At the top of the list of policies suggested by the IMF to counter the slower growth of the region's labor force due to demographic changes is, not surprisingly, increasing women's labor force participation.

I'm restarting open Econometrics Office Hours this week, now from Bowdoin College, where I am visiting this year. Open to anyone anywhere needing econometrics help! Now Wednesdays 10-12 AM Eastern or by appointment.

Happy Labour Day!

It's not the poorest who migrate! "In low-income countries, people actively preparing to emigrate have 14 percent higher incomes explained by observed traits such as schooling, and 12 percent higher incomes explained by unobserved traits." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks for spotlighting my work, Jessica Leight :) I couldn't have curated a better 🧵! My awesome postdoc Emory Public Health has ended and I am on the job market.

I just heard @ElenaAriasOrtiz talking at Inter-American Development Bank about CIMA, an awesome portal for educational statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean. cima.iadb.org/en/home/covera… Do you need data on learning, coverage, physical resources, or financing in the region? CIMA has you covered.

TIL that two-thirds of foreign-born persons living in Mexico were born in the United States. publications.iadb.org/en/how-do-migr…

As always, Michael Clemens and Mariapia Mendola present evidence that confronts many migration 'myths'. Valuable information.

Economics in everything! [quoted in a profile of Gregory Mankiw by David W. Johnson link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…]

I love this quote, and I know I am very far from reflecting that ideal, but I purposely strive to be what Keynes described.

ICYMI: 🚨Center for Global Development is hiring🚨 Senior fellows / fellows Could be the biggest hiring round in my many years here, as Rachel Glennerster takes the reins this week as our new president. Esp. looking for ppl in: health development finance education agriculture, & climate

Resubmitted AGAIN after corrections from the editorial staff. Let's see how this goes...

Historian Melissa Graboyes shares 5 lessons from her experience of returning to a study site (Zanzibar) to share results with research participants. melissagraboyes.com/return-results…

I'm *very* excited about this show on Saturday! Julieta Venegas with Ximena Sariñana opening. wolftrap.org/calendar/perfo… (Venegas may be the first performer I'll have seen live in concert TWICE. I don't go to that many concerts.)

Our paper on disclosure of violence in Senegal 🇸🇳 is out at WBER! --> Allowing women & girls to self-complete interviews in private lead to ⬆️ disclosure of IPV & nonpartner violence with IFPRI IFPRI_Africa CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Malick Dione Dr Fatma Lamesse Diédhiou IRD.fr doi.org/10.1093/wber/l…

Recibir una transferencia de ingresos (sin condicionalidades) *no* cambia participación laboral materna durante los primeros 4 años de vida de un hijo: evidencia de poblaciones vulnerables en 🇺🇸 . Leve caída de horas trabajadas durante el pico de la pandemia 👇