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Synthesizing and critically reviewing the modern instrumental variables literature that allows for unobserved heterogeneity in treatment effects, from Magne Mogstad and Alexander Torgovitsky nber.org/papers/w32927

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is crucial for powering Africa. Mission 300, in collaboration with our partners, aims to connect 300 million people to electricity by 2030. Learn more about how we are #PoweringAfrica. wrld.bg/oY9050TrSmi

In a new working paper, Jacobus Cilliers, Nour Elashmawy & I look at the use of PDS Lasso for selecting control variables in field experiments. This is an issue that in part came up through discussions a while back on Twitter, 1/5 blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

🌱 How might irrigation affect farmers’ profits? Maria Jones Florence Kondylis John Loeser and J-PAL affiliate Jeremy Magruder explore the impacts of irrigation access in Rwanda: bit.ly/3zODTHP

In today's blog, Kathleen Beegle & @ManuGalasso try the NotebookLM podcast approach to summarizing their recent research on public works and women's labor force participation in Djibouti blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

USAID says that direct transfers are OK! usaid.gov/policy/direct-… this position paper reflects collaborative efforts from so many folks over the past 13 years both inside and outside of gov't. you all know who you are, and my hat is off to you.

Blog your job market paper 2024: submissions now open - our 14th year of publishing posts by PhD students on the development job market (submissions due Nov 6) blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

The World Bank Group and IMF #WBGMeetings are starting today! I’m excited to see top priorities for #PoweringAfrica being discussed to bring electricity to 300 million people by 2030. Follow #WBGMeetings for updates!

Shifting gears to ag-tech adoption, John Loeser shows (joint work w others) that decentralized demos as opposed to seeding new ag tech to central nodes accelerates adoption in Bangladesh, exposure to flood risk at time of demo ⬆️ take up

#NEUDC2024 Session: Agriculture, Technology Adoption and Environment. Presented by John Loeser, his work focuses on decentralizing agricultural demonstration to accelerate social learning, looking at the impacts of flood-saline resistant seeds in Bangladesh. Chaired by Ben Roth

New study from India on the relationship between microfinance and intimate partner violence (IPV) finds: - microcredit programs can initially trigger male backlash, increasing IPV - but over time ,“household bargaining” can kick in, raising women’s agency/status + reducing IPV

Excited to attend a World Bank Rwanda knowledge sharing event in collaboration with Government of Rwanda institutions, led by World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) team. The focus is on optimizing infrastructure and leveraging data to drive growth and innovation in the private sector.

The Impact Evaluation program plays a crucial role in shaping our lending portfolio and policy dialogue in Rwanda. This event also highlights 10 years of evidence-based strategies that guide decisions and enhance contributions to Rwanda’s economic development.

Many thanks to Ministry of Infrastructure | Rwanda & all Government of Rwanda institutions that have partnered with the World Bank DIME team. Our shared commitment to evidence-based policymaking in Rwanda🇷🇼 continues to inform policy and support the country's path to prosperity.

We had an insightful discussion with Ministry of Infrastructure | Rwanda and other Government of Rwanda partners on leveraging evidence for Rwanda's economic transformation. This year’s focus: optimizing infrastructure and data to drive private sector growth and innovation.

The team highlighted key policy takeaways from a decade of collaboration, celebrating Rwanda’s successes in evidence-based policymaking. Kudos to our World Bank Rwanda DIME team & Government of Rwanda partners for impactful evaluations & discussions that continue to drive policy change in Rwanda.

Our paper "Local knowledge, formal evidence, and policy decisions" (with Aidan Coville and Sampada KC) is out at the JDE. Many people have the intuition that policymakers prefer evidence from their own context. To what extent is this true? 1/ 🧵

📣 Final Call!! Apply to be a Fellow by January 10, 2025! Announcing a new edition of the Government Analytics Fellowship to help government analysts repurpose government data as a means to strengthening public administration. survey.wb.surveycto.com/collect/ga_fel…

Trade economists: The World Bank Development Research Group group is hiring a research economist to work on international trade issues. Posting here: worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

Exciting news from Berkeley ARE! 🎉Abdoulaye Cisse will be joining the World Bank as a Research Economist starting in 2026, following an academic year as a Visiting Scholar at Princeton University. Congratulations, Abdoulaye! acisse.com #Econwitter