VoxDev Martina Björkman Nyqvist Stockholm School of Economics Seema Jayachandran Princeton Economics Princeton Development Economics Research Program Delighted that our paper on the impacts of spousal communication training on child health investments in Uganda is now forthcoming in the JDE: doi.org/10.1016/j.jdev…. Very grateful to my wonderful co-authors Seema Jayachandran and Martina Björkman Nyqvist, as well as editor @tom_vogl

I’m super excited about this new adventure! 🤩🇰🇪 Martina and Abhijeet, thank you for being in my corner the whole time! 💕

As a commitment to support researchers from low & middle-income countries, IPA's Researcher Diversification Initiative is accepting project proposals in #Ghana, #Nigeria, #Kenya & #Uganda to receive up to $10K funding. The deadline is Apr. 5th. Learn more: bit.ly/lmicrdi02

Registrations to become a GAIN mentor are now open! GAIN mentors are assigned to help guide a mentee one-on-one through the entire graduate application cycle in economics or related fields. ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/GAINMentors 🗓️ Deadline: April 21st Please share widely!

Ugandan firms are less likely to sell to the govt bc of a lack of trust, & firms that receive info about govt integrity tend to bid on and win more procurement contracts. Chicago Booth's Emanuele Colonnelli, Edoardo Teso, Francesco Loiacono, & Edwin Muhumuza ow.ly/T8Oo50QYbLN

I am a gay Ugandan about to go home. This law will tyrannise my life theguardian.com/commentisfree/…?

On #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay, did you know that in 5 countries, over 10% of women lack access to basic menstrual materials? Let's work towards better. Scroll through the data here: wrld.bg/loak50RYEZr #MenstrualHealth #WMHD

Firms session at #NOVAFRICA2024 Conference! Cristina Clerici from SSE Economics is presenting “Information, Expectations, and Preferences: Occupational Choices of Young Adults in Uganda”.

📢 Announcement: ASWEDE’s annual conference on Development Economics is on Nov 21-22 at Steningevik Conference Hotel, located between Stockholm and Uppsala! Deadline for submissions: Sept 30. Check out the details below.

We SSE Economics are hiring two assistant professors (open field and health). Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. See more here: econjobmarket.org/positions?show… #EconJobMarket

My interview with the Chicago Booth Review where I talk about our work on public procurement in Uganda👇🏽

We SSE Economics have seven PhD students and one postdoc on the job market this year. Check them out: hhs.se/en/research/de…!

Meet our PhD candidates Jakob Beuschlein and Ossian Prane, who will be on the job market in 2024/25. su.se/department-of-…

Introducing our #EconJMC Patrizia Massner. In her #EconJMP “Should Elder Care Be Subsidized? Theory and Evidence from Sweden” she examines the impact of a 2002 elder care fee reform that lowered costs by 40% on avg. for 2/3 of Sweden’s municipalities. su.se/institute-for-… 1/6

🚨 I’m on the job market! 🚨 Check out my JMP: Designing Debt Restructuring: The Adverse Effects on Labor Market Outcomes. Bonus: fun insights on examiner/judge IV designs. Very brief summary: 👇

📣 I am excited to share that I am on the academic job market this year. My JMP “Should Elder Care Be Subsidized? Theory and Evidence from Sweden” is available here: bit.ly/JMP_PM For my other work ➡️ patriziamassner.com

👀 ESSA is looking to fund 20-25 Africa-based ECD researchers with grants up to $15,000 USD Can cover data collection, analysis or dissemination ~ Due Feb 28 cc. REALCentre Cambridge Hilton Foundation Tefera D. Kadzo Wekulo essa-africa.org/node/1972

.Center for Global Women's Health & Gender Equity Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship is open for applications --> designed for researchers + professionals in LMICs working in the GBV space *Due Jan 31st* 👇🏾 cc. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @TheSVRI Dr. Michele R Decker docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

📣 Applications are open for the 2025 GAIN program! Information sharing, mentoring and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields. ➡️ Apply here: gain-network.net/participants 🗓️ Deadline: February 16th Please share widely!

Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is Claude Raisaro Geneva Graduate Institute who works on topics related to development + behavioral economics