Carolina Lopez
@carolinalopez.bsky.social
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Research Economist at the World Bank’s Development Research Group
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David McKenzie
11 months ago
The World Bank is looking to hire a consultant to write a systematic review of A/B tests/nimble evaluations of interventions to help better implement private sector policy interventions. E.g. tests of best ways to recruit firms, select them, disburse money.. Details:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jq434...
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Andrés Barrios-Fernández
about 2 years ago
Call for papers!! 2nd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort an hour from Santiago. 20-23 August 2024 Keynote speaker: Miguel Urquiola Submission deadline: March 1st, 2024
www.uandes.cl/workshop-on-...
2023 edition:
andresbarriosf.github.io/workshop.html
#EconSky
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Carolina Lopez
David McKenzie
about 2 years ago
The penultimate post in our job market series has Geetika Nagpal examine the impact of relaxing zoning restrictions on housing in Mumbai. DiD shows a 28% increase in the number of apartments built & a reduction in apartment size, increasing affordability
blogs.worldbank.org/impactevalua...
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Peter Hull
about 2 years ago
Next up, Marcelo Mello (
sites.google.com/site/marcela...
; ) who studies gender, religion, & labor force participation in developing countries Her JMP shows how exposure to religious media in Brazil shifted religiosity, female LFP, and schooling for girls - very compelling!
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Carolina Lopez
Peter Hull
about 2 years ago
Next up, Santiago Hermo (
santiagohermo.github.io
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@santiagohermo.bsky.social
): an applied labor/urban economist studying linkages in labor & housing markets His JMP shows how collective bargaining shapes the response of wages/employment to economic shocks. Check out the cool shift-share!
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Carolina Lopez
David McKenzie
about 2 years ago
Today's blogpost sums up our takeaways on what makes for successful job search and job intermediation policies in developing countries - based on a forthcoming JEP paper. Lots of programs to help workers find "a" job have very short-term and limited impacts.
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Government policy efforts on job search and intermediation: what works and what should be done bette...
We summarize the emerging evidence on how job search assistance seems to work best when it helps jobseekers not just learn about a particular job opening, but rather learn something more fundamental
https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/government-policy-efforts-job-search-and-intermediation-what-works-and-what
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Carolina Lopez
David McKenzie
about 2 years ago
This week's links include
@kopalo.bsky.social
on the political routes of low African labor productivity, the positive productivity spillovers of large firms, offering prizes for saving in Mexico,
@wsandholtz.bsky.social
on Liberian education and voting, & more...
blogs.worldbank.org/impactevalua...
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Weekly links October 20: the political economy of low African labor productivity, space economics, s...
This week's links include a special issue on space economics, a discussion of the political reasons for low labor productivity in Africa, a funding call, prize-linked savings accounts, and more...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/weekly-links-october-20-political-economy-low-african-labor-productivity-space
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Carolina Lopez
David McKenzie
over 2 years ago
Blog your job market paper: our annual opportunity for job market candidates in development to share their work is now open for submissions
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Blog your job market paper 2023: submissions now open
Our annual call for PhD students on the job market to summarize and share their research
https://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/blog-your-job-market-paper-2023-submissions-now-open
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Michael Clemens
over 2 years ago
Standing ovation to Claudia Goldin!!
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Carolina Lopez
David McKenzie
over 2 years ago
The World Bank is hiring again this year on the junior market. Both the research group (DECRG) and impact evaluation group (DIME) are hiring, with separate applications: DECRG:
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
DIME:
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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