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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Evidence from a randomised evaluation in Mexico shows that an AI-powered mental health app can improve mental health, daily functioning, and labour market outcomes, while also helping users experiencing more severe psychological distress engage with formal care.

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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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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🌍 #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference in Economic: Cash Transfer Programs Session! @raissafabregas.bsky.social from #UniversityofTexaxatAustin presenting “Does Impact Evidence Affect Policy Preferences? Evidence from Mexico's Landmark CCT Program". #NOVAFRICA2026 #DevelopmentEconomics #NovaSBE

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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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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

AI-powered mental health apps are all the rage. But do they work? This new experiment on women in Mexico says they do!

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Sonia Laszlo 🇨🇦 @slaszlo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🚨 Call for Papers: LACEA - LAMES 2026 🚨 Submissions now open for the Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association annual meetings Nov 12–14, 2026 in Lima, 🇵🇪! 📅 Submission Due: May 31, 2026 🔗 : lacealames2026.org Share widely and see you there! #LACEA2026 #Econsky #EconConf

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LACEA LAMES - 2026 Annual Meeting | Lima - Peru

Join LACEA LAMES 2026 in Lima, Peru, November 12-14. Submit abstracts. Leading economists, keynote speakers, and cutting-edge research.

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev group meets F Feb 13, 11am EST. Presenters: @isaacahimbisibwe.bsky.social: "Academic Outcomes of a Gender Quota Policy in University STEM Programs" @roohgulzari.bsky.social: "Improving Parental Engagement in Foundational Learning" Join us! Contact me for Zoom link.

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NBER @nber.org · 08/02/2026

Surveying recent research on changing culture and social norms in developing countries and proposing a simple framework to interpret these changes, from Eliana La Ferrara and David H. Yanagizawa-Drott www.nber.org/papers/w34784

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

New NBER working paper with Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs. I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap. NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605 Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf

Abstract of "Women's Power in the Household": We examine women's household power in low- and middle-income countries, synthesizing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence on its measurement, determinants, and consequences. We define women's household power as their influence over household choices, distinguishing it from broader empowerment concepts. We review economic models, including unitary, collective, and bargaining frameworks, and map these to empirical approaches. We then discuss measurement methods such as structural estimation of consumption allocation, survey measures, and laboratory experiments. On the determinants of women's power, we find that some approaches, such as transfers targeted to women, show mixed results, while others, such as increasing women's control over their earnings, show clearer positive impacts. On the effects of women's power, we pay special attention to children's human capital. Few studies provide strong evidence that mothers invest more in children than fathers do, but collectively the evidence suggests such an effect. We conclude by highlighting research and methodological gaps.

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev group is a community of researchers on education in low and middle income countries. We meet the second Friday of each month (virtually, 11am US eastern) to share work in progress. Presentation slots are open for this academic year! Msg me for link. #econsky #edusky

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Social Science Prediction Platform (SSPP) @socscipredict.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

New on the SSPP: what are the impacts of an AI-driven mental health smartphone app in Mexico? @mangeluc.bsky.social @raissafabregas.bsky.social, and Antonia Vazquez welcome your predictions! socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/56... ⏱️Time: 5 min 📚Field: Econ 🗓️Closes: Aug 13

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Horacio Larreguy @hlarreguy.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Very happy to see this in press! It was a please to work with Bruno Calderón-Hernández John Marshall and José Luis Pérez-Castellanos www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Electoral precinct-level database for Mexican municipal elections - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Electoral precinct-level database for Mexican municipal elections

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Raissa Fabregas @raissafabregas.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Are text-message-based programs effective at influencing behavior? We ran 6 RCTS with 3 orgs to find out 👀👇

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