With the goal of increasing #Diversity in #research, @GLMLIC is pleased to announce the launch of a mentoring programme for young researchers from low-income countries doing research in applied microeconomics. 🤝🌍 Details here: https://t.co/VTeBeXSK0e @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

Eight months of antidepressants in India lead to faster remission, no extra relapse, but no mental health or income gains seven years later. 📄 New Policy Brief @GLMLIC by @bennett_econ and @M_Angeluc Read more👉 : https://t.co/vZ7Dfuf0rc @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

📄 New Mentored Working Paper @GLMLIC. Social capital negatively affects worker qualification in #Cameroon’s labor market—especially for men, youth & informal workers. Paper by Astride Claudel NJIEPUE NOUFFEUSSIE et al. Read 👉 : https://t.co/BP6w9gEViX @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

Our Online Dev Econ Course ended with a live lecture yesterday! Big thank you to Oriana, Robin, fantastic TAs from LSE, Viola Hartmann from IZA and FCDO for funding provision! We hope the participants had some insightful weeks. They do say this about the course 😊:

Urban density & labour markets: Addis Ababa eviction program improves labour market outcomes—but reduces social connection and public good access. 📄 New @GLMLIC policy brief by @gharadbryan, @SimondFranklin & Girum Abebe. 👉 Read: https://t.co/Tev6qUa2yq @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

📄 New @GLMLIC paper: Using data from Nigeria’s job platform, @belindaarch @fannan2316 @oyebolaoo @TolonenAnja & @IfeatuOliobi show that co-ethnicity with hiring managers favors male applicants over their female counterparts. Read: https://t.co/6myOdupHmt @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

📢 Ongoing call.. Are you a young researcher from LICs working in #AppliedMicro? @GLMLIC Mentoring Programme pairs you with experts to strengthen your paper for peer review journal. ✅Apply now (rolling basis) ➡️ Recent published papers and details here: https://t.co/ujxLalfUVj

Happy to share that our Online Development Economics course with @LSEnews just started this week. We are looking forward to the next 10 weeks! Impressions from the first live lecture show a diverse and bright group of students 👏

Deadline tomorrow (May 15) for joint @GLMLIC /BREAD/#path2dev conference! Young scholars from South Asia working in #development economics apply to benefit from mentoring feature! Details below 👇 @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

📢 New Policy Brief @GLMLIC: How can social media be used for experiments? @anaya_dam & Diego Dabed Sitnisky share insights from piloting a study to reduce workplace harassment in India. 📄 Read more: https://t.co/PkPJEG6auv @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

🌍 This #MothersDay, let's reflect on the barriers working mothers face in LICs. @GLMLIC research shows that childcare access, safe workplaces, and supportive norms are essential for empowering working mothers in low-income countries #EmpowerMothers 💪 📖:

📄 New working paper on how social capital surprisingly reduces job quality in Cameroon, by Astride Claudel NJIEPUE NOUFFEUSSIE & Cosmas Bernard MEKA’A from the @GLMLIC Mentoring Programme. Read 👉 : https://t.co/LLRKZD450z @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

Sudan’s workers have weathered revolution, pandemic, and economic turmoil. Labour market survey by @ckrafftc, Ragui and Sarah reveals: job entry is harder than ever. This #LabourDay, we spotlight resilience—and the urgent need for labour protections under crisis👨‍🏭 #WorkersRights

📦 Aid is supposed to help. 🧳 Migration can be help, too. But what happens when the two collide? @GharadBryan, Sreevidya Ayyar, Felix Iglhaut explore climate displacement & aid in new synthesis paper. 👉 https://t.co/Jm1lsgwEXx @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

Our @GLMLIC research conference @LSEnews was a real blast! Fantastic speakers, fruitful discussions and good food - what else do you need! We are very proud to be funding so many fascinating projects! Big thanks to everyone 🙏 Program: https://t.co/2r9KXz0DyY @FCDOGovUK

Early investments in children’s health matter. @GLMLIC project by @VincentSomville @arnenasgowitz & others found subsidized preschools led to better long-term child health. Stronger health today means more productive workforce tomorrow.🌎 👉 https://t.co/OGckVYnnfe #WorldHealthDay

#path2dev partners include the following wonderful institutions: @CERPakistan @LifeAtLUMS @EconomicsLUMS @IDEASpak @IDS_UK @CDPRPak @The_IGC

📢Call for Papers: Joint @GLMLIC /BREAD/#path2dev dev econ conference in Lahore/Pakistan @EconomicsLUMS @LifeAtLUMS Sep 11-13 Including mentoring feature for young scholars from South Asia by BREAD fellows Submit by May 15 here: https://t.co/HhxDZoT0CN @FCDOGovUK #econtwitter

A new study by Lawrence Edwards & Godfrey Kamutando analyzes labour market segmentation in Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector, 👷🏽‍♂️ and studies the potential role of labour market policies & rent-sharing in driving these outcomes. 📑 : https://t.co/FSGx7m6SPv @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

A new study by Bruno Crepon, @ckrafftc, @caria_stefano @ARNagy01 examines whether job-matching services and childcare subsidies can increase female employment in Egypt 🇪🇬 where social norms often discourage women from working. 📑 : https://t.co/6zRb92jGd7 @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter

Cash transfers improved businesses, income & food security, with lasting benefits beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. A study by Kjetil Bjorvatn, @selimgulesci, @arnenasgowitz, @VincentSomville, Denise Ferris & Lore Vandewalle. 📑Paper : https://t.co/BeIwKxT7YO @FCDOGovUK #EconTwitter