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Parallel governance institutions built by Maoist rebels during Nepal's civil war led to lasting improvements in political participation among historically excluded groups, more representative candidate selection across parties, and greater local government capacity.

🆕 How rebel governance helped build inclusive democracy in Nepal Today on VoxDev w/ @BhishmaBhusal, Michael Callen (@LSEEcon), Rohini Pande (@YaleEconomics), @soleprillaman (Stanford), Deepak Singhania (@iitgn) & Apurva Subedi (Inclusion Economics Nepal) voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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🆕 How rebel governance helped build inclusive democracy in Nepal Today on VoxDev w/ @BhishmaBhusal, Michael Callen (@LSEEcon), Rohini Pande (@YaleEconomics), @soleprillaman (Stanford), Deepak Singhania (@iitgn) & Apurva Subedi (Inclusion Economics Nepal) voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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🆕 China's economy: 150 years of growth in 10 minutes Today on VoxDevTalks, @HanweiHuangEcon (@CityUHongKong) explains how China moved from a closed, self-sufficient economy to the world's largest trading nation over 150 years: youtube.com/watch?v=hh5ojO…

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The future of microfinance in Bangladesh? Last week on VoxDev, Nusrat Jahan (@Bigd_BracU) discussed evidence on traditional microcredit in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

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Does disclosing eligibility criteria discourage participation? Last week on VoxDev, Manuel Munoz (@NYUAbuDhabi @unab_online) outlined research on identity labels among students in Colombia: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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Evidence from village elections in Indonesia shows that changes in leadership improve information flows between citizens and the state, revitalise bureaucracies, and improve public service delivery.

🆕 Can voting out leaders improve local service delivery? Today on VoxDev, @SamuelBazzi (UCSD), Masyhur Hilmy (UNSW), @benjaminmarx (@bu_economics), Mahvish Shaukat (@WorldBankGroup) & Andreas Stegmann discuss evidence on village elections in Indonesia: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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🆕 Can voting out leaders improve local service delivery? Today on VoxDev, @SamuelBazzi (UCSD), Masyhur Hilmy (UNSW), @benjaminmarx (@bu_economics), Mahvish Shaukat (@WorldBankGroup) & Andreas Stegmann discuss evidence on village elections in Indonesia: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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The end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban raised female employment, but not for all women Last week on VoxDev, Chaza Abou Daher (@AlwathbaSA), Erica Field (@DukeU), Kendal Swanson (@WorldBankGroup) & @KateVyborny outlined research on Saudi Arabia: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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Emaan Siddique@emaansiddique·1d

I've recently started making short-form videos based on @vox_dev articles that tell a particularly interesting story Here's one I put out last week on why so many women in Africa are converting to Christianity, based on work by @Pablo_alv97, C Guirkinger & J Platteau

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A field experiment in Colombia found that disclosing the identity-based criteria used to select students for a free training programme reduced enrolment: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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Evidence from a randomised evaluation in Mexico shows that an AI-powered mental health app can improve mental health, daily functioning, and labour market outcomes: voxdev.org/topic/technolo…

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When women in Saudi Arabia gained the right to drive, not all benefited equally: while some gained employment, others saw little labour market gain and instead faced tighter restrictions on their economic autonomy: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

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Traditional microcredit rarely transforms the economic lives of the poor in Bangladesh, but targeted product innovations – including flexible repayment schedules, enterprise-focused loans, and digital disbursement – show meaningful gains for borrowers: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

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What do we know about the methods, funders and focus of development economics research? Read today's article to learn more! voxdev.org/topic/methods-…

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🆕 The state of play in development economics research Today on VoxDev, @leightjessica (@IFPRI) discusses what an analysis of 1,600 papers reveals about methods, topics, and funders in development economics: voxdev.org/topic/methods-…

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Prarthna Agarwal Goel@prarthnagl1·4d

Thanks @vox_dev for publishing this important study. It highlights bridging the #skills gaps for #women to realize the full potential of high #technology and capital intensive #export-led growth. Read more ⬇️

🆕 Bridging the gap for women in export-led growth Today on VoxDev, @prarthnagl1 (@DelhiSchoolOfEC), Rozi Kumari & @DevasmitaJena (@MyTAPMI) discuss women's experiences working in exporting factories in India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

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Jessica Leight@leightjessica·4d

More about patterns in dev econ! Including breakdown of funders (who funds top published papers) + more on "where is the macro development". (It's in macro journals)

🆕 The state of play in development economics research Today on VoxDev, @leightjessica (@IFPRI) discusses what an analysis of 1,600 papers reveals about methods, topics, and funders in development economics: voxdev.org/topic/methods-…

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