Gani
mchaju.bsky.social
Gani
@mchaju.bsky.social
Postgraduate Researcher in Transport Economics
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The International Monetary Fund asked me to review the literature on migration economics to draw lessons for low-income countries.

In a new @iza.org paper, I argue that policy for the 21st century must discard four outdated ideas.

www.iza.org/publications...

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December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Enjoyed the discussions at #ABCDE25

Key takeaways
1. It's not enough to just continue doing what works, multilateral/regional institutions must pay attention to what's going on around them & adapt

2. Regional bodies can play a key role in fostering multilateralism in an era of growing isolation
July 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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🚨 Opportunity for #PhD students & recent PhD grads!

The ZEL PhD Fellowship allows fellows to do 2-month research in Lusaka +
📖Getting mentorship
🏛️Hands-on experience
🌍Travel & living covered

Apply by 31 March 2025
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Call for applications: Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL) PhD Fellowship
The Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL) PhD Fellowship offers PhD students and recent PhD graduates a two-month research opportunity in Lusaka, providing first-hand exposure to Zambia’s policy and data…
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March 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Here is my feed on funded PhD opportunities.

Are you currently accepting PhD students? or
Do you know of grant/fellowship available to help fund current grad students?
Add #fundedphd for your post to appear in this feed.

Please re-post
#neuroskyence #academicsky 🧪🧠🌱🪰🧬
bsky.app/profile/did:...
March 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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📣 TODAY: GAIN Information Session

Learn more about GAIN & their curriculum, with GAIN alumni sharing their experiences & answering your questions.

📅Join online, 29 January at 6 pm WAT (5 pm GMT).

Sign up form at the bottom of this page: gain-network.net/participants
Apply to GAIN — GAIN
We are looking for extremely motivated individuals who aim to apply to graduate programs at top institutions worldwide and eventually pursue a PhD in economics and other social sciences. We strongly e...
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January 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🌟NEW CSAE MPhil Scholarship at Jesus College, Oxford.

This scholarship is open to candidates applying for the MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford. Candidates must be nationals of an African country.

⏰Deadline: 28 January 2025
ℹ️ www.csae.ox.ac.uk/scholarships
January 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) co-founder Frank Odhiambo explains:
🔸What is GAIN?
🔸How does it support student applications?
🔸Who can apply?

📺Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb_C...

⏰This video includes 2024 dates, the 2025 deadline is 16 February 2025.
Introduction to the Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN)
YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you're thinking of a graduate studies in Economics, apply to join this program. Offers a ton of very useful information and help with applications.
Applications are open for the Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) programme 2025!

Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields.

➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025
Apply to GAIN — GAIN
We are looking for extremely motivated individuals who aim to apply to graduate programs at top institutions worldwide and eventually pursue a PhD in economics and other social sciences. We strongly e...
gain-network.net
January 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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#EconSky

First, happy new year to all.

Second, my brilliant friend and co-author, Marc Bellemare, has given up on social media and has returned to his "long form writing" (aka blog). He starts off the new year on a bit of a sour note, but an important one.

marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/14...
W(h)ither Development Economics?
(Over the last one or two years, I have explained to a number of colleagues and graduate students that I was not interested in doing development anymore. I am writing this post to avoid having the …
marcfbellemare.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Using an analysis of over 8,000 economics PhDs and their advisors to find what determines economics PhD student research success, from Joshua Angrist and Marc Diederichs https://www.nber.org/papers/w33281
December 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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The end of development #economics
Ravi Kanbur sees the distinction between development economics and economics in general as being increasingly untenable and indeed unnecessary. #2024inReview #EconSky 📈📉
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
December 24, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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4 PhD Positions in Economics at the University of Bern http://dlvr.it/TGrjnT #EconSky
December 18, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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The RePEc Biblio is a collection of curated lists of the most important papers in a field, sub-field, sub-sub-field, etc. Check out the 218 lists already there and volunteer for your sub^n-fields.

biblio.repec.org

#ReEc #EconSky
RePEc Biblio
biblio.repec.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:09 PM