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š¢Technology is central to economic development.
In this VoxDevLit on June 15th, @juli_caunedo (@CornellEcon) & @PorzioTommaso (@Columbia_Biz) will review the economic evidence on technology and development.
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In Andhra Pradesh, credit contraction in the rural economy, triggered by microfinance regulation, lowered educational investments and caused lasting learning losses, with larger effects for girls and younger children. voxdev.org/topic/education/wā¦
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Technology is central to economic development.
In this VoxDevLit on June 15th, @juli_caunedo (@CornellEcon) & @PorzioTommaso (@Columbia_Biz) will review the economic evidence on technology and development.
Registerā”ļøcepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regā¦
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Colonial railways reshaped local economies in Bosnia, but lasting gains depended on human capital, state capacity, and external competition. voxdev.org/topic/infrastructā¦
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A new adjusted and harmonised satellite nighttime-lights series for 1992ā2023 tracks local development in the Global South more accurately than the off-the-shelf data ā especially in panels and at fine spatial resolution. voxdev.org/topic/methods-meaā¦
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The 1997 Thai financial crisis had far longer lasting consequences for financial access than aggregate measures suggest, driven by bank branch closures that were never reversed even after the broader economy recovered. voxdev.org/topic/finance/lonā¦
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Tracking rural markets using satellite imagery offers a new way to monitor economic conditions in remote, data-scarce regions ā as demonstrated by a new research paper and online dashboard. voxdev.org/topic/methods-meaā¦
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How US-supplied weapons fuel migration to the US border
Last week on VoxDev, Julio AcuƱa (@OleMiss) showed that an increase in the supply of weapons raises homicidal violence, which subsequently drives migration: voxdev.org/topic/institutionā¦
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Air pollution is the worldās leading environmental health risk, and its burden falls overwhelmingly on LMICs.
In this VoxDevLit launch event on June 17th, Teevrat Garg & @anantsudarshan will review the economic evidence on air pollution.
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Tracking Kenya's economy in real time
Last month on VoxDev, Nikolay Danov (@IMFNews), @DomenicoGiannon (@JHUEconomics), Alain Kabundi, CĆ©dric Okou & Antonio Spilimbergo discussed a framework for nowcasting GDP in data-scarce settings: voxdev.org/topic/macroeconomā¦
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Drawing on varied empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, researchers argue that womenās conversion to new Christian churches may be an attempt to pursue emancipation, subtly undermining clan authority.
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šWhy are so many women in Africa converting to Christianity?
Today on VoxDev, @Pablo_alv97 (@Unibo), Catherine Guirkinger (@EconUNamur) and Jean-Philippe Platteau discuss their research on women's specific attraction to churches in sub-Saharan Africa:
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šWhy are so many women in Africa converting to Christianity?
Today on VoxDev, @Pablo_alv97 (@Unibo), Catherine Guirkinger (@EconUNamur) and Jean-Philippe Platteau discuss their research on women's specific attraction to churches in sub-Saharan Africa:
voxdev.org/topic/institutionā¦
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Excited to share this @vox_dev article based on our JDE paper with @sohamsahoo. Our study highlights how a rural liquidity shock triggered by microfinance regulation affected childrenās education investments, leading to persistent learning losses.
š When microfinance credit contracted in India, childrenās education suffered
Today on VoxDev, @muneer1200 (@themastersunion) & @sohamsahoo (@iimb_official) discuss their research on credit contraction in Andhra Pradesh:
voxdev.org/topic/education/wā¦
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This week we featured research on satellite imagery, financial shocks, history and more!
Read a summary of this work here: voxdev.org/topic/week-develoā¦
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Jun 11
Happy to share this @vox_dev article based on our JDE paper with @muneer1200. We show how a rural liquidity shock triggered by microfinance regulation reduced investments in childrenās education and caused persistent learning losses.
Thread: x.com/sohamsahoo/status/2039ā¦
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š When microfinance credit contracted in India, childrenās education suffered
Today on VoxDev, @muneer1200 (@themastersunion) & @sohamsahoo (@iimb_official) discuss their research on credit contraction in Andhra Pradesh:
voxdev.org/topic/education/wā¦
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In Mexico, income transfers targeted at women are effective at improving their decision-making position within the household, translating into significant changes in household consumption and time allocation patterns.
š How targeting cash transfers at women strengthens bargaining power within the household
Today on VoxDev, Andrea MarĆa Flores (@FGV_EPGE) discusses research on cash transfers targeted at women in Mexico:
voxdev.org/topic/social-protā¦
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š How targeting cash transfers at women strengthens bargaining power within the household
Today on VoxDev, Andrea MarĆa Flores (@FGV_EPGE) discusses research on cash transfers targeted at women in Mexico:
voxdev.org/topic/social-protā¦
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In Andhra Pradesh, credit contraction in the rural economy, triggered by microfinance regulation, lowered educational investments and caused lasting learning losses, with larger effects for girls and younger children.
ALT Effects of exposure to the Andhra Pradesh regulation on learning outcomes
š When microfinance credit contracted in India, childrenās education suffered
Today on VoxDev, @muneer1200 (@themastersunion) & @sohamsahoo (@iimb_official) discuss their research on credit contraction in Andhra Pradesh:
voxdev.org/topic/education/wā¦
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š When microfinance credit contracted in India, childrenās education suffered
Today on VoxDev, @muneer1200 (@themastersunion) & @sohamsahoo (@iimb_official) discuss their research on credit contraction in Andhra Pradesh:
voxdev.org/topic/education/wā¦
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Technology is central to economic development.
In this VoxDevLit on June 15th, @juli_caunedo (@CornellEcon) & @PorzioTommaso (@Columbia_Biz) will review the economic evidence on technology and development.
Registerā”ļøcepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regā¦
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