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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Super excited to be part of @ideadevecon.bsky.social as the Oceania Rep! Development economists in any part of the world, join us at idea.devecon.org Lots of good things, planned by the best, to look forward to 🤩

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Economic Inquiry @ei-sky.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Another award goes to Brendan K. Beare (University of Sydney) and Alexis Akira Toda (Emory University) for doi.org/10.1111/ecin.... Archive at doi.org/10.3886/E229....

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Optimal taxation and the Domar‐Musgrave effect

This article concerns the optimal choice of flat taxes on labor and capital income, and on consumption, in a tractable economic model in which agents are subject to idiosyncratic investment risk. We ...

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The answer, to that question, is "probably no." Share of fertilizer in any food item is tiny, especially in high income countries. Farmers will bear the cost, no doubt. But much is going to depend on for how long this conflict lingers and, especially, if markets remain disrupted.

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economicsusyd.bsky.social @economicsusyd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It's not just oil affected, it's critical commodities such as fertiliser disrupted by the Middle East conflict. Farmers are impacted, but what about the consumer at the checkout with rising prices of bread, flour & beer? 🌾 Read more from A/Prof @davidubilava.bsky.social @economicsusyd.bsky.social

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We are live. A packed two-day programme, a great set of speakers, and a wide range of topics. Our 3rd #SCoPE workshop at @sydney.edu.au has a lot to look forward to. Register and stop by if you are in town. sydneyscope.org

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

It has been one year since the January 2025 suspension of USAID. In our new paper (with Annabelle Tan and @ashani.bsky.social), we treat this suspension as a natural experiment and examine how foreign aid withdrawal affects conflict dynamics. A thread: [1/7] papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Aid, Interrupted: Conflict Dynamics Following the USAID Suspension in Africa

Foreign aid withdrawal may put the stability of aid-dependent states at risk. Yet short-term conflict responses to donor-side aid disruptions remain poorly unde

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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thank you, honoured to have received this award.

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