK M tO LEAVE YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY IF THY DON'T HAVE A WARRANT. (3/5)'. WE ARE HEARTBROKEN THAT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES ARE BEING TARGETED AND TERRORIZED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING USED AS POLITICAL PAWNS AND IT'S APPALLING. REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL STATUS, THERE ARE SO MANY LATINOS & SOMALIANS WHO ARE AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY MIGHT NOT GET DUE PROCESS & A FAIR TRIAL. THEY WILL JUST END UP IN DETENTION CENTERS & A LEGAL PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A BLACK HOLE. WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY. WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS, AMERICA IS NOT THE SAME PLACE. STAY SAFE OUT THERE & TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. LOVE, HOLA AREPA & HAI HAI (5/5)

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20d
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
Photo shared by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025 tagging @naomi.marie__, @nathanmiller612, @rubyscher, @holaarepa, @birksg, @chefjholig, and @haihaimpls. May be an image of text that says 'AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, I.C.E. PAID US A VISIT AT AREPA YESTERDAY. OUR GM NAOMI & TEAM MEMBERS FOLLOWED OUR ICE PROTOCOL PERFECTLY, THE AGENTS LEFT & NO ONE WAS DETAINED. tO WHOEVER NEEDS THIS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO I.C.E. (1/5)'. christinanguyenmpls 11h We had an ICE scare yesterday and even though we’re afraid of the repercussions of being vocal, we feel that it’s also important to inform people that this is right at our front door. ICE is not some far away boogeyman. They are here right now, spreading fear in our community. We’re so grateful to our entire staff and their bravery. They did the right things and couldn’t have dealt with this situation in a better way. We are grateful to our community activists that came to support us from @miracmn @litosonlake and Monarcha. We hope that if you find yourself in the same situation, that you find these resources helpful. Peace and take care of each other ❤️ Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: UNLESS THE AGENTS HAVE A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRANT, THEY CANNOT ENTER A PRIVATE AREA LIKE THE KITCHEN WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION EVEN IF THEY LIE AND SAY THY DON'T NEED A WARRANT, STAND YOUR GROUND AND INSIST THAT YOU NEED PAPERWORK (2/5)'. Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: HAVE OTHER STAFF OR PEOPLE PRESENT RECORD THEM AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE SAYING. (PEOPLE DOING UNLAWFUL THINGS HATE BEING CAUGHT IN TH ACT) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to REFUSE SERVICE & YOU CAN ASK M tO LEAVE YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY IF THY DON'T HAVE A WARRANT. (3/5)'. WE ARE HEARTBROKEN THAT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES ARE BEING TARGETED AND TERRORIZED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING USED AS POLITICAL PAWNS AND IT'S APPALLING. REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL STATUS, THERE ARE SO MANY LATINOS & SOMALIANS WHO ARE AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY MIGHT NOT GET DUE PROCESS & A FAIR TRIAL. THEY WILL JUST END UP IN DETENTION CENTERS & A LEGAL PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A BLACK HOLE. WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY. WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS, AMERICA IS NOT THE SAME PLACE. STAY SAFE OUT THERE & TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. LOVE, HOLA AREPA & HAI HAI (5/5)

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Nov 18
Wait when did Messi get his Scottish passport?

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · Nov 17
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.

He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com

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NBER @nber.org · Nov 3
Providing cash within days of a flood, vs months later, does more than shift the timing of benefits—it leads to overall improvements in food security and mental health, from Christian, Dunsch, Heirman, Kelley, Kondylis, Lane, Waidler, Adusumalli, Batmunkh and Malhotra www.nber.org/papers/w34414

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Nov 2
these charts show the relationship between zip code-level average income and individual probability of voting for democrats in different regions of the country. one of my favorite group fo charts, lots of stories to unearth

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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · Nov 1
Chicago Bulls: TOURNAMENT TOUGH

Bulls beat Knicks 135-125. Josh Giddey 32-10-9 to lead the way, Vooch 26, Dosunmu 22 and 9 assists. Just a fun-as-hell team to watch right now.

Knicks got 100 points from four guys and bupkus from everyone else. Josh Hart 0-1-1 in 15 min, looked totally unplayable

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Oct 18
I used to think title insurance was the best way to make easy money but this might be even better (although maybe of dubious legality)

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Oct 18
I think this is the weirdest story I've ever reported. www.londoncentric.media/p/terry-ball...
The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman
Terry Ball runs elaborate mollusc-based tax avoidance schemes that are costing London councils millions of pounds. Yet when London Centric tracks him down, an even stranger story emerges.
www.londoncentric.media

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Oct 16
I'm happy to announce @ifpri.org has released it's "IFPRI at 50" impact assessment report, by Peter Hazell and Frank Place. The report describes IFPRI's impacts on several levels. Report is available here: hdl.handle.net/10568/177103
Taking stock: Impacts of 50 years of policy research at IFPRI
As the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) marks its 50th anniversary, the Institute and its key stakeholders pause to take stock of what is known about its policy influence and impac...
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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 26
Looks headed straight to Alabama to me

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 25
There has been growing emphasis on impact evaluations of programs and policies, but how do those impact evaluations actually lead to change? To answer this question, at @ifpri.org we recently commissioned an impact assessment of our impact evaluations- blog here www.ifpri.org/blog/ifpri-a...
IFPRI and causal impact evaluation: Evidence for real-life policies
A new report outlines diverse applications.
www.ifpri.org

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Sep 17
according to an immigration attorney representing several arrested workers, ICE agents chose to arrest the Korean workers to fulfill the quota of 3,000 daily immigrant arrests set by Stephen Miller www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Stephen Miller’s Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration Raid
When ICE agents arrested over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a daily immigrant arrest quota was likely on their minds.
www.forbes.com

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · Sep 12
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.

Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.

These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 12
New blog on our research on overcoming obstacles to digitizing agricultural payments, from a midstream perspective www.ifpri.org/blog/overcom...
Overcoming obstacles and expanding opportunities for digital finance in the midstream of agrifood value chains
Innovations yield benefits across the food system.
www.ifpri.org

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 10
You missed one! Akhter Ahmed, Shalini Roy and co-authors study how social protection affects intrahousehold food allocation in Bangladesh www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Understanding social safety nets and intra-household food allocation: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
Evidence shows that social protection can improve diets, but little is known about how impacts vary within households, the extent to which the modalit…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 9
Depressed about the Bears loss last night? Or the slide into authoritarianism? Pick yourself up by reading our now published article in the Journal of Development Economics, on transfers and management advice in Malawi w @kateambler.bsky.social & Susie Godlonton www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transfers, information and management advice: Direct effects and complementarities in Malawi
We examine a program designed to alleviate credit, information, and farm management constraints among smallholder cash crop farmers through transfers …
www.sciencedirect.com

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Sep 9
Bear down!

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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · Sep 9
Your daily reminder that US economic data is of extremely high quality even when compared to other advanced nations and the envy of the world
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 8
Exclusive: The White House is preparing a report laying out alleged shortcomings of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs data, five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency
White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency
The assessment would follow President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
on.wsj.com

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · Aug 29
If you accept the premise that "illegal Migration" is a serious issue, then you are part of the problem. This is a moral panic and every time you affirm it as an issue you play into the signification spiral. Progressives/left must reject the issue itself not just the "solutions" of the right.

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Aug 27
🆕 Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world 📢

Today on VoxDevTalks, @jo-swinnen.bsky.social & Purnima Menon (@ifpri.org @cgiar.org) review the last 50 years of research on food policy – and what it means for the future of food (in)security: voxdev.org/topic/health...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Aug 22
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.

Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
officialjackwhite "Jack White is a washed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career," wrote Cheung. "It's apparent he's been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of The People's House."--White House Communications Director Steven Cheung Listen, I'm an artist and not a politician so I'm in no need to give my answer or opinion on anything if I'm not inspired or compelled, but how funny that it wasn't me calling out trump's blatant fascist manipulation of government, his gestapo ICE tactics, his racist remarks about Latinos, Native Americans, etc. his ridiculous "wall" construction, his attacks on the disabled his attempted coup and mob insurrection and destruction of the sacred halls of congress, his disparaging sexist and pedophilic remarks about women, his obvious attempts at distraction about being a close personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein and his inclusion in the Epstein files, his ignorance of the dying children in Sudan, Gaza, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, his lack of empathy for military veterans and those struggling with poverty, his attempts to dismantle healthcare, his obvious wimpy and pathetic kowtowing to the dictators Putin and Kim Jong Un, his nazi like rallies, his attempts to sell merchandise and products like Goya beans through the office of the President, his fake "gunshot to the ear" that he showed no medical records or photographs of his constant, constant lying to the American people, etc. etc. No, it wasn't me calling out any of that, it was the fucking DECOR OF THE OVAL OFFICE remarks I made that got them to respond with insults. How petty and pathetic and thin skinned could this administration get? Masquerading as a real artist? Thank you for giving me my tombstone engraving! Well here's my opinion, trump is masquerading as a human being. officialjackwhite He's masquerading as a christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy. He's been masquerading as a businessman for decades as nothing he's involved in has prospered except by using other people's money to find loophole after loophole and grift after grift. His staff of professional liar toadies like Steven Cheung and Karoline Leavitt have been covering up and masking his fascism as patriotism and "ample time on at golf than helping ANYONE in the country. Improve. Anything. There progress with him, only smoke and mirrors and tax breaks for the ultra wealthy. So maga folk, enjoy your concrete paving over of the rose garden, your 200 million dollar ballroom in the White House, and your gaudy ass gold spray painted trinkets from Home Depot, cause he ain't spending any money agenda. on helping YOU unless you fit into his white supremascist country club rich idiot. No intelligent person can defend this low life fascist. This bankrupter of casinos. This failed seller of trump steaks, trump vodka, trump water, etc. This man and his goon squad have failed upwards for decades and have fleeced the American people over and over. This professional golf cheat, this grifter who has hundreds of thousands of deaths from his inaction of the pandemic on his hands, this man that the majority of the country somehow were fooled into supporting and voting into office (through the flawed electoral college) and their love of reality television stars. Being insulted by the actual White House that this particular conman leads is a badge of honor to me, because anyone who trump supports and likes is a villain who gives nothing to their fellow man, only takes what can benefit themselves. And no I'm not a Democrat either, I'm a human being raised in Detroit, I'm an artist who's owned his own businesses like his own upholstery shop and recording label since he was 21 years old who has enough street sense to know when a 3 card monte dealer is a cheap grifter and a thief.

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · Aug 12
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.