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A small update on the PhD macro book project phdmacrobook.org/downloads/: in Ch 9 (Tools), there are some examples. I uploaded the Matlab codes for these on my lecture notes page sites.google.com/view/toshimuko… for feedback purpose. (We'll have more comprehensive page for codes in future.)

Measuring upward mobility in developing countries Last month on #VoxDevTalks w/ Tim Phillips Talk Normal, Garance Genicot Georgetown Center for Economic Research & Debraj Ray NYU Economics Department discussed what we know about economic mobility in developing countries: voxdev.org/topic/methods-…


🚀Just released! GCER’s latest blog post breaks down the most recent work by Debraj Ray and Garance Genicot on measuring upward mobility without panel data. Curious how they expanded research to more countries and what it means for global inequality? 👉🔗 gcer.georgetown.edu/research/featu…





1/ 🌍 Last week for #EndPovertyDay, I had the chance to speak at a World Bank panel with Anna Fruttero and Arup Banerji from the WB, & Carlo Pizzinelli from the IMF. A wonderfully stimulating conversation! We covered some of theses key topics : World Bank Europe and Central Asia



📢 Call for Papers open: Nov 1 – Feb 1, 2025 for the annual ThReD Conference, hosted by Monash University 📍 Monash Prato Centre, Prato, Italy🇮🇹 📅 June 25-26, 2025 Submit your research thred.devecon.org/conferences/25… Maitreesh Ghatak #EconTwitter #DevelopmentEconomics



New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20046 Firstborn Daughters and Family Structure in sub-Saharan #Africa Garance Genicot Garance Genicot Georgetown University, Maria Hernandez-de-Benito CUNEF Universidad ow.ly/JKFv50Vj1Qk #CEPR_DE #EconTwitter


🎉 Congratulations to our very own Professor Garance Genicot (Garance Genicot) on receiving an honorary doctorate by AMSE → 🦋 @amseaixmars.bsky.social A well-deserved recognition of her contributions to the field and the broader academic community. #GCER #econtwitter bsky.app/profile/amse-a…

