Cumulative heat exposure reduces standardized test performance and widens educational inequality: evidence from Italy researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/13... @lelepicchio.bsky.social
Giulia Malevolti
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Postdoc at PIK | PhD in Development Economics UniTN | Interests: poverty #povertytraps, adaptation, agriculture, migration, feminism. Views are my own | @GiuliaZeit
@rahmstorf.bsky.social in @cnn.com on his experience in France last week seeing the fires progress. The photo he took on the beach before he left, anticipating road closures around Bordeaux, has been picked up by major news outlets and gone far and wide on social media.
I've never seen anything like it. Salta, Argentina, has just recorded its hottest night on record during the climatologically coldest time of the year. The minimum overnight temperature did not fall below 26°C (78.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by 7°C.
The latest paper I accepted at the JDE: many surveys let another household member report a worker's earnings when the worker isn't home. @ricardoestradam.bsky.social , Goyheix & @marialombardi.bsky.social measure what that proxy reporting does. 🧵
📢 Call for Papers! We are partnering with the Journal of Economic Surveys on a special issue: Reproducibility and Meta-Science in Economics. Submission deadline: 1 March 2027. Details in thread 🧵
#Madagascar Lean season and El Niño threaten to push the Grand South in Madagascar into Emergency conditions. Approximately 2.12 million people are likely facing high levels of acute food insecurity between June and September 2026. Read more: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...
Looking for economists on BlueSky? Here are about 1500, also organized by field, country and region. ideas.repec.org/i/ebluesky.h... #RePEc #EconSky
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40.4C: on June 27, 2026, the highest temperature since measurements began in 1893 was recorded at the Potsdam Telegrafenberg where PIK is based. The measurement series serves as an important reference point for assessing climate development in the region. Annual max temperature (2026 as of 9 July).
June 2026 data from Copernicus ECMWF offered another stark reminder of our changing #climate: - Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record - Globally it was the 2nd warmest June according to ERA5 Our climate system is continuing to accumulate heat .
When even scientists are shocked by extreme weather, the only conclusion to draw: we're in trouble. Must-read story by @eroston.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Near-trillionaires can't handle the truth. I appreciate Kristof's dedication to telling it anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
Opinion | U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth.
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Wet-bulb temperature combines heat and humidity into a measure that is linked to heat stress. Climate change has made this week's wet-bulb temperatures at least 5x more likely across many areas, with dangerous levels expected in some locations. Explore the data: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat
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Our next seminar will be held on June 25th, at 3 pm (UTC+2). David Fuechtjohann (GIZ) and Nathan Nunn (University of British Columbia) will discuss the role of religion and religious actors in shaping economic and social development across the world. Register at: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...
Another historic heat dome. Temperature anomalies that exceed the color table during summer is never good a thing - stay cool and safe from this unprecedented heat wave! See more at meteofrance.com/actualites-e... and www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho.... Map from karstenhaustein.com/climate
Looking for referees for a qualitative paper on cash transfers / social protection - if you're interested, let me know!
Today I have put up my 10th annual look at development journals, which works with journal editors to put together statistics on submission numbers, acceptance rates, review times, and more. This is the post that takes me the most time to do each year blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
The State of Development Journals 2026: More than 16,000 submissions, over 1,000 published papers, and more details.
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Call for papers GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT Workshop 4th Edition: CY CERGY PARIS UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 5 - 6, 2026 economix.fr/fr/colloques...
Gender issues and development - EconomiX - UMR 7235
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This hashtag#WorldNutritionDay, the scale of needs is sobering. In 2025, the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises identified nutrition crises across 23 countries. An estimated 35.5 million children under 5 and 9.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women suffered from acute malnutrition.
#EconSky: check in on your Google Scholar page. It is not ok. Screenshot is one of three hallucinated articles I found on my profile, clearly a downstream product of someone's AI hallucinations.
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Our next seminar will be held on May 28th, at 3 pm (UTC+2). Lisa Hultman (Uppsala University) and Evan Cinq-Mars (UN Protection of Civilians Team) will discuss the role of UN peace operations in protecting civilians during armed conflict. Register at: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...
📘 Scott Cunningham joins @diw.de on June 15–16, 2026 for the Causal Inference – The Mixtape Master Class 2026 on Difference-in-Differences and Synthetic Control methods. Registration is open until June 1, 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #causalinference #economics
📢 @cepr.org WE_ARE & EEA #womenineconomics session Naomi Cohen: The Job Market - What I Wish I’d Known 🗓️Mon Mar 30, 17:15 CET ℹ️https://bit.ly/3PfY1d8 @womeninecon.bsky.social @ukwen.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social @ecqe.bsky.social ky.social @resmedia.bsky.social @eayeconomists.bsky.social
During February 2026, Europe yet again saw the growing impacts of climate change. 🌧️ A series of atmospheric rivers, together with a south-shifted jet stream led to heavy-to-extreme precipitation, triggering widespread flooding and landslides, particularly across Iberia and western France. 🌍🧪⚒️
Yesterday, it was Women’s Day Today, you can read our paper on parenthood and women’s under-representation in academia Parenthood leads to women leaving academia - not just career slowdown 👇👇👇 Joint work with @cairosofie.bsky.social, @riaivandic.bsky.social and @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👶📚 Does #parenthood affect academic careers equally? A new study shows that after the first child, many mothers leave #academia and are less likely to reach tenure (a permanent professorship) – while fathers’ careers remain largely unchanged. berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...
💡 Call for Papers for the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference 2026 on the topic “Challenges to International Orders: Causes and Consequences” 📅 7–9 October at the WZB. 🔄Please share our call for papers within your networks. Deadline for submissions: 23 April 26 www.wzb.eu/en/events/2n...
📢 Call for Papers: Empirical Health Economics Workshop 2026 (EHEW2026) Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026 Read more here: theeconomicmisfit.com/2026/02/07/2...
Hi #econsky. This is the last week to submit your best work on policy evaluation at the COMPIE conference and join us in Paris on June 24-26, 2026. Deadline: February 28! Submit at: editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... Keynotes: @pedrosantanna.bsky.social @michelag.bsky.social
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Deadline this week! #econsky #econconf
📢 Are you a PhD students working on Development Economics? Come to Berlin to present your paper at the 11th DENeB PhD workshop. Apply here drive.google.com/file/d/1HQCK... by *Feb 27th* No fee. Please share this call. Previous editions & all DENeB activities here: www.deveconberlin.org
📣 Call for Papers – 3rd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2026) 📍 Durham University Business School, UK | 🗓 9–10 June 2026 🎤 Keynote: Prof. Oded Galor (founder of Unified Growth Theory and author of the Journey of Humanity) #DevelopmentEconomics #CallForPapers #AcademicConference
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#Madagascar Les chocs climatiques sont les principaux facteurs de la deterioration de l’Insécurité alimentaire aiguë à Madagascar, avec 1,57 million de personnes en Phase 3 de l'IPC ou plus (Crise ou pire) entre décembre 2025 et Janvier 2026 📑En savoir plus : www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...