Laboratory for Effective Antipoverty Policies at @Unibocconi. Rigorous scientific research to improve the lives of the poor. Use #leapdevelopment to reach out!
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Jan 9
Join us through the brand-new LEAP/CLEAN Predoc Program!
This joint program is hiring full-time predocs starting Summer 2026, working with faculty from @LEAPdevelopment and @unit_crime at @Unibocconi. Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
More info➡️ leap.unibocconi.eu/vacancies…
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Join us on June 17! Fatoumata Diawara will be our guest! @FatouMusic_ Link to register here: events.unibocconi.eu/index.p…
Jun 10
@LEAPdevelopment turns 10! If you’re an NGO, foundation, policy makers, researcher or simply interested in development, we’d love to see you on June 17 at Bocconi University. Details below 👇
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Apr 27
Development economists? Don’t forget to submit your application!!!
📢Apply for the 25th Summer School in International and #Development #Economics: Economic Development in the Age of Big Data and #AI
⌛Deadline: 4 May
📆1-4 September | 📍Tuscany, Italy
Lecturers: @thesamasher & @paulnovosad
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Mar 16
A special thanks to our local partners: Un Sole per Tutti & Aguidie Guinea for their incredible work supporting adolescent empowerment and immigrant integration unsolepertutti.com @elianalaferrara @giac_bat @CornoLucia @LEAPdevelopment @Unicatt
🆕 Can providing information reduce risky migration?
Today on VoxDev, @giac_bat (@RF_Berlin), Lucia Corno (@Unicatt) & @elianalaferrara (@Kennedy_School) outline an informational intervention on the risks of irregular migration in Guinea: voxdev.org/topic/migration-u…
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Jan 9
Join us through the brand-new LEAP/CLEAN Predoc Program!
This joint program is hiring full-time predocs starting Summer 2026, working with faculty from @LEAPdevelopment and @unit_crime at @Unibocconi. Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
More info➡️ leap.unibocconi.eu/vacancies…
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Jan 9
🎓This program is for motivated students planning to pursue a PhD, providing training, support and research experience. Responsibilities include: data cleaning & analysis, fieldwork coordination, involvement across the research cycle!
Apply now!
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19 Nov 2025
JMC: for those not familiar w/ the Italian system, this is similar to a 4-year post-doc (no teaching!), after which the candidate can apply for a 5-6 yrs AP that automatically transitions into tenure. Deadline Nov.30! @unicatt @leapdevelopment @RoyalEconSoc @EAYEconomists 👇
7 Nov 2025
Are you a JM candidate interested in Development/Labor/Applied micro? Come to work w/ us in Milan! @Unicatt @LEAPdevelopment
Look fwd to read your JM paper!
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7 Nov 2025
Are you a JM candidate interested in Development/Labor/Applied micro? Come to work w/ us in Milan! @Unicatt @LEAPdevelopment
Look fwd to read your JM paper!
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11 Sep 2025
Apply!
1 Sep 2025
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
Join us as a Research Assistant in Milan 🇮🇹 and help evaluate education policies 📚✨
📩 Send CV cover letter: marinella.leone@unipv.it
⏰ Applications reviewed from Sept 8 👉 tinyurl.com/yr8nud5j
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10 Apr 2025
Passionate about research in development economics? I am hiring a predoc for the next academic year at @LEAPdevelopment & @Unicatt! Apply before May 20! 👇
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Come and join our research group!
10 Apr 2025
Passionate about research in development economics? I am hiring a predoc for the next academic year at @LEAPdevelopment & @Unicatt! Apply before May 20! 👇
leap.unibocconi.eu/vacancies…..
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2 Apr 2025
Apply to this year summer school in the beautiful Toscany! #LeapDevelopment @LdA_CentroStudi
1 Apr 2025
We are very thrilled to announce that the call for applications for the 24th Summer School (2nd to 5th September) in #International and #Development #Economics is now OPEN!
The speakers will be Mathieu Couttenier and Mathias Thoenig.
Further info: t.ly/cCMSP
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5 Mar 2025
This is a fantastic pre-doc opportunity! @michelacarlana is a great mentor and an outstanding researcher! Joint her and her team at @LEAPdevelopment
4 Mar 2025
PRE-DOC OPPORTUNITY @LEAPdevelopment @Unibocconi!
Join us to work on education-related projects in Italy, Finland, and Chile. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Start date: between April and September.
Detailed information available here: michelacarlana.com/wp-conten…
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7 Feb 2025
6 Feb.: International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. Thanks to the incredible activists I’ve met during my research. Your relentless fight against FGC is changing lives! #AmazonianInitiativeMovement #LeapDevelopment #EndFGM
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16 Jan 2025
Are you based in Boston? Join the effort to make a difference: volunteer for the Homeless Census! Collecting data on homelessness is crucial for designing efficient public pulicies! More info here:
boston.gov/departments/housi…
Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1aHb…
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20 Dec 2024
Thank you all for coming! So great to see how our community is growing! @LEAPdevelopment #leapdevelopment
20 Dec 2024
Last work trip of the year: Bocconi’s @LEAPdevelopment Christmas meeting in beautiful Milan’s Villa Invernizzi (yes, those are flamingos by the fountain!)
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28 Oct 2024
Great opportunity for PhD students interested in doing research in development! Apply Apply Apply!
28 Oct 2024
On the JM with a paper on Development? We open a 2 years post doc position at @LEAPdevelopment. Come to work with us! Apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/…
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28 Oct 2024
We are glad to invite you to the event "Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World. Presentation of the 2023/24 Human Development Report"
Registrations at the link➡️events.unibocconi.eu/index.p…
📆7th November - Bocconi University
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28 Oct 2024
A joint policy event @Unibocconi, @GENERALI and @UNDP
📍 SDA Bocconi, Auditorium Grande
⏲️5.45pm - 6.30pm
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24 Oct 2024
Bocconi students interested in development? Apply!👇
24 Oct 2024
📢 The LEAP Internship Program is back for its Winter 2025 Round!
This opportunity is dedicated to @Unibocconi students, for curricular internships with LEAP Faculty Affiliates.
Deadline November, 15th 2024. Details here➡️leap.unibocconi.eu/vacancies…
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