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International Development Economics Association @ideadevecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

BREAD & IGC are offering a free PhD-level course on Political Economy & Development! More information here: www.theigc.org/events/bread...

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Come join these sessions next week! Bring ideas and meet others in your subfield!

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Events! Come to these Listening Sessions to help guide IDEA to best serve the growing community - brand new ideas super welcome!

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International Development Economics Association @ideadevecon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

IDEA grew to 3,800+ by word of mouth — and there are colleagues who haven't heard yet. We especially want to reach PhD students and early-career researchers, and economists across the Global South. Know someone who belongs here? Send them to idea.devecon.org. Every introduction helps. 🌍

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Looking forward to seeing how development economics grows with new ideas from such a wide group, to be amplified on a global stage! Share widely, especially if you know someone with fresh ideas to contribute!

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Help us keep growing this global community!

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International Development Economics Association @ideadevecon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

What makes IDEA distinctive is who's in it. 40% of our members are based in low- and middle-income countries — from Nigeria and Kenya to Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia, and beyond. A professional home built for development economists everywhere. idea.devecon.org/community.html 🌍

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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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Adrienne Lucas @profalucas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thrilled that "When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralised School Choice System" with @willafriedman.bsky.social and #KehindeAjayi is in the January 2026 #EconomicJournal. It's an "Editor's Choice," FREE to download, and easy to cite. :) academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...

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Journal Article Editor's Choice
When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralised School Choice System Free
Kehinde F Ajayi ,
Willa H Friedman ,
Adrienne M Lucas
The Economic Journal, Volume 136, Issue 673, January 2026, Pages 26–60, https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf046
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13 June 2025
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Abstract

We implemented a large-scale randomised controlled trial encompassing 900 junior high schools in Ghana, a country with universal secondary school choice, to study whether providing students and parents with information on school characteristics and selection strategies improved outcomes in a centralised school selection mechanism. Information changed households’ preferences and the characteristics of schools to which they applied. Students gained admission to higher value-added schools, yet they were not more likely to matriculate on time or at all. Incomplete school information was not the only friction. Household shocks and inaccurate preference forecasting likely contributed to continued admission deviations.

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 07/02/2025

The Learning at Scale study, designed to uncover what drives improvements in foundational learning, ended in Oct. 2023. Now, @cgdev.org experts are taking a look back.📚 Here's what was learned and what still needs to be done ⬇

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What a Review of the Learning at Scale Study Tells Us about Scaling Education Interventions

In October 2023, the Learning at Scale study officially came to a close. The study was designed to investigate factors contributing to successful improvements in foundational learning outcomes in…

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The Mirror at Midnight, by Adam Hochschild, is a thoughtful book about the destruction of the South African state, by the state, in anticipation of the end of apartheid, written before the end of apartheid. www.amazon.com/Mirror-Midni...

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The Mirror At Midnight: A South African Journey

The Mirror At Midnight: A South African Journey [Hochschild, Adam] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Mirror At Midnight: A South African Journey

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Willa Friedman @willafriedman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

EHEC Spring 2025 Call for papers! Due Wednesday, January 15. forms.gle/LnZXNWY68Tzv... All health economics papers welcome (including 🙏 in low-income countries)!

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