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We are proud to announce the launch of the new RISE Country Research Team in Nigeria. This new team of the RISE family will focus on understanding how demand for education affects students' learning. riseprogramme.org/news/research-…

As an economic historian, I can’t help but think about the incredible persistence of racial disparities. But I am hopeful that recent events will lead to a turning point. To provide a little context about where we are, here’s some research on historical black/white disparities.

📕New Article Summary on AEHN Frontiers in African Economic History by Dozie Okoye Dalhousie University, published in Journal of Development Economics (2021): Things Fall Apart? Missions, Institutions, and Interpersonal Trust 👇 aehnetwork.org/blog/things-fa…

*NEW BLOG* Measuring the Past: RISE Nigeria Looks at Intergenerational Effects of Schooling bit.ly/RISE240621 RISE Nigeria team used “backward sampling” & historical applied microeconometric techniques to trace the impact of Nigeria’s first schools on modern-day demands.

Join us Wed, 8 Sept (15:00 BST) UNU-WIDER Dev Conf: COVID-19 & Development–Effects & New Realities for the Global South ➡️What are the long-term impacts on learning & how can ed systems respond? 🗣️ Michelle Kaffenberger, Dozie Okoye & Isabel Harbaugh Macdonald Register: bit.ly/UNUWIDERreg

Details of the Sixth annual LEAP Lecture by Dozie Okoye Discussion title: "PERSPECTIVES ON CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND AFRICAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT" Date: 15 September 2021, 18h00 – 19h30 (GMT+2). Via Zoom, please DM to be added to the mail list. #econhist #econtwitter

.Gábor Nyéki: What are the effects of the first primary schools in Nigeria? “In the first generation, preliminary findings show large effects on social mobility.” #RISEConf2021

You can now listen to our full Sciographies episode with Dozie Okoye! Listen now to hear the story of an economist who studies human capital and economic development, with a particular focus on the African continent: bit.ly/2Xmpors 🎙

In case you missed the 6th LEAP Annual Lecture by Dozie Okoye it is now available online: youtu.be/9pTFkClYZPU #EconTwitter #economichistory

WEBINAR INVITATION: Addressing the Legacies of Colonialism in Africa - April 27, 2022 at 10:00AM EDT - mailchi.mp/harvard/lectur… Elias Papaioannou Dozie Okoye Stellenbosch University sara lowes Célestin Monga Africa Policy Journal @ Harvard Kennedy School Leonard Wantchekon Albert Zeufack World Bank Africa Banque mondiale AFR

*NEW WP* COVID-19 Learning Losses, Parental Investments, and Recovery: Evidence from Low-Cost Private Schools in Nigeria ✍️ Adedeji Adeniran, Dozie Okoye, Mahounan P. Yedomiffi, Leonard Wantchekon ➡️ bit.ly/RISEWP120

Nigeria is at a critical juncture: nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opi…

Very happy that our paper "Expressway to Votes: Infrastructure Projects and Voter Persuasion" with Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel and Dozie Okoye is now published in the Economic Journal. We provide causal evidence on how political parties can sway voters at scale in electoral democracies.

Happy to announce that paper below by Dozie Okoye, Shourya Sen, Leonard Wantchekon, and myself was published CERJournal. In it we look at the political economy of education as Black empowerment in Africa, US, and Brazil.

Recently accepted at EJ: ‘Expressway to Votes: Infrastructure Projects and Voter Persuasion’ by Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Dozie Okoye, Belgi Turan doi.org/10.1093/ej/uea… Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel Dozie Okoye Belgi Turan Royal Economic Society #EconTwitter

When does adversity make you stronger? Adverse weather boosts noncognitive skills like generalized self-efficacy and self-esteem in Ethiopian adolescents, with child agency being key, from Leonard Wantchekon and Sally Zhang nber.org/papers/w33305