The Weiss Fund has a great new initiative for development economists on the PhD job market to support those taking up research positions in LMICs, offering supplementary income + research funds. Please share!

Thrilled that "When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralised School Choice System" with @willafriedman.bsky.social and #KehindeAjayi is in the January 2026 #EconomicJournal. It's an "Editor's Choice," FREE to download, and easy to cite. :) academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...

The Learning at Scale study, designed to uncover what drives improvements in foundational learning, ended in Oct. 2023. Now, @cgdev.org experts are taking a look back.📚 Here's what was learned and what still needs to be done ⬇

The Mirror at Midnight, by Adam Hochschild, is a thoughtful book about the destruction of the South African state, by the state, in anticipation of the end of apartheid, written before the end of apartheid. www.amazon.com/Mirror-Midni...

EHEC Spring 2025 Call for papers! Due Wednesday, January 15. forms.gle/LnZXNWY68Tzv... All health economics papers welcome (including 🙏 in low-income countries)!