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Accra, Ghana
Joined January 2021
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Our Deputy Executive Director @_LouiseRP is at the #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings this week, check out her updates 👇
Great to see policytracker.africa/ presented at #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings Congrats to @TaxJusticeAfric @franciskairu @ATAFtax @_AfricanUnion & all involved in developing this 👏🏼 Particularly welcome to have clear thematic indicators on countries' information & data frameworks.
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Internet access unlocks economic and educational opportunities.
Using (free) geospatial data, we can now identify which areas lack internet access at super granular levels.
Here's the breakdown:
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The availability and accessibility of high-quality services are essential for people’s well-being, especially in towns and villages.
Read this new blog post about an @OECD project on service accessibility in towns and villages using @Mapbox data.
👉 wrld.bg/okl250TJOIb
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Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. A JEP on how to construct compelling and effective graphics. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Inequality isn't just about income and wealth.
It's also related to transport and accessibility.
Here's how poorer people are more impacted by inaccessibility to public services:
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Using gganimate in R to show what causal inference methods actually do to data: Evidence from Differences-in-Differences:
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It's been too long since I've made a substantive tweet, so here goes. At the following Dropbox link you can access the slides and Stata files for my recent talk at the Stata UK meeting:
dropbox.com/scl/fo/50imn36ka…
It's taken me awhile to see connections among various estimators.
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Addressing language barriers can enhance research training in the DRC! 🌍📚 Gédéon Chomba's blog highlights the need to integrate English into scientific research to unlock global opportunities. Read more: i.mtr.cool/cyaggczwli
#AuthorAID #research
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RCT introduction of a pollution market in Surat, Gujarat.
Pollution fell by 20–30%, and efficiently — gains came from the firms who could cut pollution most effectively.
Mortality benefits are *25 times* costs.
An incredible state/research collaboration.
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Informing Mothers About the Benefits of Conversing With Infants: Experimental Evidence From Ghana" by Pascaline Dupas, Camille Falezan, Seema Jayachandran, and Mark Walsh. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Replying to @aweisstweets
Important work, and seems consistent with earlier findings by @RANDCorporation folks like @BethAnnGriffin1 @AndrewMorral and Terri Schell. rand.org/pubs/research_repor…
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I’ll read this even though the title scares me a little.
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'All of economics is a behavioural science. The difference is whether you think the behaviour is irrational or rational.'
The giant of modern finance discusses the wisdom of crowds and locking horns with the investment industry – over Lunch with the FT: on.ft.com/4g3OhM6
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Tea Time with #AuthorAID, our monthly community event, just wrapped up! Global #scholars discussed challenges and strategies for securing travel grants for #researchconferences. Special thanks to Dr. Charles Kalinzi for hosting and to everyone who joined the session!
#academia
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You don't need to know programming or GIS to use geospatial data.
Here are 4 resources to get you started:
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Outdated data: As of 2022, nearly one-third of all countries' #Gini coefficients were based on data older than five years. What are the implications?
Check out this blog featuring our new inequality indicator: wrld.bg/C5Zr50SCqp8
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Interested in learning how international organizations are using #data from tech companies to address development challenges? Follow @DevDataPship and get the latest updates!
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Calling all human rights advocates 🔊
This August, strengthen your advocacy skills and learn more about how the UN human rights mechanisms can help elevate your concerns at an international level!
Apply here by 26th July : bit.ly/3WqJgpf
@CHRI_UK | #YearOfYouth
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The EITI+@OpenOwnership were in #Ghana 🇬🇭 last week, bringing together >80 reps from @mincommgh, @PetroleumGhana and other key stakeholders to discuss enhancing the integration of #beneficialownership into licensing across the #extractives value chain. Thanks to all participants!
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Make a date!
Tomorrow at 11 GMT, join #Ghana's #MRV Community of Practice in learning about the #science of #solarradiationmodification with @seven2zero, and discussing the potential of #greenbonds for investing in a #sustainablefuture. Register online: zoom.us/meeting/register/tJU…
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