Future Africa welcomes FAR-LeaF research fellows to the Future Africa campus this July for their annual conference. FAR-LeaF is an early career research fellowship programme. Follow us as we profile the fellows and their impactful research. Read more: bit.ly/3NxOPfP

🆕 Unpacking multi-faceted anti-poverty programmes. Today on #VoxDevTalks, our new Editorial Board member Robert Darko Osei (University of Ghana) joins Tim Phillips Talk Normal to discuss research in #Ghana comparing individual interventions to multi-faceted programmes. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Our team is presenting on combining geocoded extreme weather-related disaster data with social survey microdata, based on TSITICA research by: David Gordon, Nkechi S. Owoo Murray Leibbrandt Muna Shifa, Mary Zhang, Damiano Manda Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research SALDRU Economics UON

.Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world's most vulnerable demographic groups: women with disabilities. bit.ly/3v34ZIZ

Today's cool young researcher #EconTwitter is Nkechi S. Owoo at U Ghana who works on topics related to poverty, health + demography ug.edu.gh/economics/peop…

Adaptation is not a universal response to #climatechange and disaster events. Recognizing religious and cultural factors, Nkechi S. Owoo analyzes individuals’ adaptation (and non-adaptation) responses to climate shocks in Ghana ⬇ 🇬🇭 bit.ly/3xLN2iP

.Nkechi S. Owoo [University of Ghana] new WP on gender, climate + adaptation in 🇬🇭 for Center for Global Development --> Adaptation strategies include ⬆️ in inputs + pressures on ♀️ domestic work ~ however are not universal + influenced by religious and cultural factors #EconTwitter cgdev.org/publication/cl…

The website to submit an abstract for the 30th International Population Conference (IPC2025), Brisbane, Australia 13-18 July 2025, is now OPEN! · ipc2025.popconf.org #poptwitter #demography

Our online session focusing on Africa is underway! 😃🤩 – we have just heard from Nkechi S. Owoo and Murray Leibbrandt is now sharing his important research in the region. All part of day 2 of our Conference! #BPI2024

An excellent session on Africa at the Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) conference on poverty & social justice in a post-COVID world. Murray Leibbrandt & Nkechi S. Owoo presented ACEIR research on how inequality & poverty deepened people's vulnerabilities during COVID 📽️Watch bit.ly/4eaA66S

How is household business performance influenced by owners’ personality traits & attitudes toward gender roles? 📰Using household #survey #data from Ghana 🇬🇭, our paper finds important differences in what makes female and male business owners succeed. ➡️wrld.bg/GyoP50SkVY5

How is household business performance influenced by owners’ personality traits & attitudes toward gender roles? 📰Using household #survey #data from Ghana 🇬🇭, our paper finds important differences in what makes female and male business owners succeed. ➡️wrld.bg/Rjx450Snpuo

🗓️Join ECSP on #WorldPopulationDay, Jul. 11, for an online event on population & development with Maternal Health Initiative and Population Institute, featuring Priscilla Idele, PhD Nkechi S. Owoo, @Apoorva_Jadhav, Roger-Mark De Souza (he/him), Kathleen Mogelgaard and EdgeEffect’s Emily Dwyer buff.ly/3RL86gz

🗓️Join ECSP on #WorldPopulationDay, Jul. 11, for an online event on population & development with Maternal Health Initiative and Population Institute, featuring Priscilla Idele, PhD Nkechi S. Owoo, @Apoorva_Jadhav, Roger-Mark De Souza (he/him), Kathleen Mogelgaard and EdgeEffect’s Emily Dwyer. bit.ly/3LfVQRF

Mark your calendar for July 26! Join our inaugural webinar on population centrality in West and Central Africa. We're going live in both French and English. Sign up today. unf.pa/3LwYGC0

Long-overdue on 2024 recap of cool young researcher! #econtwitter My favorite part of social media + it's exciting to highlight a year's worth of exciting researchers. (Given cross-platform posting, won't link to the original 🧵s but direct to researcher sites)

Justine Knebelmann: state capacity + public economics sites.google.com/view/justine-k… Nkechi S. Owoo: poverty, health + demography scholar.google.com/citations?user… Mahima Vasishth: education + gender mahimavasishth.com

👏 Authors incl. 14 researchers from our country nodes SALDRU UCTSchoolofEconomics Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research University of Ghana Economics UON University of Nairobi Among them are Murray Leibbrandt Vimal Ranchhod Robert Darko Osei Nkechi S. Owoo Monica Lambon- Quayefio Fabio Andres Diaz Muna Shifa & associates Rocco Zizzamia Mike Savage

Call for papers! --> Women and Jobs in Africa Policy Research Workshop taking place Nov 11-12 🇬🇭 Hosted by World Bank Research African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) University of Ghana cc. Scientific committee Monica Lambon- Quayefio Nkechi S. Owoo S Anukriti Clara Delavallade et al. Submit by June 30th 👇🏽 worldbank.org/en/events/2025…