Jessica Leight
@leightjessica.bsky.social
Development economist, @Yale / @UniofOxford / @MIT. Asso editor, REHO + CER. Editorial board member, BMC Public Health + PloS One. Structural transformation, agriculture, gender, IPV. Views my own
Plus lots, lots more! Check out her work
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Plus lots, lots more! Check out her work
www.karenortizbecerr...
www.karenortizbecerr...
And fascinating WIP just presented at NEUDC shows that land consolidation in Colombia following on a process of trade liberalization leads to ⬆️ unemployment
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And fascinating WIP just presented at NEUDC shows that land consolidation in Colombia following on a process of trade liberalization leads to ⬆️ unemployment
Evidence around cost-effectiveness of fortified foods in addressing vitamin A inadequacy
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Evidence around cost-effectiveness of fortified foods in addressing vitamin A inadequacy
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Another paper extends the changes-in-changes model to identify the average treatment effect in the presence of attrition
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Another paper extends the changes-in-changes model to identify the average treatment effect in the presence of attrition
www.sciencedirect.co...
www.sciencedirect.co...
One published paper in @J_HumanResource joint w/@DaliaAGhanem shows that the most common tests around attrition in field experiments is not a test of internal validity in general
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jhr.uwpress.org/cont...
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
One published paper in @J_HumanResource joint w/@DaliaAGhanem shows that the most common tests around attrition in field experiments is not a test of internal validity in general
jhr.uwpress.org/cont...
jhr.uwpress.org/cont...
If you're interested , please let me know either here or via email and I will see about aggregating some sessions! Only abstract needed for submission, though you must also be an Ashecon member
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you're interested , please let me know either here or via email and I will see about aggregating some sessions! Only abstract needed for submission, though you must also be an Ashecon member
Paper is here: www.nber.org/papers/....
The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Plus lots more policy-relevant research in the macro sphere - check out her work!
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I am an Economist at the International Monetary Fund, specializing in development economics with a focus on social protection, labor markets, and migration. I hold a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where my research examined the dynamics of poverty,
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Plus lots more policy-relevant research in the macro sphere - check out her work!
Another paper shows long-term effects of cash transfers on youth mobility, particularly youth mobility for marriage, in Malawi
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Another paper shows long-term effects of cash transfers on youth mobility, particularly youth mobility for marriage, in Malawi
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A handbook chapter explores the potential of linking social protection to complementary services
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A handbook chapter explores the potential of linking social protection to complementary services
www.elgaronline.com/...
www.elgaronline.com/...
One published paper joint w/ @ashudirect + other @PublicPolicyUNC colleagues shows that in both Malawi + Zimbabwe, cash transfers affect measures of economic preferences (incl intertemporal choice)
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
One published paper joint w/ @ashudirect + other @PublicPolicyUNC colleagues shows that in both Malawi + Zimbabwe, cash transfers affect measures of economic preferences (incl intertemporal choice)
academic.oup.com/jae...
academic.oup.com/jae...
+ @TilmanGraff presents fascinating findings around high rates of depreciation in the capital stock in Uganda, with implications for macro estimates of capital stock + the returns to capital
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
+ @TilmanGraff presents fascinating findings around high rates of depreciation in the capital stock in Uganda, with implications for macro estimates of capital stock + the returns to capital
@KaOrtizb shows that land consolidation in Colombia following on a process of trade liberalization leads to ⬆️ unemployment
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@KaOrtizb shows that land consolidation in Colombia following on a process of trade liberalization leads to ⬆️ unemployment
de Vries presented a newly calibrated model of industrialization in sub-Saharan Africa vis-a-vis Asia joint w/@eb_mensah @kunalsen5 @hagen_kruse
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
de Vries presented a newly calibrated model of industrialization in sub-Saharan Africa vis-a-vis Asia joint w/@eb_mensah @kunalsen5 @hagen_kruse
In the next session on structural transformation, I presented evidence around the large positive (but heterogeneous) effects of a graduation model intervention on IDPs in Somalia
joint w/ @NKarachiwalla
joint w/ @NKarachiwalla
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In the next session on structural transformation, I presented evidence around the large positive (but heterogeneous) effects of a graduation model intervention on IDPs in Somalia
joint w/ @NKarachiwalla
joint w/ @NKarachiwalla
@Sarah_Winton_ shows that granting research permits to Jordanian refugees in Syria leads to re-sorting with Jordanians exiting occupations that are highly exposed to refugees + showing upskilling into other occupations
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@Sarah_Winton_ shows that granting research permits to Jordanian refugees in Syria leads to re-sorting with Jordanians exiting occupations that are highly exposed to refugees + showing upskilling into other occupations
@Katlamity shows that population flows during Partition are preditive of current patterns of economic activity in India today
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@Katlamity shows that population flows during Partition are preditive of current patterns of economic activity in India today
Philip shows that slum redevelopment in India frequently leads to permanent displacement (to other slums) as targeted housing is not constructed in the original slums
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Philip shows that slum redevelopment in India frequently leads to permanent displacement (to other slums) as targeted housing is not constructed in the original slums
@melesemesay shows that areas in Ethiopia that experienced historic patterns of resettlement show ⬆️ violence when ethnicity becomes more salient
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@melesemesay shows that areas in Ethiopia that experienced historic patterns of resettlement show ⬆️ violence when ethnicity becomes more salient