Olivier Sterck
@OlivierSterck
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PhD in Economics
University of Oxford
Joined August 2013
#EndPovertyDay: Time to rethink how we measure poverty. There is a recurrent debate on the need for higher poverty lines. The problem is not the PL but the measure. A 🧵! @MaxCRoser @jasonhickel @Josh_Merfeld, @KateRaworth @charlesjkenny @haugejostein @DinaPomeranz #EconTwitter
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Good discussions here these days have got me thinking about the incentives that shape our research and whether we are optimizing for significance at the cost of relevance Are we finding levers or just causes? Some thoughts on what we might be overlooking https://t.co/7hfBu4DVPu
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What are you actually trying to say?
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“Let everyone get the same, even if it's just a spoonful,” a refugee told us after hearing she would soon be cut off from food assistance. Our research on aid cuts and targeting just published in The New Humanitarian.
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Blanket food assistance was stopped in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in August. The impact has been immediate.
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Econ nobel should go to the highest bidder if we want it to be allocated efficiently
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IOB, my research centre, is at risk because the Flemish government envisages to cut its funding. We are circulating a Petition with already thousands of signatories! https://t.co/6r9ROuyWOw via @Change
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Save our school and the reputation of Flanders
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Thought experiment. Take a bunch of countries: some several order of magnitude wealthier than others. Then suddenly let people move freely between these countries. Will poor countries empty and rich ones fill up, or will there be some movement up to the point MB=MC? Answer:
Can someone explain to me why immigration would be self-regulating? People will move from countries with lower GDP per head to richer ones with better public services. They'll keep doing so in the absence of a cap. There isn't a fixed level of demand for labour in the economy.
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When @WFP humanitarian aid was reduced by 20%, there was a resultant "collapse" of informal credit systems in refugee camps - confirming the centrality of informal credit systems in refugee economies. @OlivierSterck @Inkomoko @refugeestudies
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure! Whats happens to refugees when the aid is cut? The team here followed 622 refugee households for over 1 year - interviewing them monthly. https://t.co/9d2zkaTrbi
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What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Last month, Vittorio Bruni (@ODID_QEH) & @OlivierSterck (@IOBUA @refugeestudies) demonstrated how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps:
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Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid...
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What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture https://t.co/NRKSrf9rFy via @TC_Africa
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Aid in contexts like Kakuma should not be treated as optional or discretionary, but as a structural necessity.
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New research by Vittorio Bruni & @OlivierSterck shows that aid cuts in refugee camps severely affect food intake and overall welfare, while also straining local food and credit markets. https://t.co/bt6585wow2
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Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid...
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New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid cuts have had dramatic impacts on food consumption and security. Read the full article to learn more: https://t.co/WlcCXRtvB1
🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Vittorio Bruni (@oxford_anthro @ODID_QEH) & @OlivierSterck (@IOBUA @refugeestudies) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps:
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🆕What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? A 20% cut in a large refugee camp didn’t just reduce what and how much refugees eat; it also triggered a cascade of effects across households and markets. https://t.co/tiztSegt90.
voxdev.org
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid...
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🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Vittorio Bruni (@oxford_anthro @ODID_QEH) & @OlivierSterck (@IOBUA @refugeestudies) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps:
voxdev.org
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid...
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Is the closest national capital to you your nation’s capital?
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A few months ago, a friend asked me what I could chose if I had to choose btn making 1m and die at 55 or not make it and die at 95. I chose the latter. @OlivierSterck is looking for a phd student to study this over 8 countries. Definitely exciting!
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New PhD scholarship to work with me on inequality and poverty! Share and apply!!! @EconJobs_com @Econ_jobs_
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In the UK, almost everyone understands Brexit was a mistake, yet the political figure whose career was built on supporting it is consistently ahead in the polls. One more point for the theory that politics is all about who sends good vibes on TV.
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I urgently call for a standardisation of takeaway boxes and lids. The current situation creates a lock-in effect: either ordering always from the same curry house or spending hours finding the right lid when reusing the box for leftovers
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Slippery slope. What's next? Reading the paper before writing a referee report?
The Academy is now implementing a new rule that members must now watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round for the Oscars.
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Economists: people don't understand marginal tax. If your tax rate increases above ÂŁ100,000, you don't suddenly lose money when you earn ÂŁ100,001 UK tax system: hold my beer
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