Florence Dafe

Read @EmilyJonesBSG's letter to the @ft today, arguing that strengthening unions and workers' rights doesn't have to undermine economic growth ⬇️ ow.ly/EpSY50QJTG7 #BSGInsights #LabourPolicy #EconomicGrowth

We show that these markets mitigate some of the risks of foreign currency debt, but are no panacea, especially if foreign investor participation is high.

Our paper with @anninak82, @ingridharvold and @IvanWeigandi on local currency debt markets in Africa is out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Eine starke #Wissenschaft braucht faire Arbeitsbedingungen. Aber: Fast 9 von 10 wissenschaftlichen Angestellten an Unis sind #befristet beschäftigt - oft auf kurze Zeit. Das muss sich ändern. Unterzeichnet jetzt und #StopptDauerbefristung weact.campact.de/petitions/stop…

🚨📕 Be sure to nominate your favourite IPE book for the 2023 BISA IPEG Book Prize📕🚨 The deadline for nominations is Friday 30 June 2023 at 1700 BST bisa.ac.uk/members/workin…

Reminder that our @DevandChg roundtable on 'The #DebtCrisis in the Majority World' is this Wednesday at 4pm at @issnl in The Hague. Panelists include @DanielaGabor @danielmunevar @ierichard & Jan Kregel. @UNCTAD @JoMicheII @florence_dafe @TNInstitute iss.nl/en/events/debt…

Very happy that our special issue is finally out! Great project with a great group of people- @sanha has tweeted a thread which explains why :)

"In many [developing economies], rather than being perceived merely as a prop to economic development, financial sectors have increasingly become key targets on their own of development-oriented policymaking." @florence_dafe @LenaRethel journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

A new P&S article by @ElsaMassoc sheds light on the geo-economic dimension of banks’ power: key public officials conceive the position of “their own” banks in global financial markets as a crucial dimension of state power. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Terrific article by ⁦@davidpilling⁩ Showing the complexities of South Africa’s just transition and the lack of action on the North’s JETP on.ft.com/3gSfDus

We're thrilled to host our next event with Dr. Florence Dafe and Dr. Radha Upadhyaya on Employing capital: Patient Capital and Labour Relations in Kenya’s Manufacturing Sector. The event will take place on Zoom and here's the link: us02web.zoom.us/j/84242344023?… See you there! 🤩

Deadline for submission to the 2nd Young Scholars Conference on Structural Transformation in Africa extended to 17th May. Submit your papers and please share with your networks. @LSE_ID @CDS_Bath @CriticalDev

Are you interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics at @SOASEconomics & would like to do research on "Supporting a Just Transition in African Countries: The Role of Central Banks and Supervisors"? Apply for a fully-funded PhD Scholarship by 17 April! soas.ac.uk/registry/schol…

I’m excited to share this new paper we have out, “Imperialist appropriation in the world economy”. The results confirm that the global North relies on a massive net appropriation of resources and labour from the South. The figures are quite staggering. 🧵sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Big Three asset managers - BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street - have vowed to tackle climate change and support sustainable finance. In a new @cityperc working paper, Joseph Baines and I take a closer look at their climate agenda bit.ly/3gskpeA [1/10]

KCL offers PhD scholarships for international students from Africa. Are you interested in finance & development including an angle on health/digital tech/conflict? I'd be happy to talk about an application. kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f… @go2uj @GiladIsaacs @WitsREFA @Wits_SCIS

City is now hiring a permanent lecturer in international politics/international political economy. Please spread the word and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Deadline: January 31 jobs.ac.uk/job/CLR640/lec…

In our new article for @RegGov_journal, @rebeccaelisabet and I examine the politics of mock‐#compliance with global financial standards. Check out our piece, which contains case studies of Angola, Nigeria, Vietnam and Tanzania. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

I'm really happy and proud that the @DivDecEcon database is finally out to counter these lame excuses. Please share it widely with your networks, both to get people to use it as a tool & and to ensure that the database keeps growing.

My department @Cityintpolitics is hiring 6 lecturers, including posts in IPE, International Politics and Comparative Politics. The deadline to apply is the 1st of June. Please share this with your network. jobs.ac.uk/job/CFZ114/lec…