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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Jun 30
I have a new review article w/ Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs (just submitted to JEL).

I've written ~6 review articles, and I think this is the best one. We make some useful conceptual points IMO. But you decide! Comments welcome!

seemajayachandran.com/womens_power...

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jun 30
📢 Sanitation Infrastructure

On Thursday July 10th, Britta Augsburg @theifs.bsky.social, Molly Lipscomb ‪@uvabatten.bsky.social‬ & ‪@afosterri.org‬ will outline key takeaways for policy from their forthcoming #VoxDevLit at our launch event.

Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Sanitation Infrastructure: VoxDevLit Launch Event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Sanitation infrastructure plays a critical role in improving public health and wellbeing, yet nearly one in five people globally still lack access to basic services. At this VoxDevLit launch event, B...
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Laura Abramovsky @lauraabramovsky.bsky.social · Jun 8
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Juan Pablo Rud: "Históricamente Argentina protege trabajos específicos, cuando lo que en realidad debería proteger es a los trabajadores"
En 2025, después de más de dos décadas en Londres, Rud combina el charme londinense con el brío argentino, la erudición económica y la calidez personal. Didáctico, dispuesto; tiene pasión por los país...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Mar 24
Tracking Impact in Development: A VoxDev - @j-pal.bsky.social Webinar

On April 8th at 1pm (UK), @paddycarter.bsky.social @britishintinv.bsky.social, Aparna Krishnan & Arianna Legovini will discuss how development organisations can track their impact.

Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Mar 24
NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: The menopause "penalty"

📗 @gabriconti.bsky.social‬, @rginja.bsky.social, Petra Persson and @bartonwillage.com's paper finds that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers.

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ODI Global @odi.global · Mar 24
Join us on 31 March as we explore how Latin American finance ministries incorporate evidence into budgets and crisis response.

Live online with simultaneous Spanish/English translation.

Register now: buff.ly/bFiB5e5 🔗
ODI Global webinar - The role of evidence in Finance Ministries in Latin America's budget cycle and crisis response. 31 March 2025, 15:00-17:00 GMT+1.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Mar 14
"The biggest barriers to social mobility and children's wellbeing lie outside of schools."

@missmc.bsky.social from our podcast on The Schools Bill.

🎧 Listen to the episode: ifs.org.uk/articles/sch...

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Miguel Almunia @miguelalmunia.bsky.social · Mar 6
🚨 Job opportunity 🚨

CUNEF's department of Economics is opening new full-time research assistant positions for the next academic year.

More info here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
(requires free login to EconJobMarket)

If you want to gain experience in economics research, APPLY!

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Feb 4
🆕 How Peru transformed natural resource wealth into local economic development

Today on VoxDev, Antonella Bancalari (Institute for Fiscal Studies) & Juan Pablo Rud (Royal Holloway, University of London) outline their research on Peru: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
How Peru transformed natural resource wealth into local economic development
Peru’s experience, where transfers to local governments were funded by natural resource tax revenues and had a host of economic benefits in non-extractive areas, highlights the importance of fiscal re...
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Nov 25
One week until our IFS recruitment event for summer students

We will be offering an opportunity to meet current staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.

Monday 2 December | 5-6pm | Online

Register to attend here:
IFS recruitment event: Summer students | Institute for Fiscal Studies
We're offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff and find out more about our summer placement scheme for current university students.
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Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social · Nov 25
Fantastically clear from my colleagues on the reforms to inheritance tax on farms. Worth reading in their own precise words, but in sum: there’s no good reason to exempt agricultural land from inheritance tax (if we have one), and there’s better ways to support farmers (if that’s the aim).

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Nov 20
NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: Resource windfalls, public expenditures and local economies

@bancalaria.bsky.social and @juanpablorud.bsky.social study whether transfers to local governments can stimulate economic activity in low income areas.

Read here: ifs.org.uk/publications...