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Could we just get local officials to promise this now - Before you declare schools stay closed for 2021-2022 school year, you will close bars, gyms, & indoor dining. Seems like a good thing for officials to pre-commit to, no? #schoolsbeforebars

NEUDC 2020 @ Dartmouth Nov 6-7!

Nandini Gupta @nandinigupta.bsky.social Justin Sandefur The income gains to academic high-achievers from migrating average US$40,000-75,000 per year onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…. I don't know of any other action that raises incomes that much. Of course other things than income matter, but revealed preference shows many want to migrate.

Also new VoxDev: using text messages in schools in #Chile to close the school-parent information gap improves kids grades & increases their school attendance By #SamuelBerlinski @MatiasBusso @DinkelmanTaryn Claudia Martinez A. voxdev.org/topic/health-e…

Leisure is hugely important - hanging out with friends, meeting new people, hearing different perspectives, acquiring knowledge, becoming recognised as knowledgeable, & participating at local events In every single country (bar one), men have more leisure time.

Happy #CelebrateFirstGen Day! I’m so proud of all the students working to get their education. I know it can be hard, but just remember: You are never alone. So many of us are out here rooting you on — and that includes me. Keep up the great work! #ReachHigher

6th National Data Quality Workshop, 5 Sept 2022, UCT As a way of marking 21 years of DataFirst and 15 years of outputs of the data quality research programme, we will convene another workshop to showcase some of what we have learned. For more info go to bit.ly/data-quality-w…

I am hiring a predoctoral Research Associate in development economics, starting Summer 2023. Join our growing team at U. of Notre Dame! jobs.nd.edu/postings/28716 #econRA

It is with great sadness that HSF has received news of the death of Charles Simkins. He had been in hospital over the past few months and had, until his illness, been head of research at the Foundation, for 8 years. See HSF's tribute to Charles, here: hsf.org.za/news/press-rel…

Professor Sir Angus Deaton will be presenting the 1st Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture on 3 July 2023. This lecture will be presented online and Sir Deaton will share some thoughts on economists and their role in policy. Register - bit.ly/fwml-2023 SALDRU UCT

🚨🚨🚨 Multiple full-time RA/pre-doc positions available at the Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Lab at University of Notre Dame/Notre Dame Economics! Details here: jobs.nd.edu/postings/30954 Note, applicants must have US work authorization. Contact [email protected] for details. cc Econ RA Listings

Demography and Population Studies Receives Federal STEM Designation With this new designation, international students with F-1 visa status will now be eligible to stay in the US for an additional two years of “STEM OPT” employment. ow.ly/y10750Pgg89

Third and last day of the summer school in development economics, with the great Taryn Dinkelman and Rachel Ngai, and 34 students from 4 continents 🌍 Truly inspiring lectures on gender, labour, and development and great interactions in a fantastic location 🌟

Come work with us at the BIG Lab! We're hiring for a 2-year pre-doc RA position starting in the summer of 2024. #EconTwitter #predoc #development jobs.nd.edu/postings/32745

On 27 October DataFirst & the School of Economics hosted a conference to honour the lifetime contributions of Prof Martin Wittenberg to economics, & more broadly to quantitative social science, in South Africa. Read the article: datafirst.uct.ac.za/about-us/lates… UCT UCT Commerce

Circular migration within Africa contributes to long-run structural change in origin country labor markets. Just Accepted paper by Taryn Dinkelman (Taryn Dinkelman), Grace Kumchulesi (grace kumchulesi), and Martine Mariotti (Martine Mariotti). zurl.co/olXo

🆕 International migration kickstarted structural transformation in Malawi 🇲🇼 Today on VoxDev, Taryn Dinkelman Notre Dame Economics, grace kumchulesi & Martine Mariotti ANU Economics outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/migratio…

He will be remembered for his dedication to rigour & his integrity as a researcher; the quality & depth of his mentorship of grad students; his frankness & honesty; & his commitment to building public goods enabling others to do better & more reliable research of their own.