Connecting an interdisciplinary community of researchers at @Penn to identify solutions to the challenges facing developing countries.
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World Development Journal released a special issue on the consequences of forced displacement for social cohesion, which includes papers by PDRI faculty Erik Wibbels and Guy Grossman. Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/journal/wo…
Happening tomorrow at 9:30am ET! DevLab's @JRGSpringman will be speaking at @GPSA_org EngageFest on AI/ML for civic engagement.
Join us TOMORROW!
🎬EngageFest: How to Use AI Analytics for Citizen Engagement
🗓 Nov 15, 2023
🕙 9:30 AM ET
💬 @GPSA_org @WBG_Inclusion @aly_rahim @mahony_c @JRGSpringman @pdri_devlab #CivicTech #EngageFest
🔗 bit.ly/49fZoOF
TODAY at 11am: Please join DevLab's Machine Learning for Peace project, the Human Rights Funders Network, International Crisis Group, and the International Accountability Project for a conversation about Early Warning Systems for crisis response.
Register: hrfn.org/events/better-prepa…
As part of our inaugural PDRI-DevLab Leadership interview series, we sat down with DevLab@Penn founder, Erik Wibbels, to discuss his journey with PDRI-DevLab and the mission that drives us forward. Stay tuned for future series installments — coming soon! linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Join us on Sept 11 from 9:30-11am to discuss the Machine Learning for Peace project's accomplishments under @Inspires_news and a panel of top researchers and practitioners talking about #MachineLearning applications.
Register here: shorturl.at/fhxJ6
We’ve updated our website with more information and FAQs about the predoctoral fellowship program. Check it out here: pdri-devlab.upenn.edu/about-…
We are currently accepting applications for our predoctoral fellowship program, which seeks to provide hands-on research experience to early career researchers and expand representation of researchers from low/lower-middle income countries in international development research.
The predoctoral researchers will work on PDRI/DevLab@Penn research projects, receive mentorship from Penn faculty, and take classes. Find more information and how to apply here: pdri-devlab.upenn.edu/about-…
DevLab@Penn's Machine Learning for Peace (MLP) project has released data and forecasts covering civic space and Russian/Chinese influence in India from >10M daily news articles between 2012-23. Check out the dashboard here: web.sas.upenn.edu/mlp-devlab…
Aaron Richterman, Harsha Thirumurthy, and Jere Behrman published a paper in Nature last week: The effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
The paper reports large reductions in mortality rates among women and children following the introduction of cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries, and was featured in a New York Times report: nytimes.com/2023/05/31/healt…
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
#FirstView from @PSRMJournal -
Oil discoveries and political windfalls: evidence on presidential support in Uganda - cup.org/3oQolhi
- @LauraPaler1, @JRGSpringman, @guygrossman & Jan Pierskalla (@OhioState)
Join our Machine Learning for Peace team tomorrow at Forus' event on AI for civil society: forus-international.org/en/e…
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Join us @pdri_devlab @USAID & @NuktaAfrica to discuss a powerful AI tool (bit.ly/43nDLIJ) for tracking and forecasting shifts in civic space - hosted online today at 1:30 pm EDT (11:30 am in Costa Rica): bit.ly/43phlXL #RightsCon
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
PDRI-DevLab director Guy Grossman will speak at an online panel discussion on "The Israeli Judiciary and the Future of Israeli Democracy." The panel organized by the @UofR Democracy Center will take place on Wednesday, May 10, 6pm-7pm. Register at lnkd.in/eH2-MhZS
