Economist @WorldBank DIME. Social justice, soul/r&b, @celtics, and @sevillafc. RPCV-🇳🇪
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It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our esteemed colleague, ARE Professor Betty Sadoulet. A cherished member of our Berkeley community, she touched countless lives through her teaching, research, and mentorship. She will be deeply missed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisab…
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21 Oct 2025
Betty was like a mother to all ARE development economists. One generation after the other, her rigor, passion for new knowledge was inspirational. Her questions, a terror in seminars. And the capacity to adapt to new topics and methods astonishing. She will be deeply missed
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our esteemed colleague, ARE Professor Betty Sadoulet. A cherished member of our Berkeley community, she touched countless lives through her teaching, research, and mentorship. She will be deeply missed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisab…
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23 Dec 2024
Sending you and your loved ones the very best wishes for the holidays and the new year!
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20 Sep 2024
Weekly links September 20: happiness is the absence of ceiling effects, the econ job market, unbelievable aging, and more… blogs.worldbank.org/en/impac…
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27 Aug 2024
New @IFPRI Discussion Paper: "The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh" with @AnnetAdong, @ambler_kate, @adebrauw, @SylvanRH, Saiful Islam, and Julia Wagner
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
4 Jun 2024
Worsening climate anomalies are associated with LESS migration in West Africa. Check out our new paper in JEEM authors.elsevier.com/a/1jAPF…
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4 Jun 2024
Adopting a respondent-driven sampling approach to generate a diverse sample of traders to track value chains @SylvanRH
3 Jun 2024
New working paper: "A network-driven data collection approach for agri-food value chains," with @ambler_kate @adebrauw @SylvanRH and Julia Wagner
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3 Jun 2024
New working paper: "A network-driven data collection approach for agri-food value chains," with @ambler_kate @adebrauw @SylvanRH and Julia Wagner
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
28 May 2024
Here's another interesting paper on the NGO-effect in RCTs. The NGO-effect is one reason why findings from RCTs often do not scale. This one here is on an educational program in China. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
29 May 2024
I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with @timsvengali on @vox_dev about a recent paper by @gabezt and I on how lower income countries can raise more tax revenues to fund public services.
Hope you enjoy listening :)
🆕 How can lower-income countries collect more taxes?
Today on VoxDevTalks, @oyebolaoo @wb_research discusses the role of technology, tax agents & politics in enabling lower-income countries to collect the taxes that will finance their growth. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/public-econ…
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
27 May 2024
This is absolutely shocking… and the world is totally neglecting to act.
26 May 2024
The latest famine estimates in #Sudan are cataclysmic: "estimated excess mortality of about 2.5 million people over next 5 months...about 15% of the population in Darfur and Kordofan will die from hunger and disease by September 2024." Let that sink in. clingendael.org/publication/…
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
17 Apr 2024
I would love to see more work on AI as advisor to humans, rather than AI just doing work.
This controlled study in Kenya found top small business entrepreneurs got a stunning 15% boost in profits when given an AI mentor, but low performers struggled with mentorship & did worse.
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23 May 2024
Weekly links May 23: ungating research, agile vs waterfall bureaucracy, African prices, services-led development, and more… blogs.worldbank.org/en/impac…
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17 May 2024
Michael Kremer will join Africa LEADS with a seminal lecture on the returns to investing in knowledge and the opportunity to scaling up interventions that work, don’t miss it
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17 May 2024
Innovative research accelerates development. Join us as we launch the #AfricaLEADS program in Cape Town next week. The goal: Connect @WorldBank operations, policy, and research to drive change. Watch the video and register here: worldbank.org/en/events/2024…. youtube.com/watch?v=IcaaY21X…
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
16 May 2024
@FKondylis local sourcing of school meals have an impact on local economies
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11 May 2024
#Facebook's marketing data isn't just about 'likes' anymore—it's a goldmine for social research.
Dive into our blog to learn how we crafted the innovative rsocialwatcher #R package, an open tool that streamlines access to Facebook's Marketing API.
➡️ wrld.bg/huhK50RAG1q
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13 May 2024
Six Questions with Jing Cai: we discuss her work on firm networking, industrial policy in China, working in an ARE department, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impac…
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This is a really nice survey methods paper by @ile_din @ivettemcg and coauthors. They show results on alternative ways of conducting labor modules that reduce undercounting of work by women and young men.
I'm going to offer some further comments as the discussant.
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Sylvan Herskowitz retweeted
30 Apr 2024
We are very excited to be hosting the 2024 NetMob conference that will bring leading researchers working on mobile phone data analysis to DC and will help foster collaboration between academia and policy in this innovative space
26 Apr 2024
Great news! Netmob '24, the major conference on mobile phone data analysis, will take place in the fall, in Washington, D.C. organized by the @WorldBank. See you there!
netmob.org
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