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Thank you to all mentees, mentors & support staff for a wonderful 2-day workshop at IZA with interesting presentations and discussions (and for withstanding the German strike situation)! Please find the program here: conference.iza.org/GLMLIC_Bonn202… #mentoring FCDO Research, Science and Technology #econtwitter

Can coordinating travel help overcome mobility barriers in job searches? Rolly Kapoor & Smit Gade find that matching job-seeking women & scheduling interviews together boost attendance and increase job searches. 🔍 💼 📑 Paper: bit.ly/41SJkiN Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

📢FREE Online Development Economics Course May 12-July 14 PLUS access to impact evaluation video course Apply by: April 21, 2025 Taught by @orianabandiera & Robin Burgess & amazing TAs from LSE Details & submission form: rb.gy/ct9ikf Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #econtwitter

Cash transfers improved businesses, income & food security, with lasting benefits beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. A study by Kjetil Bjorvatn, @selimgulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Denise Ferris & Lore Vandewalle. 📑Paper : bit.ly/41W2LHA Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

A new study by Bruno Crepon, Dr. Caroline Krafft, Stefano Caria abdelrahman nagy examines whether job-matching services and childcare subsidies can increase female employment in Egypt 🇪🇬 where social norms often discourage women from working. 📑 : bit.ly/41W5gKd Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

A new study by Lawrence Edwards & Godfrey Kamutando analyzes labour market segmentation in Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector, 👷🏽‍♂️ and studies the potential role of labour market policies & rent-sharing in driving these outcomes. 📑 : bit.ly/4kPYDBF Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

Early investments in children’s health matter. G2LM|LIC project by Vincent Somville Arne Nasgowitz & others found subsidized preschools led to better long-term child health. Stronger health today means more productive workforce tomorrow.🌎 👉bit.ly/3Ea8PV7 #WorldHealthDay

Our G2LM|LIC research conference LSE was a real blast! Fantastic speakers, fruitful discussions and good food - what else do you need! We are very proud to be funding so many fascinating projects! Big thanks to everyone 🙏 Program: conference.iza.org/GLMLIC_Confere… Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

📦 Aid is supposed to help. 🧳 Migration can be help, too. But what happens when the two collide? @GharadBryan, Sreevidya Ayyar, Felix Iglhaut explore climate displacement & aid in new synthesis paper. 👉bit.ly/43UErIP Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

Sudan’s workers have weathered revolution, pandemic, and economic turmoil. Labour market survey by Dr. Caroline Krafft, Ragui and Sarah reveals: job entry is harder than ever. This #LabourDay, we spotlight resilience—and the urgent need for labour protections under crisis👨‍🏭 #WorkersRights

📄 New working paper on how social capital surprisingly reduces job quality in Cameroon, by Astride Claudel NJIEPUE NOUFFEUSSIE & Cosmas Bernard MEKA’A from the G2LM|LIC Mentoring Programme. Read 👉 : bit.ly/44mQlvl Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

🌍 This #MothersDay, let's reflect on the barriers working mothers face in LICs. G2LM|LIC research shows that childcare access, safe workplaces, and supportive norms are essential for empowering working mothers in low-income countries #EmpowerMothers 💪 📖: bit.ly/4jIoz1c

📢 New Policy Brief G2LM|LIC: How can social media be used for experiments? Anaya Dam & Diego Dabed Sitnisky share insights from piloting a study to reduce workplace harassment in India. 📄 Read more: bit.ly/4jXqqiI Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

Deadline tomorrow (May 15) for joint G2LM|LIC /BREAD/#path2dev conference! Young scholars from South Asia working in #development economics apply to benefit from mentoring feature! Details below 👇 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

Happy to share that our Online Development Economics course with LSE just started this week. We are looking forward to the next 10 weeks! Impressions from the first live lecture show a diverse and bright group of students 👏

📢 Ongoing call.. Are you a young researcher from LICs working in #AppliedMicro? G2LM|LIC Mentoring Programme pairs you with experts to strengthen your paper for peer review journal. ✅Apply now (rolling basis) ➡️ Recent published papers and details here: bit.ly/44Dq7or

📄 New G2LM|LIC paper: Using data from Nigeria’s job platform, Belinda Archibong Francis Annan Oyebola Okunogbe Anja Benshaul-Tolonen & Ify Oliobi show that co-ethnicity with hiring managers favors male applicants over their female counterparts. Read: bit.ly/4knVR5x Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter

Urban density & labour markets: Addis Ababa eviction program improves labour market outcomes—but reduces social connection and public good access. 📄 New G2LM|LIC policy brief by Gharad Bryan, Simon Franklin & Girum Abebe. 👉 Read: bit.ly/3H7BECG Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office #EconTwitter