In this VoxDev piece, Alessandra Voena + team explore the perceptions vs. reality of gender norms globally. This gap may lead to promising policy interventions to raise women's participation in the labor force.

Read their findings:
buff.ly/3xw9EE9

How does cultural distance shape conflict?

Yesterday on VoxDevTalks, Eleonora Guarnieri (@UofEBusiness) discussed how cultural distance shapes ethnic civil conflict in Africa and impacts the prevalence of conflict-related sexual violence w/ Tim Phillips ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/institut…

In Pakistan, 81% of respondents to a nationally representative survey agreed that “people enter politics to gain influence and status.” (Gallup Pakistan 2022).

Today's article explores whether portraying political office differently can encourage good politicians to emerge ⤵️

National policy reversals and deforestation in the Amazon | Read the latest article by Robin Burgess #STICERD , Francisco Costa, and Ben Olken for VoxDev
voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

Emphasising the ability to support and assist one’s community through elected office encouraged ordinary citizens to run for office in #Pakistan 🇵🇰, which improved subsequent policy outcomes ⤵️

VAT in developing countries: flawed, but irreplaceable

Last week on VoxDev, Anne Brockmeyer World Bank Research, Giulia Mascagni International Centre for Tax and Development, Mazhar Waseem Manchester Economics, Miguel Almunia CUNEF Universidad & Vedanth Nair Institute for Fiscal Studies outlined key takeaways from their research: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

🆕 Getting good politicians into politics

Today on VoxDev, Saad Gulzar سعد گلزار (@PUPolitics Princeton School of Public & International Affairs) & Yasir Khan (@PittTweet) explore the impacts of encouraging ordinary citizens to run for office in Pakistan: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Misaligned incentives anybody?

Air quality monitoring system in China > improvements in local air quality, but ALSO > local governments strategically prioritise areas near the monitors to meet 🎯

VoxDev blog: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…
AEA Journals paper: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

In Pakistan, 81% of respondents to a nationally representative survey agreed that “people enter politics to gain influence and status.” (Gallup Pakistan 2022).

Today's article explores whether portraying political office differently can encourage good politicians to emerge ⤵️

Gender disparities in the use of government health insurance in #India 🇮🇳

Last month on VoxDev, Pascaline Dupas Princeton Economics & Radhika Jain UCL Economics outlined evidence on the stark gender gaps in hospital usage in India. Read here: voxdev.org/topic/health/g…

📢 Our researcher Joan Calzada and alumnus Bernard Moscoso have published an article on VoxDev discussing how agrochemicals can affect neonatal health and stressing the importance of maintaining distance.

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Emphasising the ability to support and assist one’s community through elected office encouraged ordinary citizens to run for office in #Pakistan 🇵🇰, which improved subsequent policy outcomes ⤵️

📝 VAT is a crucial source of revenue for lower-income countries but is often constrained by several challenges.

🔎 This @VoxDev article discusses new research that argues for the need to make the #VAT more efficient.

#TaxTwitter Giulia Mascagni

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🆕 Getting good politicians into politics

Today on VoxDev, Saad Gulzar سعد گلزار (@PUPolitics Princeton School of Public & International Affairs) & Yasir Khan (@PittTweet) explore the impacts of encouraging ordinary citizens to run for office in Pakistan: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐

How does cultural distance shape conflict? Eleonora Guarnieri University of Exeter talks to
Tim Phillips VoxDev about its role in conflict-related sexual violence & civil war.

Listen & Subscribe: podfollow.com/voxdev

Trade liberalisation can weaken unions and reduce votes for the left 🇧🇷

Last month on VoxDev, Pedro Ogeda, Emanuel Ornelas Sao Paulo School of Economics – FGV & Rodrigo R. Soares Insper outlined evidence from #Brazil which shows how liberalisation undermines labour unions: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Thank you so much Tim Phillips and VoxDev for the opportunity to talk about my work

In this episode of #VoxDevTalks , Eleonora Guarnieri discusses evidence on how cultural distance shapes the prevalence of, and conduct during, conflict.

Listen here ⤵️

🆕 How does cultural distance shape conflict?

Today on VoxDevTalks, Eleonora Guarnieri (@UofEBusiness) discusses how cultural distance shapes ethnic civil conflict in Africa and impacts the prevalence of conflict-related sexual violence w/ Tim Phillips ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Higher education in low- and middle-income countries

Last week on VoxDevTalks, Jishnu Das McCourt School told Tim Phillips that “the demographic dividend seems to be turning into a demographic nightmare” + what researchers & policymakers can do about it: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…