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Thinking of studying the MPhil or DPhil in Economics at @oxfordecondept.bsky.social? Are you an African national?
Join us for a webinar about scholarship opportunities available through the CSAE to students applying to start in 2026.
πMon 28 July, 2pm BST
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Young Lives Director Marta Favara giving the opening speech at our Hub launch
Young Lives Deputy Director Kath Ford with panellists Benjamin Schachter, United Nations Human Rights, Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative
Our event speakers Young Lives Director Marta Favara and Deputy Director Kath Ford, speaker Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania, panellists Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative, and speaker Nevan FuΔkar, University of Oxford
π Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks
Weβre excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making
younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...
@climateoxford.bsky.social
Another big day for Young Lives! We're thrilled to be heading to the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards, where we've been shortlisted in the Excellence in Research and Innovation β Research Engagement category. Wish us luck! π€π
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @martafavara.bsky.social @alansanchezj.bsky.social #VCAwards
Peru banned child marriage: here are three ways longitudinal research helped to make that happen. New post on the Activism, Influence and Change blog from Kath Ford of Young Lives one of the most interesting exercises in long term data collection in the Int Dev sector
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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π² CSAE Conference App Features Countdown
FEATURE 3οΈβ£ Key Conference Info
Read lots of helpful info around #OxCSAE2025 on the app. From advice on how to get to St Catz in Oxford, to the all important WIFI code πΆ!
βΉοΈFind out more & download today cvent.me/X5v04Z
The Education & Learning factsheets document progress made in Ethiopia, India, and Peru on completion to secondary education, access to higher education, access to digital devices, and reading skills. Results highlight substantial gaps linked to early-life inequalities, and child marriage for women.
π½οΈ Seven key findings from Round 7 of Young Lives long running study out today: watch our short film β¬οΈ
After 20+ years following young people growing up in #poverty, what did we discover in Round 7?
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk announces the latest findings from our 20+ yr survey, showing that persistent inequalities & global crises are impacting the lives of young people in some of the poorest communities in the world.
β‘οΈ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Young Lives started tracking 12,000 children in 2002 when they were aged 1 (8). By 2023, they were 22 (29). Using 20+ years of data, these thematic reports shed light on progress and challenges in human development in Ethiopia, India, and Peru, comparing two generations born 7 years apart
Scholarships for African Students - deadline coming up - see below.
Note that GRE test at a good level is required. Competitive students who can only take it in coming weeks can submit application by the deadline, and add GRE later. They better let me know by DM!!!!
Aspiring economists from Africa:
Extended deadline 4 March
Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students
How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD
We automatically consider all applicants
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
@younglivesethiopia.bsky.social has joined us on Bluesky! Please follow them for insightful, country specific #younglives content! π
@martafavara.bsky.social @harmonielimb.bsky.social @alansanchezj.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @oxfordcsae.bsky.social #ethiopia #poverty #equality #climatechange
Young Lives' mission is to deliver ground-breaking research that informs policy on how #poverty, #gender, #inequalities & shocks & crises: #climatechange, #conflict & #covid, affect the lives of disadvantaged children & young people, in the Global South
Find out more in the π§΅or www.younglives.org.uk
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Here are the first five sets of slides:
01 Introduction: psantanna.com/DiD/01_Intro...
02 Classical 2x2 setup: psantanna.com/DiD/02_two_b...
03 Clustering issues: psantanna.com/DiD/03_Clust...
04 Functional form: psantanna.com/DiD/04_Funct...
05 Covariates: psantanna.com/DiD/05_Covar...
I am thinking of making my DiD materials that I used for teaching in the last 5 years available.
I am hoping these would find begineers in need of a step-by-step opinionated walkthrough of several developments
Letβs see if I find the energy to do this!
A reminder that the flu is highly seasonal, and the season hasn't peaked in the northern hemisphere.
This chart is from the OWID Flu Explorer, where you find detailed monthly data, including rates by strain: ourworldindata.org/influenza
New publication. We contribute to the literature about the rel. between nutrition and human capital by showing that early nutrition predicts cognitive skills that are required for learning at school (Ethiopia, Peru). With Marta Favara, Margaret Sheridan, Jere Behrman: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
Great predoc opportunity at Cornell with Chris Barrett, Daniela Scur, Heather Schofield, Joanna Upton, John Hoddinott, Jenny Aker, and others: They are launching a pre-doc program in development economics! (Can petition for visa support if needed.) cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCaree...
A short video about the Young Lives study, a longitudinal study that for over 20 years has been tracking 12,000 children (now adults) in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Currently we are close to complete the 7th wave of data collection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uK6...
