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Ana Paula Melo

@anamelo.bsky.social
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AP in Economics at Howard University. Visiting Scholar E4/SESP at Northwestern University (AY 2023-2025). 🇧🇷

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 17/03/2026
If you research the economics of the labor force, here is a great opportunity from @rfberlin.bsky.social —> A short course intended for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career academics, by leading experts Markus Poschke and Fabian Lange Applications due in 3 days #EconSky
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"Labor Force Transitions" by Markus Poschke and Fabian Lange
We are continuing the RFBerlin Masterclass Series, based on the Handbook of Labour Economics. In this series we invite contributed authors of handbook chapters to Berlin for in-depth, two-day teaching...
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srgitter @sethgitter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Last call for abstracts for the Towson International Development Economics Symposium (TIDES) a one day conference 4/17. The Towson Econ department will cover registration, parking and lunch. Abstracts will be accepted through Fri Feb 28th in the link below forms.office.com/r/aDw7LwznBp
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Please welcome 🤗 (+ follow ✅) @3ieimpact.org , an organization I have long admired! In my humble (biased) opinion, 3ie’s commitment to rigorously & innovatively generating, synthesizing, & communicating evidence to inform policy & maximize impact is simply unparalleled! 📊📈📉 www.3ieimpact.org/about
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About | 3ie
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is a mission-driven non-profit organization dedicated to using evidence to transform people’s lives in low- and middle-income countries.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
"These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research."
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Wesley T. Morris @wesleytmorris.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨 Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers. Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer. Sign up & learn more here:
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Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap
The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
What an incredible lineup of speakers, discussants, and keynotes! I learned so much! Huge thanks to everyone who shared their time and insights with us over these two amazing days.
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Last presentation of the AMIE workshop! @econmentoring.bsky.social Natalia Guerrero Trinidad (Minnesota) is presenting her paper on “Non-State Social Structures and Social Capital: Evidence on Crime and Conflict” discussed by @santiagotobon.bsky.social (EAFIT University).
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We begin the last set of sessions. First, we have Josette Rosine Gbeto from @ecnulaval.bsky.social (!!) talking about an important topic: “Adolescent Mental Health and Peer Support”. Jason Fletcher (University of Wisconsin-Madison) is discussing the paper. More about Josette: josettegbeto.com
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Josette GBETO
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Now we have @mateusamaciel.bsky.social (Universität Tübingen) presenting on “Digital Highways to Development: Mobile Internet, Economic Growth, and Tax Revenues”. @vitorpossebom.bsky.social (Sao Paulo School of Economics) will be discussing! More on Mateus' work: sites.google.com/view/mateusm...
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Mateus Maciel
I am a PhD candidate at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Research interests: Public Finance and Development Economics. Contact information: Research School of International Taxation Mohlstraße...
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
@danny-gold.com (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presented an interesting (future JM) paper on “Regulatory Hurdles and Costly Delay in Housing Development”. Paper is discussed by Aradhya Sood (UofT). More on Danny's work: danny-gold.com/about (P.S. I love the preview picture of your website! 😍)
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About — Danny Gold
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Niken Kusumawardhani (National University of Singapore) is our first student presenter of the day. Niken is talking about “Gender Norms and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia”. The paper is discussed by Lisa Ho (Yale).
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Another big thank you goes to @econsandy.bsky.social and Rema Hanna for joining us and generously sharing advice to participants. And finally, a thank you to my co-organizers @anamelo.bsky.social and @priyamukherjee.bsky.social, I think we had a successful event 😍.
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Happening now!
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AMIE @econmentoring.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Join us April 28 & 29 for the 4th Workshop in Applied Micro for PhD students! Make sure to REGISTER for Day 1 and Day 2 sessions and Keynote Lectures: sites.google.com/view/amie-4t... cc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social @anamelo.bsky.social @priyamukherjee.bsky.social Nishith Prakash
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Workshop Description The Association for Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE) is pleased to announce that the 4th Workshop in Applied Microeconomics, for PhD students. Workshop Dates: 28th ...
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The AMIE Workshop is kicking off now! Join us for a fantastic day of papers and a keynote by Professor Sandra Black. 🔗 sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
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Workshop Description The Association for Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE) is pleased to announce that the 4th Workshop in Applied Microeconomics, for PhD students. Workshop Dates: 28th ...
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Catherine Michaud-Leclerc @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
AMIE workshop begins tomorrow!! Register to attend student presentations and the keynote by Sandra Black. All details here: sites.google.com/view/amie-4t...
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Workshop Description The Association for Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE) is pleased to announce that the 4th Workshop in Applied Microeconomics, for PhD students. Workshop Dates: 28th ...
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Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Thrilled to share 3ie’s new resource for development practitioners who want to leverage remote sensing to evaluate and strengthen programming with #Geo4Dev #CEGA + #NewLightTech Read how you can leverage this tool: www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/explor... Explore the resource: rsindex.softr.app
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Explore 3ie’s new inventory of remote-sensing indicators to leverage satellite data for development | 3ie
Imagine you are an evaluator trying to determine whether an agricultural intervention has increased vegetation in a dry, arid, and conflict-prone region—where on-the-ground data collection is challeng...
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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · 13/03/2025
#EconSky if you are or know a great student who didn't get into the Econ PhD they hoped, myself + Judd Kessler are still looking for an awesome pre-doc. As both of us have books coming out, looking for great quant AND qual skills! corlow@wharton.upenn.edu wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
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Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist, Business, Economics, and Public Policy Department, Wharton School
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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Elaine Hill 📈📉 @elainelhill.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We are hiring! HSR, health policy, health Econ jobs.academyhealth.org/jobs/view/as... Happy to chat! #econsky #policysky
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20/02/2025
Labor fellowship in MN. #1u www.unionjobs.com/listing.php?...
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🚨 #EconSky PhD students working in Applied Micro: Submit your paper for the 4th Workshop, co-organized by @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social, Priya Mukherjee, and me! Plus, we have two amazing keynotes this year: @econsandy.bsky.social and Rema Hanna.
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AMIE @econmentoring.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
AMIE is now accepting submissions for the "4th Workshop in Applied Microeconomics", for PhD students, to be held remotely on Zoom on April 28 and 29, 2025. Submission Deadline: February 27, 2025 Call for papers: econmentoring.org/wp-content/u... Please share, R/T #EconSky 1/3
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
ATTENTION!!!! We're still accepting applications for a postdoc (1 year or multiyear) here at Ohio State! It’s not too late to apply!!! The application link is here: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
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Post Doctoral Scholar
Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...
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NBER @nber.org · 12/02/2025
Industrial lead emissions increase US infant mortality and contribute to sudden unexplained infant death, from Karen Clay, Edson R. Severnini, and Xiao Wang www.nber.org/papers/w33447
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Danila Serra @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
📣 I have been asked to host an AMA for JPAL on Feb 11 📣 On International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Spread the word, if of interest. Details: sites.google.com/povertyactio...
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🚨 #EconSky PhD students working in Applied Micro: Submit your paper for the 4th Workshop, co-organized by @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social, Priya Mukherjee, and me! Plus, we have two amazing keynotes this year: @econsandy.bsky.social and Rema Hanna.
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Kevin Griffith @assumenormality.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
🚨HRSA's Area Health Resources Files webpage is now down. Fortunately, I built an archive of data 2000-2023 for a previous project, which can be accessed without restriction here: data.mendeley.com/datasets/dwf...
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County-level data on U.S. opioid distributions, demographics, healthcare supply, and healthcare access
This repository includes data from the Health Resources & Services Administration's Area Health Resources Files (years 2000-2001, 2004-2022), CDC Wonder, National Conference of State Legislatures, and...
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Gabrielle Pepin @gabriellepepin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A few days left to apply for the 2025 Dissertation Research Grants supported by @russellsagefdn.bsky.social and @upjohninstitute.bsky.social. PhD candidates studying employment-related topics, especially policy-relevant issues related to BIPOC communities, should apply 👇
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Dissertation Research Grants | Upjohn Institute
Deadline to apply is Feb. 4, 2025
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Caitlin Myers @caitlinmyers.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thrilled that my very first post at Bluesky is helping get the word out that CSWEP's mentoring workshop will be held June 30-July 2 in Chicago. Applications are open! @aeacswep.bsky.social @loribeaman.bsky.social
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/01/2025
Spring Labor Studies meeting @nberpubs.bsky.social planned for April 4 in Chicago. Submissions from researchers with & without NBER affiliations, from early career scholars, & from researchers from under-represented groups welcome by 11:59 pm ET 1/31 #EconConf conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
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Submission: Labor Studies Program Meeting, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research
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Wayne Sandholtz @wsandholtz.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I'm hiring RAs to work on data analysis for projects on education, infrastructure, and political economy in Latin America. Spanish/Portuguese language helpful; remote work possible. Please share, and/or apply! Links in next tweet. #econra #econ_ra #EconSky
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Joshua Deutschmann @joshdeutschmann.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Now available at JDE! Open access link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Relaxing multiple agricultural productivity constraints at scale
No single constraint can explain the stagnant agricultural productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Most interventions that relax individual barrier…
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 20/12/2024
Usually each Harvard Law class has 50-70 Black students. This year it’s 19, which is the lowest number since *1965*. Struggling to articulate how sad and angry this makes me (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/u...
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Black Student Enrollment at Harvard Law Drops by More Than Half (Gift Article)
After a Supreme Court decision ended race-based admissions, some law schools saw a decline in Black and Hispanic students entering this fall. Harvard appeared to have the steepest drop.
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Ana Paula Melo @anamelo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hello, #econsky! I have a question for you: What’s your preferred way to post working papers and track citations? Are there drawbacks to using repositories like SSRN or arXiv?
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Hope Michelson @hopecm.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The 22nd Midwest International Economic Development Conference (MWIEDC) will be held at UIUC March 28–29, 2025. Co-hosted by Ag Econ and Econ. Mushfiq Mobarak @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social keynote. Always one of my favorite conferences. Deadline for submissions Jan 8, 2025.
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Midwest International Economic Development Conference
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Posted this at the old place, but thought folks on @bsky.app might like to know I finally met my "mother".
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Some tips for preparing for preliminary job market interviews!
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Anjali Adukia @aadukia.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity! Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here! uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... @econ_ra @UChicago @thisisUIC @HarrisPolicy @BeckerFriedman #EconSky
Professor Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago) and Professor Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago) seek a full-time research assistant with strong technical skills to work on large-scale social policy research projects designed to improve educational outcomes. The analyst will work on a portfolio of projects related to education and restorative justice in schools. The position is based in Chicago, IL.

The successful candidate will have experience in applying a variety of statistical modeling and data analysis techniques to datasets in real-world settings. From project inception to delivery, the RA will contribute to all facets of data collection and cleaning, model development, and implementation.

To apply, please submit a resume/CV, a letter of interest, the name of at least one reference, and an unofficial transcript through the UChicago Workday jobs portal. 
Example Responsibilities
•	Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and implement analytical approaches to solving specific research questions.
•	Cleans, transforms, merges, and matches between large and complex research and administrative datasets.
•	Builds statistical models for a variety of research projects.
•	Performs sampling, power analysis, and randomization.
•	Prepares results for memos, presentations, and academic papers for both policymakers and researchers.
•	Assists with literature reviews and drafting papers.
•	Writes statistical computer programs and reviews computer output for consistency and quality. 
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
•	Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. 
•	Conducts literature reviews. 
•	Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts, and other documents.
•	Performs other related work as needed.
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Race and Stratification Working Group at NBER will have its annual meeting on Friday, April 4, 2025! Dania Francis, Vicki Bogan, Ellora Derenoncourt and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper before the December 19, 2024 deadline! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
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Submission: Race and Stratification Working Group, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research
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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Join the Stone Center Team! We’re searching for Postdoctoral Scholars with research priorities in wealth inequality and intergenerational mobility. 1 year renewable position, starting summer 2025. Apply by January 31, 2025. Application Link: bit.ly/4eGP0Rp
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Emilia Tjernstrom @econemilia.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🎉 Thrilled to share our paper, "Relaxing Multiple Agricultural Constraints at Scale" with @joshdeutschmann.bsky.social, Maya Duru, and Kim Siegal, just accepted at the Journal of Development Economics 🎉 Link to paper here: tinyurl.com/ddst2024 Thread 👇🏼 📉📈 (1/12)
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction Graphic from Edward Tufte More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.
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Belinda Archibong @belindaarch.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hey all, I created a starter pack with a list of Black economists and academics for an easily accessible list of folks doing research that we can all follow and cite #Blacksky #AddtoBlacksky #Econsky: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Okay, the first Women in Econ starter pack was such a success that we quickly hit the BlueSky starter pack limit (150 accounts). But, I've got a version 2.0 with even more awesome economists you should follow! go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7
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Caroline Krafft @ckrafftc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
J-PAL will host a space for early-career researchers to receive feedback on the design and data collection for randomized evaluations of early childhood development programs in LAC December 13. Proposals due November 15. www.povertyactionlab.org/event/j-pal-... #EconSky
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J-PAL LAC Early Work Seminars 2nd Edition: Early Childhood Development Programs
J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean's second edition of the Early Work Seminars is dedicated to supporting the research of scholars working on randomized impact evaluations in the region. Scholars w...
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Melanie Guldi @mguldi.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Great opportunity for junior scholars of poverty and social mobility. Due Dec. 31. See full call: poverty.ucdavis.edu/sites/main/f...
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