Congratulations to all involved!👏👏👏
PEDL International Growth Centre Dennis Egger Johannes Haushofer Edward Miguel Paul Niehaus Michael Walker

‘It is rare that you can draw a direct link between #academicresearch and #policychange , but in this case, it is unequivocal’

Read University of Oxford feature on reducing #childmarriage in #Peru

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Alan Sánchez Kath Ford Renu Singh Flor Pablo Medina 🇵🇪

THANK YOU to Nicola Branson, Florian Grosset, Edward Aisedu and Ija Trapeznikova for the insights they shared with us in our event yesterday, to Andy Hinsley from FCDO Growth Research for giving the opening remarks and to all participants for an interesting discussion!

📢 NEW #STEG funding for PhD students! 🎉
Doctoral student seeking funding for your research on structural transformation and economic growth?
Apply for a STEG PhD Research Grant up to £15k here: steg.cepr.org/call-for-propo…
Deadline: 20 May 2024

#EconTwitter FCDO Research

#ApplyNow | The FCDO Research Commissioning Centre - led by 3ie and Uni of Birmingham - is looking for Senior Research Fellows to be seconded within the Research and Evidence Directorate at FCDO.

Deadline 👉🏾 5 April 2024
Read detailed TORs 👉🏾 3ieimpact.org/jobs

Early Market Engagement - Evaluation of FCDO’s Economic Development Research Programme Portfolio will take place on Wednesday 17th April - 11:00 -12:30 BST. Access bit.ly/4cK27S0
for further information & the link to register for the EME. #FCDOGovUK

We're recruiting a Senior Research Fellow for Economic Development - a part-time role seconded in to FCDO to bring deep research expertise on growth issues in low and lower-middle income countries to bear on FCDO's research and policy. Please consider applying!

3/3 ...the mentees: Hamsatou Amadou Boubacar, Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu, Osaretin Godspower Okungbowa, Ph.D., MBA, Nneka Esther Osadolor (Okoh), Cheryl-Lyn Selman, Kefa Simiyu, Tchouala Feutsa Sostella Arida, and Gayline Vuluku. You all did a fantastic job!
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

2/3 ...so much to everyone involved and contributing: the mentors, the event managers, Oriana Bandiera, the LSE Econ PhD students for their excellent feedback, and of course:

1/3 We had a wonderful couple of days in London LSE Department of Economics and are very thankful for the collaboration with the LSE Hubequalrep! 8 mentees from the G2LM|LIC mentoring programme presented their papers and learned about research skills from the one and only Oriana Bandiera. Thank you ...

We were honoured to be joined today by His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema (President of The Republic of Zambia) for the keynote Presidential address of the Zambia Economic Growth Forum 2024. #ZambiaEGF24

Congratulations to Ministry of Finance & National Planning - Zambia, Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) & International Growth Centre for this brilliant initiative. Putting the right data & evidence in the hands of policymakers at the right time is key for driving growth!

Top-tier academics and high-level policymakers engaging on how to drive growth in Zambia - so exciting to see the Zambia Economic Growth Forum happening this week

Exciting CCGResearch funded paper - great to see what feasible options for the direction of the energy sector look like in Kenya

Great initiative from STEG CEPR, with a stellar set of lecturers. A must for anyone using data to study economic development - across macro, trade, ag, human capital and many more areas.

❓Are you a senior expert in academia or industry interested in a research advisory role with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

📢Applications are open for one more week to become a member of our Research Advisory Group in one of the following four areas:

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📢 #ComingSoon | 3ie and Uni of Birmingham led research commissioning centre to support FCDO Research is planning to launch 7⃣ calls for proposals.
Read prior information notices for upcoming research covering a range of development and diplomacy topics 👉🏾 bit.ly/PINrcc

New report launched from the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, led by Save the Children and UNICEF, with substantial input from the FCDO funded Young Lives programme – altogether, the report cites 13 Young Lives papers/briefs.