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iyounanan.bsky.social
I Younan An
@iyounanan.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate - Pol Sci @U of Toronto
Social Policy, Skill and Training, Southeast Asia

Full time PhD student | Part time Baker
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equityed.bsky.social
Congratulations to our team on another published article! This one explores how policies about "future skills" are being made in Canada. See the article via our website: equityeducation.ca/selective-ad...

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Selective Adoption or Comprehensive Learning? Domestic Policy Makers’ Use of International Organization and Global Management Consulting Firm Advice in Future Skills Policy Making in Canada - Equity E...
equityeducation.ca
August 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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lindawhite.bsky.social
Delighted that this article with @iyounanan.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social and Michal Perlman is now available on first view. We conducted interviews to ask how influential IOs and GMCFs are in Canada’s future skills policy space @equityed.bsky.social journals.openedition.org/irpp/5185
Selective Adoption or Comprehensive Learning? Domestic Policy Maker...
Introduction Economic transformations underway as a result of technological developments including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, digitalization, and advanced robotics are expec...
journals.openedition.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
iyounanan.bsky.social
Delighted to partake in this seminar next week where I will be presenting a working report for CDRI on understanding firm level performance in Cambodia and their contribution to economy of Cambodia.
July 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
iyounanan.bsky.social
Happy to announce that I accepted a Visiting Fellow position with the Centre for Development Economics and Trade at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI). CDRI is a leading policy research institute in Cambodia. I’m excited to support their research initiative and research network 🙂!
May 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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jacobawinter.bsky.social
It's out!

My favourite unexpected finding: the best month to make a deal with the World Bank is June.
psrm.bsky.social Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Apr 16
💸Does the World Bank give easier loan terms to allies of powerful member states?

➡️Using Latent Semantic Scaling, J. Winter @bvcormier.bsky.social @tkramarz.bsky.social @markya.bsky.social find little evidence of favoritism toward powerful allies www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
April 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
iyounanan.bsky.social
So honoured to be a part of this research cluster!
January 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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lindawhite.bsky.social
And @iyounanan.bsky.social is also an SDGs@UofT student award winner!
December 19, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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lindawhite.bsky.social
If you’re interrested in reading about the effectiveness of a free online tool that transforms job ad language to make it more appealing to young people, you can access it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... Cc @bdhuey.bsky.social
Promoting equity in hiring: An evaluation of the HireNext Job Posting Assessment
The language used in job postings can deter applicants and contribute to the employment gap, which refers to high rates of youth unemployment occurring simultaneously with high levels of job vacancie...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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policyalternatives.ca
A @policyalternatives.bsky.social report found that workers needed to earn $33.60/hour [in 2022] to afford a 1-bedroom apartment in Toronto — nearly double the minimum wage. In 2023, it increased to $37.31. [Read report here ➡️ monitormag.ca/reports/out-... www.thestar.com/news/gta/her...
Here’s how much workers need to be paid to make a livable wage in Toronto
The Ontario Living Wage Network calculates the living wage across the province every year — and Toronto has the highest.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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bethschueler.bsky.social
Starter pack for those interested in the politics of education, loosely defined. Please let me know if you'd like to be added (and forgive omissions!). Thanks!
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November 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
iyounanan.bsky.social
Had a wonderful time attending Metropolis Canada conference - sharing what we learned with CCS about the language and skill training programs for Canadian newcomers and assessing the differences in hybrid vs online modality!

Thanks to @bdhuey.bsky.social and Sumayya for taking me under their wings!
March 16, 2024 at 1:58 AM