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Owen Ozier
@owenozier.bsky.social
Economist at Williams College https://owenozier.github.io/ Founding Board Member, International Development Economics Association (IDEA) @ideadevecon.bsky.social
Some thoughts on Solid Sound, where Billy Bragg and Wilco played a set of Woody Guthrie songs, in this week's Freak Scene newsletter: buttondown.com/freakscene/a...
Freak Scene #125: Solid Sound, Woody Guthrie and America at 250
Plus, Bruce K. Tull, co-founder of the Scud Mountain Boys, died last month at 71
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There's a brand-new International Development Economics Association —> @ideadevecon.bsky.social Why this has been needed for a long time: @owenozier.bsky.social explains at @cgdev.org —> www.cgdev.org/blog/introdu... Top-tier team, @deanyang.bsky.social + many other stars #EconSky
International Development Economics Association
IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.
idea.devecon.org
I'm excited about the new International Development Economics Association! Read @owenozier.bsky.social's introduction: www.cgdev.org/blog/introdu... Then join! idea.devecon.org
Two days in, 2,671 development economists from 126 countries have joined @ideadevecon.bsky.social! @owenozier.bsky.social lays out why development economics needed a global home. Now on the @cgdev.org blog. Read it, then add your name: idea.devecon.org 🌍 www.cgdev.org/blog/introdu...
Introducing IDEA—the International Development Economics Association
Labor economists have the Society of Labor Economists. Health economists have the International Health Economics Association. Economic historians have the Economic History Association. What about deve...
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Introducing IDEA - the International Development Economics Association. Come join! Here's a message from the idea.devecon.org board, with @deanyang.bsky.social @ashani.bsky.social @farahsaid.bsky.social @evedmonds.bsky.social @ebeam.bsky.social @paolofalco.bsky.social @willafriedman.bsky.social
I've been down on and critical of development economics in recent years (see marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/14... and marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/14...), but idea.devecon.org, by Dean Yang et al., looks awesome *and so much more inclusive than anything that came before.* Kudos to a great initiative!
International Development Economics Association
IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.
idea.devecon.org
Why do development economists finally need an association of their own? IDEA Board member Owen Ozier makes the case for @ideadevecon.bsky.social on the World Bank's Development Impact blog — development's most-read blog. Read it, then join us! blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Introducing IDEA – the International Development Economics Association
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The International Development Economics Association (IDEA) was launched today! Great initiative and work so far by @deanyang.bsky.social and others! Development economists everywhere are welcome to join this new community!
Dean Yang@deanyang.bsky.social · last mo.Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon.bsky.social ... Open to every development economist, everywhere. Join the community: idea.devecon.org Please share 🌍
Legendary economist Esther Duflo received an honorary degree at Williams College at this year's graduation - we were delighted to welcome here at our Center for Development Economics, where @owenozier.bsky.social moderated a discussion with her and our CDE Fellows, thesis students, and faculty.
White people bused to inner-city schools in the 1970's were, as a direct result, more likely to become Democrats. This effect lasted 40+ years! codytuttle.github.io/busing_parti...
i would say that the strongest evidence against AI reasoning is how much they suck at writing stata code despite the documentation being online, because there just isn't as much training data to crib from
In this post in our series on climate and population projections we demonstrate how to generate fertility rates and to project a population using the DHS, a vital data source in many low-and middle-income countries. tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Estimating the now and predicting the future: Fertility rate estimation and population projection
Use the DHS to estimate fertility levels and project future population levels
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a bit of a height advantage over his fellow honorary degree recipients at Harvard's commencement. #Harvard2025 news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFIo...
In the most recent issue of @restatjournal.bsky.social (direct.mit.edu/rest/article...), we (Kaspar Wuthrich and @karthik-econ.bsky.social) provide guidance on how to analyze and design experiments with factorial designs (or cross-cuts). A 🧵 below:
Congratulations @frankodhiambo.bsky.social !
Dina Pomeranz@dinapomeranz.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations to @frankodhiambo.bsky.social who is defending his PhD dissertation in economics at @ethz.ch today! 🥳🎊🤸🏾♂️🧑🏿🎓👑🎷 Frank is a co-founder and one of the first alumni of gain-network.net Thank you Frank for all the leadership you have already provided to the field of economics!
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social. Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...
Thanks for sharing Konstantin. Here's the paper John: arxiv.org/abs/2405.20604 And a more specific breakdown by topic (comparing 2000-2015 to 2016-2024):
Huge congratulations to @justsand.bsky.social and to Open Philanthropy. The perfect person for a historic challenge
Introducing the new leader of our Economic Growth in LMICs program | Open Philanthropy
In October 2024, we shared our plans to launch a new program in partnership with the Livelihood Impact Fund to help stimulate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with at least...
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Thanks for having me! This was a fun conversation to have. Hope folks find it helpful. Now I have something to send to anyone who asks me what it's like doing research at the WB!
Econ That Matters@econthatmatters.bsky.social · last yr.Check out our newest interview! @oyebolaoo.bsky.social talks about taxation policy in developing countries, working at the World Bank and advice for PhD students www.econthatmatters.com/2025/05/etrm... #ETRM #EconSky
We wouldn't have some essential everyday things without federal funding for science.
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
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Today's @bostonglobe.com features my thoughts on the recent, rapid rise of private after school math tutoring. TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...
Ever wondered why some charts are more effective and engaging than others? I’ll be going through all the theory, evidence and principles behind compelling data storytelling from this Wednesday. Free to watch for anyone who is interested: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fundam...
New review paper by Levy and Buchmueller: “The evidence now unequivocally supports the conclusion that health insurance improves health.” www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality | Annual Reviews
A 2008 review in the Annual Review of Public Health considered the question of whether health insurance improves health. The answer was a cautious yes because few studies provided convincing causal ev...
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a little pick me up lol for the academics in the room
The short article "When health data go dark" about the DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys) is online at BMC Medicine: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future - BMC Medicine
Background The suspension and/or termination of many programmes funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the new US administration has severe short- and long-te...
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Excited to welcome @daveevansphd.bsky.social back to @cgdev.org. Dave embodies the best of CGD--innovative ideas on the big challenges grounded in data and rigorous research and making practical implementable suggestions.
David Evans@daveevansphd.bsky.social · last yr.Professional update: In June, I’ll be joining the @cgdev.org as a Senior Fellow. I’m enthusiastic to generate and disseminate policy-actionable research with fabulous colleagues under @rglenner.bsky.social’s leadership.