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Dr Alakija so eloquently summarizes why vaccine inequity and differential treatment in restrictions is simply wrong. We need real weight put behind COVAX and vaccine contracts for high-income countries suspended until enough vaccines reach countries that need them most.

**How socioeconomically diverse is the economics profession?** New Peterson Institute working paper by @SchultzzyRun & myself, building on some stats I showed in an (unexpectedly viral!) Twitter thread in November. 10 Key Facts - and some discussion - below: piie.com/publications/w…

Thanks for having us on VoxDev Tim Phillips Talk Normal. It was a pleasure sharing insights from our paper on anticipatory cash transfers in Bangladesh, and the challenges and opportunities for delivering anticipatory action at scale. WP here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1…

📢🧑‍💻 Looking for an RA to work with us on memory, trauma, and economic behavior of #refugees in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Biggest plus is the chance to collaborate with super awesome coauthors Alexia Delfino, Ashley Pople, Gharad Bryan :) More info ➡️data.chrmeyer.com/doc/ra_positiv… Econ RA Listings

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India: Establishments with high demand for AI skills show negative effects on postings and wages for: -High skill, professional occupations -Non routine work -Analytical/communication tasks. By Alex Copestake, Marczinek, Ashley Pople, Katherine Stapleton steg.cepr.org/publications/a…

The CSAE Visiting Fellowship 2024 scheme is open! The scheme supports a residency in Oxford from January to March, including flights, accommodation, & a small stipend. Open to African scholars currently pursuing a career in #economics. ℹ️ csae.ox.ac.uk/visiting-fello… Department of Economics, Oxford

In reflecting on World Bank’s role in climate, Ranil Dissanayake does a great job in distinguishing between global public goods vs investing in private goods w positive externalities. Trade offs exist, but the extent of positive externalities from mitigation shouldn’t be overlooked

On Thursday, we will be presenting preliminary results from an RCT where we test the impact of timing of cash transfers in response to extreme weather events, specifically drought in Niger. Tune in to learn more!

Apply to join our awesome team working on shock-responsive cash transfers and early warning systems in response to extreme weather events. Ping me with any questions you might have.

🎉Episode 7⃣of the CSAE Research #Podcasts series is here! 🎙️Ben Brunckhorst, Stefan Dercon, Ruth Hill, & Ashley Pople discuss the project 'Anticipatory Cash Transfers in Climate Disaster Response' in relation to floods in Bangladesh. 🎧csae.ox.ac.uk/podcast-antici…

In the 2020 monsoon season, 5.5 million people in Bangladesh were affected by severe floods. 🔉 Ashley Pople & Ruth Hill discuss work w/ Ben Brunckhorst & Stefan Dercon on how acting ahead of a disaster ⬆️ choice for households to navigate shocks: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

Very happy to see this policy innovation highlighted by The New York Times ! With a nice summary of the impact results we documented (Stefan Dercon Ashley Pople Ben Brunckhorst). Check it out.

Very interesting work by Gharad Bryan & Alexia Delfino (LSE Department of Economics), Christian Meyer and Ashley Pople (University of Oxford), and Benyam Worku, MD (University of Toronto) where they test the effectiveness of a psychological program designed to build “positive imagery” among a sample of Eritrean refugees in Addis Ababa.

1) Exciting work by Rocco Zizzamia, Stefan Dercon and Ashley Pople (University of Oxford), Narayan Das, Rozina Haque and Maliha Noshin Khan (@BIGD_bracu) where they investigate:

Looking for a Pakistan-based RA to work with me, Pol Simpson & Ashley Pople on research evaluating the impacts of the 2022 floods, and post-flood reconstruction projects. details in the attached ad and link below. applications considered on rolling basis dropbox.com/scl/fi/osjvbis…

Our Center for Global Development blog demonstrates how anticipatory cash reduced flood impacts in Bangladesh. Ranil Dissanayake's companion piece proposes a global 'Superfund' to scale this approach, covering multiple risks and countries while improving speed and local impact🌍 Check them out here👇

Dev Patel Harvard Department of Economics Gabriel Ulyssea UCL Economics University of Rochester 📌 Rachel Young (UC Berkeley): Mortality caused by tropical cyclones in the US 📌 Taco Prins (U of Amsterdam): Optimising flood protection 📌 Annouch Missirian (TSE): Monitoring disaster prevention 📌 Ashley Pople (World Bank South Asia): Cash transfers for drought in Niger