Excited that our paper on Ghost Firms is now forthcoming in AER: Insights 🥳🥳 These are fake firms created with the goal of facilitating tax evasion by other firms. Ungated version here: uzh.ch/cmsssl/econ/da…

In our Carnegie Africa Program newsletter for July, we examine the top global destinations for higher ed. for African students. In 2020, France hosted approx. 126,000 African students, followed by China with 81,500 students, and the U.S. with 48,000. More here: carnegieendowment.org/2023/07/13/wha…

Applications are open for the 2024 GAIN program! Information sharing, mentoring, and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields. ➡️ Apply here: gain-network.net/participants 🗓️ Deadline: March 11th Please share widely!

My co-authors and I are looking for RAs to work in Kananga, DRC, on projects to boost tax capacity and foster accountability. Econ RA Listings PREDOC.org Please share, retweet, and apply 👇 Predoc: povertyactionlab.org/careers/predoc… RA: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… RI: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear…

🎓Calling all aspiring African PhD students! We will be running a webinar on 21 Feb 4pm SAST to share information on how to prepare for and get into good Econ graduate programs in North America & Europe. Apply here: j-p.al/phd-web-21feb.

How can lower income countries collect more taxes? That’s a big question on the minds of many government officials and researchers. Gabe Tourek Gabriel Tourek and I offer some answers in our new paper just out in the Journal of Econ Perspectives @aeapubs aeaweb.org/articles?id=10… 1/n

🎓Join us for a webinar hosted by J-PAL Africa on Feb 21 at 4pm SAST on how to prepare for and get into good Econ graduate programs in North America & Europe. Applications due by Feb 16, 23h59 SAST. Learn more here: povertyactionlab.org/event/webinar-…

Come work with us! Looking for French-speaking RAs for research projects in DRC in Dev/PE/PF space with focus on role of state capacity in economic development. Predoctoral RA: povertyactionlab.org/careers/predoc… RA: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… Intern: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… Econ RA Listings

Today's cool young researcher is Mai Mahmoud , an alumna of @ifpri who works on agriculture + social protection - and she just defended her PhD, socongratulate her! maimahmoud.com

Tomorrow May 7 12:30 pm ET! 3 talks on taxation and development prepared for a general audience (policy makers, tax administrators, NGOs, students, researchers etc)

🚨We are still looking for French-speaking RAs for research projects in the DR Congo focusing on state capacity and development. Apply and come work with us! Predoc: povertyactionlab.org/careers/predoc… Research Associate: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… Research Intern: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear…

The future of economic development lies in services. But what does that mean in terms of concrete government policies/programs? Here's a first cut at answering this question in my new paper with Rohan Sandhu drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/publications/s…

Explore tax data for economic insights! 📊 Discover the World Bank's new initiative, #DaTaxWB, designed to leverage tax micro data to study taxes, firms & jobs. Let's unlock the potential of administrative data for sustainable development & growth:  wrld.bg/G3Oz50SboNH

Quite an honor to be among the great Department of Economics, Oxford economists who have been recipients over the years. I am grateful for the incredible friends and family, wonderful cohort, and supportive mentors who have kept me sane and helped me thrive throughout the PhD years.

Another opportunity to join us at the World Bank. Marina Mavungu Ngoma is just one fantastic colleague who joined through the program. She is now in the Young Professionals Program, working in World Bank Africa and World Bank Research.

If you’re looking for a sign to apply for the #WBGfellows program this year, this is it! Find out all you need to know in Marina Mavungu Ngoma’s journey: wrld.bg/feWo50SAyx2

Thrilled to share I'm starting my PhD in Econ Boston University. This is an incredible step forward after completing my MRes Paris School of Economics and my Bsc from the UCB. What a remarkable journey it has been so far! Grateful for the support that helped me reach this milestone.