The US firm agreed to give back $14mn in profits from contracts it won with the country's economy ministry and central bank after an agreement with the US Department of Justice. on.ft.com/4fVDFyK

The war in Sudan has received a fraction of the attention given to Gaza and Ukraine. Yet it threatens to be deadlier than either conflict. It is possible to save millions of lives, if the world acts now econ.st/3AFKbcJ

‼️ Updated version of our paper. Check it out 👇

No Economia Sem Makas de hj, o tema só podia ser um: o escândalo da BCG. São feitas perguntas pertinentes, como o porquê do silêncio da PGR, bem como a hipocrisia de consultoras estrangeiras a trabalhar em Angola e os lucros “pornográficos” que auferem. radioplaydigital.com/clipe-de-audio…

New meta-analysis by David Evans Amina Mendez Acosta on probably the most cost-effective intervention in global education. Small average effects but at extremely low cost (though we still need to do much better on collecting cost data!) cgdev.org/sites/default/…

I've run ~30+ large-scale surveys over the last decade, but still finding Stefanie Stantcheva's Annual Reviews "How to Run Surveys" super helpful! 80+ pgs of Appendix examples are 🙌🏾~ social desirability, vignettes, info treatments? She's got you covered! annualreviews.org/content/journa…

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What a fun read, this interview with Nobel Laureate (and my former colleague) Gene Fama. "All of economics is a behavioral science. The difference is whether you think the behavior is rational or irrational." ft.com/content/ec06fe…

A VISÃO entrevistou-me na edição desta semana. Foi uma boa oportunidade de discutir as novas tendências do mercado de trabalho, com foco nos alunos da NovaSBE, mas também as necessidades de modernização das políticas públicas em Portugal: sistema educação/formação/trabalho,

Rethinking the AI boom, with Daron Acemoğlu ift.tt/xigWNuT

Are you studying or teaching development economics? Here are some interesting examples of how economists have used different econometric techniques on VoxDev ⤵️

Quem aceita investir num país como este? Brasil será o "país do futuro" até ao fim dos nossos dias.

Egito e Etiópia acabaram de entrar para o BRICS e estão agora em risco de entrar em guerra um contra o outro na Somália. A China e a Índia, também do BRICS, estão constantemente em atrito nos Himalaias, e o Irã e a Arábia Saudita, também recém integrados no BRICS, estão em guerra

It is hard to overstate what a tendentious piece of writing this is. This not history. It is anti-history. For a recent account of the origins of World War II, as opposed to an attempt to resuscitate Nazi propaganda, try penguinrandomhouse.com/books/292991/t…

Justice Mensah, World Bank Africa Region (World Bank Africa) Economist, describes the Afrobarometer’s flagship report as a vital resource for policymakers, researchers, and the public. Read the report: bit.ly/4bCrbbX #AfricanInsights2024 #VoicesAfrica

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"Increased R&D spending isn’t necessarily boosting US productivity as industrial giants focus on defending their turf," says Ufuk Akcigit in a very interesting piece in F&D on the "Innovation Paradox" in the US. Read more in the latest issue of F&D imf.org/en/Publication…

How an economist optimises their morning routine ift.tt/tbWC3ix

Sou contra o direito irrestrito ao aborto, extremamente contra.