Emaan Siddique

🆕 Rising fertiliser prices hit developing countries hard Wyatt Brooks (@AsuEcon) & Kevin Donovan (@YaleSOM @yalejacksonsch) discuss how farmers are impacted by increasing fertiliser prices, and the trade-offs governments must consider when responding: voxdev.org/topic/agricult…

Interested in research on gender but don’t know where get started? Here are over 36 insights from @vox_dev on the challenges faced by women across 18 developing countries in the workplace, school, household, and with fertility and norms. + research gaps! voxdev.org/topic/gender-a…

🆕 Conditional cash transfers: Do they work? We are really excited about our new video series - Economics Unpacked! In our first episode, @susanwparker_mx @UMDPublicPolicy and Joana Naritomi @LSEPublicPolicy discuss Progresa in Mexico, and Bolsa Familia in Brazil. @econfilm

📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Political Polarisation is out now! Senior Editors @cesicruz (@umichLSA) & @HLarreguy (@CPoliticaITAM) review research on the causes and consequences of polarisation. Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/poli…

With a month to go until #COP30, it's crucial that policymakers consider recent economic evidence – and the subsequent gaps – when determining priorities for climate action. In this blog, I reflect on climate research featured on @vox_dev: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

🆕 Where to find development economics resources I've updated my list of all the various sources of newsletters, articles, podcasts & videos relevant to development economics that I've come across in my three years at @vox_dev. Read here: voxdev.org/topic/where-fi…

I had the pleasure of speaking with @davidjlynch about his new book "The World’s Worst Bet" (currently #1 on Amazon for Globalization!) We spoke about the disproportionate impacts of globalization, economic development, and AI. Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/thedevelop…

Our research was featured on VoxDev! @oliverhanney , @emaansiddique , and the stellar editorial board do a fantastic job in offering curated, accessible materials to the development research community. As a devoted reader, I am very happy to have also contributed to it :)

Public confidence in Pakistan's bureaucratic effectiveness is at an all time low. What does research tell us about the incentives and selection necessary to improve the current state of civil service? Deputy Managing Editor @emaansiddique discusses: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Economists employ a wide range of econometric methods when conducting research. Here are some examples of how these techniques are used to generate interesting and useful policy insights in development economics. @oliverhanney & @emaansiddique discuss: voxdev.org/topic/examples…

🆕 Managing menstrual hygiene: The economics of period poverty 📢 Today on #VoxDevTalks, @castrofsilvia (@ECONMunich) & @KristinaCzura (@univgroningen) explain how menstrual hygiene is just as much an economic concern as it is a public health one: voxdev.org/topic/health/m…

Teaching or studying economics? This blog is for you... @emaansiddique and I have updated @vox_dev's series of blogs showcasing how economists use different econometric techniques to answer interesting and important policy questions. Read here: voxdev.org/topic/examples…

Recently, we hosted a great discussion on impact investing in global education with Sandeep Aneja, Jishnu Das, Steve Hardgrave, Asim I. Khwaja & Laura Savage. Watch the highlights from the webinar below⤵️

Public confidence in Pakistan's bureaucratic effectiveness is at an all time low. What does research tell us about the incentives, selection, and training needed to improve the current state of civil service? I discuss in a recent @vox_dev blog: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

This week we featured research on inequality, pollution, daughters, investment and more... Read a summary of this work here: voxdev.org/topic/week-dev…

🎉 @LagakosDavid @bu_economics & Joana Naritomi @LSEnews have joined our Editorial Board 🎓 David & Joana join @bjorkmanmartina, Mike Callen, @cesicruz, @oliverhanney & @emaansiddique. A huge thank you to @caria_stefano for his work as a board member over the last two years!

Foreign aid: Will China fill the void? Deputy Managing Editor @emaansiddique discusses what trends in Chinese aid disbursement tell us about the future of foreign aid: voxdev.org/topic/foreign-…

Contrary to popular opinion, China is unlikely to fill the void left by Western aid agencies. What does this mean for the future of foreign aid? In my latest @vox_dev blog, I discuss the evidence on Chinese aid: voxdev.org/topic/foreign-…

Over the past seven years, VoxDev has featured a range of research highlighting where coordinated well-designed aid efforts have delivered striking results. In a recent blog, Deputy Managing Editor @emaansiddique explores the consequences of aid cuts: voxdev.org/topic/foreign-…

Foreign aid success stories: Insights from VoxDev Over the past seven years, @vox_dev has featured a range of research highlighting where coordinated well-designed aid efforts have delivered striking results. In this blog, I discuss these in detail: voxdev.org/topic/foreign-…