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I was so lucky to be able to have Danny Kahneman as a best friend and collaborator for decades. He usually ended our conversations with "to be continued..." but I now have to simulate his part which is impossible. My favorite image of us "working".

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🚨We are still looking for French-speaking RAs for research projects in the DR Congo focusing on state capacity and development. Apply and come work with us! Predoc: povertyactionlab.org/careers/predoc… Research Associate: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… Research Intern: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear…

How can new tech affect profits & owner-worker relationships?🧵 At #FirmsTradeDev, Deivy Houeix of MIT Economics describes RCT introducing digital payments to taxis in Senegal. It both reduced drivers’ costs & increased owners’ ability to observe driver effort.

Next, research by Deivy Houeix finds that digital payments in Senegal’s taxi industry shows a 29% increase in driver effort and halved cash costs. However, transparency deters adoption, with 50% of drivers opting out; removing observability doubles uptake.

New #PEDLWorkingPaper by Deivy Houeix (@MITecon) explores the trade-off between data observability and digital payment technology adoption by the Senegalese taxi industry. bit.ly/3E6FQ3W #DigitalPayment #AsymmetricInformation

New #PEDLWorkingPaper by Edward Wiles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) and Deivy Houeix (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) studies the potential of smartphone ownership and social media usage to alleviate search and trust frictions along the supply chain. bit.ly/10014WP2

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"These projects illustrate how carefully designed technologies can generate lasting economic gains," says MIT Economics doctoral student Deivy Houeix. Keep reading: shass.mit.edu/people/deivy-h…

📣 ONE WEEK to go! ✍️Call for papers The EGC/International Growth Centre Conference on Firms, Trade & Development early deadline closes May 30. Presenters receive funding for travel & accommodation. Submit your papers now: theigc.org/call-papers-ig…… #EconTwitter #CallforPapers #FirmsTradeDev

Deeply honored to receive this prize, and especially moved by the memory and legacy of Daniel Cohen. Thank you!