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Perspective: High transportation costs limit mobility, fueling inequality wapo.st/3giNMDM

Disclosure of results of Pfizer's 1996 epidemic drug trials in Nigeria led to perceptions of medical misconduct and subsequent reduction in routine vaccination of children, from Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan nber.org/papers/w31655

For #econjobmarket candidates: Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics is hiring an AP in energy/enrivonmental/resource economics! Our listing: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04135 My colleagues and I will be happy to answer any questions

Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics is proud to introduce our 2023-2024 job market candidates, all seeking employment starting Summer 2024. Check out the six candidates HERE: are.berkeley.edu/job-candidates We will go one by one in the next posts highlighting their papers and research interests!

ARE professor Gonzalez-Navarro and Berkeley alumni Roman David Zarate will present a VoxDev Lit Review on Land Transport Infrastructure on December 5.

Why do managers matter for firm performance, and what distinguishes good managers from bad ones? Virginia Minni (Institute for Fiscal Studies, Chicago Booth) on managers and the allocation of workers to jobs: youtu.be/83ivIJCi2bQ

Research by Columbia | SIPA PhD alum Francis Annan: "Digital Finance Retail Distribution Networks in Low- and Middle- Income Countries." refind-isser.ug.edu.gh/sites/default/…

🔊 PODCAST: Building In-Country Partnerships in Development Economics How can economists form local partnerships to support actionable research? Christopher Udry, Francis Annan and Rohini Pande discuss in the newest episode of #VoicesInDevelopment. Listen now: egc.yale.edu/events/podcast…

📢 Good news! The deadline for the #ReFinDRFP2024 has been extended to May 31, 2024! This gives you additional opportunity to finalise and put in your applications. For more details and to apply, click here: refind-isser.ug.edu.gh Innovations for Poverty Action Inclusion Economics India Centre Peter Quartey

🆕 Reducing misconduct in Ghana’s mobile money markets benefitted all 🇬🇭 Today on VoxDev, Francis Annan UC Berkeley outlines how a low-cost transparency programme reduced vendor misconduct and increased market efficiency in Ghana’s mobile money market: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

Reducing misconduct in Ghana’s mobile money markets benefitted all 🇬🇭 Last month on VoxDev, Francis Annan UC Berkeley outlined how a low-cost transparency programme reduced vendor misconduct and increased market efficiency in Ghana’s mobile money market: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

In a #ForesightAfrica viewpoint, Francis Annan discusses the dynamic interactions between the government of Ghana and the market economy—citizens, businesses, and civil society—through the lens of digital public services delivery. brookings.edu/articles/digit…

Research by Columbia | SIPA PhD alum Francis Annan: "Randomized Entry." nber.org/papers/w33134

this is both important & exciting! soo much to achieve collectively for digital financial services, particularly for the poor!

ReFinD has partnered with MTN Ghana's MobileMoney LTD to expand financial services to underserved and vulnerable communities. Check out the press release for more details! 👇 Peter Quartey Francis Annan Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research University of Ghana Adadzewa.otoo David S. Ameyaw

A fact sheet from #ReFinD's Firms & Digital Payments in 🇬🇭 report reveals key trends across 1.8M firms-from heavy reliance on personal MoMo to gender & regional adoption gaps. Explore the key facts & join us tmrw as we launch the full report. #DigitalPayments #FinancialInclusion

Oh the places you will go! Bentley University, Stanford Economics, UC Berkeley, NYU Abu Dhabi, Sciences Po, MIT Economics, UCSB Bren School, Kellogg School, Amazon, University College London, Columbia Center for Political Economy & Rhizome! Congrats to all of you! annapappp Tarikua Erda R. Daniel (Danny) Bressler

ARE is excited to announce that Shifrah Aron-Dine from Stanford is joining our department! She studies questions related to environmental economics and climate change using tools from macroeconomics, finance, environmental economics, and real estate. shifraharondine.com

We're excited to host Prof. Francis Annan for the next #ISSERSeminar on “Redistributing Transportation Costs.” 📅 Tomorrow, May 20 ⏰ 2:00 PM 📍 ISSER PhD Classroom / Online Join us! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3EQUJsg #ISSERSeminars #TransportationPolicy University of Ghana

What happens when you introduce new mobile money vendors in rural communities? A study in Ghana found that introducing new vendors reshaped local markets, reduced misconduct of vendors by 50%, increased customer satisfaction & boosted the local economy. #DigitalFinance