Audrey holds a Master of Science in Public Health in health systems and economics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a PhD in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Welcome to the team!

Before joining us, she worked at the UNICEF Evaluation Office, the UNICEF Office of Research, and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She has also consulted for FAO, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and The World Bank.

The webinar will take place on 3 July 2025 at 9:00 am CEST. Please register via email to
[email protected].

The center of the webinar is the recent BRAC Failure Report, from which co-author Kazi Ashfaqul will give unusual insights into past BRAC’s past mistakes and their learnings. ISDC Director Tilman Brück will contribute his expertise.

IZA Working Paper 👇!
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However, when mutual knowledge was created, engagement increased significantly. Further experiments show this is due to fear of social punishment: people act differently when they know others are on the same page.

This paper is about a field experiment with 5,201 women in Kyrgyzstan, exploring whether making social norms mutual knowledge influences behavior. Evidence demonstrates that just giving info on societal support for female activism didn’t change behavior.

Keynote speakers: Patricia Justino (UNU-WIDER - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research)

Amber Peterman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Under the theme of 'Gender, Institutions and Fragility', we are inviting papers and panels that analyse causes, dynamics and consequences of insecurity and violent conflict around the world.

⏰ Submission deadline: 6 April 2025