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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us for the next @ideadevecon.bsky.social Research Seminar, with Muhammad Chatib "Dede" Basri, former Indonesian Minister of Finance. I'll be moderating the session, Mon Sep 21, 9-10:15 am US eastern. Register in link below, and watch his keynote talk in advance!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The @lahoreschool.bsky.social really put on an amazing conference... I'm looking forward to maintaining the connections with the academics I met there!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

These virtual Ph.D. courses offered by @ideadevecon.bsky.social partners BREAD and @theigc.bsky.social are an amazing resource for the global development economics community... I'm very much looking forward to this fall's Political Economy course! All welcome and strongly encouraged to register...

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Excited about @ideadevecon.bsky.social’s first Philippine in-person meetup, at UP School of Economics, Diliman, Metro Manila. Tomorrow Mon, 3-5 pm. Co-hosted with @jcpunongbayan.bsky.social! Come share your insights on what IDEA should be and do! Register on our home page: idea.devecon.org

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International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Very much looking forward to the @ideadevecon.bsky.social first in-person meetup, at LUMS here in Lahore, Pakistan. Tomorrow Thu, 12:30-2 pm over lunch. Co-hosted with @farahsaid.bsky.social, IDEA Asia Rep! Link to register is on our home page: idea.devecon.org

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hello @ideadevecon.bsky.social community! We'd like to hear from you about what IDEA should be! How can we help you in your work? How can we promote development economics research around the world? Join us for one of three regional listening sessions, Aug 4, 6, or 11. Cheers!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Join us for the first @ideadevecon.bsky.social online activities! Our first Research Seminar, featuring Dilip Mookherjee (Boston U.) on Aug 5. And our regional listening sessions on Aug 4, 6, or 11. To register, go to our website or see the link in the first reply below. See you soon!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If you're a development economist, join @ideadevecon.bsky.social! In particular, students and early-career scholars. Share this with anyone you know who should be part of the community!👇

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This why @ideadevecon.bsky.social matters… We put scholars in the Global South at the center of what we do! If you know development economists who haven’t signed up yet, encourage them to join…

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Proud of the community taking shape at @ideadevecon.bsky.social — 3,700+ development economists from 134 countries in only 3 weeks! 🌍

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

@owenozier.bsky.social, IDEA North America Rep., captured the IDEA Board in one video... Representing all six world regions. This is what we mean by a global community. Really excited to be working with Owen on the Board! Watch, then join us: idea.devecon.org 🌍

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International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Meet the people building IDEA! Our elected Board spans six continents... development economists giving the field its first global, open professional home. This is what a global community looks like! Join us: idea.devecon.org @ideadevecon.bsky.social

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

IDEA's regional reps are coming online — and Oceania is in great hands. Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social brings the energy and the vision. Development economists anywhere in the world, this is your invitation: idea.devecon.org 🌏

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International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Why do development economists finally need an association of their own? IDEA Board member Owen Ozier makes the case for @ideadevecon.bsky.social on the World Bank's Development Impact blog — development's most-read blog. Read it, then join us! blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

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Introducing IDEA – the International Development Economics Association

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A real vote of confidence: @cega-uc.bsky.social is backing IDEA. Their CIDR work, elevating scholars in low- and middle-income countries, is exactly the mission IDEA exists to serve. This is what the field looks like when we build things together! 🌍

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"A long time coming." @farahsaid.bsky.social nails it 🌍 The first global, open, democratically governed home for development economists... and South Asia's voice is central to it. Proud to have her helping lead. Join us: idea.devecon.org

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When @willafriedman says "come join," listen 🌍 She's helping lead career development at IDEA... a global, open community for development economists at every stage. idea.devecon.org

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

@ebeam.bsky.social gets right to the heart of it: IDEA is for everyone in development economics... researchers, practitioners, students, every career stage, every country. 🌍 Proud to have her helping lead it. Join us at idea.devecon.org

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon.bsky.social ... Open to every development economist, everywhere. Join the community: idea.devecon.org Please share 🌍

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Lloyd @thomaslloyd.bsky.social on his @umich.edu PhD! Thomas will be an assistant professor at Emlyon Business School! Very proud to have been his committee chair... Check out his exciting work: thomaslloyd.me

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Thomas Lloyd (@thomaslloyd.bsky.social)

PhD student in Economics at the University of Michigan. Interested in Development and Public Economics.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Submit your development economics papers to the BREAD Mexico conference! Submission deadline is Jun 19. Conference is Oct 23-24 at ITAM in Mexico City. bread-mexico-2026.github.io

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BREAD Mexico 2026 — Conference on Development Economics

ITAM, Mexico City · October 23–24, 2026. Submission deadline: June 19, 2026.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thrilled to see this out. Credit to @tomanbarsbai.com who led the charge. The dictator-game mechanism check is the part I'd flag for skeptics -- it's the family photo, not the gift, doing the work. Final published version: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil...

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Congratulations to Al Fertig @al-fertig.bsky.social on his @umich.edu economics PhD! Al will be an assistant professor at @unm.edu Department of Economics! Very proud to have been his committee chair... Check out his exciting work: alexanderfertig.com

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Congratulations to my stellar PhD student @al-fertig.bsky.social ! Best of luck as you start as an Assistant Professor at the @unm.edu Department of Economics!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thanks @um-psc.bsky.social for highlighting our paper in JPE Micro... Establishing common humanity improves relations between migrant workers and employers in Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. w/ @tomanbarsbai.com @andreassteinmayr.net @vojtabartos.bsky.social, E. Tiongson, V. Licuanan

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Grateful to @umisr.bsky.social for highlighting our new AER paper. The big finding: migration doesn't drain the home economy — it builds it up.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

New in the American Economic Review: migration doesn't hollow out the home economy — it builds it up. More than 75% of the long-run income gains from migration are domestic. The home economy itself grows. Here's what we found: 🧵

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

New @voxdev.bsky.social piece on our Ramayan paper! The Ramayan TV show in 1987-88 strengthened Hindu religious identity, contributing to the rise of the BJP in India. Thanks to awesome collaborators @pbrimble.bsky.social, @resuf.bsky.social, @akhila-kovvuri.bsky.social, and Alessandro Saia!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Check out our new VoxDevLit on International Migration! Thanks to co-editors @catiabatista.bsky.social, @econgaurav.bsky.social, @dmckenzie.bsky.social, @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social, & Caroline Theoharides! We look to working together on this "living literature review" in the years to come...

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

All are welcome to the launch talk for the new VoxDevLit on International Migration! Co-authored with @catiabatista.bsky.social, @econgaurav.bsky.social, @dmckenzie.bsky.social, @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social , Caroline Theoharides. Wed 14 Jan, 9 am US eastern.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

U. Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) is hiring an Asst/Assoc Professor in Global Environmental Policy! Strong fit for environmental/development economists interested in policy & interdisciplinary work. Review begins Nov 1. Details: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... #EconSky

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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Registration is open for this fall's BREAD/ @theigc.bsky.social virtual development econ Ph.D. course on Social Protection! Organizers Rema Hanna (Harvard) and Ben Olken (MIT) are giving the intro lecture on Sep 16. An all-star lineup -- highly recommended! www.theigc.org/events/bread... #EconSky

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BREAD-IGC virtual PhD course on social protection 2025

Join the BREAD-IGC virtual PhD course 2025 to deepen your understanding of social protection challenges and policies.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Check out the great interview with @talknormal.co.uk on @voxdev.bsky.social with my co-authors @catiabatista.bsky.social and Caroline Theoharides on our "brain gain vs. brain drain" paper!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Nice piece by @sanpages.bsky.social in @nadaesgratis.bsky.social (in Spanish) on our Ramayan paper (with @resuf.bsky.social, @pbrimble.bsky.social, Alessandro Saia & Akhila Kovvuri)! #Econsky #Ramayan

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

How does high-skilled emigration affect countries of origin? I summarize our recent Science paper, &draw out lessons from where we need nuance (not all high-skilled is the same, & most studies lump together), what we don't know (especially how to do better policy) blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

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How does high-skilled emigration affect countries of origin? A new review highlights what we’ve learned and what we still don’t know

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

At Princeton BREAD conference, my co-authors @pbrimble.bsky.social & Akhila Kovvuri will present our paper on the political economy impacts of the Ramayan TV show in India! 1 pm US ET, tomorrow Fri May 2. Watch on Zoom: princeton.zoom.us/j/93399992221 ibread.org/conference/b... #EconSky #Ramayan

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BREAD Conference on Development, Princeton, May 2-3, 2025 – BREAD

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, I found Philip Shenon's new book, "Jesus Wept," to be fascinating reading! A biography of popes and history of Catholic Church from WW2 (Pius XII) to Pope Francis. Highly recommended! @philipshenon.bsky.social #EconSky #Religion

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 21/02/2025

Migration does not have to be what it is now Innovation can change what migration *is*—more orderly, skilled, integrated, & tangibly beneficial to everyone affected In 2012 I proposed one way: Global Skill Partnerships The World Bank just released a major GSP roadmap—> hdl.handle.net/10986/42780

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I'm speaking tomorrow Mon 31 Mar at the LSE Applications Seminar. Paper is on the Ramayan TV show's impact on Hindu identity and the rise of the BJP in India... 12:00-13:30, SAL 1.04, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE. Come one, come all! cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/... #EconSky #Ramayan

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

New paper of mine on long run impacts of a negative shock to early (K-3) education quality in the Philippines (with my student Thomas Lloyd). Thanks to Philippine DepEd & @poverty-action.bsky.social for collaboration on this research! #EconSky #DepEd

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Dear @oxfordcsae.bsky.social participants… if anyone is looking for a drink after dinner, let’s meet at Oxford’s famed Turf Tavern (4 Bath Place) just 600 m. from the conference. Cheers! www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/oxfords... #OxCSAE2025

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The Turf Tavern Pub Restaurant in Oxford

Combining good food & drink with friendly service and inviting atmosphere at The Turf Tavern. A pub at the heart of Oxford, we cant wait to welcome you!

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Very excited to be at the @oxfordcsae.bsky.social conference! Come see @tyentzen.bsky.social present our paper on 7th-Day Adventists in Africa, at 11 am! #oxcsae2025

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Trump administration is shutting down Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-funded news organization broadcasting uncensored journalism where access to press is unfree. CEO Bay Fang rightly calls this a "reward" to dictators in Asia. Best of luck to Bay and the RFA team challenging this wrong-headed decision.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Cool new paper by @eduardomontero.bsky.social and JD Denton-Schneider... Eliminating Chagas disease in Brazil raised income by 11%! Larger gains for non-whites, reducing racial inequality. Public health interventions can address both development and inequality... www.nber.org/papers/w3351...

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Disease, Disparities, and Development: Evidence from Chagas Disease Control in Brazil

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Dean Karlan has resigned as USAID's Chief Economist. Thanks for your devotion and hard work to get "more bang for our buck" at USAID, Dean. We need folks like you at the helm, who *actually* care about improving the efficacy of US foreign aid... www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday

He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.

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