📢 Our first DENeB seminar of the winter semester features Farzana Afridi (Indian Statistical Institute) as part of our joint #seminarseries with the University of Göttingen.

📅 October 27

📢 Call for Papers – Poster Presentations 📢

Evidence That Matters: Evidence-based Development Cooperation

🗓️ Nov 20, 2025
📍 WZB Berlin
By @giga-hamburg.de rg.de
@rwi.bsky.social bsky.social @KfW @deval-institute.bsky.social

📝 Submit papers by Oct 15, 2025

📢 Today from 12:30 to 13:30 CEST, we welcome
Evans Osabuohien
(Covenant University) to our joint #seminarseries with the University of Göttingen.
Presenting
“Rethinking Africa’s Development Path: From Historic Ingenuity to Contemporary Inclusive Sustainability”
📍Zoom

📢 Today from 12:30 to 13:30 CEST, we welcome Erwin Bulte (@w-u-r.bsky.social) to our #seminarseries!

Presenting:
“Team Production, Free Riding and Tournament Incentives: Experimental Evidence from a Development Intervention in Ethiopia”

📍University of Göttingen (Room Oec 0.168) and on Zoom

🌍 Our 10th PhD DENeB workshop took place on 6th June @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, Potsdam!

📢 Inspiring keynote by @stefanialovo.bsky.social on climate change & challenges of poverty, energy & institutions.

🎤 8 PhDs presented their research. Thanks to all participants & sponsorship by Geo.X network!

📢 Today from 13:00 to 14:00 CEST, we welcome Radhika Jain (University College London) to our #seminarseries!

Presenting:

“Private Hospital Behavior Under Government Insurance: Evidence from Reimbursement Changes in India”

📍WZB Berlin (Room B002/003) and on Zoom

📢 On Monday, May 5, at 12:30 pm CEST, we welcome Nicolas Berman (@amse-aixmarseille.fr) to our #seminarseries, jointly organized with the University of Göttingen. Nicolas will present his work titled “Panic Politics on the US West Coast” (with Bjorn Brey and Jérémy Laurent-Lucchetti)

📢 Today from 12:30 to 13:30 CEST, we welcome Stefan Dercon (@gamblingondev.bsky.social) to our #seminarseries!

He will present:
“The earlier the better? Cash transfers for drought response in Niger”
Joint work with Ashley Pople, Patrick Premand, Margaux Vinez, and Stephanie Brunelin.

📢On Monday, January 11, at 12:30 pm CET, we welcome Marco Alfano (@lancasteruni.bsky.social) to our #seminarseries. Marco's talk is titled “Coping with weather shocks.” Join us in person in @rwi.bsky.social's Berlin office or on Zoom!

The RWI − Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (@rwi.bsky.social) invites applications for a student research assistant position based in Berlin to work on climate impacts and adaptation with DENeB's @lukasmogge.bsky.social and Julian Roeckert. More info here: t.ly/B7bOm

Our very own @lukasmogge.bsky.social just published a paper in @jeem-econ.bsky.social. The study titled "Perception and Protection" provides new evidence on how experiencing risk affects demand for index-based insurance in Mongolia. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Next Monday, January 29 at 1pm CET, we welcome
#AnnaDreber (Stockholm School of Economics) in our #seminarseries. Anna is a leading scholar in the field of meta-science. Her talk is titled “(Predicting) replication outcomes“. Contact us for the Zoom link and join us online!

📣 9th DENeB PhD Workshop 📣 happening April 30th, 2024 in Hamburg at the GIGA in Hamburg. It's a great opportunity for PhD students to present their work & get feedback. @ammapanin.bsky.social is our keynote speaker 😊 Apply here: bit.ly/3O8AJmm. The full CfP is on our website.

After a short winter break, we welcome Jochen Kluve (Humboldt Uni Berlin & KfW) on January 15 at 1pm CET in our seminar series. He will talk about “Volume, risk, complexity: what makes development projects succeed or fail“. Join us online or in person at @rwi.bsky.social office.

Next Monday, December 18 at 1pm CET, we welcome Benjamin Marx (Boston University) in our #seminarseries. His talk is titled “Religion, Education, and the State“. Contact us for the Zoom link.

Next Monday, December 4 at 1pm CEST, we welcome @Asanov_Igor (U of Kassel) in our #seminarseries. His talk is titled “Showing Life Opportunities: Online Education to Boost Entrepreneurial and Science Careers“. Contact us for the Zoom link or join us in person in Göttingen.

TODAY, at 1pm CEST, we welcome @christinebinzel.bsky.social (FAU Erlangen-Nbg) in our #seminarseries. Her talk is titled “Can International Initiatives Promote Peace? Diamond Certification and Armed Conflicts in Africa“. Contact us for the Zoom link or join us in person in Göttingen.

Mext Monday, November 20 at 1pm CEST, we welcome Joseph Flavian Gomes (Louvain) in our #seminarseries. His talk is titled “Ethnic Remoteness Reduces the Peace Dividend from Trade Access“. Contact us for the zoom link or join us in-person in Göttingen.