Monash CDES
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The CDES at Monash University conducts rigorous, policy-relevant research to better understand the economic and social problems affecting the developing world.
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https://www.monash.edu/business/cdes 26-09-2019 07:20:26
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Today the World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill visited Monash CDES staff and students. We look forward to his Public Lecture "The Middle-Income Trap" tomorrow afternoon at Monash University CBD, hosted by Monash CDES.
Monash CDES is co-organising this year’s 8th Monash Environmental Economics Workshop (MEEW) with Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT), hosted by the Department of Economics, Monash Business School, on 21-22 November. Submissions close 16 August. See: monash.edu/business/event…
Whether you are attending our Sustainable Development for Thriving Communities (SDTC) Conference at Monash University, Indonesia or not this September, consider signing up for the post-conferences workshops. Attend one day or both. Register today!
Invite you to the 2nd seminar of the 2024 Melbourne Economic Development Seminar (MEDS) series, co-organized by Monash CDES, Deakin Economics, and RMIT. You can join the seminar either online or in person. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants. Details below:
Check out our latest working paper, "Shaping Preferences for Redistribution: The Impact of Early-Age Education on Inequality", by @hasib_hassan_BD, Asadul Islam and Liang Choon Wang. monash.edu/__data/assets/…
Despite climate change threats, few Ethiopian farmers use Climate Information Services (CIS). This recent blog post by Emilia @econemilia.bsky.social & Seneshaw Tamru discusses their upcoming International Growth Centre study of CIS and its effect on ag productivity & resilience in #Ethiopia theigc.org/blogs/climate-…
Asad Islam of Monash CDES & Jaai Parasnis of Monash Business School, examine how health shocks impact on households' decision to save, & how different #socioeconomic & #ethnic groups respond to health shocks in #Australia. ⬇️OPEN ACCESS⬇️ doi.org/10.1002/soej.1…
Our Monash CDES working paper. Why is it so hard to adopt sustainable choices? Our RCT identifies “awareness” as a constraint. But traditional awareness campaigns usually don’t work. We propose: target the constraint better leveraging upward spillovers. monash.edu/__data/assets/…
Do in-kind transfers for social assistance lead to deadwt. losses by restricting consumer choice? Monash CDES Ashoka University researchers conduct experiment in slums—offering choice b/w free rice & varying amounts of cash to elicit willingness to pay for rice ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty…
Today, Monash CDES was pleased to welcome back @BerkOzler12 from the World Bank Development Research Group, who presented the working paper "Therapy, Mental Health, and Human Capital Accumulation among Adolescents in Uganda".
Congratulations to CEVAW CI Professor Jane Fisher, for being elected as a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for her outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to health and medical science in Australia. Read more about the fellowship: lnkd.in/gTFBAyUv
📢 Call for Papers open: Nov 1 – Feb 1, 2025 for the annual ThReD Conference, hosted by Monash University 📍 Monash Prato Centre, Prato, Italy🇮🇹 📅 June 25-26, 2025 Submit your research thred.devecon.org/conferences/25… Maitreesh Ghatak #EconTwitter #DevelopmentEconomics
Monash CDES is proud to contribute to Monash University being named the Leading research institution in the field of Development Economics by the The Australian’s Research 2025 rankings.
