🆕Empowering teachers to drive educational change in Brazil Today on VoxDev, @piza_caio, Astrid Zwager, @RuzzanteMatteo @NUEconomics, @rafaelsdantas & @loureiroandre @wb_research outline their research from an experimental programme in Brazil: https://t.co/tMEqc9oX22

Recently published paper in the @JPubEcon : "Teacher-Led Innovations to Improve Education Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Brazil" Vol 234 (June 2024) by @piza_caio, @Amuiswinkel, @RuzzanteMatteo, @rafaelsdantas, & @loureiroandre https://t.co/672zn2Opzi

New paper out at @JPubEcon with @AMuiswinkel @RuzzanteMatteo @rafaelsdantas & @loureiroandre! The paper discusses the results of an RCT that assessed the impacts of an education program in RN, Brazil. Check it out https://t.co/7Stgce5XRU! The first 50 downloads are free!

¡Estamos contratando 2 monitorxs y 1 asistente de investigación en @Uniandes @EconomiaUAndes! Interesadxs aplicar en el sitio web de @sandraguilarg

Seminário do @pimes_em Quinta-feira [02/12 as 16h] receberemos @piza_caio (DIME-@WorldBank) "Supporting Teacher Autonomy to Improve Education Outcomes" Para quem não estiver ainda na lista de e-mails, inscreva-se aqui: https://t.co/i0fVbVUG8K

Happy to see my paper with @AMuiswinkel @RuzzanteMatteo @rafaelsdantas and Andre Loureiro in the list

Does information break the political resource curse? Experimental evidence from Mozambique. Research by @ARMANDalex #Alexander Coutts @pedrocvicente and @IVilelaines published in the American Economic Review @AEAjournals @Novafrica

Check out @camilagalindop JMP 👇 She develops a method to estimate treatment effects when agents can choose between multiple (unordered) alternatives, using multiple instrumental variables that can affect the same margins of choice & applies this to study childcare choice in 🇨🇴

WFP @hanna_paulose and DIME @chloemfernandez @paulchristianWB working together to generate evidence about the impact of supporting communities to build their #resilience to #ClimateChange:

Applications open for the @novafrica Job Market Podcast! If you are a PhD student in the economics job market this year working on development economics in Africa, let us know if you want to participate: https://t.co/4o24txoEck Applications from African candidates are encouraged.

Nice looking new paper by @SAdjognonPhD and others just out in @AJAE_AAEA on achieving two policy objectives with one intervention. Conditional transfers used to reduce food insecurity while promoting reforestation in Burkina Faso. https://t.co/gUFwMt5q5D

See an early blog with the main findings here:

Great paper in press by @SAdjognonPhD, van Soest and (my dearest friend) @jonasguthoff showing how the impact of conditional environmental cash transfers 💸🌱🌿- when paid in lean seasons - can go beyond forest conservation and help shield farmers against food insecurity 🌾🍛🍠

Supporting Teacher Autonomy to Improve Education Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from #Brazil https://t.co/yhs1nNCoyF via @WorldBank

Thread (in PT) do nosso novo paper "Supporting Teacher Autonomy to Improve Education Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from 🇧🇷": estudamos um programa que combina autonomia para profs, assistência técnica, e um pequeno grant para desenvolver projetos pedagógicos. Resultados abaixo!

Can information help overcome the political resource curse? @ARMANDalex, @alexcoutts, @pedrocvicente & @IVilelaines answer this questions in their recent paper (forthcoming AER). #econfriday

So happy to see this fascinating RCT on the resource curse forthcoming at @AEAjournals!! 😊 Back in the summer of 2016, during the baseline data collection, this was my first field experience in Mozambique with @novafrica, and their amazing researchers @IVilelaines @pedrocvicente

NOVAS DATAS do SemináRIO! Diversos pesquisadores incríveis com temas de pesquisa relevantes para a retomada socioeconômica da nossa cidade! Encerraremos o I ciclo no dia 04 de agosto com o Cláudio Ferraz. Não percam! Inscrições no link: https://t.co/PMYViYHT24

Como a covid-19 vai afetar o aprendizado? As lições da H1N1 https://t.co/XzUcArNbxm via @NexoJornal com @IldoLautharte e @amorimfvivian Usamos diff-in-diff para estimar o impacto sobre aprendizado do fechamento de escolas em alguns municípios de SP em 2009.

LIVE IN AN HOUR: Who are the most productive users of irrigation technology? Join us at 10AM EST to learn more: https://t.co/SEm1lA5QOu @FKondylis @paulchristianWB @AfDB_Group