Studying the military bases in Colombia, Sakina Shibuya JMP found that “establishment of military bases, a government security program, has had unintended negative consequences on communities that host them” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/when-s… #econtwitter #jmp

Studying two main policies targeting transforming slums in Chile, Joaco A. Urrego JMP findings “highlight the need for comprehensive strategies that not only mitigate the adverse effects of existing slums but also limit the creation of new ones” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/slums-… #econtwitter

Why are mothers at higher risk of violence? Gabriela Deschamps JMP found that motherhood increases the risk of experiencing violence because motherhood increases separation costs for women econthatmatters.com/2024/12/why-ar… #econtwitter #jmp

Evaluating the PMUY in India, @TVNinan1 JMP suggests that “clean transition policies have benefits beyond health—they can also improve educational outcomes.” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/fuelin… #econtwitter #jmp

How to protect sex workers without protective legislation? Ruchi Mahadeshwar JMP findings “provide timely evidence that incentivizing labor market alternatives may decrease the size of the market for sex without compromising worker welfare” econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-to…

How do economic and social shocks influence child marriage for boys and girls? Abby Stocker JMP analysis reveals that negative income shocks reduce child marriage rates for both boys and girls econthatmatters.com/2024/12/how-do… #econtwitter #jmp

It was such a pleasure to collaborate with the World Bank Development Impact blog to feature #econjmp posts. Thanks David McKenzie and the team! We still have two more blogs coming up. Stay tuned. #econtwitter #jmp

Studying a gender-based affirmative action policy at a university in Uganda, Saloni Chopra found that average university students performance in treated cohorts improved despite lower high school scores for women enrolled econthatmatters.com/2024/12/is-aff… #jmp

Sharing the gains from trade liberalization, Anh Nguyen JMP studies how migration and trade policies work together to reduce inequality in Vietnam econthatmatters.com/2025/01/sharin… #econtwitter #jmp

We are back to our interview series. We had the opportunity to interview Eric Verhoogen to discuss development economics, innovation, and firms. Dive into the insights. Don’t miss it! econthatmatters.com/2025/01/etrm-i… #econtwitter #DevelopmentEcon #innovation #firm

Studying Brazil's Bolsa Família program, Gabriel Leite Mariante finds that unconditional cash transfers boost formal employment among women by 7% over two years, while men's employment remains unaffected. econthatmatters.com/2025/02/can-ca… #econtwitter #ETRM #econ

We continue with our interview series. This time we interviewed Meredith Startz to discuss development, trade, and the challenges of collecting data to answer questions in these fields econthatmatters.com/2025/03/etrm-i… #econtwitter #DevelopmentEcon #innovation #firm

New interview on the blog! Claudio Ferraz talks about the importance of understanding local context and political constraints when studying development policies, among other insights into his career and research. Read the full interview here: econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm-i… #econtwitter

Just published! Don't miss our interview with Dean Karlan (Dean Karlan) on his path in development economics, the current funding uncertainty, and the value of development aid. Read it here: econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm-i… #econtwitter #ETRM

Check out our newest interview! Oyebola Okunogbe talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students econthatmatters.com/2025/05/etrm-i… #ETRM

Your latest interview is out! Kristina Manysheva 🇺🇦 talks about the importance of using macroeconomics to study development, innovation in a development context, and engaging with stakeholders. Check it out! econthatmatters.com/2025/06/etrm-i… #ETRM #EconTwitter

In our latest blog post, Anouk talks about her paper that models intimate partner violence as a function of disagreement and communication between partners, and confirms the model's predictions with data from an RCT in Pakistan. econthatmatters.com/2025/07/how-in… #EconTwitter

Next up in our interview series is a conversation with Emma Riley ! She talks about her research on financial inclusion and women's empowerment, tips on conducting field work in development econ and much more! Check it out: #EconTwitter #ETRM econthatmatters.com/2025/07/etrm-i…

Our new interview with Nicolás de Roux is out! We talked about his research on production in developing countries, the usage of models and causal estimation together, and how his research influences policy in Colombia. #Econtwitter #ETRM econthatmatters.com/2025/09/etrm-i…

Our new ETRM interview with Jacob Moscona is live! We discussed his research on innovation in developing countries, the role of public R&D, and the persistent challenges of technology adoption. #Econtwitter #ETRM econthatmatters.com/2025/10/etrm-i…