Submissions are open for NEUDC 2024 at Northeastern!

Some multinationals privately enforce labour standards among their suppliers in developing countries. But is this effective, and does it complement or replace other ways to improve working conditions? Listen to Laura Boudreau discuss this research here: voxdev.org/topic/firms-tr…

Call for papers is out for the BREAD-CEPR-TIME-TCD Symposium. Send in your submissions, any area of development economics by July 1st. Anyone can submit - please RT to help spread the word. Submission portal: bit.ly/BREAD-CEPR-TIM…

The secret is out: Beginning this summer, I will be joining Columbia University as the endowed Professor of Energy Policy at Columbia | SIPA. I’m eager to collaborate with the brilliant minds at Columbia and contribute to our shared mission of driving informed policy change. I am beyond

When scientists are accused of sexual misconduct, their (and their co-authors' and their co-authors' co-authors') citations decline ... ... but not so much in male-dominated fields. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Fascinating paper by Rainer_Widmann & co-authors

Please RT: I'm super excited that the BREAD Conference on Development Economics is coming to Asia for the first time! Hosted in December by NUS in collaboration with partner organizations. More info at breadasia2024.com. Deadline August 16. Welcome to Singapore!

Union leaders exhibit better leadership qualities than average workers and cultivate collective action in labor movements through coordinating workers’ views and participation, from @lauraboudreau, Rocco Macchiavello, Virginia Minni, and Mari Tanaka nber.org/papers/w32619

Daughters of civil servants exposed to female co-workers are more likely to work later in life, command higher income, and have fewer children, from Abhay Aneja, Silvia Farina, and Guo Xu nber.org/papers/w32639

The New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is back! Last year's included a fascinating set of speakers & topics. I am sure this year's will be similarly or more productive & engaging. Columbia University on Nov 1-2. Submit your papers! 👇

The past 2 weeks in Bangladesh have been horrifying: a brutal crackdown on protesters seeking govt reform w/ hundreds killed, deployment of the army & shoot-on-sight orders, near complete communication shut down, and nationwide curfew. Bangladeshis deserve so much better.

Reminder, the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center are hosting a two-day conference on 24-25 October, 2024 on the theme of “Firms, Trade, and Development.” Its a great conference! Please submit by Monday, 16 August at 5 PM EST @ lse.tfaforms.net/f/IGC-EGC-Call…

The IGC Bangladesh team encourages proposals in all priority topics, but are especially looking to build in energy & environment and state capacity. We also have an exciting data-unlocking initiative in progress - reach out to us w/ questions! And please apply (by Sept 30)!

Bangladesh has made it!!! It has toppled a tyrant. এই বিজয় ছাত্রদের! এই বিজয় সাধারণ জনগণের!! I am also sick and tired of seeing some Indian so-called intellectuals portraying this mass revolution as a right-wing political move. Please stop that nonsense.

I hope this remains the spirit of the new Bangladesh. একে অন্যকে দেখে রাখা, রক্ষা করা, এখন আমাদের দায়িত্ব। 🇧🇩

"We had to shoot them dead one by one, sir," a senior police officer by the name of Iqbal (according to the name plate on his chest) tells Asaduzzaman Khan, the former home minister, about their ordeal in dealing with the protesters. Read more: thedailystar.net/news/banglades… #Crime

One of my favorite conferences of the year! Great place to submit management and personnel papers.