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We’ve teamed up with LSE’s LSE Hubequalrep to launch the #NextGenerationEconomicsCompetition

Info here ↘️ gov.uk/guidance/fcdo-…

On (11/12) British Embassy Jakarta and UK Mission to ASEAN were hosting a launch of the UK International Development White Paper specifically for the Southeast Asia region.

Today we held the Southeast Asia launch of the UK's international development White Paper.  Great event with Dominic Jermey, ASEAN DSG Michael Tene and our ASEAN partners. 🇬🇧 committed to strong development partnerships based on shared values.  

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1/3 EEA announces results of 2024 Officer elections. Congrats to Imran Rasul UCL Economics Institute for Fiscal Studies Stone Centre at UCL elected the next EEA Vice-President (President-Elect in 2025 & President in 2026)

Read ⁦Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office⁩ strategy for getting the #sdgs back on track. Launched today. ⁦Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP⁩ International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/pub…

“This pioneering handbook shows how microdata can be used to give granular and real insights into how states work,' as stated by Francis Fukuyama in his endorsement of #GovernmentAnalytics new handbook.
👉Download & share your thoughts on the book too! wrld.bg/rq6s50Q4Wvf

10 days left before the #FirmsTradeDev conference we are co-hosting with Yale Economic Growth Center.

Don't miss out on a keynote presentation by Robin Burgess, with a policy panel featuring Dean Karlan, Adnan Qadir Khan, and Liz Lloyd, moderated by Chris Woodruff.

Sign up now ⬇️
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As I enter my final year as FCDO CSA, the search for my successor has started. Its an amazing job, providing science advice across FCDO priority agendas, guiding FCDO’s significant development R&D & working with talented research & diplomatic staff in UK & globally. #fcdocsa

🚨 Live event!

Join us for a panel discussion launching the publication of Decentralised Governance with JP Faguet, Adnan Qadir Khan, Sarmistha Pal and Fabio Sánchez.

🗓️Tue 26th Sept | Online and in-person #LSEEDecentralisedGovernance LSE Events LSE International Development
lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/09…

If you're a mid-career development economist who wants to have an impact, this could be one of the best jobs in the country: Deputy Chief Economist at
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Closing date 15/10/23.

jobs.economist.com/job/34240/depu…

Upcoming book events 🧵

Join us for a panel discussion launching the new book Decentralised Governance 🗣️ JP Faguet, Adnan Qadir Khan, Sarmistha Pal and Fabio Sánchez.

🗓️Tue 26th Sept | #LSEEDecentralisedGovernance LSE Events LSE International Development
lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/09… LSE Events

Bangladesh is an unsung development success. It now faces new challenges that require ⬆️state effectiveness. Better public services &⬆️tax revenues require policy experimentation & collaborations thedailystar.net/business/econo… UK in Bangladesh 🇬🇧🇧🇩 FCDO Growth Research Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Md Abir Hasan

🚨 Live event!

Join us for a panel discussion launching the publication of Decentralised Governance with JP Faguet, Adnan Qadir Khan, Sarmistha Pal and Fabio Sánchez.

🗓️Tue 26th Sept | Online and in-person #LSEEDecentralisedGovernance LSE Events LSE International Development

lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/09…

Delighted to attend the 5th UK- Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue with 🇧🇩 Foreign Secretary Amb. Momen. Discussed our evolving modern partnership, including cooperation on trade, migration, security and climate. I also encouraged free, fair, participatory and peaceful elections.

New WP posted. We examine how big push anti-poverty interventions (asset transfers, cash transfers) shift a bundle of economic preferences of households over four years.

Joint with Nicolas Cerkez, Adnan Qadir Khan & Anam Shoaib.
homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctpimr/resea…

A few years ago at JEEA we started encouraging authors of accepted papers to post teaching materials for their work. Free for all to use & organized into topic areas. A great resource for those preparing courses!
eeassoc.org/teaching-mater…
Jonas Hjort Guido Lorenzoni Giovanni Peri