Knowledge management @ World Bank's Development Research Group (@wb_research). Following my Quixotic childhood dream of trying to manage knowledge at an IFI
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3 calls for papers from @wb_research, all in one place:
8th Urbanization Conference (Nov 17): worldbank.org/en/events/2024…
Land Conference: Securing Land Tenure and Access for Climate Action (Dec 3): worldbank.org/en/research/br…
Trade & Uneven Dev't (April 15) (worldbank.org/en/events/2024…
Update: deadline for the 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference has been extended to November 27👇 worldbank.org/en/events/2024…
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Video of the wonderful talk given by @mlamont6 at @wb_research on her book “Seeing Others” which is about the centrally important topic about how to build a more empathetic, inclusive, less divided world. Michael Woolcock and I were the discussants. worldbank.org/en/news/video/…
Excited to give a book talk at the World Bank today!!
Looking forward to exchanging w/ @MichaelWoolcock and development economist @bijurao on boundaries, immigration, recognition, and social resilience!
Call for papers! The 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference will focus on urban expansion & the spatial organization of cities. Submit by Nov. 17!
Organizers: @wb_research / @WorldBank, @IGC_CtW, @ElliottSchoolGW, @IIEPGW & @MCCgov
worldbank.org/en/events/2024…
The law of unintended consequences at work? China has only increased its centrality in global trade since the US-China trade war. Graph from a recent presentation by @wb_research's @DariaTaglioni on the future of globalization.
More on @DariaTaglioni's presentation on protectionism and the future of globalization here: worldbank.org/en/news/featur…
Startling disparities in impacts of climate change forecasted in the coming decades during Prof. Michael Greenstone's keynote at the @wb_research Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference earlier this year worldbank.org/en/news/featur…
On June 29 two of the lead authors of the latest @WorldBank #WDR2023 on Migrants, Refugees, and Societies will present key findings from the report. Join in Washington, DC or online, RSVP at the link🖊️ worldbank.org/en/events/2023…
A growing number of middle-income countries are aging rapidly—not just wealthy countries—intensifying the global competition for workers and talent.
The #WDR2023 outlines policies important for #BetterMigration, development, & sustainable growth. ➡️wrld.bg/FuWI50OeZVU
Ryan Hahn retweeted
A smart and balanced overview of the new World Development Report on migration. It maps out “the right direction” in a policy area with no easy answers—>
The World Bank provides much-needed rationality about global migration, Charles Lane writes. wapo.st/3ID8QzQ
Next week on May 30 @UNCTAD and @wb_research are teaming up for a workshop on non-tariff measures, building on the launch of an NTM database in 2018 covering the top 25 importing countries in the world. If you're ready to wonk out, RSVP at the link 👇 worldbank.org/en/events/2023…
.@wb_research event happening next Thursday June 1 to discuss results of survey of trade in services across 54 African Union economies. Joint w/ many partners including @AfCFTA, @wto, @_AfricanUnion & many others. In Washington, DC and streaming live 👇
worldbank.org/en/events/2023…
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A great opportunity for people interested in trade research and policymaking, especially in the East Asia and Pacific region.
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Is trade-led development still a viable path to growth and poverty reduction? @DariaTaglioni (co-author of the 2020 World Development Report on trade) will tackle this question at the next @wb_research Policy Research Talk on April 18 👇
worldbank.org/en/events/2023…
My @wb_research compatriots @NormanLoayza & @stevenpennings summarize a ~decade of work in their latest book on long term growth 👇
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Long-term economic growth: where does it come from and what can governments do to support it?
Next Tuesday two @wb_research economists (@NormanLoayza & Steven Pennings) will give their best shot at an answer. Details & livestream at the link 👇
worldbank.org/en/events/2023…
📢CALL FOR PAPERS: @wb_research, @bancaditalia & @ecb are co-hosting a workshop on "Trade, Value Chains and Financial Linkages in the Global Economy" in Rome on June 15-16. Submissions due by April 20, 2023!
More info here: bancaditalia.it/media/agenda…
"Researchers have found little correlation between childhood and adult attachment styles."
Astounding and absurd claim. You can argue against the research that has found this link, but to just ignore it and pretend there is no such research is at a minimum misleading.
You might think attachment style is determined in childhood and doomed to play out in every relationship thereafter.
The reality, @fhill_official writes, is much more complex—and hopeful.
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2016 textbook on Attachment Disturbances in Adults states "overall stability of attachment classification from 18 months to 20 years is as high as 75% to 77%." Also cites evidence of strong intergenerational transmission. Acknowledges there are counterarguments...