@bmusillo.bsky.social
Senior Social Development Adviser; interested in research; women; social and economic justice; happiness. Views are my own and RTs are not endorsement.
Registration open for a new course for those who think poverty measurement should go beyond income/consumption analysis! @ophioxford.bsky.social
Join OPHI Director Sabina Alkire and other experienced multidimensional poverty researchers at the OPHI Advanced Course 2025!
Apply before 2nd March: ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-a...
Apply before 2nd March: ophi.org.uk/event/ophi-a...
February 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Registration open for a new course for those who think poverty measurement should go beyond income/consumption analysis! @ophioxford.bsky.social
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Nominations are being accepted until February 15 for the AEJ Best Paper Awards. Articles published since 2022 in each of the AEJ journals are eligible. Visit: aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho.... #econsky
February 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Nominations are being accepted until February 15 for the AEJ Best Paper Awards. Articles published since 2022 in each of the AEJ journals are eligible. Visit: aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho.... #econsky
Dr Semarya presenting on #cervical #cancer in #Ethiopian @PSIEthiopia 8th Academic Breakfast Network. less than 14% of women are screened.
@FCDOResearch @alulapankhurst.bsky.social
@FCDOResearch @alulapankhurst.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Dr Semarya presenting on #cervical #cancer in #Ethiopian @PSIEthiopia 8th Academic Breakfast Network. less than 14% of women are screened.
@FCDOResearch @alulapankhurst.bsky.social
@FCDOResearch @alulapankhurst.bsky.social
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Read our full article on how far migrants travel from their home countries: https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far
Most international migrants don’t move very far from their home countries
Long-distance moves are becoming more common, but they remain the exception. For most, international migration still means crossing a nearby border, not an ocean.
ourworldindata.org
January 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Read our full article on how far migrants travel from their home countries: https://ourworldindata.org/international-migrants-dont-move-far
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Come work for me at UChicago @beckerfriedman.bsky.social ! I'm hiring a full-time pre-doc to start this April/May/June for data analysis on crime, education, mental health, and organized crime, mostly on projects in Latin America. Details & apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
Research Professional – Christopher Blattman (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)
Chicago, IL
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Come work for me at UChicago @beckerfriedman.bsky.social ! I'm hiring a full-time pre-doc to start this April/May/June for data analysis on crime, education, mental health, and organized crime, mostly on projects in Latin America. Details & apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
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Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of money provided by global foreign aid.
Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.
Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.
January 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of money provided by global foreign aid.
Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.
Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.
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Comparing children eligible for Federal Early Intervention (EI) with those evaluated but found to be ineligible finds that EI receipt early in life reduces future child maltreatment, from Anna Aizer and Emilia Brito Rebolledo https://www.nber.org/papers/w33341
January 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Comparing children eligible for Federal Early Intervention (EI) with those evaluated but found to be ineligible finds that EI receipt early in life reduces future child maltreatment, from Anna Aizer and Emilia Brito Rebolledo https://www.nber.org/papers/w33341
Interesting low cost experiment by the Africa Gender Innovation Lab and UNICEF to reduce endemic violence in schools in Mozambique voxdev.org/topic/health...
Training teachers on gender-based violence helps keep girls safe in school
Can targeted interventions reduce school-based gender-based violence? Teacher and student training on gender-based violence in Mozambique leads to a reduction in teacher-led violence and greater schoo...
voxdev.org
November 29, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Interesting low cost experiment by the Africa Gender Innovation Lab and UNICEF to reduce endemic violence in schools in Mozambique voxdev.org/topic/health...