Fascinating new evidence from Brazil #econtwitter @J_HumanResource Perova Schmutte @CraftyEconomist: ⬆️gender wage ratio in Brazil (women to men) ⬇️ intimate partner violence, particularly for women for whom income is a binding constraint for leaving an abusive relationship

Style points for the title! #econtwitter #econsky new evidence in EDCC that young men potentially eligible for military conscription attend university at a *dramatically* higher rate to avoid conscription
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Happy to share a new short evidence brief #econtwitter #econsky summarizing evidence on cash versus food transfers joint w/the amazing @Ugentilini. Our goal is to provide a fairly concise, policy-relevant overview of a few points in this huge literature

🎊¡¡Hoy se celebra el #DiaMundialDeLaEstadistica @es-ine.bsky.social 📊 !!

🗣️ “Impulsar el cambio con estadísticas y datos de calidad para todos.”

🌐 Ya puedes unirte al maratón de 24h de seminarios web de la ONU
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#WorldStatisticsDay #StatsDay #20octubre2025 #INE

🧾NEW WP! New data, old divide 🧵

🇮🇹Our new @theifs.bsky.social WP
"The #Geography of #Child #Disability in #Italy: New Evidence from Administrative Data" (w/ P Biasi & De Paola) uses administrative data on the 2024 Universal Child Allowance, covering 4m children under 10.
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Muchas gracias a @aeseconsalud.bsky.social por la oportunidad de seguir investigando los efectos de las bajas de paternidad. ¿Impactan en la fertilidad, en la salud de los niños o en la de las madres? Check it out!
www.aes.es/blog/2025/10...

Los peligros de confundir correlación con causalidad nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

For more on early childhood programs (including childcare) and mothers' well-being, see "The Impact of Early Childhood Interventions on Mothers" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

When children age out of childcare in Peru, their mothers' mental health declines. repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/server/api/c...

🆕 Does providing free sanitary pads keep girls in school?

Today on VoxDev, Sumit Agarwal (NUS), Liu Ee Chia (NUS) & Pulak Ghosh (IIM Bangalore) discuss how providing free sanitary pads in schools reduced dropout rates in Kerala, India: voxdev.org/topic/health...

"Parents’ effective time endowment and divorce: Evidence from extended school days"

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Look at what happened to divorce rates in Mexico when some areas extended the school day by 3.5 hours!

Why did divorce rates go up as a result of the change?

"The availability of childcare...translate[d] into increased bargaining power and economic independence for women."

"Smartphone Bans, Student Outcomes and Mental Health"

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An unconditional cash transfer improved parenting quality and investments in children, but did not appear to improve children's outcomes in the short-term, from Patrick Krause, Elizabeth Rhodes, Sarah Miller, Alexander Bartik, David E. Broockman, and Eva Vivalt https://www.nber.org/papers/w34040

NEW PODCAST: Our surroundings play a big role in shaping our health. So, are neighbourhoods the answer when it comes to improving health and reducing entrenched inequalities?

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In February, the US gov shut down the Demographic & Health Surveys.

It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.

In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
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Getting girls to improved learning and school completion: some things that work academic.oup.com/wbro/article...