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🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector Today on VoxDev, @esamjones (@UNUWIDER), @schllingerkurs (ADC Consulting) & @FinnsAngle (@uni_copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: voxdev.org/topic/firms/ho…

@kaushikcbasu Yes!

Today, on Dr. Manmohan Singh’s birthday it’s worth remembering his huge contribution to India’s growth & high standing on the global stage. His honesty & intellect made him a special person in the global political arena. As Obama said, he was “a man of uncommon wisdom & decency”.

@kaushikcbasu Very well put! I look forward to sharing forthcoming Bloomsbury volume on this very topic.

We must act to curb inequality. Extreme economic inequality is always wrong, but, in today’s world, where the rich buy not just yachts & palaces but influence platforms & TV stations, extreme economic inequality also robs people of voice & damages democracy.

@kaushikcbasu 16 and 13 should do it

16 sticks have been used to make 5 squares. Is it possible to move 2 sticks & have 4 squares? (The sticks are numbered for ease of reference.)

@DudespostingWs They did not all survive

I really don’t understand how dudes traveled the seas 500 years ago

Congratulations to Prof. Melvin Ayogu on his appointment to the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria by H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A long-time AERC partner, his impact on Africa’s research capacity is truly commendable. Read more: bit.ly/4j6CfCN #WeAreAERC

Three DEEP researchers, Peter Fisker, John Hoddinott, and Joanna Upton, will be speaking at the CSAE Conference 2025 | CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES #OxCSAE2025 @Oxford_CSAE Find out more: csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc…

@m_clem @AEAjournals @PIIE @MasonEconomics @MasonResearch Congrats!

I'm honored to be elected to the editorial board of my favorite academic journal, the Journal of Economic Perspectives And excited to work with so many people I deeply admire at @AEAjournals cc @PIIE @MasonEconomics @MasonResearch

How can resource-rich nations balance growth & environmental sustainability? Read insights from our newly published book, Resources matter by Tony Addison & Alan Roe. Read more here: go.unu.edu/2dKrn @TonysAngle @OUPAcademic

@TonysAngle @OUPAcademic @UNUWIDER Key insight into how public sector revenye is lost

😧transparency around resource revenues continues to be problematic Corruption in commodity trading loses millions of public revenues. What to do? 🤔 See our new @OUPAcademic @UNUWIDER book (open access) 👇 wider.unu.edu/publication/re…

Inequality lines (IL): a new lens to evaluate trade-offs in development strategies & align interventions with inequality-reducing goals. First IL estimates for 208 countries #bottom40 #B40 #sharedprosperity @borlono @MiguelNinoZ @FinnsAngle @UNUWIDER wider.unu.edu/publication/bo…

Pleased to introduce the presentation ‘Utilizing CO2 Concentrations in Vietnam’ by Rand & Krupinski at the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi🇻🇳 Project: ‘Energy transition and climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam (ETCAV)’ 👇 econ.ku.dk/derg/current-p… #DERGDK

☕️"Behind every latte and espresso lies the toil and stress of coffee farmers, who face serious challenges..." - Dr Saurabh Singhal (@singhalecon) from @LancasterManage and @FinnsAngle write about their recent research for @ConversationUK 👇 theconversation.com/coffee-price-v…

My study with @singhalecon ‘Commodity price volatility and the psychological well-being of farmers’ published in @AJAE_AAEA has received over 2,000 views🎉 Thanks @wileyinresearch for this great notification. Open Access study👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj… #ViewsMilestone #DERGKDK

It's World Mental Health Day Today is a reminder that not only #poverty, but income uncertainty has a negative effect on the mental health of farmers in low-income countries We explored this using volatility in the price of coffee in #Vietnam🇻🇳: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj… #DERGDK

Fascinating new paper exploring spatial inequality and inequality trends in #Mozambique, by @CarlosGradin #EQUAL_NNF @FinnsAngle @DERG_DK @UNUWIDER @novonordiskfond Available here: wider.unu.edu/project/impact…

#Mozambique in 2020🇲🇿 👉Consumption - decreased by 7.1%–14.4% 👉Poverty - increased by 4.3–9.9 percentage points The poverty increase corresponds to about 2 million people entering poverty in less than a year. More on the impact of #COVID19 👇 ideas.repec.org/a/wly/jintdv/v… #DERGDK

The #coffee sector in #Tanzania creates direct income for about 400k smallholder farmers who produce 90% of it mainly for export. If not well-managed, international commodity price fluctuations put a strain on the #poverty reduction endeavors. ideas.repec.org/a/eee/wdevel/v… #DERGDK

Upward international coffee price fluctuation is associated with improvement in childhood nutritional status in rural #Tanzania In this paper, we examine the potential impact of commodity price fluctuations on the nutritional status of children ideas.repec.org/a/eee/wdevel/v… #DERGDK

Changing men’s behaviour in practice requires stronger, more sustained interventions. In this recent study, we examine whether asking Vietnamese men to reflect on gender equality can reduce their gender bias. 👇 ideas.repec.org/a/eee/wdevel/v… #DERGDK #Vietnam