The State of Development Journals 2024: Quality, Acceptance Rates, Review Times, and What’s New - my annual post on submission numbers, etc. blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

Are you 18 years old or older, are you from Latin America and the Caribbean? Participate in the following survey on disability to help us establish research priorities for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the region. accessiblesurveys.com/survey/-NoXa0I…

✅Representantes del sector público, privado, financiero, referentes del sector forestal y la academia conversaron sobre el #desarrollosostenible y la economía del sector forestal en Paraguay, en el “Día de la Inversión Forestal”, organizado por el Banco Mundial y la Agencia

Hello! Please consider applying to a year-long RA position with me, Nathan Nunn Awa Ambra Seck and Jacob Moscona. Project involves ethnographic and historical work on culture and institutions in SSA. Deadline 6/3/24. Econ RA Listings employment.ucsd.edu/research-data-…

WB promueve financiamiento sostenible del sector forestal en Paraguay. Faruk Miguel Liriano #proudworldbanker #proudwife

Excited to share that starting in August, I'll be based in Brasília, continuing my role as researcher at the WB Research Group. Many thanks to the director, manager, & colleagues at World Bank Research for your support. Look forward to engaging with the brilliant research community in🇧🇷

How can lower-income countries collect more taxes? Yesterday on VoxDevTalks, Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research discussed the role of technology, tax agents & politics in enabling lower-income countries to collect the taxes that will finance their growth. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Today's article evaluates the impacts of an after-school programme that provided students with a safe and supportive environment. The programme had profound and multifaceted impacts, including reducing violence and improving attitudes.

Indeed! And note that although it’s not an academic after school program, it helps to improve even attitudes toward school and learning. Thanks for sharing, Jessica!

Check out our VoxDev piece summarizing the impacts of an after school program in 🇸🇻. We find important short-term effects in school-based violence and attendance. We also explore emotion regulation as channel. World Bank Research

📣Hey you! Yes, you! Our new report authored by Juan D. Baron Neelam Ejaz Iva Trako Mary Bend & Jessica D. Lee, "Breaking Barriers, Improving Futures Challenges and Solutions for Girls’ #Education in #Pakistan" is out! 🔽Download it now: wrld.bg/PkFw50S8zzN WBG Gender

July 10 is last date to fill #AMIE #Mentee application!!!! AMIE NBER J-PAL South Asia J-PAL AEA Journals

Last few days to submit! Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 Francois Gerard Joana Naritomi NadaEissa + I look forward to your submissions for 9th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries Travel costs covered Deadline: July 8 Conf:Dec 16-17 (ski day:Dec 18) econ.uzh.ch/en/eventsandse…

What’s the gender composition of editorial boards in econ journals? I looked at 30 journals and unsurprisingly found that women are in the minority. What was more surprising was the variation across journals. Read the blog here: blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu… CSWEP World Bank Research

Fairfax County Police This is Nico’s mom. It’s been a week and he’s still missing. Please look in your backyard and the woods around your house. Nico is probably weak and dehydrated. He might seating in a lotus position. He is gentle and kind. Please help. If you help we will find him. Thank you

#whattoread A success story from Mozambique where research by Bassi et al. evaluated the effectiveness of an at-scale preschool construction programme for ages 3 to 5 in rural Mozambique: bit.ly/4cUQlUR Marina Bassi Lelys Dinarte-Diaz World Bank Research Saravana Ravindran

The latest Development Impact blog is a follow-up on the meaning of “creating jobs” in what might be low L demand settings, featuring work by ⁦Patrick Premand⁩ blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

Call for papers for the 17th annual conference on migration and development, this year to be held in Bologna on Dec 9/10. Submissions due Sept 20. Always an excellent conference & has featured some of the best work on the topic. Keynotes are Dean Yang & Sandra.Sequeira