“If I were a planetary doctor, I would sit down with my patient and say: ‘Last year, I suggested you change something but you didn’t. (...) So your health is declining further." PIK scientist Levke Caesar on the 2025 Planetary Health Check via @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Join us for ASWEDE's 10th annual conference in Development Economics! November 17-18 at Nääs Fabriker, outside Gothenburg. Submission deadline in one week: September 26. Open to PhD students and senior researchers. Details below. #ASWEDEConference #DevelopmentEconomics

⏰Call for papers CLOSING TOMORROW Want to present your research at #OxCSAE2026? Submit your paper today Find out why you should attend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Ap... ⏰14 Sept, 23:59 BST Info: www.csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-confere...

#Madagascar 🇲🇬 Around 1.2 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through September, with conditions expected to deteriorate between October 2025 and January 2026. Read more: www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...

The ship “Family” of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, was hit by a drone during the night while anchored in the harbour of Tunis. The crew are reported safe. #sumudflotilla #freedomflotilla #shiptogaza

Deadline extended! Call for applications: Senior Research Fellow placements in the following fields: ▪ Clean Energy and Innovation ▪ Migration ▪ Humanitarian Deadline: 30 September 2025, 17:00 GMT For more details: bit.ly/FCDO_SRF

🔊 We’re looking for researchers working on migration at universities, research institutes, and think-tanks in Africa and Europe. 👉 We’re conducting a study to understand how researchers think about the drivers of international migration. 📋 Take the survey here: mpcsurveys.limesurvey.net/acd

🔴 #GazaStrip #Famine is confirmed in #Gaza Governorate, projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis Governorates by the end of September. 📄 Read more: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...

🔵 #GazaStrip Malnutrition Crisis At least 132,000 #children under the age of five are at risk of death from acute #malnutrition. This number has doubled since May and includes over 41,000 severe cases. @TheIPCinfo #FoodInsecurity #Malnutrition

📢 #CallForPapers STEG Annual Conference & Theme Workshops - Jan 2026 Deadline: 31 August 2025 | Location & Date TBC The 6th Annual STEG Conference will showcase keynote talks, academic & policy panels, projects, & recent papers related to structural transformation mailchi.mp/cepr.org/ste... #EconSky

⏰Less than 1 month left to submit your paper for the CSAE Conference 2026. #OxCSAE2026 The CSAE Conference brings together researchers from across the development economics community to discuss Africa. 📆Deadline: 14 Sept www.csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-confere...

📢 Call for Panels: @eadi.bsky.social / IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions? 📅 29 June – 2 July 2026 📍 @iobua.bsky.social, University of Antwerp, Belgium ⏰ Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025 www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

📢Applications are open for two Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics, starting Sept 2026. A unique chance to pursue independent research at Oxford in a supportive, well-resourced environment. Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 Find out more: bit.ly/4mcMxSR #AcademicJobs #OxfordEconomics

🚨 #GazaStrip Alert The worst-case scenario of #Famine is rapidly unfolding in the #GazaStrip amid relentless conflict, displacements, and extremely limited humanitarian access. 📄 Read more: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us... @TheIPCinfo #FoodInsecurity #Malnutrition

📢 Call for Papers - @theeconjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for its special issue: Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data. 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz #Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky

JOB AD: @fbk-irvapp.bsky.social in #Trento (Italy) is looking for a #Researcher in Quantitative Public #Policy Evaluation to conduct (quasi)experimental evaluation research across different policy areas. 2Y+ contract - apply by 18/08 - Please, REPOST #EconSky LINK: jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offe...

Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.

Tany Vao Madagascar 2025 (Université d'été de renforcement méthodologique en sciences sociales en #Afrique) se tiendra à #Madagascar du 24 octobre au 1 novembre. Appel à candidature (date limite : 20 août) : dial.ird.fr/recherche/ap...

Better science for better policies: The next edition of our Leibniz Open Science Day in Berlin is coming up. Submit your work or just attend. Focus is on the social sciences but submissions from all fields are welcome. #metascience2025 www.zbw.eu/en/about-us/...

I have a new review article w/ Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs (just submitted to JEL). I've written ~6 review articles, and I think this is the best one. We make some useful conceptual points IMO. But you decide! Comments welcome! seemajayachandran.com/womens_power...

🧵1/4 🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook! You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients. 📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

This conference cannot be missed by economists studying migration and development. The best of the best, year after year. #EconConf #EconSky

If we're heading into summer that means academic job market season is looming. As a reminder, my collected tips are here (along with my standing offer to set up time to chat with folks): www.paul-bruno.com/2021/07/tips...

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Had a great time at the workshop! Learned so much from the presentations and enjoyed connecting with others working on important challenges in climate change and development. Watch out for future events by @denebberlin.bsky.social and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, it’s a great network to be part of!

Last Friday, @denebberlin.bsky.social hosted the 10th edition of its annual PhD workshop, it was a great opportunity for 8 PhDs to present & get feedback on current work in development economics, and for all participants to engage in exciting scientific discussions and exchange!

🌍 Our 10th PhD DENeB workshop took place on 6th June @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, Potsdam! 📢 Inspiring keynote by @stefanialovo.bsky.social on climate change & challenges of poverty, energy & institutions. 🎤 8 PhDs presented their research. Thanks to all participants & sponsorship by Geo.X network!

just apply. more info including Q&A podcast on it on the web.

And check out our keynote speakers: Bishnupriya Gupta (Warwick), @climent.bsky.social (Exeter) and Christine Valente (Bristol). 3rd Workshop on Gender Issues and Development 📅 3-4 November 2025 📍University of Reading Submit your paper by July, 2 here: shorturl.at/mUhPs

🚨Workshop Alert for Economists in Baden-Württemberg🚨 To foster exchange in our local community, we invite behavioral/experimental economists living/working in Baden-Württemberg to submit their work to the Behavioral Workshop (BW): sites.google.com/view/the-beh... Deadline: May 15, 2025!

On June 26, the 3D Seminar will continue with Angelika Budjan (University of Stuttgart) and Md Abu Bakar Siddiq (Tetra Tech), who will discuss the implications of sudden cuts in international aid for development cooperation and affected communities. Register at: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...

REMINDER: Less than a week to submit to our Workshop on Field Experiments. Please send your best papers and spread the word 🙂🙏🏻💪🏻🚀 @simonwiederhold.bsky.social @lergetporer.bsky.social @fpeter.bsky.social @ifoeducation.bsky.social @cesifo.org @woessmann.bsky.social @johnlist.bsky.social

⏳ Last few days to to submit your paper for a chance to be awarded our 'Best Paper in Public Policy Evaluation' prize! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

🚨Call for papers! We will be hosting this great workshop next autumn, organized by @clpennec.bsky.social, @nicolasajz.bsky.social and our own Cevat Aksoy. Submit your best political economy work!

I'm looking for a senior research analyst to work with me at CGD to support me as part of GEEAP, an education evidence panel that advises governments on edu investments. I'm looking for strong research & communication skills. Deadline May 5: centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/dyAM7x...

@jisteinert.bsky.social, Andreas Landmann, and I are organizing a Bavarian PhD Workshop in Development Economics in July! Goal is to strengthen the regional network among PhD students in Bavaria who work on DevEcon. Please spread the word and apply/drop by! :) Deadline May 4. tinyurl.com/zzem65nx

📢Calling potential authors! Our call for article proposals for our issue on #ClimateChange: choices for displaced people’ is now live! Proposals due 8th May Articles due 10th July Publication in October 2025 See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/ #Displacement #Refugees #IDPs

Just posted updated version of our DID textbook! We now have drafts of all chapters, including the one on general designs! Now you can tell your friends still on X that they are DID-outdated :-) Happy easter for those of you that celebrate it. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

2 Research Assistant Positions (PhD or/and Post-doc) #Econsky

New paper on anticipatory cash transfers to herders during an extreme winter in Mongolia. ACTs have significant positive effects for poorer recipients, not so much for the rest of our sample. Personal learnings: Anticipatory action is promising. Targeting matters. More research is needed.

After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.

Happy to be teaching #Geodata and #SpatialRegressionAnalysis 🌍📉 this year again @gesistraining.bsky.social!! 🧑‍💻Join us 09-11 July in Mannheim (link below). For materials from previous years see: ruettenauer.github.io/Geodata_Spat...

Forthcoming in the AER: "Innovative Ideas and Gender (In)Equality" by Marlène Koffi. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

📢 The call for papers for the 2025 Banca d’Italia Gender Economics Workshop is now open! 📅 12 December | 📍 Banca d’Italia HQ, Rome 📝 Submit your paper by 13 July www.bancaditalia.it/media/notizi... #GenderEconomics #EconSky

The University of Manchester seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Environmental Politics. More info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMM071/. Closing date: 8/5/2025. I am not involved in the search but would love to see more colleagues in environmental policy and governance. #PublicPolicy #Polisky #PolicyProcess

The research group at the Workd Bank is doing an off-cycle hire for a trade economist worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Gender & Development: Debates for a Changing World - registrations are open! Call for papers: Abstracts due 4 April 2025 Register: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...

The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy aims to address the continued underrepresentation of women in political economy. Join us! 📅 Cologne, September 22–25, 2025 👩‍🎓 For current PhD students or recent PhD graduates – free of charge ⏳ Apply by April 25, 2025