A new paper in BMJ Global Health on economic shocks and mental health in Bangladesh. Using nationally representative panel data with individual fixed effects, we estimate the causal impact of income, asset, and production losses on depression and anxiety. gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...

New in Demography: ‘How Is Fertility Behavior in Africa Different?’ Using DHS/MICS data, SSA–other-region fertility gaps rise through primary school and narrow at higher schooling; little difference among women with secondary+. doi.org/10.1215/0070... @readdemography.bsky.social @seattleu.edu

My project with @nickchk.com on "The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics" is finally out as a working paper. See Nick's posts for more on the results.

Throwback to Southern Economic Assoc Conference Session on Education & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social, Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social, Valentina Duque, Jennifer Seager (@seagerje), Ken Leonard (@leonard_arec). 1/3

Throwback to Southern Econ Assn Conference Session on Health & Development #SEA2024 last week #EconSky Claus Portner @clausportner.bsky.social , Valentina Duque, Shamma Alam, Ken Leonard, Zoë McLaren @zoemclaren.bsky.social , Estelle Koussoube @worldbankgroup.bsky.social , Jennifer Seager 1/3