Delighted that my paper with Sam Jones is published in WBER UNU-WIDER Gendered Impact of Digital Jobs Platforms: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique | The World Bank Economic Review | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/wber/advance-a…

Excited to have today kicked off the training of enumerators for our Vulnerable Lives Study. This IGMozambique study aims to shed light on the effectiveness of #socialprotection programmes in #climate and #conflict -affected areas in #Mozambique . Stay tuned! #VLSMoz

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📢 Call for Papers!

Share your research at the Jobs and Development Conference in Cairo, Egypt. Contribute to key discussions on jobs challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Submit your papers by June 13! 👉go.unu.edu/s9bZV #LaborEconomics World Bank International Labour Organization

Must-read WP of the week

Affirmative action students in the higher education system adjust their behaviour to catch up with initially higher-performing privileged students, shows evidence from Brazil. More in blog by Rodrigo Oliveira 🕊, Edson Severnini & Alei Santos: go.unu.edu/JN781
Republish from VoxDev

Research #opportunity !

If you research intergenerational mobility and labour market inequalities, or the intersections of #race , #gender , #climate , and human development, send your research proposal by 30 June to join our project on #inequality : go.unu.edu/4yuMm

First meeting of the day: 9 am
Last meeting of the day: 10:30 pm

Now I need co-autors in japan, Singapore, or Australia to stay awake 24 hours 😅

🚨Research Grant Opportunity🚨

UNU-WIDER Inequality team launched
a call for research proposals. 2 types: (1) up to USD 10k; and (2) between USD 10-20k. Focus on LMICs, causal identification, and data.

Please write to me if you have any questions

wider.unu.edu/opportunity/in…

WIDER Development Conference is happening next month!

At #devXroads , we aim to align with the UN's vision for the next 25 years, focusing on future generations, renewing social contracts, and strengthening solidarity. Join us in Maputo: go.unu.edu/mSjou

My wonderful colleague Maria Jouste's insightful piece on the Ugandan protests - a must read!
Norad Amina Ebrahim Giulia Mascagni International Centre for Tax and Development

Uganda’s tax system isn’t bringing in enough revenue but is targeting small business the answer? theconversation.com/ugandas-tax-sy… via The Conversation Africa

'You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where I was raised in.'

Fascinating observation on the limited interplay between poverty-reduction measures and inequality from Marcelo Medeiros's new book *Os ricos e os pobres: o Brasil e a desigualdade* amazon.com/ricos-pobres-B…