Connecting an interdisciplinary community of researchers at @Penn to identify solutions to the challenges facing developing countries.
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Joined March 2021
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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)
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
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Thanks to @perryworldhouse @bizherman and Beth Simmon’s team for providing a forum to discuss our paper on Coyotes with @D_JRomero and Wibbels. @DukePoliSci #bordersboundaries @pdri_devlab @DevLabDuke1
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Big thanks to @HarvardWCFIA for this opportunity to share this research in collab w/ @ShuningGe & @guygrossman!
I've really enjoyed being a part of this community.
NEW on Epicenter: Refugee resettlement as a net gain. Far from being a drain on resources, resettling refugees in Uganda has led to improved public goods. @yangyang_zhou takes a comparative look at policies in Uganda and Tanzania. epicenter.wcfia.harvard.edu/…
@CIFAR_News @UBCPoliSci
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Beginning at 10:30 a.m. #ISA2023 @PurdueLibArts @LianaEustacia will join others in a panel discussion about Legacies and Conflict.
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Join @LianaEustacia later today for the panel discussion at #ISA2023, Democracy and Endemic violence: Evidence from Latin America @PurdueLibArts
#PurduePoliticalScience
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
TODAY: March 15, 2023 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
"PDRI-DevLab Spring 2023 Seminar with Susanna Berkouwer"
LOCATION: Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 2nd floor forum
Learn More: analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/…
povertyactionlab.org/
@pdri_devlab @Wharton @JPAL
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Conoce a @SZonszein, quien estudió la licenciatura y maestría en el ITAM, el doctorado en @nyuniversity y, después de dos años en @pdri_devlab , este año se unió a la facultad de @UCBerkeley.
#OrgulloITAM
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Thank you for the warm welcome and wonderful seminar opportunity at University of Malawi @chancounima. Great to reconnect with familiar faces @jchintsanya @szxemm Looking forward to more discussions about Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) @MLSFHResearch!
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
My research team at @Penn is looking to hire a cartographer or GIS analyst jobs.aag.org/jobs/view/carto… to assist in the visualization of a compendium of maps of Indigenous territorial occupation and dispossession in the Americas. Please apply and share!
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
PDRI-DevLab @pdri_devlab Spring 2023 Seminar Series with @PennPSC postdoc Helene Purcell (@helenepurcell) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 2nd-floor forum. #population #demography #MLSFH #Malawi #COVID
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
📢Please retweet!📢
The @Penn Development Research Initiative is hiring!
The Director of Research will help identify and develop new research opportunities and strategic initiatives, and form outreach collaborations with government, non-profits, and donors.
More info below ⬇️
We are hiring for a Director of Research to join our leadership team, expand our portfolio of research, and lead strategic initiatives!
More details below. This is an exciting role with a fun group experiencing a period of rapid growth:
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Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Excited to welcome @guygrossman to the @LSEGovernment Political Behaviour today! Join us for his talk on “Turnout Turnaround: Ethnic Minority Victories Mobilize White Voters” *4-5 pm London time* (in-person or online) @LSENews
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
It's live! Apply now for our 2023-2024 fellowship program.
We equip African researchers with the skills needed to conduct impact evaluations of development programs and become champions for evidence-informed policy.
Applications are due by February 23rd.
cega.berkeley.edu/news/2023-…
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
So glad to be digging into some work recently presented and soon to be workshopped at @pdri_devlab. Looking forward to tomorrow's meeting and glad to be a part of this community while I'm at @perryworldhouse.
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
My JMP on local firms and the political economy of oil theft in Nigeria is now up on the @WorldBank DevImpact blog. Check it out 👇
Dirty business: Illicit oil and indigenous firms in the Niger Delta: Today's job market post by @jonahrexer shows how local firms may have an advantage over multinationals in producing oil, despite being over lower quality blogs.worldbank.org/impactev…
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
Africa-based African junior scholars (and PhD students): visiting fellowship at @penn @pdri_info fr Sept 2023 to deepen yr quantitative skills. All social sciences PhD students and recent PhDs eligible. Deadline Dec 13. More here: pdri.upenn.edu/announcement/…
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
We also want to thank those that gave us feedback at @pdri_info @DevLabDuke1, including @Chris_W_Blair @JaneEsberg @roya_talibova @guygrossman @rebeccajwolfe, and @JuanFelipeRiano.
This and related work was supported by @BeckerFriedman @NSF @Ipsos @HarrisPolicy.
Penn Development Research Initiative - DevLab@Penn retweeted
UPenn PDRI-DevLab Visiting Fellowship 2023 for Sub-Saharan African Scholars @pdri_info >> bit.ly/3h1fp4v
Visiting fellows will have the opportunity to audit doctoral-level classes, carry out independent research, receive mentorship from faculty etc
Apply now & RT
