The next lecture of the #STEG virtual course on 'Data in Macro Development' will focus on 'Climate and weather data'

On 31 May @ 16:00 BST join Jonathan Colmer UVA UVAEcon

Learn more and register steg.cepr.org/events/steg-vi…

I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tim Phillips on VoxDev about a recent paper by Gabriel Tourek and I on how lower income countries can raise more tax revenues to fund public services.

Hope you enjoy listening :)

A great (& brief) podcast on the impact of power outages on profits and job creation in African firms.

Reliable electricity is vital to economic development. 🌍 is suffering from a lack of reform & 💰 for its electricity grids, meaning fewer jobs & lower growth. h/t Justice Mensah

🆕 Do the spouses of political leaders exert informal influence on foreign aid?

Today on VoxDev, Pietro Bomprezzi, Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, T Hailer, LennartKap, Silvia Marchesi, T Masi, Charlotte Robert & K Unfried outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

How equitable are taxes in low & middle-income countries?

Last week on #VoxDevTalks , Lucie Gadenne School of Economics & Finance at Queen Mary Institute for Fiscal Studies joins Tim Phillips to discuss the role taxation plays in reducing high levels of inequality in developing countries. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

🆕 How can lower-income countries collect more taxes?

Today on VoxDevTalks, Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research discusses the role of technology, tax agents & politics in enabling lower-income countries to collect the taxes that will finance their growth. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Electricity shortages and unemployment in Africa

Last month on #VoxDevTalks , Justice Tei Mensah (Justice Mensah World Bank Research World Bank Africa) discussed evidence from 29 African countries which shows how power outages impact job creation. Listen here: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐

How can LMICs collect more taxes? Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research tells Tim Phillips VoxDev about the roles of technology, tax agents & politics.

Listen & Subscribe: podfollow.com/voxdev

🆕 Do the spouses of political leaders exert informal influence on foreign aid?

Today on VoxDev, Pietro Bomprezzi, Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, T Hailer, LennartKap, Silvia Marchesi, T Masi, Charlotte Robert & K Unfried outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

Today's article outlines key lessons from an analysis of China's experience implementing industrial policy:
- Only some policy instruments were successful (Production & investment subsidies ✅ - Entry subsidies ❌)
- Boom & bust cycles significantly impact effectiveness

More ⤵️

🆕 How can lower-income countries collect more taxes?

Today on VoxDevTalks, Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research discusses the role of technology, tax agents & politics in enabling lower-income countries to collect the taxes that will finance their growth. Listen ⤵️: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Industrial policy in China aimed to make the country’s shipbuilding industry a world leader.

Today's article outlines comprehensive data on shipyards worldwide which reveals the huge scale of this policy + sheds light on the successes and failures.

Did entering the #labour force during the pandemic impact earnings, type of jobs?

Read this new VoxEU column by Mrinalini Jha & Rosa!

Today's article outlines key lessons from an analysis of China's experience implementing industrial policy:
- Only some policy instruments were successful (Production & investment subsidies ✅ - Entry subsidies ❌)
- Boom & bust cycles significantly impact effectiveness

More ⤵️

🚀 Evidence from study by J-PAL affiliate Karen Macours and co-authors in partnership with @CAREFrance, shows an intervention targeting #menstrualhygiene in Madagascar increased girls' test scores and boosted grade progression. The magnitude of these effects are comparable to

Industrial policy in China aimed to make the country’s shipbuilding industry a world leader.

Today's article outlines comprehensive data on shipyards worldwide which reveals the huge scale of this policy + sheds light on the successes and failures.

📆 4 June @ 16:00 BST
Join the last spring session of the VDEV/CEPR/BREAD Seminars with Orazio Attanasio (Yale University), presenting the paper 'The Biology of Child Development: DNA Experimental Evidence from Colombia'
✍️ Register here: ow.ly/Cpah50RqNnN

2nd Paris School of Economics -CEPR Policy Forum on 5-7 June 📍Paris
On Day 3 of the forum the focus will be on Global #Poverty
Keynote Lecture by Abhijit Banerjee Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), CEPR
Policy Conversation w/ Iffath Sharif World Bank & Abhijit Banerjee
Moderator: Tim Phillips
More: ow.ly/QgGm50RFFpA

Determinants and impact of cross-border patents: Evidence from a new dataset

Last week on VoxDev, Jesse LaBelle Northwestern, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso Universitat Jaume I, Ana Maria Santacreu St. Louis Fed, Yoto V. Yotov Drexel University outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/technolo…

🆕 Implementing industrial policy effectively: Lessons from shipbuilding in China 🇨🇳

Today on VoxDev, Panle Jia Barwick UW–Madison, Myrto Kalouptsidi Harvard Department of Economics & Nahim Bin Zahur Queen's University discuss the successes & failures of industrial policy in China: voxdev.org/topic/firms/im…