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🚨Thrilled to share our new paper "Causal Claims in Economics"! 🚨 Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere and I analysed over 44,000 economics papers using AI to create a knowledge graph of economics and map out causal relationships. Here's what we found 🧵👇

China is moving from technological imitation to technological innovation.

🌍 Webinar: What’s Next for Global Climate Action?🌱#COP29 We will unpack the outcomes of COP29 and dive into what they mean for global climate action, especially amidst recent political shifts in the U.S. 🇺🇸🌐 🗓️ Nov. 29, 2024 ⏰ 10-11 (CET) 📍 Zoom circle-u.eu/events/2024/co…

I recently unpacked the political complexities of the #SDGs: from 2015's optimism to today's uneven progress. Are 'win-win' narratives hindering real change? Case studies from China, India, Malawi and Rwanda shed light on trade-offs. 🌱🌍 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=cDKPHb…

Africa should commit to foreign policy support only on matters where its interests are directly at stake. Once a foundation of peace and development exists, Africa can strive to exert global influence. ISS Today by Jakkie Cilliers & Mehari Taddele Maru issafrica.org/iss-today/afri…

I don't think many people know this: the United States is the only country involved in every step of the production process of semiconductors.

📣 Democracies and peace: A perfect match? 🕊️ Join me and my colleagues this Friday (06 Dec.) as we unpack the "Democratic Peace" at Oslo Peace Days. Register for in-person attendance and live streaming👇 circle-u.eu/events/2024/th…

It's finally here! 🤗 So happy to hold an actual copy of the book in my hands!

(From the archives) "Making every dollar count" featuring Ryan Briggs We explored: ✨ The effective altruism (EA) movement ✨ The political effects of foreign aid ✨ Targeting the poorest in World Bank projects ✨ How EA can shape aid policies 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mak…

POW! ‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution: buff.ly/3xkYe5V Who's next? Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity

“If you look across the different political systems, there are few as stable as democracies,” says PRIO researcher Carl Henrik Knutsen with @HildeFrafjordJ Marianne Dahl Dan Banik & Claudia-Yvette Matthes at Oslo Peace Days event on democratic peace in a geopolitically changing world.

(From the archives) 🎧 Global Structural Reform: Poverty, Freedom, Justice, and Innovation — Thomas Pogge #globaldev podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glo…

📹 New Video! Last Friday, I moderated a discussion on The Democratic Peace in a Changing World. 🌍🕊️ We debated if democracy's link to peace holds in a multipolar era. 🎥Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=K7p1O0… Circle U. Universitetet i Oslo PRIO Nobel Peace Center

In Zurich and interested in public economics and/or economics of low- and middle-income countries? Join us on Dec 16-17 at Economics at Zurich at the 9th (and last) Zurich conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries. Program and registration here: econ.uzh.ch/en/eventsandse…

South Sudan and Tanzania are drying up faster than any other country in the world, showing the largest ratio of land transitioning to drylands theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainabi…

Our sample is designed to represent all voting-age citizens in a country, ensuring every adult has an equal chance of selection through strict random sampling. Head over to our website to learn more about our latest and past surveys in Malawi: bit.ly/3ZVc0rM #Malawi

This paper brings up a painful subject for transparency enthusiasts in economics: pre-registration is on the rise - but why only for RCTs where leeway & incentives for p-hacking/HARKing/publication bias are much smaller than in observational studies? 1/3 doi.org/10.1177/019384…

🚨Just out: The Rebirth of the Global South with Benedicte Bull. We explore how the Global South is reshaping 21st-century geopolitics —through new imaginaries, rising agency, and transformative alliances. #Globaldev tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🕊️ Joseph S. Nye has passed — a giant in international relations and a generous thinker. I was honored to speak with him on In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍 about soft power and ethics in foreign policy. A conversation I’ll always value. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/do-…