Henrike Sternberg
@hsternberg.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Economics @TUM&FAU | MSc in Development Economics from Göttingen | Inequality, Gender, Social Preferences | Guardian of the Kelp by night
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We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
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🆕 Demand for ‘safe space’: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil
@fkondylis.bsky.social (World Bank), Arianna Legovini, @katevyborny.bsky.social, Astrid Zwager & Luiza Andrade (@devinnovationlab.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/infras...
@fkondylis.bsky.social (World Bank), Arianna Legovini, @katevyborny.bsky.social, Astrid Zwager & Luiza Andrade (@devinnovationlab.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/infras...
Demand for ‘safe space’: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil
Women-only spaces offer a quick fix for those facing higher risk of harassment but reflect and may reinforce the idea that women are responsible for preventing their own victimisation.
voxdev.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🆕 Demand for ‘safe space’: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil
@fkondylis.bsky.social (World Bank), Arianna Legovini, @katevyborny.bsky.social, Astrid Zwager & Luiza Andrade (@devinnovationlab.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/infras...
@fkondylis.bsky.social (World Bank), Arianna Legovini, @katevyborny.bsky.social, Astrid Zwager & Luiza Andrade (@devinnovationlab.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/infras...
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📢 New paper in the Economic Journal (@resmedia.bsky.social):
👉 Differences in patience can account for substantial regional variation in educational achievement within countries
Data on Facebook interests allow us to derive regional measures of patience
academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...
A 🧵 1/9
👉 Differences in patience can account for substantial regional variation in educational achievement within countries
Data on Facebook interests allow us to derive regional measures of patience
academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...
A 🧵 1/9
June 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
📢 New paper in the Economic Journal (@resmedia.bsky.social):
👉 Differences in patience can account for substantial regional variation in educational achievement within countries
Data on Facebook interests allow us to derive regional measures of patience
academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...
A 🧵 1/9
👉 Differences in patience can account for substantial regional variation in educational achievement within countries
Data on Facebook interests allow us to derive regional measures of patience
academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...
A 🧵 1/9
@jisteinert.bsky.social, Andreas Landmann, and I are organizing a Bavarian PhD Workshop in Development Economics in July! Goal is to strengthen the regional network among PhD students in Bavaria who work on DevEcon. Please spread the word and apply/drop by! :) Deadline May 4.
tinyurl.com/zzem65nx
tinyurl.com/zzem65nx
CfP_BavarianDevEcon_PhDWorkshop_2025.pdf
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April 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
@jisteinert.bsky.social, Andreas Landmann, and I are organizing a Bavarian PhD Workshop in Development Economics in July! Goal is to strengthen the regional network among PhD students in Bavaria who work on DevEcon. Please spread the word and apply/drop by! :) Deadline May 4.
tinyurl.com/zzem65nx
tinyurl.com/zzem65nx
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Ever look around at your friends/colleagues/neighbors all having kids at the same time as you + feel like you should do what they do? Fascinating new paper in AEJ-App shows us that you're not alone, + those peer influences matter! @BarbaraBoelmann #econtwitter #econsky
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ever look around at your friends/colleagues/neighbors all having kids at the same time as you + feel like you should do what they do? Fascinating new paper in AEJ-App shows us that you're not alone, + those peer influences matter! @BarbaraBoelmann #econtwitter #econsky
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In addition to being morally wrong this is also just plain old wrong as shown by research by @kevinshih.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In addition to being morally wrong this is also just plain old wrong as shown by research by @kevinshih.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Out today in World Development Perspectives: Our paper on #ethics & #equity failures faced by research staff collecting data in LMIC contexts
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@tum.de @garciahdezana.bsky.social
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@tum.de @garciahdezana.bsky.social
Ethics and Equity: Addressing Violations of the Belmont Report principles for research staff
Particularly in development research, data is often collected in settings characterised by high deprivation, risk and power asymmetries, which aggrava…
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February 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Out today in World Development Perspectives: Our paper on #ethics & #equity failures faced by research staff collecting data in LMIC contexts
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@tum.de @garciahdezana.bsky.social
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@tum.de @garciahdezana.bsky.social
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What can you do about the assault on USAID?
Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
February 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What can you do about the assault on USAID?
Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Holy forking shirt balls
"Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "
"Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "
January 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Holy forking shirt balls
"Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "
"Denial of a wanted abortion has both immediate and lasting effects. It increases a woman’s risk of death by 2.5 p.p within nine months, mainly due to unsafe abortion procedures, and raises the likelihood of carrying the pregnancy to term by 31 p.p. "
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Today's #econjmp by @rollykapoor.bsky.social is an RCT with women seeking jobs in Delhi. Matching them with other job-searching women and coordinating interview times makes them much more likely to show up for an interview & job-seeking together then persists blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Finding strength in numbers: Improving women's job search through coordinated travel in urban India. Guest post by Rolly Kapoor
blogs.worldbank.org
December 9, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Today's #econjmp by @rollykapoor.bsky.social is an RCT with women seeking jobs in Delhi. Matching them with other job-searching women and coordinating interview times makes them much more likely to show up for an interview & job-seeking together then persists blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
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I am on the #EconJobMarket !
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
November 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
I am on the #EconJobMarket !
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
🚨 JMP Alert 🚨
Individuals fail to incorporate information held by their spouses. Is it because they are generally reluctant to learn from their spouse?
In my #JMP, I show: NO! It's because communication is challenging in the absence of expertise.
🧵below:
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Excited to share my #JMP!🎉
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Excited to share my #JMP!🎉
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
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August 18, 2023 at 9:35 PM
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If you see your handle now says “Invalid handle,” please reverify it by navigating to Settings > Change my handle > Type in your current handle > Verify DNS Record > Update.
(Basically, update to the same handle.)
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(Basically, update to the same handle.)