Reposted by Anda DavidMarcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 20/09/2026My friend Micah Reddy, a journalist with dual South African and British nationality, has gone missing while working on a story in Djibouti. If you know anyone in Djibouti who might be able to help, please get in touch. If not, please share this post so more people find out about Micah. It's urgent. 293104
Reposted by Anda DavidStephane Straub @stephanestraub.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Our Infrastructure Foundations report is now out! For the first time we map assets, unit costs, and capital stocks in digital, energy, and transportation for close to 200 countries. openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/pub... 011
Reposted by Anda DavidEdern Le Bris @edernlebris.bsky.social · 07/04/2026www.courrierinternational.com/article/phot...courrierinternational.comPrix Hasselblad 2026, Zanele Muholi revient sur “son parcours, sa douleur, sa survie”En mars 2026, Zanele Muholi a remporté le prix Hasselblad. Cette récompense, la plus prestigieuse dans le domaine de la photographie, vient consacrer la stature... 011
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 14/03/2026‘Unbelievably unequal’: report shows how 1% of Mexicans own 40% of country’s wealth www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.com‘Unbelievably unequal’: report shows how 1% of Mexicans own 40% of country’s wealthFortunes of the country’s 22 billionaires doubled in last five years, reaching unprecedented collective wealth of $219bn 020
Reposted by Anda DavidThomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 12/03/2026New working paper on @wid.world Bottom line: Had mining prices followed fuel prices over 1970–2025, Sub-Saharan Africa would own the world. Bargaining power and institutions matter. 02613
Reposted by Anda DavidVicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 07/03/2026In 2000, Ted Chiag published a short story in Nature that started like this. It’s been on my mind a lot these days. Definitely recommend it and Chiang’s science fiction if you don’t know it already. 67113
Reposted by Anda DavidAgence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🌍À l’occasion de la #JournéeInternationaleDesMigrants, rappelons que le changement climatique aggrave les inégalités. Nous agissons pour protéger la dignité des personnes en mouvement et faire de la mobilité un levier de développement partagé🤝⬇️ @andadavid.bsky.social @audreyrojkoff.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Anda DavidThe Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com · 23/11/2025Inequality threatens our climate response and democracy—global leaders say it’s time to address both together. 🌏 theconversation.com/climate-chan... #BusinessAndEconomytheconversation.comClimate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect thisReducing inequality should be a guiding principle to decisions on climate change. 0124
Reposted by Anda DavidUNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Are we moving away from traditional aid or circling back to it? 🤔 Patterns of tied aid and inflated figures are resurfacing. This blog unpacks what 'traditional aid' means, why it changed, and why current trends might feel more like backtracking. 👉 go.unu.edu/Q09zl 043
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 21/11/2025With Rawane Yasser we’ve just published a piece in @africa.theconversation.com on a question we keep coming back to in our work: what happens when climate action ignores inequality? If you’re interested in how climate and inequality intersect in practice ⬇️ theconversation.com/climate-chan...theconversation.comClimate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect thisReducing inequality should be a guiding principle to decisions on climate change. 010
Reposted by Anda DavidLe Monde @lemonde.fr · 03/11/2025Un rapport du G20 s’inquiète du fossé des inégalités dans le monde et appelle à des réformes fortes, en particulier fiscaleslemonde.frUn rapport du G20 s’inquiète du fossé des inégalités dans le monde et appelle à des réformes fortes, en particulier fiscalesSupervisé par le Prix Nobel d’économie Joseph Stiglitz, ce travail met l’accent sur les risques de déstabilisation démocratique que connaissent les sociétés les plus inégalitaires. 7279
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Just in case you needed an additional nudge to support Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Pageen.m.wikipedia.orgWikipedia, the free encyclopedia 000
Reposted by Anda DavidPseudoerasmus @pseudoerasmus.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I was going to tweet this last year but somehow I was impeded… “When [economic] growth does, and does not, reduce poverty” www.bii.co.uk/en/news-insi... — A great literature review by a team including @paddycarter.bsky.social and @paulsegal.bsky.social 13313
Reposted by Anda DavidGabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 29/06/2025The G7 is exempting American multinationals from the global minimum tax. It’s pathetic and scandalous. 9360165
Reposted by Anda DavidPierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great South African William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portrait. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comIs this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portraitThe South African artist has exhibited everywhere, bagging awards in art and theatre, while his work sells for millions. So why did he find becoming an artist so unnatural? Ahead of a major British sh... 021
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 30/05/2025🌍⚡ #EventoCDMX | No te lo pierdas 📢 Este martes: hablamos de transición energética, desigualdad y movilidad social. 📅 3 de junio, 2025 🕘 09:00 hrs 📍 Tec de Monterrey, sede Mixcoac 📩 Confirma asistencia: presentacion@ceey.org.mx ¡Nos vemos ahí! #TransiciónEnergética #Desigualdad 010
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comSebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographerThe death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness 010
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few theconversation.com/satellite-im...theconversation.comSatellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a fewSolar energy adoption is booming in South Africa, but it’s mostly benefiting wealthier, white communities. 010
Reposted by Anda DavidRodrigo Oliveira @rodrigooliveira.bsky.social · 13/05/2025📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers! @unu-wider.bsky.social has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data. www.wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wid... 🧵👇 185
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 12/05/2025What do we know on inequality in African countries? Check out our op-ed based on our book :) theconversation.com/what-causes-...theconversation.comWhat causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycleThe richest 1% of Africans received 27% of the total revenue from growth on the continent. This is one of the inequalities that needs to change. 032
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 22/04/2025📢 call for papers 📢 We’re organizing a conference at AFD (Paris, Oct 7–8) on tackling inequalities and making sustainability real. Researchers working on just transitions, inequality & policy — this is for you :) Details here: tinyurl.com/2nfzhs2p #justtransition #callforpapers #inequalitymedia.tenor.coma cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop with the word on it written on itALT: a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop with the word on it written on it 011
Reposted by Anda DavidStefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Why are we not doing more to fight climate change? New study surveys 40k people in 20 countries to understand 1/ what drives support/opposition to important climate policies 2/ how much people know about climate change & 3/ how info can change perceptions socialeconomicslab.org/internationa... 1377
Reposted by Anda DavidAudrey Rojkoff @audreyrojkoff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025www.francetvinfo.fr/vrai-ou-fake...francetvinfo.frVRAI OU FAUX. L'Agence française de développement "donne"-t-elle l'argent des contribuables "au monde entier", comme l'en accuse l'eurodéputée Reconquête Sarah Knafo ?Cet établissement public obtient 85% de ses ressources en levant de l'argent sur les marchés. Le reste est financé par le budget de l'Etat et l'Union européenne. Il finance ensuite des projets liés au... 052
Reposted by Anda DavidOlivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 22/02/2025Sans surprise, l’extrême-droite européenne s’inspire de Donald Trump et Elon Musk Et sans surprise, l’extrême-droite ment, distort la réalité et invente des « faits » qui n’existent pas pour pousser son narratif hideux de haine et de destructionfrancetvinfo.frVRAI OU FAUX. L'Agence française de développement "donne"-t-elle l'argent des contribuables "au monde entier", comme l'en accuse l'eurodéputée Reconquête Sarah Knafo ?Cet établissement public obtient 85% de ses ressources en levant de l'argent sur les marchés. Le reste est financé par le budget de l'Etat et l'Union européenne. Il finance ensuite des projets liés au... 29931
Reposted by Anda DavidAgence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Face au flot d’informations non-vérifiées lancées au sujet de nos activités, remettons les pendules à l’heure : ✅ L’AFD est d’abord une banque car 85 % de notre activité ce sont des prêts que nous accordons. #Développement 🧵⤵ 14224
Reposted by Anda DavidAgence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · 14/02/2025#AcademicSky : les inégalités persistent en Afrique subsaharienne, tant au niveau régional que national Analyse d'@andadavid.bsky.social, Rawane Yasser, Murray Leibbrand & Vimal Ranchhod de ces disparités & leurs causes pour dessiner des voies de sortie➡️ bit.ly/4hVQ4mD @france.theconversation.combit.lyAfrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?Des inégalités multidimensionnelles persistent à l’échelle régionale et nationale en Afrique subsaharienne. Analyse de leurs causes et des possibles solutions en vue d’y mettre fin, ou au moins de les... 131
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ? theconversation.com/afrique-subs...theconversation.comAfrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?Des inégalités multidimensionnelles persistent à l’échelle régionale et nationale en Afrique subsaharienne. Analyse de leurs causes et des possibles solutions en vue d’y mettre fin, ou au moins de les... 000
Reposted by Anda DavidDaron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Please see my op-ed, Big Tech’s AI Isn’t The Future Europe Needs in Le Grand Continent In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1... In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...legrandcontinent.euLe futur de l’Europe n’est pas l’IA de la Silicon Valley | Le Grand Continent« En s'attaquant directement au pouvoir et à l'influence des Big Tech, les Européens peuvent encore créer une alternative. Ce n'est qu'à cette condition que la technologie pourra continuer à contribue... 24917
Reposted by Anda DavidLionel Page @lionelpage.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Evergreen: Edmund Burke's political insight in one cartoon. 0234
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Interesting analysis from ferialhaffajee.bsky.social "While the Trump administration will drop inclusion and equity, Ramaphosa said: “In the world we inhabit today, the pursuit of equality and the practice of solidarity cannot be separated from sustainable development.” tinyurl.com/46bayvfzdailymaverick.co.zaRamaphosa champions forward-thinking G20 agendaWhile Donald Trump is at the head of the pack of global strongman leaders, President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa firmly in the camp of the diminishing progressive world. 011
Reposted by Anda DavidAlexandre delaigue @adelaigue.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Pour les gens qui arrivent sur Bluesky en provenance de la communauté « économistes » pensez à suivre le fil bsky.app/profile/did:... et demandez éventuellement à @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr de vous y ajouter (s’il est trop spamme je lui paierai un café la prochaine fois qu’on se croise) 1194
Reposted by Anda DavidOur World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 22/01/2025Five developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2023 49426
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Join us tomorrow at 3 PM CET for the virtual launch event of our report on multidimensional inequalities across sub-Saharan Africa 🎉 Register here 👉 lnkd.in/dMZ-8Q3h Full report in English: lnkd.in/ex4Dhh6D Summary in Kiswahili: lnkd.in/ewxJaxjA Summary in isiXhosa: lnkd.in/eeT3Q7hz 010
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 09/01/2025As usual, Zapiro is brilliant at capturing the world we live in 030
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Happy New Year, everyone! May it be full of joy and laughter ✨🎊 010
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 06/12/2024And here is a quick preview of what has been keeping us busy over the last months - our book on #inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa 🙌 031
Reposted by Anda DavidAgence Française de Développement - AFD @afd-france.bsky.social · 05/12/2024🔴 C'est parti ! La 16ème conférence de recherche de l'AFD a démarré. Intéressés par la #recherche au service des politiques publiques et du développement durable ? C'est par ici 👉 bit.ly/4hayifB #AcademicSky 022
Reposted by Anda DavidPietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Are a student from a low and middle income county? Sign up and get precious feedback on your research and career 074
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Wondering what's the #green job potential in #Colombia? We got you covered :) In a brand new paper, O. Becerra & J. Piñeros-Ruíz (Uni Andes) use a task-based approach and find that around 22.6% of Colombian employment can be linked to green tasks www.afd.fr/en/ressource... #energytransition 020
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 18/11/2024There are so many reasons I’m happy to have moved to Bluesky but having @gugustatu.bsky.social following me here tops them all 🤩media.tenor.coma woman says it 's a great honorALT: a woman says it 's a great honor 000
Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 17/11/2024What if feels like when finally making the move to Bluesky and discovering the wonderful starterpacksmedia.tenor.coma man is standing in front of a door and says " my people i have found you "ALT: a man is standing in front of a door and says " my people i have found you " 010