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Alan Sanchez
@alansanchezj.bsky.social
Economist, Senior Researcher @yloxford.bsky.social, Non-residential Principal Investigator GRADE, Associate Member St. Antony's College, https://sites.google.com/view/alansanchezj/
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Thinking of studying the MPhil or DPhil in Economics at @oxfordecondept.bsky.social? Are you an African national?

Join us for a webinar about scholarship opportunities available through the CSAE to students applying to start in 2026.

📆Mon 28 July, 2pm BST
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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🌍 Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks
We’re excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making
younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...
@climateoxford.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Another big day for Young Lives! We're thrilled to be heading to the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards, where we've been shortlisted in the Excellence in Research and Innovation – Research Engagement category. Wish us luck! 🤞🍀
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @martafavara.bsky.social @alansanchezj.bsky.social #VCAwards
May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Peru banned child marriage: here are three ways longitudinal research helped to make that happen. New post on the Activism, Influence and Change blog from Kath Ford of Young Lives one of the most interesting exercises in long term data collection in the Int Dev sector
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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📲 CSAE Conference App Features Countdown

FEATURE 3️⃣ Key Conference Info
Read lots of helpful info around #OxCSAE2025 on the app. From advice on how to get to St Catz in Oxford, to the all important WIFI code 📶!

ℹ️Find out more & download today cvent.me/X5v04Z
March 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The Education & Learning factsheets document progress made in Ethiopia, India, and Peru on completion to secondary education, access to higher education, access to digital devices, and reading skills. Results highlight substantial gaps linked to early-life inequalities, and child marriage for women.
🎓 Round 7 survey ‘Education’ factsheets now available to download!
Our latest survey results show that there has been progress in access to education in each of our study countries, but persistent barriers remain.
Download our country factsheets for more details: www.younglives.org.uk/publications
March 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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📽️ Seven key findings from Round 7 of Young Lives long running study out today: watch our short film ⬇️

After 20+ years following young people growing up in #poverty, what did we discover in Round 7?

@odid-qeh.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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@ox.ac.uk announces the latest findings from our 20+ yr survey, showing that persistent inequalities & global crises are impacting the lives of young people in some of the poorest communities in the world.
➡️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...

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Latest results from 20+ year Oxford study reveals ongoing impacts of
The latest findings of Young Lives, a unique longitudinal study led by the University of Oxford, highlights how persistent inequalities and global crises are impacting the lives of young people in
www.ox.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Young Lives started tracking 12,000 children in 2002 when they were aged 1 (8). By 2023, they were 22 (29). Using 20+ years of data, these thematic reports shed light on progress and challenges in human development in Ethiopia, India, and Peru, comparing two generations born 7 years apart
🚨 Round 7 Results now out! 🚨
We are delighted to release the latest results from our 20+ year study!
How do early life inequalities affect young people's later #health, #education, #work & #familylives?
Scan the QR code ⬇️ or visit younglives.org.uk/publications to download the factsheets.
March 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Scholarships for African Students - deadline coming up - see below.

Note that GRE test at a good level is required. Competitive students who can only take it in coming weeks can submit application by the deadline, and add GRE later. They better let me know by DM!!!!
csae.ox.ac.uk/scholarships
final application date CSAE scholarships for African economics graduate students at Oxford is 4 March
March 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Aspiring economists from Africa:
Extended deadline 4 March

Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students

How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD

We automatically consider all applicants

www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
MPhil in Economics | University of Oxford
About the courseThe MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD
www.ox.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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📢 24 Years of Insight: Young Lives Ethiopia 🌍

Since 2001, we've followed 3,000 children, uncovering how poverty shapes lives. Through surveys & research, we guide policies that truly impact youth & families.

📖 Explore more: loom.ly/u3pqlKY

@yloxford.bsky.social

#YouthResearch #PolicyImpact
January 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Young Lives' mission is to deliver ground-breaking research that informs policy on how #poverty, #gender, #inequalities & shocks & crises: #climatechange, #conflict & #covid, affect the lives of disadvantaged children & young people, in the Global South
Find out more in the 🧵or www.younglives.org.uk
January 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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📢 Sign up to our newsletter & have Young Lives news delivered straight to your inbox!

✍️ Sign up now: www.younglives.org.uk/newsletter

Our latest newsletter is packed full of insights into our groundbreaking longitudinal research.

🗞️ Read now: bit.ly/younglivesne...
January 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Here are the first five sets of slides:

01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...

02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...

03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...

04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...

05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
December 30, 2024 at 5:19 AM
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I am thinking of making my DiD materials that I used for teaching in the last 5 years available.

I am hoping these would find begineers in need of a step-by-step opinionated walkthrough of several developments

Let’s see if I find the energy to do this!
December 29, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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A reminder that the flu is highly seasonal, and the season hasn't peaked in the northern hemisphere.

This chart is from the OWID Flu Explorer, where you find detailed monthly data, including rates by strain: ourworldindata.org/influenza
December 16, 2023 at 6:24 PM
New publication. We contribute to the literature about the rel. between nutrition and human capital by showing that early nutrition predicts cognitive skills that are required for learning at school (Ethiopia, Peru). With Marta Favara, Margaret Sheridan, Jere Behrman: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
December 16, 2023 at 1:24 PM
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Great predoc opportunity at Cornell with Chris Barrett, Daniela Scur, Heather Schofield, Joanna Upton, John Hoddinott, Jenny Aker, and others: They are launching a pre-doc program in development economics! (Can petition for visa support if needed.) cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCaree...
December 12, 2023 at 5:57 PM
A short video about the Young Lives study, a longitudinal study that for over 20 years has been tracking 12,000 children (now adults) in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Currently we are close to complete the 7th wave of data collection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uK6...
Animación de Young Lives: Siguiendo las consecuencias de la pobreza infantil
Esta animación ofrece una descripción general de Young Lives, un estudio longitudinal sobre la pobreza infantil en cuatro países, de más de 15 años de antigü...
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December 13, 2023 at 9:56 AM