#Econtwitter #EconJobMarket @WelcomeEcon I'm a #EconJMC from @UCSDEcon. Happy to share my #EconJMP! Website: https://t.co/pyHDoaUtQ3 Many low-income countries have reached near-universal access to facility birth, while neonatal mortality remains high. Why? [1/5]

I spoke with #Media4DevelopmentMoçambique about our work on the impacts of #MobileMoney in rural #Mozambique, based on research joint with @pedrocvicente published in the #ReviewOfEconomicsAndStatistics. 🧵👇 Interview: https://t.co/NTMAkU8KhI Paper: https://t.co/yr5imvK38a

Join us learning #DevelopmentEconomics at @NovaSBE #MasterInEconomics! Apply here:

In a recent podcast, I discussed why investing in #migrant #integration policies is key to reaping the win-win benefits of international migration – with an application to recent immigration to Portugal. Thanks to @pimenteljm @45graus @expresso https://t.co/Cb9kf09Xw8

Our next session in the @NOVAFRICA – @The_IGC at Quelimane 2025 Webinar is here! Join @patscaetano PhD Candidate at @USC for a discussion on: Mobilisation, Small Infrastructure, and Floods 📅 Monday, Oct 20 | 1pm PT / 2pm Moz 📍 Online via Teams: https://t.co/MLNsGZVROz

🚀 Applications are open for the #PhD in #Economics at @NovaSBE ! Shape the future of #DevelopmentEconomics with hands-on research, full funding and collaboration with @NOVAFRICA researchers. 🔗 Apply: https://t.co/EfJMmGTZM0 🔗 More about NOVAFRICA: https://t.co/VlXXWJd3Ei

It was an amazing opportunity to present the results of our research to a group of teachers, school principals, school counsellors, and policy makers. In Cape Verde, 8 out of 10 students finishing high school express a desire to continue their studies abroad.

In a recent @BBC Business Daily interview, @cbatista_econ @NOVAFRICA discusses brain drain and brain gain, highlighting Cyprus as a case of how return migration can influence development. This follows her Science article “Brain Drain or Brain Gain?” 🎧 https://t.co/HsTODvYwh4

📢 @NOVAFRICA – @The_IGC Quelimane 2025 Webinar Series Join us for the start of the series w/NOVAFRICA Scientific Director & @NovaSBE Prof. @pedrocvicente on: Integration of rural migrants into cities 📅 Mon, Sep 1 | 1pm (PT) / 2pm (Moz)📍Teams Info: https://t.co/Bp8j070NOU

Our paper "Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment" is now in print in the Review of Economics and Statistics! Main finding? Mobile money increased out-migration from rural areas and reduced agricultural investment. 🔗

Thank you @timsvengali for a great conversation on the @vox_dev podcast together with @ctheoharides on our recent @ScienceMagazine article The "brain drain" is only part of the story—skilled migration can benefit origin countries too. 🎧 https://t.co/9j9nbU1eXP

📢 New Publication in @ScienceMagazine! "Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Effects of High-Skilled International Emigration on Origin Countries" Read our summary thread below! 🔗 Read the full article here: https://t.co/ezrev3p8pA

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! Brain drain or brain gain? Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries https://t.co/vh8XM13y1f

🚀 Brazil's Pix + Open Finance = a potential game-changer for MSMEs' finance! Our latest @poverty_action blog post sheds light on how Brazil's Pix and Open Finance initiatives can bridge the $593B financing gap for MSMEs: https://t.co/8DoE9IF9eR #EconTwitter

📢 New publication in the Journal of Development Economics! With Samuel Berlinski, we study what happens when a long-ignored labor law in Brazil finally gets enforced—and how the effects spread across firm networks. 1/7

🌍✨ Advancing Women's Empowerment Through Financial Inclusion On International Women’s Day, read this month's NOVAFRICA Feature paper: "Closing the Gender Profit Gap" by @NOVAFRICA @NovaSBE Profs @cbatista_econ & @pedrocvicente, with @SMGSequeira 🔗 https://t.co/d7puEx4Tjr

📢 New @NOVAFRICA Working Paper "Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development" by @NovaSBE Prof. @melnikov_n_v, w/ Carlos Schmidt-Padilla & Micaela Sviatschi, Explores how gang-imposed borders in El Salvador restrict labor mobility & economic growth. 🔗 https://t.co/nVD6cxIxjd

📢The first NOVAFRICA Featured Paper is here! "Motivating Volunteer Health Workers in an African Capital City" by @NOVAFRICA Scientific Director & @NovaSBE Prof of Economics @pedrocvicente with NOVAFRICA affiliates @fracchiamattia @teremolin Read here:

I'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply! Links in next tweet. #econra @econ_ra #EconSky

Here we talk about a “light-touch” program that proves it is possible to address anti-immigration attitudes and stereotypes head-on while fostering both understanding and integration. It’s a model that could be easily scaled up