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Survived the Ides of March📈✅

Really amazing work from UCSDEcon (Vinny Armentano 📈, Paul Niehaus, & Tom Vogl) on poverty declines in 5 major economies since 1990. The most shocking fact (IMO) is the rate of decline in poverty from families that stay in agriculture.

Papers that make you go wow

I am on the job market, and Francesco Amodeo wrote a generous post about my work. He's a smart and insightful colleague, and I am glad for his support. Is it cheap talk? If interested, take a look at giampaolobonomi.com/research and form your own opinion!

Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students. Apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below

Thanks UCSDEcon for the recognition!

Please consider applying for a summer RA position in Mozambique. Project with Fulvia Budillon and Andre Gray on traditional medicine. Must speak Portuguese. Job info: povertyactionlab.org/careers/field-… Send materials to [email protected] and [email protected]. Thank you! Econ RA Listings

We are excited to share our latest episode 🎙️! Backstory: David McKenzie on Problem Selection and Public Goods Creation Listen now: ift.tt/NMYH2rs

🆕 How has global poverty fallen 📢 Today on #VoxDevTalks, Tom Vogl (UCSDEcon) discusses his research with Vinny Armentano 📈 & Paul Niehaus on how global poverty has fallen in the last 40 years: youtu.be/tcSM1dcVKsU?si…

Thank you VoxDev! I would like to share that we also have slides available for anyone who wants to include lessons from this work in their teaching materials available here; docs.google.com/presentation/d…

I am hiring a full-time RA to work with me at UC Berkeley on projects related to public finance, before embarking on a PhD in economics. Flexible starting date (Jul-Sept 2025) & open to international applicants. Job and salary description + application: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04826

Good news in the field of development economics! The journal Economic Development and Cultural Change just implemented a data & code availability policy: journals.uchicago.edu/journals/edcc/… Required to post data/codes/Readme + dataset may be randomly selected for review!

“The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 44% in 1981 to 9% in 2019”📉Mostly over lifetimes, not over generations I recommend "How Poverty Fell" Paul Niehaus Vinny Armentano 📈 & T Vogl 📄: econweb.ucsd.edu/~pniehaus/pape… 📺:👇

Looking to hire a short-term RA who have experience with satellite data for air quality in the US. Econ RA Listings DM please.

How has global poverty fallen 📢 Last month on #VoxDevTalks, Tom Vogl (UCSDEcon) discussed his research with Vinny Armentano 📈 & Paul Niehaus on how global poverty has fallen in the last 40 years: voxdev.org/topic/methods-…

African expectations: Measuring consumer confidence using Afrobarometer adarkroom.substack.com/p/savanna-spir…

UCSDEcon Ph.D. Candidate Francesco Amodeo was awarded the 24-25 Zhao Family Research Award, named after UCSD alumni Yipeng Zhao and awarded to the most promising graduate student research. Find out more about his research in macroeconomics: sites.google.com/view/framodeo

🧵July 1 marked USAID’s official closure. Former Chief Economist of USAID and current NU Global Poverty Research Lab Co-Director Dean Karlan shared reflections in several international outlets. Read the interviews here:

🆕 How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria Today on VoxDev, Jeffrey Bloem (IFPRI), Amy Damon (Macalester College), David Francis (World Bank Research) & Harrison Mitchell (UCSDEcon) show how repeated exposure to violence shifts labour patterns: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

#econtwitter We are inviting self nominations from early career scholars working on the Indian economy to present seminar-style at UC San Diego 21CIC 21st Century India Center virtual seminar series for slots starting Fall 2025. See details and then form 👇Please retweet and circulate wide