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Somik Lall

@SomikCities

Director, World Development Report 2024 - The Middle Income Trap. Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist @worldbank. Opinions are mine, RTs are not endorsements.

Washington, DC Katılım Ekim 2011
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Indermit Gill
Indermit Gill@IndermitGill·
Just how costly is it to curtail #economic opportunities for women? My predecessor as @WorldBank Chief Economist, @PennyG_Yale, and my colleague @SomikCities checked. They found national productivity could be increased by as much as 20% if women had the same opportunities as men.
VoxDev@vox_dev

The new Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI) quantifies the impact of gender gaps in the labour market, shedding light on how much higher economic activity would be if women had the same opportunities as men. Read today's article to learn more:

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Indermit Gill
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Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion cites the groundbreaking work of my @WorldBank colleague Somik Lall and @ufukakcigit, authors of the 2024 World Development Report. 2025 prize lectures in economic sciences | Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion a... youtube.com/live/jQCkCcuSJ… via @YouTube
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Indermit Gill@IndermitGill·
A useful new AI tool from the @WorldBank's Institute for Economic Development. If you're looking for a quick way to soak up the latest insights from our research, this is it.
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Growth Academy@academy_gceg·
LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: "The Marshall Plan: Then and Now". What happened during postwar Europe’s recovery—and what lessons can we draw for growth today? Joel Mokyr (@NUEconomics) highlights strategies, policies, and attitudes that shaped a turning point in #EconomicHistory.
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Growth Academy@academy_gceg·
LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: Prof. Michael Greenstone (@UChiEnergy) discusses "The Economics of the Global Energy Challenge," emphasizing how nations must balance reliable energy, clean air, and climate goals—and the importance of pricing energy’s true costs. #EnergyEcon
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Growth Academy@academy_gceg·
The #GrowthAcademy25 conference is officially underway! @ufukakcigit and @SomikCities just launched Day 1 with inspiring opening remarks. Follow along right here for live updates, key insights, and standout moments from speakers throughout the week.
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World Bank Research
World Bank Research@wb_research·
July 22 | 16:15 EDT | #ABCDE2025 | Session 3: Pollution How can carbon markets & pollution policies drive climate action? @SomikCities, @jan_c_steckel, Barbara Haya & @kaushikdeb explore carbon pricing, credit quality & pollution markets. Register ➡️ #tabs-5f4d354e72-item-eff76125d8-tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">worldbank.org/en/events/2025…
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Indermit Gill
Indermit Gill@IndermitGill·
My @WorldBank colleague, Somik Lall, outlines what developing economies can do to achieve a synchronized form of development—one that connects progress in megacities with progress in smaller cities, towns, and villages. open.spotify.com/episode/2bdPNh…
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World Bank Research@wb_research·
🔌 While cities generate 80% of global GDP, 80% of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. Expanding reliable, affordable electricity is critical for rural development, yet progress remains uneven. How can policies accelerate electrification? blogs.worldbank.org/en/development…
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