Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn

World Development Journal released a special issue on the consequences of forced displacement for social cohesion, which includes papers by PDRI faculty Erik Wibbels and Guy Grossman. Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/journal/world-…

Happening tomorrow at 9:30am ET! DevLab's @JRGSpringman will be speaking at @GPSA_org EngageFest on AI/ML for civic engagement.

TODAY at 11am: Please join DevLab's Machine Learning for Peace project, the Human Rights Funders Network, International Crisis Group, and the International Accountability Project for a conversation about Early Warning Systems for crisis response. Register: hrfn.org/events/better-…

As part of our inaugural PDRI-DevLab Leadership interview series, we sat down with DevLab@Penn founder, Erik Wibbels, to discuss his journey with PDRI-DevLab and the mission that drives us forward. Stay tuned for future series installments — coming soon! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Join us on Sept 11 from 9:30-11am to discuss the Machine Learning for Peace project's accomplishments under @Inspires_news and a panel of top researchers and practitioners talking about #MachineLearning applications. Register here: shorturl.at/fhxJ6

We’ve updated our website with more information and FAQs about the predoctoral fellowship program. Check it out here: pdri-devlab.upenn.edu/about-us/capac…

The predoctoral researchers will work on PDRI/DevLab@Penn research projects, receive mentorship from Penn faculty, and take classes. Find more information and how to apply here: pdri-devlab.upenn.edu/about-us/capac…

We are currently accepting applications for our predoctoral fellowship program, which seeks to provide hands-on research experience to early career researchers and expand representation of researchers from low/lower-middle income countries in international development research.

@guygrossman’s new study on empowering young Moroccan voters through low-cost online interventions was featured in a new article by @Penn_Today. Read more here: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/young-vot…

DevLab@Penn's Machine Learning for Peace (MLP) project has released data and forecasts covering civic space and Russian/Chinese influence in India from >10M daily news articles between 2012-23. Check out the dashboard here: web.sas.upenn.edu/mlp-devlab/civ…

The paper reports large reductions in mortality rates among women and children following the introduction of cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries, and was featured in a New York Times report: nytimes.com/2023/05/31/hea…

Aaron Richterman, Harsha Thirumurthy, and Jere Behrman published a paper in Nature last week: The effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries nature.com/articles/s4158…

#FirstView from @PSRMJournal - Oil discoveries and political windfalls: evidence on presidential support in Uganda - cup.org/3oQolhi - @LauraPaler1, @JRGSpringman, @guygrossman & Jan Pierskalla (@OhioState)

Join our Machine Learning for Peace team tomorrow at Forus' event on AI for civil society: forus-international.org/en/event-detai…

Join us @pdri_devlab @USAID & @NuktaAfrica to discuss a powerful AI tool (bit.ly/43nDLIJ) for tracking and forecasting shifts in civic space - hosted online today at 1:30 pm EDT (11:30 am in Costa Rica): bit.ly/43phlXL #RightsCon