Thomas Thivillon
@thomasthivillon.bsky.social
Development economist - Assistant Professor at Bordeaux School of Economics.
I study environmental conservation, energy transitions, air pollution, as well as topics related to gender equality, mostly in low income countries. www.thomasthivillon.com
I study environmental conservation, energy transitions, air pollution, as well as topics related to gender equality, mostly in low income countries. www.thomasthivillon.com
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🆕 How care responsibilities hold girls back at school
Today on VoxDev, Thomas Thivillon (Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics) discusses how elderly caregiving responsibilities harm girls' education in Senegal: https://ow.ly/29rH50YcHqK
Today on VoxDev, Thomas Thivillon (Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics) discusses how elderly caregiving responsibilities harm girls' education in Senegal: https://ow.ly/29rH50YcHqK
How care responsibilities hold girls back at school
Evidence from Senegal shows that teenage girls spend less time on caregiving and complete more years of education after the death of an elderly household member, indicating that the burden of caring for dependent relatives affects girls’ schooling.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🆕 How care responsibilities hold girls back at school
Today on VoxDev, Thomas Thivillon (Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics) discusses how elderly caregiving responsibilities harm girls' education in Senegal: https://ow.ly/29rH50YcHqK
Today on VoxDev, Thomas Thivillon (Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics) discusses how elderly caregiving responsibilities harm girls' education in Senegal: https://ow.ly/29rH50YcHqK
I am thrilled to share that my column on the impacts of care responsibilities on girls' education is now live on @voxdev.bsky.social! 👇
Evidence from Senegal shows that teenage girls spend less time on caregiving and complete more years of education after the death of an elderly household member, indicating that the burden of caring for dependent relatives affects girls’ schooling.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
February 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I am thrilled to share that my column on the impacts of care responsibilities on girls' education is now live on @voxdev.bsky.social! 👇
📢 New paper out 📢 I am very happy to share that my paper “Demand for informal caregiving and human capital accumulation: Evidence from elderly deaths in Senegal” has just been published in the Journal of Health Economics.
Read it here (open access): lnkd.in/ev9uyS59
#EconSky
Read it here (open access): lnkd.in/ev9uyS59
#EconSky
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
📢 New paper out 📢 I am very happy to share that my paper “Demand for informal caregiving and human capital accumulation: Evidence from elderly deaths in Senegal” has just been published in the Journal of Health Economics.
Read it here (open access): lnkd.in/ev9uyS59
#EconSky
Read it here (open access): lnkd.in/ev9uyS59
#EconSky
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At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
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April 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At last, someone who understands how tariffs are going to make America great again!
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Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) users, I am launching this thread to list all resources from which DHS survey data can be downloaded while the DHS program is on pause. Here is the link to Peru's DHS surveys (up to 2013 and subsequently ENDES): proyectos.inei.gob.pe/iinei/sriena...
#EconSky
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February 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) users, I am launching this thread to list all resources from which DHS survey data can be downloaded while the DHS program is on pause. Here is the link to Peru's DHS surveys (up to 2013 and subsequently ENDES): proyectos.inei.gob.pe/iinei/sriena...
#EconSky
#EconSky