In our latest blog post, Anouk van Veldhoven talks about her paper that models intimate partner violence as a function of disagreement and communication between partners, and confirms the model's predictions with data from an RCT in Pakistan. econthatmatters.com/2025/07/how-... #ETRM #EconTwitter

Your latest interview is out! Kristina Manysheva talks about the importance of using macroeconomics to study development, innovation in a development context, and engaging with stakeholders. Check it out!
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/06/etrm...
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It was really nice talking to @oyebolaoo.bsky.social Thank you so much for your valuable time!

Just published! Don't miss our interview with Dean Karlan on his path in development economics, the current funding uncertainty, and the value of development aid. Read it here: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm... #EconSky #ETRM

We have more interviews coming up! Stay tuned!

We continue with our interview series. This time we interviewed Meredith Startz to discuss development, trade, and the challenges of collecting data to answer questions in these fields
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/03/etrm... #econtwitter #DevelopmentEcon #innovation #firm

Studying Brazil's Bolsa Família program, @leitemariante.bsky.social finds that unconditional cash transfers boost formal employment among women by 7% over two years, while men's employment remains unaffected.
www.econthatmatters.com/2025/02/can-...

It was such a great honor to interview Eric. My team and I learnt a lot from the conversation!

This is our last post for this season’s job market series. Hope your 2025 is off to a great start, everyone!

Studying a gender-based affirmative action policy at a university in Uganda,
Saloni Chopra found that average university students performance in treated cohorts improved despite lower high school scores for women enrolled
www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/is-a... #EconSky #JMP

Thanks a lot to my amazing editorial team to make this happen! Francisco, Apurva, @femdias.bsky.social and Simon. I am very proud that we can feature 16 JMP blogs before the end of year and all working voluntarily towards the goal!

How do economic and social shocks influence child marriage for boys and girls? Abigail Jordan Stocker's JMP analysis reveals that negative income shocks reduce child marriage rates for both boys and girls www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-...
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How to protect sex workers without protective legislation? Ruchi Mahadeshwar's JMP findings “provide timely evidence that incentivizing labor market alternatives may decrease the size of the market for sex without compromising worker welfare” www.econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-... #EconSky #JMP

Studying two main policies targeting transforming slums in Chile, Joaquin Urrego JMP findings “highlight the need for comprehensive strategies that not only mitigate the adverse effects of existing slums but also limit the creation of new ones” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/slums-…#EconJMPM#JMPblogog

RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, Cornell in collaboration with
WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2

Check our JMP blog series for this year! #econsky #JMP