How does inequality impact growth, human development, and governance? We've been studying this question in our @ EQUAL project, with support from the #NNF Novo Nordisk Foundation wider.unu.edu/project/impact… @finnsangle Development Economics Research Group (DERG) @thomasalslev UNU-WIDER #EQUAL_NNF

Not only #poverty, but also the risk of poverty caused by fluctuating coffee prices has a significant additional negative effect on the mental well-being of farmers in low-income countries. New #DERGDK study on UCPH news 👇 econ.ku.dk/derg/news/fluc… #Vietnam

Nordic Conference in Development Economics 2024 starting! Economics_UCPH Development Economics Research Group (DERG) #ncde

Thrilled to articipate in this year's Nordic Conf. on Econ Developmemt organised by the Development Economics Group, University of Copenhagen. List of papers: 👇🏽 econ.ku.dk/derg/calendar/…

Our Kenyan colleague Kethi Ngoka presenting at the Nordic Conference in #DevelopmentEconomics 2024 on the Hustler Fund Honoured to welcome colleagues today to the 22nd Nordic Conference in #DevelopmentEconomics, which we are currently hosting at University of Copenhagen #NCDE24 #DERGDK

NCDE 2024 sailing off to the conference dinner! #ncde Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Economics_UCPH

#NCDE2024 Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Economics_UCPH

A happy team of development economists en route to the #NCDE24 dinner. Conference discussions continue tomorrow after the dinner at the old sea fort Flakfortet located in the artificially built island of Saltholmrev 🚢 ⚓️ #DERGDK

David Castells-Quintana David Castells-Quintana presenting at the #NCDE24 on inequality & human development: the role of the middle class Our @ EQUAL project sessions kicked off today also with excellent presentations by Larry Roope & Vanesa Jorda #EQUAL_NNF Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Finn Tarp

Kicking off day 2️⃣ of the Nordic Conference in #DevelopmentEconomics after a joyful dinner with delegates last night. Exciting discussions ahead today, including a keynote by Professor Jenny Aker from The Fletcher School on Adoption of environmental technologies ✅ #NCDE24 #DERGDK

Carol Newman attended the Nordic Conference in Development Economics and presented "Worker Mobility and Productivity Spillovers: An Emerging Market Perspective" written with @JRdk22, Ayanda Hlatshwayo & Friedrich Kresuser Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Trinity_TIME #ncde tinyurl.com/52fn5933

Our second @ EQUAL project session at #NCDE24 featured Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Shakeba Foster and Carlos Gradín. Here Sanghamitra presents on the effects of inequality and growth shocks #NCDE #EQUAL_NNF Finn Tarp Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

Really enjoyed attending and presenting at my first Nordic Conference in Development Economics in gorgeous Copenhagen. Thought provoking keynotes by Santiago Levy & Jenny Aker. Many thanks to the organisers! Finn Tarp #NCDE2024 Development Economics Research Group (DERG) Economics_UCPH

Two great days discussing #development in a place that got many things right University of Copenhagen #NCDE2024. Many thanks to Finn Tarp Rachel M Gisselquist UNU-WIDER

🚨New Paper in JDE🚨 Excited to share this! "Social ties at work and effort choice: Experimental evidence from Tanzania" Do workers who are socially connected to their bosses work harder? Only if they don't have children. doi.org/10.1016/j.jdev… w/ Martin Andreas Menzel

How #poverty has changed in a period of socio-economic crises and natural shocks in #Mozambique?🇲🇿 In this paper, we study the evolution of multidimensional poverty using survey data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) 👇 ideas.repec.org/a/spr/soinre/v… #DERGDK c

It is with the deepest sadness that we have learnt about the passing of Policy Studies Institute Director General, Prof Beyene Petros He was a most inspirational leader and supporter of the FFU/DFC project on Building Resilience to Climate Change in Ethiopia May his soul rest in peace #DERGDK

It's World Mental Health Day Today is a reminder that not only #poverty, but income uncertainty has a negative effect on the mental health of farmers in low-income countries We explored this using volatility in the price of coffee in #Vietnam🇻🇳: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj… #DERGDK

My study with Saurabh Singhal ‘Commodity price volatility and the psychological well-being of farmers’ published in American Journal of Agricultural Economics has received over 2,000 views🎉 Thanks Wiley in research for this great notification. Open Access study👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj… #ViewsMilestone #DERGKDK

Pleased to introduce the presentation ‘Utilizing CO2 Concentrations in Vietnam’ by Rand & Krupinski at the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi🇻🇳 Project: ‘Energy transition and climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam (ETCAV)’ 👇 econ.ku.dk/derg/current-p… #DERGDK