The programme for NIDE's upcoming workshop on 22 June is now available: sites.google.com/view/nideecon/ 🚨Register your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @selimgulesci.bsky.social @irisheconassoc.bsky.social

Thank you for the wonderful hospitality

NIDE Workshop on Development Economics will take place on 22 June 2026 at Trinity College Dublin. Submit your papers via NIDE website: sites.google.com/view/nideecon/

The TIME-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium took place in Trinity College Dublin on the 5th and 6th March 2026. 👏 @cepr.org @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Read about the event: www.tcd.ie/economics/ne...

Thank you to @macartan.bsky.social for delivering TIME's 2025 Keynote Address last night. 👏 Prof Humphreys presented 'The Impact of Development Impact Research'. He was introduced by Prof @selimgulesci.bsky.social & it was followed by a Q&A session. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

This week's CSAE Lunchtime Seminar is 💡'Gender-Based Violence in Schools & Girls' Education: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique' 🗣️ @selimgulesci.bsky.social (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) 📆Wed 19 Nov, 12:30 - 14:00 📍In person only, Manor Road Building, ℹ️https://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/events

I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026 econjobmarket.org/positions/12... If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!

🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨 Pauline Grosjean, Ieda Matavelli, Ralph De Haas and I are hiring a postdoc for our projects on masculinity in economics. Position is 2 years, at UNSW In Sydney, Australia. Starting Sept 2026. Please reach out with any questions. Apply: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...

Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social featured on a panel organised by The World Bank's MENA office on women's labour force participation. The event took place earlier this week in Morocco & launched the latest World Bank report on the topic. 👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/69n3tsca #econsky

In today's job market post, Sneha Nimmagadda shows in India that mothers misperceive how stunted their kids are, because so many other kids around are also stunted. Correcting this perception changes beliefs and feeding practices, increasing weight for age blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

🆕 Understanding the global construction sector 📢 Today on VoxDevTalks, Martina Kirchberger (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) discusses the economics of infrastructure and the construction sector: voxdev.org/topic/infras...

🆕 Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design Today on VoxDev w/ Giulia Greco (@lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social), @selimgulesci.bsky.social (Trinity College Dublin), Pallavi Prabhakar (BIGD) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD): voxdev.org/topic/social...

🆕 A stepping stone approach to mitigating harmful social norms Today on VoxDev w/ Selim Gulesci (Trinity College Dublin), Sam Jindani (NUS), Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard), David Smerdon (University of Queensland), Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD) & Peyton Young (JHU): voxdev.org/topic/instit...

💡New Research 💡 Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social has published a new paper in @aeajournals.bsky.social 📎Read it here: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... @trinityresearch.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof @selimgulesci.bsky.social on his appointment as Associate Editor of the Journal of Economics Behavior & Organization (JEBO)! ✨ Read more about the journal here: tinyurl.com/386hsdmy #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

Our final Research Insights for the year focuses on Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social article published in @aeajournals.bsky.social 👏 💡Prof Gulesci talks about why he co-wrote this paper and what impact he sees it having on the world. 👇 tinyurl.com/a8ch7y4u #econsky @tcdssp.bsky.social

Here is a great summary of our paper on addressing gender-based violence in schools in Mozambique, thanks to Lelys Dinarte-Diaz : blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

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🚨 New Research 🚨 Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social has published a new paper with his co-authors in the American Economic Review ✨ 🔗 Read the article here: tinyurl.com/52u4t9a2 #econsky @tcdssp.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

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Early investments in children’s health matter. A @g2lmlic.bsky.social project in Uganda found subsidized preschools & cash transfers led to better long-term child health. Stronger health today means a more productive workforce tomorrow.🌎 👉 bit.ly/3Ea8PV7 #WorldHealthDay

Forthcoming in the AER: "A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions" by Selim Gulesci, Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman, and Peyton Young. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

"We can heal the sick and save children’s lives, all inexpensively... We properly honor a firefighter who saves a single child, but three cheers for us as taxpayers for rescuing millions of children around the world from AIDS, starvation and disease. That is, until January." -- Nick Kristof

🌟My *first published article* is out! 🌟 With Lovise Aalen, @kotsadam.bsky.social, and Espen Villanger, we studied female factory workers in Ethiopia’s industrial parks and endogenous identity. So proud to share this! doi.org/10.1080/0022... #econsky

"The world must now affirm that human lives matter, no matter where they are." -- Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in today's FT.

📣 I have been asked to host an AMA for JPAL on Feb 11 📣 On International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Spread the word, if of interest. Details: sites.google.com/povertyactio...

🆕 Preschool subsidies and cash transfers have long-term health benefits for children Today on VoxDev, Arne Nasgowitz, Denise Ferris, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Lore Vandewalle, Selim Gulesci & Vincent Somville outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/health...

An intervention within schools in Mozambique aimed at reducing gender-based violence mitigated violence by deterring potential perpetrators and fostering a proactive stance among victims, from Amaral, Garcia-Ramos, Gulesci, Ramos, Ore-Quispe, and Sviatschi https://www.nber.org/papers/w33203

📈 New Trinity Economic Paper 📈 Can targeted interventions reduce school-based GBV? Professors @selimgulesci.bsky.social and Alejandra Ramos have co-written a new Trinity Economic Paper that explores GBV in Mozambique. 🔗 Read the paper here: ideas.repec.org/p/tcd/tcduee... #econsky

📢I'm on the #EconJobMarket! My #EconJMP studies how inequality in foreign economies shapes the effects of Fed's tightening on their GDP. Spoiler: higher ineq = larger (smaller) GDP drop in AEs (EMEs). Mainly via financial channel. 👉 tinyurl.com/4e2y9598 🌐 simone-arrigoni.com #EconSky Thread👇1/11