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Have you been working on your application to a graduate program in Economics abroad? Join J-PAL Africa and panelists from a range of North American and European universities on 19 and 26 September to hear how to make your application standout. Apply here: j-p.al/africa-phd-web…

Development economists: Harris Policy is hiring at the Associate & Full level. Join a huge & growing group at Harris & The University of Chicago. Apply if interested. RT and circulate to colleagues. Email me if you have questions or are weighing whether to apply. EOE/Vet/Disability

We are recruiting research economists. aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…

I am hiring several pre docs/research assistants in Medellin. RT! Apply! Past RAs have regularly gone on to top-10 PhD programs or to great policy careers. My earliest field RAs are now professors at top universities. Too many pre-docs are US-based and focused on data analysis.

Now we have the means to save millions of children's lives with a malaria vaccine we should be rolling it out at record speed. Delay is death.

Me in Financial Times: Learning levels were already poor and fell during Covid-19. We must keep up pressure to improve by tracking foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN). The move to drop tracking of FLN is misguided as we have the tools to measure it well. Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) ft.com/content/5564ce…

JOB ALERT📢🚨DIL at The University of Chicago is hiring full-time Research Professionals/pre-docs to work with Michael Kremer and his team on a fast-growing portfolio of development economics projects.

Hiring Alert📢We are looking for talented people to join our fast-growing, high-impact development research org. We expect to be hiring for a variety of research and policy roles in the coming months. Drop your resume here if you're interested: devinnovlab.wufoo.com/forms/q1luh3tb…

Looking forward to joining two panels Global Solutions Initiative summit in Berlin. I'll discuss financing for development with Mo Ibrahim Foundation CEO Natalie Delapalme; and then join Bill Gates, @Gavi's Dr. Sania Nishtar and Prof. Michael Kremer to find ways to bridge the health gap. #GSS2024

Michael Kremer, Bill Gates, Anshula Kant, and Dr Sania Nishtar discussing global health and development at the Global Solutions Initiative summit! Watch at global-solutions-initiative.org

Michael talking about the high returns to investing in social innovation. For Development Innovation Ventures, at least $17 of benefits for each $1 invested

Climate change makes it harder for farmers to predict the weather and make decisions: when to plant, when to apply fertilizer, when to harvest. What crops, and varieties to use. Weather forecasts can be delivered to farmers directly to farmers’ phones at very low cost.

Congratulations Rachel Glennerster! We are thrilled for CGD and for you. We look forward to continuing to work with you at the Development Innovation Lab.

🌍The Innovation Commission partners with UAE and the Gates Foundation to design AIM for Scale, a mechanism to transition food systems innovations to scale. 🌱🚀 Dissemination of accurate weather forecasts to farmers will be the focus during Year I. bfi.uchicago.edu/news/innovatio…

🎓Planning to do a PhD in Economics or a similar field in the US or Europe next year? Join our Pre-PhD webinars on September 19th & October 10th! Get valuable insights, ask questions, and prepare for your academic journey. Apply here before 12 September:shorturl.at/CBJh9🌟

DIL India is hiring a full-time Senior Research Associate (based in Vijayawada) to work with researchers on an evaluation of a government-led edtech project in Andhra Pradesh. Telugu fluency required. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis! diluchicago.in/sr-research-as…

HAPPENING NOW: Experts have convened at Center for Global Development for a special launch of a new CGD & Market Shaping Accelerator (MSA) initiative to design & scale market-shaping mechanisms to address the world's most crucial problems—like climate change and pandemics. Watch live! ⬇🔴 bit.ly/3Z1xjYA

Goes to Worm Wars. Arrives about ten years late. Proceeds to take credit for "resolving" the conflict. (New blog out at Center for Global Development.) cgdev.org/blog/resolving…

DIL is looking for a senior leader to help us grow a new initiative scaling up weather forecasts to help farmers adjust to the impact of climate change. JD linked below. Please apply!

Spread the word! DIL is hiring postdocs to work closely with Faculty Director Michael Kremer on development economics projects. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so we encourage you to apply soon and latest by January 5th here: dil.uchicago.edu/postdoctoral-s…