Sam Jones
@esamjones.bsky.social
Development economist. UNU-WIDER Research Fellow based at Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique. On leave from Uni. of Copenhagen.
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The witches’ broom disease in Brazil decimated cocoa plantations, resulting in disrupted livelihoods, altered labour contracts, and reduced educational and earnings outcomes in the long term 🌱
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June 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The witches’ broom disease in Brazil decimated cocoa plantations, resulting in disrupted livelihoods, altered labour contracts, and reduced educational and earnings outcomes in the long term 🌱
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My final mini-🧵 of recaps about the UNU-WIDER conference, including a panel in which I participated about the welfare and livelihoods of IDPs @unu-wider.bsky.social @unu_wider
An amazing conference - many thanks to the organizers!
An amazing conference - many thanks to the organizers!
June 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My final mini-🧵 of recaps about the UNU-WIDER conference, including a panel in which I participated about the welfare and livelihoods of IDPs @unu-wider.bsky.social @unu_wider
An amazing conference - many thanks to the organizers!
An amazing conference - many thanks to the organizers!
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@esamjones presented evidence that institutional preconditions for anticipatory cash transfer programs in Mozambique may be limited; current social protection programs achieve adequate coverage of eligible but characterized by late + incomplete payments
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@esamjones presented evidence that institutional preconditions for anticipatory cash transfer programs in Mozambique may be limited; current social protection programs achieve adequate coverage of eligible but characterized by late + incomplete payments
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As we invest more in AI, we’re seeing new opportunities and new questions about how to evaluate AI products effectively. We recently shared a 4-level framework for this: tinyurl.com/29k6yu2a
Join us on June 12 to discuss it with @hanshengchia.bsky.social @samicart.bsky.social @voxdev.bsky.social
Join us on June 12 to discuss it with @hanshengchia.bsky.social @samicart.bsky.social @voxdev.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
As we invest more in AI, we’re seeing new opportunities and new questions about how to evaluate AI products effectively. We recently shared a 4-level framework for this: tinyurl.com/29k6yu2a
Join us on June 12 to discuss it with @hanshengchia.bsky.social @samicart.bsky.social @voxdev.bsky.social
Join us on June 12 to discuss it with @hanshengchia.bsky.social @samicart.bsky.social @voxdev.bsky.social
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🚨 “Good Description” with @annagbusse.bsky.social 🚨
What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc
What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc
good_description/good_description_ddk_agb.pdf at main · ddekadt/good_description
Homepage of "Good Description" by Daniel de Kadt & Anna Grzymala-Busse - ddekadt/good_description
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May 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨 “Good Description” with @annagbusse.bsky.social 🚨
What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc
What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc
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This is a great article in the latest issue of the JEP for anyone teaching panel methods (any level). Love this history of economic terms and ideas feature. #Econsky
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May 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is a great article in the latest issue of the JEP for anyone teaching panel methods (any level). Love this history of economic terms and ideas feature. #Econsky
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
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Five million documents from the Dutch East India Company will be searchable starting on Wednesday, with an improved version of the database expected next year #archives
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Millions of archived VOC documents now searchable online, including slavery records
From Wednesday, five million scanned documents from the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) will be digitally searchable at the click of a button thanks to a text recognition project by the...
nltimes.nl
October 8, 2023 at 9:31 AM
Five million documents from the Dutch East India Company will be searchable starting on Wednesday, with an improved version of the database expected next year #archives
nltimes.nl/2023/10/08/m...
nltimes.nl/2023/10/08/m...