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📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Air Pollution is out now!
In this VoxDevLit, Senior Editors Teevrat Garg (@GPS_UCSD) & @anantsudarshan (@warwickecon) summarise the economic evidence on air pollution.
Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/air-…
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- 📢 Free virtual course on "Data in Macro Development" for PhD students & economics faculty This new course by STEG (@cepr_org) will provide a comprehensive overview of the various types of data being used in the field of macro development. Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
- Research in Indonesia shows that elevated night-time temperatures disturb sleep, hinder cognitive performance and increase impatience and irrational behaviour. These effects disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.🆕 Hotter nights are disrupting sleep & hurting economic decisions Today on VoxDev, @MEscobarCarias (@UniMelb), @davewjohnston, Rachel Knott & @rohsweeney (@CHE_Monash @MonashUni) explore the impacts of elevated night-time temperatures in Indonesia: voxdev.org/topic/health/h…
- Check out this free course on Development Economics by Esther Duflo & @Ben_Olken @MITEcon. Lecture notes, problem sets & written assignments here @MITOCW: ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-771… Watch the introductory lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=fIFB6S…
- Long-term research on the One Laptop per Child programme reveals that providing laptops to students did not have a positive impact on educational outcomes. Read the full article to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…
🆕 One Laptop per Child: Lessons from a long-term follow up Today on VoxDev, Santiago Cueto (@GRADEPeru), Diether Beuermann (@the_IDB), Julian Cristia (@the_IDB), Ofer Malamud (@sesp_nu) & @franciscopardop (@UTAustinEcon) outline research on Peru: voxdev.org/topic/educatio… - How can economists study the effects of transport infrastructure? Section 3 of our new #VoxDevLit outlines how economists have accounted for the placement and spillovers of infrastructure investments to estimate causal effects. Read here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/land…
- Today we released our first column of 2023, featuring research by @Eyal_Frank & @anantsudarshan: ow.ly/jjsN50MiROu One particularly striking fact is that approximately 100,000 extra deaths per year can be attributed to collapsing #vulture populations in #India. 🧵(1/6)
- Great new development economics resources available on the AEA's website (@AEAInformation). Recordings + slides from @emilybreza & @supKaur's course - covering risk, credit, cash transfers, poverty traps, health, education & more - are available here: aeaweb.org/conference/con…
- Women in Latin America experience a substantial 35% reduction in income after becoming mothers.
🆕 The role of children in shaping gender gaps in Latin American labour markets Today on VoxDev, @InesBerniell (@CEDLAS @economicas_unlp), María Edo (@EconUdesa @UdeSA) & @marumarchionni (@IIEunlp @unlp) outline their research on the impact of motherhood: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m… - Difference-in-difference designs (of which there are many different types!) are a go-to method for economists looking to investigate causal impacts. Here are the many ways this method has been used on VoxDev: voxdev.org/did
- As countries develop, the share of those employed, rather than self-employed, gradually rises at higher levels of income. This also improves the government's ability to enforce taxes. Read our VoxDevLit on Taxation to learn more: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/taxa…
- The introduction of mass public transportation systems in Lima, Peru, connected neighbourhoods, reduced commuting times, and increased access to college. Check out today's article ⤵️
🆕 Commuting to opportunity? How transport infrastructure shapes students’ college decisions in Peru 🇵🇪 Today on VoxDev, @fabalbav @WakeForest explores how the introduction of mass public transportation systems in Lima impacted students: voxdev.org/topic/infrastr… - Indonesia’s Special Economic Zone programme had minimal impact on regional growth and welfare, largely because it targeted remote, low-potential areas and relied solely on tax incentives. Read today's article to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…
🆕 When Special Economic Zones fail: Lessons from Indonesia Today on VoxDev, Alexander Rothenberg (@SyracuseU), Yao Wang (@OSU_AEDE) & Amalavoyal Chari (@SussexUBusiness) discuss why Indonesia’s Special Economic Zones had minimal impact on regional growth voxdev.org/topic/trade/wh… - 📢 New free course exploring why & how political institutions affect economic development + applying theories & empirical techniques to real-world examples. More details on this course w/ Abhijit Banerjee & @Ben_Olken: mitxonline.mit.edu/courses/course… Teaser ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=zZL2qP…
