Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ (@vinnyarmentano) 's Twitter Profile
Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ

@vinnyarmentano

PhD Student, putting the 're' in research daily, @UCSDecon
Interested in Dev & Ag,
Retweets != Endorsements,
Former RA at @NU_GPRL, @NUecon Alum 2016
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Giampaolo Bonomi (@giampaolobonomi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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!

Stefan Dercon (@gamblingondev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

sara lowes (@sararlowes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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-โ€ฆ Send materials to [email protected] and [email protected]. Thank you! Econ RA Listings

Backstory Podcast (@backstoryucsd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are excited to share our latest episode ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ! Backstory: David McKenzie on Problem Selection and Public Goods Creation Listen now: ift.tt/NMYH2rs

VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ†• How has global poverty fallen ๐Ÿ“ข Today on #VoxDevTalks, Tom Vogl (UCSDEcon) discusses his research with Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ & Paul Niehaus on how global poverty has fallen in the last 40 years: youtu.be/tcSM1dcVKsU?siโ€ฆ

Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ (@vinnyarmentano) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/dโ€ฆ

Mathilde Muรฑoz (@mathildemunoz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

I4R (@i4replication) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/โ€ฆ Required to post data/codes/Readme + dataset may be randomly selected for review!

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/โ€ฆ

Required to post data/codes/Readme + dataset may be randomly selected for review!
James Allen IV (@jealleniv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

โ€œThe share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 44% in 1981 to 9% in 2019โ€๐Ÿ“‰Mostly over lifetimes, not over generations I recommend "How Poverty Fell" Paul Niehaus Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ & T Vogl ๐Ÿ“„: econweb.ucsd.edu/~pniehaus/papeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“บ:๐Ÿ‘‡

VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How has global poverty fallen ๐Ÿ“ข Last month on #VoxDevTalks, Tom Vogl (UCSDEcon) discussed his research with Vinny Armentano ๐Ÿ“ˆ & Paul Niehaus on how global poverty has fallen in the last 40 years: voxdev.org/topic/methods-โ€ฆ

UCSDEcon (@ucsdecon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

<a href="/UCSDEcon/">UCSDEcon</a> Ph.D. Candidate Francesco Amodeo was awarded the 24-25 Zhao Family Research Award, named after UCSD alumni Yipeng Zhaoย and awarded to the most promising graduate student research. Find out more about his research in macroeconomics: sites.google.com/view/framodeo
NU Global Poverty Research Lab (@nu_gprl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐ŸงตJuly 1 marked USAIDโ€™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:

VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ†• 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-eโ€ฆ

Manaswini Rao (@manaswini_rao) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#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 ๐Ÿ‘‡Please retweet and circulate wide