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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 23h

Zero new jobs in the federal government posted on JOE in the past three weeks.
Not surprising given the government shutdown (which began Oct 1), but still grim. At least two-thirds fewer such jobs posted in 2025 than in each of the past six years at this time.
#econjobmarket

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 3d

@eeshani.bsky.social reminds us of what datasets can't show: the lived reality of disease.

She reflects on Margaret Bourke-White’s photographs of cholera amid climbing mortality in Africa:
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The Human Cost of Cholera

In a blog also released today, my colleagues and I present the numbers behind the currently unfolding cholera epidemics across Africa—and juxtapose rising cholera deaths with steep cuts in US foreign ...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 4d

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 5d

Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.

Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 3d

To provide real-world evidence of aid cuts, CGD experts are using data on reported cholera deaths and US spending responses.

They find elevated cholera mortality across Africa in 2025, but no corresponding aid response from the US:
https://bit.ly/4hmWV9L

Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid

The United States—long the world’s largest provider of lifesaving assistance and the largest humanitarian donor to many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—saw a sharp reversal in early 2025. ...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d

"The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power?"

@eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 5d

See also @eeshani.bsky.social accompanying blog on Margaret Bourke-White’s haunting photographs of cholera outbreaks during the partition of India.

www.cgdev.org/blog/human-c...

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 5d

Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/cholera...

By @eeshani.bsky.social @markusgold.bsky.social Brian Webster Juan Manuel Menéndez and me.

Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid

The United States—long the world’s largest provider of lifesaving assistance and the largest humanitarian donor to many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—saw a sharp reversal in early 2025. ...

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 5d

Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.

Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 6d

Many thanks to Jim Flynn @jimflynn9.bsky.social for interviewing me for the ASHEcon Newsletter @ashecon.bsky.social. It was fun to chat about risky health behaviors, priorities for ASHEcon, the #EconJobMarket, and even favorite movie/book/teams. #EconSky

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John Cawley Interview – ASHEcon

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 7d

Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.

To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa

Meritocracy Matters—and Why Tracking Women's Leadership at the IFIs Is More Important Than Ever

The international financial institutions have long said that gender equality is central to development. Yet CGD research shows a persistent blind spot within these institutions: women are being hired ...

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 11d

Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?

Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j

A Populism That’s Really of the People? Poverty, Protest, and Regime Collapse in South Asia

The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power? Having toppled governments, can they translate mass mo...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 17d

"More than 3/4 of the rural women in Nigeria are multidimensionally poor... Security shocks, unemployment, and time to health care services as the biggest contributors." www.cell.com/heliyon/full... by Tolulope Jerumeh

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Eeshani Kandpal @eeshani.bsky.social · 27d

Yeah, species survival and basic human rights aren’t niche “causes”.

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · Sep 12

Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed

With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.

FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.

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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today, I’m thinking of Christina-Taylor Green on her 24th birthday.

She should be celebrating with her friends and family, but her life was stolen from her in January 2011 when she was shot while waiting to meet me.

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Sep 8

Violence in schools remains widespread, especially for children with disabilities. Yet most research spotlights peer violence, not teacher violence, write @daveevansphd.bsky.social and @gsmarrelli.bsky.social.

More:
https://bit.ly/3Jwxiq5

Three Lessons from a Review on School Violence Against Children with Disabilities

Violence against children in schools is all too common, and beyond being a violation of children’s basic rights, it adversely affects their learning and life outcomes. We still know too little about h...

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Eeshani Kandpal @eeshani.bsky.social · Aug 31

Noooo! Keep it coming please

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Aug 20

"It teaches us that, at least sometimes, it is not about us; it’s about them."

New research on interruptions during Janet Yellen’s tenure as chair of the US Federal Reserve underscores broader patterns of workplace bias. More from @eeshani.bsky.social:
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It’s Not You, It’s Them: Even the Fed Chair Gets Interrupted at Work

Women report significantly lower levels of wellbeing in the workplace than men. This is at least in part due to the greater burden of care responsibilities borne by women. But does the workplace exper...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 17

USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.

A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply

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David L. Ortega @dlortega.bsky.social · Aug 15

Wholesale prices came in hot in today’s PPI report, but veggies stole the show 🥦📈

Vegetable prices at the wholesale level surged nearly 39% in July. @willmasters.bsky.social & I unpack what’s behind this spike in today's @marketplace.org 🎙️

www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Why are wholesale vegetable prices spiking, and what's that mean for consumers?

About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Aug 6

@eeshani.bsky.social on populism and poverty!

www.cgdev.org/blog/populis...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Jul 29

I really enjoyed the #ABCDE2025 conference last week. I underline a few of my favorite moments here: www.cgdev.org/blog/five-my....

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Eeshani Kandpal @eeshani.bsky.social · Jul 25

Wrapping up a great #ABCDE2025 with a concluding “fireside chat” on human development in LMICs between Mamta Murthi, HD VP of the World Bank and CGD Senior Fellow and Education Program Director @daveevansphd.bsky.social

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · Jul 24

"It teaches us that, at least sometimes, it is not about us; it’s about them."

New research on interruptions during Janet Yellen’s tenure as chair of the US Federal Reserve underscores broader patterns of workplace bias. More from @eeshani.bsky.social:
www.cgdev.org/blog/its-not...

It’s Not You, It’s Them: Even the Fed Chair Gets Interrupted at Work

Women report significantly lower levels of wellbeing in the workplace than men. This is at least in part due to the greater burden of care responsibilities borne by women. But does the workplace experience itself worsen women’s wellbeing?

www.cgdev.org

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