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Louka Katseli on her journey from EGC to the Greek cabinet and international development community

… only as an intellectual exercise, but also to create an impact. I’ve maintained this focus on social impact throughout my professional life, and for it I owe much … prominent women has helped open doors to a more inclusive political scene in Greece, which continues to be heavily male …

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Data poverty makes it harder to fix real poverty. That’s why the UN should push countries to gather and share data.

… the public, particularly researchers. It also depends on political economy considerations, which thus far have been … But India’s data exceptionalism doesn’t extend to measuring whether its citizens are successfully investing in … results helped Cardoso implement a comprehensive system of measuring education results and school quality. Over the next …

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Reflecting on the 2023 Firms, Trade, and Development Conference

… Sagar Saxena and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Research Coordinator Rahul Shukla … all inputs would increase output substantially. “ Measuring Misallocation with Experiments ”, presented at Yale … and locations in Mexico. Manelici found that increased foreign MNE employment in a location benefits the …

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The Hindustan Times (India) covers Rohini Pande's research on women and work

… On Her Own Account: Impact of Strengthening Women’s Financial Control by … Natalia Rigol Charity Troyer Moore … On Her Own Account: Impact of Strengthening Women’s Financial Control by …

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Gerard Padró i Miquel

… Gerard Padro i Miquel is a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University, where he is also the … of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. He is interested in the interplay between … Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. Professor of Economics and …

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Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems

… infrastructure and technology, state capacity and political context, and other social factors such as literacy … to investigate over the next few months: What is the final impact of this intervention? Are fewer assets lost and more …

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EGC Quarterly Newsletter: February 2021

… term, identify the vulnerable, recognize the economic and political forces that hold them back, and then restructure economic and political institutions for greater equality. As researchers, …

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Yale video features Rohini Pande on political economy research, and women's access to opportunities

… Yale video features Rohini Pande on political economy research, and women's access to … … May 5, 2022 | News Yale video features Rohini Pande on political economy research, and women's access to … people Rohini Pande … Yale video features Rohini Pande on political economy research, and women's access to …

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Zahrah Abdulrauf

… of Barkha Dutt's Poynter Lecture , Inclusion Economics' Nepal launch , Inclusion Economics India Centre's inaugural … of Barkha Dutt's Poynter Lecture , Inclusion Economics' Nepal launch , Inclusion Economics India Centre's inaugural … of Barkha Dutt's Poynter Lecture , Inclusion Economics' Nepal launch , Inclusion Economics India Centre's inaugural …

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Towards Gender Equality Newsletter Issue #6: Gender and Structural Transformation

… by the past decades of intra-household, institutional, and political economy research. I hope some of these insights … Development Chiplunkar & Kleineberg [ Working Paper ] The representation and significance of women in the labor force … to how gender lens on macroeconomics can amplify reform impact. It draws on a wide range of evidence to illustrate …

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To get the right policy, ask the right question

… influenced how we view project cycles. To those who fund impact evaluations and other late-stage aspects of research, … 150,000 views by over 100,000 users in one year. The impact evaluation of the Data Portal must wait for future …

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Event recap: Last-Mile Innovations for Inclusive Governance: Research and Policy Symposium

… discussed an ongoing project amplifying last-mile impact of Google’s Android-based flood forecasting and alert …

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Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore in The Indian Express: In times of pandemic, PDS shops should provide rations to all

Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore in The Indian Express: In times of pandemic, PDS shops should provide rations to all … July 23, 2020 | In the News Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore in The Indian Express: In times of pandemic, PDS shops …

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Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers"

… Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers" … Maggi et al.: "Choked by Red Tape? The Political Economy of Wasteful Trade Barriers" Abstract The … of RTBs limits the extent of tariff liberalization, and political uncertainty tends to increase the prevalence of …

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EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2023

… consequences of 'business as usual' economic growth for political and redistributive institutions, and asking how public policy can best support economic and political development in lower-income settings. The report …

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