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Florence Kondylis

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 3d

I learnt something new from Patrick Behrer's blog today: there seems to be evidence that aerosol pollution, while bad for air quality, health & productivity, has a localized effect on reducing heat - and so as pollution falls, more heat and cyclones may occur blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?

Pollution, missing heat, and cyclones: what aerosols are doing to climate risk

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 14d

In today's blog, I discuss 3 ways for international migration to be part of a structural transformation policy: 1) as an industry itself; 2) training people abroad in the skills to develop a new industry at home; and 3) through immigration (eg Start-up Chile) blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

International Migration as a Structural Transformation Policy

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Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Florence Kondylis

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jul 7

🆕 Demand for ‘safe space’: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil

@fkondylis.bsky.social (World Bank), Arianna Legovini, @katevyborny.bsky.social‬, Astrid Zwager & Luiza Andrade (@devinnovationlab.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/infras...

Demand for ‘safe space’: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil

Women-only spaces offer a quick fix for those facing higher risk of harassment but reflect and may reinforce the idea that women are responsible for preventing their own victimisation.

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · May 19

Six questions with Kelsey Jack: we discuss how to get utilities to share their administrative data with you, whether work on climate economics focuses too much on the individual, the laugh test with your results, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

Six Questions with Kelsey Jack

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jan 22

Paying landowners to conserve their forested land is a leading approach to prevent deforestation.

Evidence from Mexico shows that smarter contract design can more than quadruple cost-effectiveness ⤵️

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Reposted by Steven Glazerman, Wayne Sandholtz, Florence Kondylis