The @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev (Scholars of Education in Developing Countries) resumes its work-in-progress seminar series this fall. Meetings are the 2nd Friday of each month, 11a-12p ET. Register your interest in presenting: forms.gle/8ag4Bm8QjkudPBaj6 Plz reskeet! #econsky #edusky

AEFP EdDev Community Group Presentation Sign-ups Fall 2026-2027

This is the sign-up for presenting work-in-progress at the AEFP EdDev Community Group for the Fall semester of the 2026-2027 academic year. We meet at 11am ET for an hour every second Friday of the mo...

forms.gle

Quasi-experimental DD syllabus question: Anyone have a paper they like to use to teach new staggered DD stuff that is empirical but does a good job of walking through (/showing) all the individual estimates and how they are aggregated?

Help shape AEFP's 2026–27 programming by proposing a webinar you'd organize & facilitate OR request a topic you'd love AEFP to cover! Submissions are due by August 17 to be considered for the initial lineup. Ideas are welcome on a rolling basis after that.

AEFP Webinar Submission Form

AEFP’s year-round programming brings the community together beyond the Annual Conference through webinars on timely education finance and policy topics, professional development, and more. Past webinars have covered topics such as AI in education, outcomes-based contracting, navigating the job market, and applying to dissertation fellowships. This form is for members who would like to help shape our programming for the 2026–27 academic year. Whether you have an idea you’d like to lead yourself, or a topic you’d love to see AEFP take on, we want to hear from you! Priority deadline: Monday, August 17, 2026. Submissions received by this date will be considered as we build the initial 2026–27 lineup. Ideas are welcome on a rolling basis after that. Questions? Reach out to info@aefpweb.org.

docs.google.com

Targeted remediation à la TaRL vs. structured pedagogy? Morocco's primary schools do both. At scale, in a national reform. With learning effects of 0.9 SD, in the top 1% ever recorded. Pre-registered, now out as our "Best Buy" paper: de-barros.com/publication/... with Ibrahim, Deschênes, Glewwe

Why Not Both? The Iconic Meme

ALT: Why Not Both? The Iconic Meme

static.klipy.com

📢 Inviting papers for the next special issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness on 'Rapid and Responsive Evidence Synthesis for Sustainable Development'. 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3iewebJDEff

Looking forward to seeing how development economics grows with new ideas from such a wide group, to be amplified on a global stage! Share widely, especially if you know someone with fresh ideas to contribute!

International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · 3w ago

What makes IDEA distinctive is who's in it. 40% of our members are based in low- and middle-income countries — from Nigeria and Kenya to Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia, and beyond. A professional home built for development economists everywhere. idea.devecon.org/community.html 🌍

Three weeks ago, IDEA opened its doors to development economists everywhere. The response has been extraordinary: 3,700+ scholars from 134 countries have joined the community. See who's taking shape — where we are, where we work: idea.devecon.org/community.html 🌍

My reaction to every reviewer comment

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 4w ago

The @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev (Scholars of Education in Developing Countries) resumes its work-in-progress seminar series this fall. Meetings are the 2nd Friday of each month, 11a-12p ET. Register your interest in presenting: forms.gle/8ag4Bm8QjkudPBaj6 Plz reskeet! #econsky #edusky

AEFP EdDev Community Group Presentation Sign-ups Fall 2026-2027

This is the sign-up for presenting work-in-progress at the AEFP EdDev Community Group for the Fall semester of the 2026-2027 academic year. We meet at 11am ET for an hour every second Friday of the mo...

forms.gle

We're putting together a special issue at the IREE on AI in teaching, assessment, and learning. If you're doing interesting work in your econ courses, we want to see it. Especially applied, replicable stuff. Submissions open Sept 1, 2026 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Back on my bullsh

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

The Shrinking Care Economy: A Growing Challenge for Egypt 🇪🇬 Is the paid care economy improving or deteriorating? My new study with Maye Ehab reveals a concerning trend: despite goals to expand this vital sector, it is actually shrinking and job quality is declining. rdcu.be/fqHxy #EconSky (1/7)

Quantitative Economics@qe-editors.bsky.social · last mo.

Random assignment of a key regressor simplifies OLS inference: standard homoskedastic errors remain valid despite correlated errors. With heterogeneous treatment effects, variance estimation must also account for heteroskedasticity and error dependence. buff.ly/BNlPk1V

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...

cgdev.org

I'm so grateful to the colleagues who have been willing to read my forthcoming book How Economics Discovered Women in advance (#1).

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

IDEA on the World Bank's Development Impact blog. Board member Owen Ozier introduces the association — why development economics needs a global professional home, and what IDEA is building. Read it, then join us: idea.devecon.org blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

Introducing IDEA – the International Development Economics Association

blogs.worldbank.org

¡Por fin una comunidad global para economistas del desarrollo! 🌎 @ideadevecon.bsky.social abre sus puertas a investigadores de todo el mundo — una gran oportunidad para economistas en América Latina de conectar, colaborar y visibilizar su trabajo. Únete aquí: idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · last mo.

What is IDEA?

🚨 I'm hiring for a (Senior) Research Associate position to work with me on a broad research agenda focused on teacher labor markets. Great opportunity to be a part of the vibrant @annenberginstitute.bsky.social community of researchers at Brown University. Links in reply Please spread the word

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 🌍

What makes IDEA distinctive: - Open to all - Democratically governed - Global by design - Pluralistic on methods and intellectual traditions - Complement, not competitor, to existing institutions like BREAD

🌍 Announcing IDEA — the International Development Economics Association @ideadevecon.bsky.social The field's first global, open, democratically governed professional association for development economists. Sign up to join the community: idea.devecon.org 🧵

Development economists: come join!

International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · last mo.

What is IDEA?

I'm THRILLED to be a part of the @ideadevecon.bsky.social International Development Economics Association as a board member. We're building a global home for development economists (researchers, practitioners, everyone!) Join us at idea.devecon.org for updates!

International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · last mo.

Welcome to IDEA!

Fantastic and important initiative to support development economics globally: the International Development Economics Association (IDEA). Learn more and sign up here: idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

idea.devecon.org

International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · last mo.

Welcome to IDEA!

Welcome to IDEA!

What is IDEA?

@deanyang.bsky.social @dinapomeranz.bsky.social @willafriedman.bsky.social @ebeam.bsky.social @ashani.bsky.social @farahsaid.bsky.social @evedmonds.bsky.social @paolofalco.bsky.social @hyderabadi-chai.bsky.social

New research by Prof. Kegon Tan and coauthors reviews current evidence to determine the cost-effectiveness of Mohs micrographic surgery versus conventional excision for nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment! More info: www.jaadinternational.org/article/S266... @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social #UBuffalo