victoiregirard.bsky.social
Development & natural resources economist – research mostly on identity, violence & (artisanal) mines – @novafrica.bsky.social https://sites.google.com/site/girardvictoire/
👤 Joined on 17 September 2024
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@victoiregirard.bsky.socialWashington's new model of aid for growth has upsides if it can incubate new productive sectors. There's nothing wrong with development finance helping investors make money. But it also needs to help poor countries make stuff. /end
Show Post🔥Very cool paper showing that women in India are way more likely to take up a job (↑29%) in a female-only workplace, and that this can be explained by husbands' jealousy/desire for control. These are massive effects, equivalent to 2.5x increases in wage bit.ly/4nn9apn
Show PostSupporting refugees' entrepreneurship is good, not only for their integration, but also for business dynamism in host communities 🔥🔥🔥 Slow asylum processes, work restrictions, and obstacles to accessing banking, are a lose-lose.
Show PostExciting news on @malengo.org, the NGO that helps East African students move to Europe for education: Our research team has given us a glimpse of their early findings! Here is the full writeup, joint with @richardnerland.bsky.social: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CpZYHk... Thread follows!
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