"How rich am I?" Here you can calculate where you are in the global income distribution.
E.g. if you are in the US and have an income of $60,000, you are in the global top 1%:
howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i
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Bitte geht wählen!
#Demokratie
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Stell dir vor es ist Wahl und (fast) niemand geht hin: In der Stadt Zürich beträgt die Wahlbeteiligung eine Woche vor den #Kantonsratswahlen gerade mal 21.4%.
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Get ready for a daily tweets highlighting the work of Black Economists to celebrate #blackhistorymonth2023
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Chile extends emergency declaration to yet another region as firefighters struggle to control over 250 raging wildfires, claiming at least 22 lives amid a scorching heat wave that has broken records trtworld.com/americas/death
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Shocking wildfire🔥 blowup in Chile 🇨🇱 seen here by #Sentinel3 🛰️with the huge smoke plumes spreading far out into the southeast Pacific stratocumulus.
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At least 13 people have died in the more than 150 fires burning Chile. The fires have have also destroyed thousands of acres of forest, as the country faces a scorching heat wave that is expected to continue.
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The Zoom link with the recording is out:
umich.zoom.us/rec/share/zuXC
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This was a lot of fun!
We managed to get a lot of material covered in 4.5h:
- DiD basics
- functional form
- staggered adoption - problems and solutions
We answered 145 questions, live!
All the materials are posted at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/diff
The recording is coming soon!
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If you’d like an in-depth discussion about power calculations, look no further! These #ResearchResources contain everything you need to know about the rationale behind power calculations and include practical tips and sample code. 💻
povertyactionlab.org/resource/power
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In each generation, many older people thought that the younger people were misguided, disrespectful, lazy, weak and/or in poor taste, and that they were jeopardizing the future of society.
If you feel this way today, it may be reassuring to know that you are not original ;)
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Haiti was the first modern nation to win its independence after a slave uprising, only to be shackled for generations by reparations demanded by France. When that money was nearly repaid, Crédit Industriel locked Haiti into a vortex of debt for decades.
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Think national, act cantonal! 📢💥🚀
"In Basel und Genf werden Initiativen vorbereitet, die sich möglichst nah am geplanten EU-Gesetz bewegen. Weitere kann sich die in Zug oder der Waadt vorstellen, weil dort viele Konzerne ihren Sitz haben."
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Call for Papers for #ABCDE2023: We invite submissions by March 3 of research papers that study growth & resilience of countries, societies, institutions, businesses, households, & individuals.
Submit your paper here -> wrld.bg/202s50MAe8K
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The long-run development impacts of agricultural productivity gains: Evidence from irrigation canals in India.
, , Douglas Gollin & outline their research here: ow.ly/l4Hs50LnE0q
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Classes that actively involved students upped test scores in a Harvard class by 33%... but students thought they were learning more from non-active lectures.
The paradox; being challenged results in learning, but it also shows us how little we know, which makes us feel ignorant
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Very much enjoyed meeting new co-author in person for the first time this week in Lilongwe! Starting a new project on international online work for Malawian college grads, supported by ,
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41 million people die each year from non-communicable diseases, with cancer responsible for 9.3 million of these deaths.
Many premature deaths can be avoided if countries enact higher taxes on harmful substances - learn more ⬇️ #WorldCancerDay
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#Taxing away #inequality: will focus in his project on analyzing the taxation of capital gains, which are known to be by far the most important source of income and wealth for the richest households: ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events
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Over the past decades, many developed countries have experienced considerable increases in income and wealth #inequality, led by an extraordinary concentration among the richest households. This has focused policy attention on the #superrich. #EconomicsForSociety
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No #state can exist without effective #taxation. It needs to acquire the capacity to enforce compliance with tax obligations. A challenge in developing countries with more informal economies is how to gain information about taxable transactions.
#EconomicsForSociety
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Pretty much how to write a psychological thriller in 3 texts.
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Unterscheid im Einkommen pro Stunde Arbeit zwischen Männern und Frauen.
Schweiz auf dem viert-letzten Platz.
(Das ist nicht für gleiche Arbeit. Es beinhaltet also auch Auswirkung von verschiedenen Karrierewegen von Männern und Frauen.)
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🚨Job offer for a Research Assistant
We are looking for a full-time RA (12 to 18 months)
Please check the offer and apply here:
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To juniors: if you have great field experimental papers in public economics that you want quick decisions on, please send them to as I’d love to see them.
I’ll do my best to turn them around quickly and fairly.
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#EconTwitter 3 days left to apply for 's #ExpandingDiversityInEconomics program !
Please encourage all those "talented undergraduate students from a broad range of backgrounds interested in the study of economics" you know!
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In ruins of war, donors rush in with aid. With standard infrastructure destroyed, they often give money direct to communities through CDD. Does it make lives better in the long run? Our evidence suggests it does--real econ differences 11 years on from RCT. Now in 1/n
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📍 Join us this semester for another exciting seminar series. Send an email to leap@sun.ac.za to be added to the mailing list.
With , , and many more.
#econhist
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. Firms team is hiring a policy economist. Hard deadline Feb 6 11:59pm BST. This group has been at the center of the resurgence of work on firms and development.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/64
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New year, new job?
Come work with my team on firms, trade, and productivity!
Deadline: 6th Feb
PS: @The_IGC may be able to provide visa sponsorship if needed- so if you think you are a good fit please apply!
@econ_ra #EconTwitter
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I have greatly benefited from my affiliation with ! Junior colleagues ask me about the nomination process and I am grateful that is helping resolve hidden curriculum and streamline the process.
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You want to become part of world's largest network of labor economists or know someone who might benefit from becoming a part of @iza_bonn ?
Please spread the word because:
February is IZA Network Month! 
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That's -21° to -22° Celsius 🥶
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Little doubt that Boston will set a new daily low temperature record for Saturday. Should break the old record of -2° by 4° to 6° putting Logan airport at between 6 and 8° below zero just before sunrise. #Arctic
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Bruegel is hiring new RAs through 3 open calls:
1) a general call: bruegel.org/careers/resear
2) a call to work on energy/climate: bruegel.org/careers/resear
3) a specific position to help us manage data and ensure replicability bruegel.org/careers/resear
Please don't hesitate to share!
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Have a good idea about how to improve gender diversity in economics? Apply to ssrc.org/programs/cswep #EconTwitter
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Good for people's health, good for poverty reduction, good for the climate
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Happy to see the update of this time-series.
It's a very positive development that the share of the world population with access to clean cooking fuels increased from 50% to almost 70% within the last two decades.
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99% of the Indian population has access to electricity.
In 2000, this was just 59%. Even in 2010, just 76%.
A massive achievement over the last few decades.
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Pre-analysis plans can ⬆️ the credibility of research findings by describing the expected analysis strategy before the intervention or data analysis begins. 📝 These #ResearchResources outline why and how you might write a pre-analysis plan.
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📢 NEW WORKSHOP
Launching Die Wirtschaft at , w/ Christian Tode , leader of the translation team.
Join to celebrate this goal & learn more about teaching w/ CORE Econ
🗓️ 24 Feb 10am-4pm
➡️ Info & register core-econ.org/launching-die-
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Does executives’ eye-popping pay reflect the value they bring to their companies? Economists from an IGM panel weigh in. ms.spr.ly/6011eF977
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