Latest posts tagged with #DevEcon on Bluesky
Development economist Vera Songwe has been appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences by Pope Leo XIV.
Her career includes leadership roles at the World Bank & the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Read more:
🔗 https://inomics.link/songwe-bsky
#Economics #DevEcon
MDEV Conference (Development Economics at Michigan) May 8-9, 2026 in Ann Arbor
Open to anyone with a past or current connection to U-M, the Development Economics at Michigan (MDEV) Conference (May 8-9, 2026) has a paper submission deadline of Feb. 13. Submit here! #DevEcon #EconSky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📢 Call for papers now open for the 4th @NOVAFRICA PhD Workshop on Development Economics
📍 Nova SBE (Lisbon, PT) | 📅 June 17, 2026
This is a pre-conference event ahead of the #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference.
📝 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4qPvWHy
#DevEcon #EconResearch
👀 PSC's @deanyang.bsky.social is a leading expert on the leveraging of international migrant income for education and local development. Don't miss this @voxdev.bsky.social event on Wednesday. @umfordschool.bsky.social #Econsky 📈 #DevEcon
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Considering how the proximity of context interacts with agency and action was also insightful and relevant to #devecon (as considering context too deeply may risk us assuming individuals have less agency and responsibility).
Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference this weekend on November 8-9, 2025!
🔊 Stay tuned for coverage on presenters, panel sessions and discussions!
Details and full program available here: neudc2025.com
#NEUDC #NEUDC2025 #DevEcon
STICERD Morishima Lecture. Prof Chris Udry
"Agricultural Productivity, Social Organization and Economic Transformation in Rural Africa" Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 18:00–19:30 | LSE #devecon #africa #nigeria #ghana #mali #economics
sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
📢 Call for Applications 📢
Stephan Klasen #Fellowships
- for #Postdocs from low- & middle-income countries
- working in #DevEcon
- will be hosted at U of Goettingen (Germany)
Deadline: November 16th
Please share widely!
#EconSky
📢 RPDE at Princeton is hiring two Postdoctoral Research Associates for 2026–27. Details below:
👉 One-year term, no teaching load, active research + seminar community.
👉 PhD completion: Sept 2024–Aug 2026.
🔗 Apply via AEA JOE: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
#Postdoc #EconJobMarket #DevEcon
What would you include and “not include” in one page cover letter for PhD application?
#PhD #AgEcon #DevEcon
Join us on 7 Nov, 6pm at LSE for STICERD’s Morishima Lecture with Chris Udry @nupress.bsky.social "Agricultural Productivity, Social Organization and Economic Transformation in Rural Africa". Register here ⤵ sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/... #devecon
Just learned that the European Development Economics Group is also on BlueSky! 🥳🥳🥳
#DevEcon #EconSky
They will have annual #conferences, hosted by different European countries each year!
First will be next year, June 11-12 2026, @kiel.institute
Information session on the Master program in #DevEcon @uni-goettingen.de for prospective international non-EU applicants:
📆 Tomorrow (28th), 2 pm German time on Zoom
#EconSky #Postgrad #Students
We're hiring an IGC Policy Economist (Cities), based at LSE London.
Work w/ our Cities that Work team, generating research projects, engaging w/ global partners & shaping urban policy in LMICs.
💼Salary from £43,277
📅Apply by 31 Aug
🔗 theigc.org/about/careers
#DevEcon #UrbanPolicy
📢Call for papers: Young Researchers Workshop at Yale
Join us on 23 Oct for an event ahead of the Firms, Trade & Development Conference.
Open to post-PhD researchers
Deadline: 7 Sept 2025
Travel funding available!
theigc.org/call-papers-...
@yaleegc.bsky.social
#DevEcon
Super exciting opportunity to gain first-hand field experience in Uganda and work with @seema.bsky.social, as well as @rdizonross.bsky.social, Isabelle Cohen and Fiker Negash! Apply now or share with someone you think is a good fit!
#hiring #econRA #devecon #fieldresearch #healthcare
🌍 2025 #MigrationEconomics Junior Workshop just concluded.
🎯 Goal: give PhD & young researchers an opportunity to share their work in an inspiring space.
Thanks to the participants & keynotes for sharing thoughtful discussions ✨
🏷️ #DevEcon
@ucauvergne.bsky.social
@cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social
Upcoming Event:
WiE Inspire - #Development #Economics
In Bonn (DE) & virtual
#EconSky #DevEcon #WomenInEconomics
🇵🇪 Insights from Peru, Lessons for All
Infrastructure investments in developing countries often ignore where returns are highest.
We offer a new way forward.
#DevEcon #SpatialPolicy #Peru
Last is @lisarogge.bsky.social (@fauwiso.bsky.social) on changing individuals' beliefs (& uncertainty) about medical treatment and costs in Pakistan
#EconSky #DevEcon
Next is Aysun Hızıroğlu Aygün (@itu1773.tr) on the impact of an UCT in Turkey on children's outcomes, using an RDD
#EconSky #DevEcon
First is @terhemenagabo.bsky.social (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) on the short-run impact of menstruation information sessions on beliefs and perceived stigma in Nigeria
#EconSky #DevEcon
Julian Rose (@rwi.bsky.social) concludes the session with results from an expert survey on the academic debate between Acemoglu et al. (2001) and Albouy (2012)
#EconSky #DevEcon
Markus Eberhardt (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social) uses PCDID to look at the impact of democratic collapse on income p.c. (reminding me that I still have some catching up to do on the #DiD lit)
#EconSky #DevEcon
After the second keynote at #GDE2025, held by Imran Rasul, I'll report on the Growth session
#EconSky #DevEcon
Finally, Kerstin Perlik (BNITM) shows that children in Mexico exposed to higher temperatures (accounting for seasonality) in utero have a higher probability to have congenital disorders
#EconSky #DevEcon
