Oyebola Okunogbe
@oyebolaoo
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Development Economist
Joined January 2016
More ReelFruit sightings in the US
First recorded sighting of ReelFruit (fitting right in) in TJMaxx in the US. Look out for us at TJmaxx, HomeGoods, Marshalls and Sierra Stores! A dream fulfilled- "made in Nigeria, able to sit on any shelf in the world"
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📢Application deadline extended! ReCIPE Big Research Grant applications are open for another week. New deadline: 3 November, 13:00 GMT. Information on how to apply as well as ReCIPE Focus Countries can be found here: https://t.co/k0g8LiwIEa
#EconTwitter #DevelopmentEcon
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🚨 The best news today, guys...Nigeria is off the FATF grey list! Congrats to everyone at NFIU, CBN, and the entire financial industry. We worked hard to get here. This is a big deal because it opens up the country for FDI and enagement from the West especially
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🎓 African Scholar Spotlight: Lazare Kovo (@kovo_lazare), PhD candidate at Emory & J-PAL-funded researcher, reflects on how growing up in Benin shaped his interest in impact evaluations, especially in gender, learning, and work. Read his story 👇🏾 🔗 https://t.co/ucZQ9YraKD
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I am super excited to share a new AI tool, Refine. Refine thoroughly studies research papers like a referee and finds issues with correctness, clarity, and consistency. In my own papers, it regularly catches problems that my coauthors and I missed. 1/
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Too often, adolescent girls are invisible in data — excluded from both child & women’s surveys. The Adolescent Atlas for Action bridges that gap by spotlighting their stories through evidence. Hear from @NairaKalra on how quality data can amplify their voices. #DayoftheGirl
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🛒 Can VAT cuts on groceries mitigate the effects of inflation? Research from #DaTaxWB—the @WorldBank’s tax data lab, found that while VAT cuts lower prices temporarily, wealthier households benefit the most. Learn more in our new blog: https://t.co/RghxFAK9Bh
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New evidence shows how gender-tagged jobs, cash transfers, and childcare laws can expand female labor force participation and women’s earnings. Explore these and other findings in the latest edition of the World Bank’s #Research Insights ➡️ https://t.co/Zypm6ig22I
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What does it take for governments to know how much tax revenue should be collected & where it is being lost? 📍Today #ATAFATRN10 we co-hosted a Tax Gap Masterclass with @UNDPSouthAfrica exploring how data & machine learning can reveal compliance gaps and strengthen tax policy.
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Very happy that this new paper "Irrigation infrastructure and satellite-measured land cultivation impacts: Evidence from the Senegal river valley" is now forthcoming at Journal of Development Economics! https://t.co/iWJra8Bk9D
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We usually think of tax data as something collected and stored away. But when used differently, it can reveal how firms are connected, how value flows through supply chains, and why some reforms don’t spark the jobs they promise. Explore the data👇
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Anonymized VAT and customs data offer new insights on how firms create jobs, how supply chains work, and who gains from trade—helping shape smarter, more inclusive policies.
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Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @dunc_webb @NovaSBE
@duncanwebb.bsky.social who works on topics related to discrimination + human capital
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Submission deadline is this Sunday.
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Hiring a pre-doc for work in dev, pe, and econ history. Please apply :) https://t.co/trbnpIG4yd
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So grateful for this opportunity. Great meeting so many people at #IIPF2025 in Nairobi. Absolutely amazing conference-Asante sana. Big moment for me was when at the end of the talk, some Kenyan new friends said to me, "You represented us well. We are so proud." 🥹🥹🥹
@ExperienceUSIU @Johannesen1977 @OxfordTax @fgerard_BE How quickly three congress days go by! We close our #IIPF2025 congress with a keynote given by @oyebolaoo (World Bank) on "Expanding the Frontier of Taxation: Technology, Transparency and Trust". Chair of plenary @DinaPomeranz
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The 6th World Bank–KDI School Development Impact Conference is on Nov 6–7 in Washington, D.C.! We’re more than excited to have Michael Kremer as the keynote speaker. Graduate students are welcome to submit. Deadline is Aug 29. Click the link for details.
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The World Bank–KDI School 6th Development Impact Conference is hosted by the Development Impact Group in partnership with KDI School of Public Policy and Management.
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When 3 of my BFFs (aka co-authors 😀) are on a panel together, I know it's going to be 🔥🔥🔥 Join @Santoro_Fab @gabezt @VictorPouliquen and Joseph to learn about the use of AI in tax systems. Tomorrow Weds June 25 10am EST Register:
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Join this ICTD-World Bank webinar which dives into cutting-edge developments in AI and their implications for tax policy and administration.
📢 Join us on Wednesday! In the 3rd session of our webinar series on tax & digitalisation, co-hosted with the @WorldBank, we look at the risks and opportunities #AI presents in building more efficient tax systems. Register here 👉 https://t.co/FP6GfsittF
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81st Annual Congress of the IIPF ahead: Public Finance scholars, academics and practitioners are invited to attend - hurry up to be an "early bird"! Further info about #IIPF2025 at https://t.co/Ta5oF1eaWY
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Thanks for having me! This was a fun conversation to have. Hope folks find it helpful. Now I have something to send to anyone who asks me what it's like doing research at the WB!
Check out our newest interview! @oyebolaoo talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students https://t.co/hP8WP2trcs
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Check out our newest interview! @oyebolaoo talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students https://t.co/hP8WP2trcs
#ETRM
econthatmatters.com
As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…
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