Ha, I didn't even realize you were here! Let me repeat, Bravo Prof @oliviersterck.bsky.social !

🎬 "Refugee Stories" premieres 26 March at DOCVILLE Leuven A data‑driven look at daily life in #Kenya’s Kakuma camp, moving beyond stereotypes through 5 personal stories. Co-produced by IOB's Olivier Sterck 👉 https://www.docville.be/en/film/2026/refugee-stories-christian-baobab-raphael-bradenbrink/

A Wall Street investor recently argued the U.S. poverty line should be $140,000 for a family of four, up from $33,000. But an economist says the real problem isn't where we draw the line – it's that we draw lines at all.

🌟📽️NEW VIDEO What happens when humanitarian aid is cut? The CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social (@odid-qeh.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social @iobua.bsky.social) discusses findings from a study of the effects of aid cuts in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wS...

Has global poverty fallen since 1990? Depending on which poverty line you use, the answer ranges from “we’ve made huge progress” to “nothing has changed” CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social explores global poverty trends in this @voxdev.bsky.social article.

📉 Has global poverty really fallen since 1990? It depends on how we measure it! New VoxDev article 👉 @voxdev.bsky.social @iobua.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @oxfordcsae.bsky.social @maxroser.bsky.social @ourworldindata.org voxdev.org/topic/method...

Global poverty trends look radically different depending on the poverty line used. A new measure that doesn’t depend on ‘lines’ – the average time needed to earn a dollar – shows that global poverty has fallen sharply, by about 55% since 1990. Read today's article to learn more:

🆕 Global poverty trends from a new lens Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: https://ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & Yotam Gidron @egmontinstitute.bsky.social "Will Uganda’s ‘Open-Door’ Refugee Policy Hold? Aid Cuts and Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiments" #Uganda #Refugees #ForcedDisplacement #MigrationPolicy #HumanitarianCrisis 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲👉 tinyurl.com/evrkmay6

🌍 Are you passionate about tackling inequality, climate change, migration, or global governance? Join our Online Info Session on 15 December. 🔗 Register: https://www.uantwerpen.be/development-studies #globaldevelopment #sustainabledevelopment #studyabroad #internationadevelopmentstudies

Debates on the 🇺🇸 poverty line are based on a fallacy: that poverty is binary. That below a line, you are poor, above you are fine. Poverty is continuous and I developed a much better indicator to measure it. A🧵 @washingtonpost.com @ourworldindata.org @adamrose.bsky.social @whstancil.bsky.social

Debates on the 🇺🇸 poverty line are based on a fallacy: that poverty is binary. That below a line, you are poor, above you are fine. Poverty is continuous and I developed a much better indicator to measure it. A🧵 @washingtonpost.com @ourworldindata.org @adamrose.bsky.social @whstancil.bsky.social

Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry @oliviersterck.bsky.social writes in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social about effects of cuts to food assistance in Kakuma Refugee Camp. @odid-qeh.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social

“Let everyone get the same, even if it's just a spoonful,” a refugee told us after hearing she would soon be cut off from food assistance. Our research on aid cuts and targeting just published in The New Humanitarian. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Ready to reimagine sustainability and governance? 🌐 Join these exciting panels at EADI/IOB 2026: “Shaping Sustainable Futures.” 🗓️ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025 📍 Antwerp, Belgium 👉 Details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k #EADI2026 #GlocalSolutions #Inequality #JustTransitions #SustainableFutures

Call for abstracts: Harvest Panel: Hosting Refugees: Glocal Solutions? 📍 @iobua.bsky.social Conv. by @oliviersterck.bsky.social www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

The Flemish government’s unexpected decision not to renew IOB’s agreement puts €2.64M funding, 32 jobs, key programmes and global partnerships at risk. Support us! https://bit.ly/saveIOB #saveIOB #developmentpolicy #developmentpolicy #iobcommunity

When aid doesn’t arrive on time, many refugees turn to debt to survive, effectively pledging future aid to buy food for today. CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.

Cut to the bone: The cost of ration cuts and delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:

🌟NEW CSAE Working Paper 'The Welfare & Market Effects of Delays in Humanitarian Assistance' ✒️ @oliviersterck.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be, @odid-qeh.bsky.social & CSAE, & Vittorio Bruni @refugeestudies.bsky.social 📚Read it there (click ORA Record): www.csae.ox.ac.uk/publication/...

How do cash transfer programmes affect businesses & prices in a refugee camp? Listen to @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @antoniadelius.bsky.social discussing the project in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya on the CSAE Research Podcasts series www.csae.ox.ac.uk/cash-transfe... @oxfordecondept.bsky.social

🌍 As global crises multiply, major donors are cutting back—leaving millions without the aid they urgently need. 🚨 theconversation.com/what-happens... #BusinessAndEconomy

What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture theconversation.com/what-happens...

New research by Vittorio Bruni & @oliviersterck.bsky.social shows that #aid cuts in #refugee camps severely affect food intake and overall welfare, while also straining local food and credit markets. voxdev.org/topic/instit...

Evidence from Uganda and Ethiopia suggests that host prejudice against refugees increases when refugees are perceived as direct job competitors, but not necessarily when actual competition exists. Read today's article to learn more:

🆕What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? A 20% aid cut in one of the world's largest refugee camp didn’t just reduce what and how much refugees eat; it also triggered a cascade of effects across households and markets. voxdev.org/topic/instit... with Vittorio Bruni and @wfp.org

A really interesting and helpful article. When aid to a refugee camp gets cut/is volatile: 1) Hunger gets worse, especially if disbursement of remaining aid is delayed; 2) The informal credit system collapses; 3) Food prices fall with reduced demand, partly mitigating the aid cut shock

"The 20% aid cut in Kakuma didn’t just reduce what & how much refugees eat; it also triggered a cascade of effects across households & markets." The CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social discusses the impact of aid cuts and delays on people in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. voxdev.org/topic/instit...

🆕 What happens when humanitarian #aid is cut or delayed? New research from a major refugee camp in #Kenya shows sharp impacts on food security, overall welfare, and local markets. Read more on ‪VoxDev, with Vittorio Bruni & Olivier Sterck (@oliviersterck.bsky.social‬) 🔗 voxdev.org/topic/instit...

New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid cuts have had dramatic impacts on food consumption and security. Read the full article to learn more:

🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed? Today on VoxDev, Vittorio Bruni (University of Oxford) & Olivier Sterck (University of Antwerp) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

As we try to understand the impacts of this year's huge foreign aid cuts, today's article outlines evidence from past episodes of cuts & delays ⤵️ These include dramatic impacts on food consumption, food insecurity & overall welfare, while straining local food & credit markets.