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Dave Francis

@dfrancis.bsky.social

I’m a Sr. Economist (using a now-old headshot) at the World Bank. Working on self-employment, informality, and firms. Views my own.

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Call for the Best Paper in Public Policy Evaluation – Fourth Edition (Beniamino Andreatta Prize) We are pleased to announce the Fourth Edition of the Best Paper Prize in Public Policy Evaluation, in conjunction with the course “Panel Data for Causal Research Designs”, organised by the Italian Eco...

Best Paper #Prize in Public Policy Evaluation by FBK-IRVAPP @fbk-irvapp.bsky.social - papers by doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, or assistant professors are expected to apply counterfactual techniques to public policy evaluation. LINK: irvapp.fbk.eu/it/call-for-...

10.02.2026 13:17 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Very excited to see this conference back alive!

I really enjoyed the interactions between econometricians & applied micro people

16.01.2026 23:33 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
We're hiring graphic for CSAE's Senior Research Associate for the PROSPER programme. Deadline 19 January 2026. Include grey background and CSAE logo

We're hiring graphic for CSAE's Senior Research Associate for the PROSPER programme. Deadline 19 January 2026. Include grey background and CSAE logo

📣WE’RE #HIRING

Interested in #development #economics, field research & rigorous evidence for better labour markets & policy?

Apply to be a Senior Research Associate on the PROSPER programme at CSAE & @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
⏰ Deadline: 19 Jan, 12:00 GMT
ℹ️ www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
#EconSky

13.01.2026 11:19 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Overview Join one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think tanks! The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.   We bring together leading experts in government and academia from all over the world, rooted in open-minded inquiry and representing diverse points of view, who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis. Research topics cover a full range of public policy issues in economics, foreign policy, development, governance and metropolitan policy.   With fair and transparent business practices, clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative atmosphere that offers both professional and personal development opportunities, Brookings offers an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors

#econ_ra great opportunity
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12.12.2025 21:18 — 👍 10    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Beautiful Fontainebleau! Political science, political economy, organizational economics, strategy, law, and more…If you’ve never been to SIOE, ask someone who has (they’re all around you).

24.11.2025 19:47 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Come and work with us on the @cgdev.org Global Education and Child Well-Being team! centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/UovitG...

Position closes on Monday, November 17.

14.11.2025 00:40 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

#econsky #econjobs

@miamiecon.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor this year! A great fit for someone who is passionate about teaching & advising undergraduates.

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

15.10.2025 15:13 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 2
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🏭 How can we measure firms' political influence across countries?

➡️Using surveys of 27,000+ firms in 41 countries and a Bayesian IRT model, D C. Francis & @rmkubinec.bsky.social estimate firm-level influence scores and show how they vary across regimes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

02.10.2025 16:49 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Affairs The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Affairs offers rigorous, advanced study that prepares researchers to enter academia or join highly respected institutions involved in cutting edge research in ...

📣 I am recruiting PhD student(s) in Public Affairs (Fall '26) at the Humphrey School, University of Minnesota! Come join me to work on Development/ Labor/ Education/ Gender/ ECD/ Inequality - in a top-ranked, fully-funded PhD program! Details: www.hhh.umn.edu/doctor-philo... #EconSky #PoliSky

01.10.2025 20:59 — 👍 30    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 0
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Where to find development economics resources: Newsletters, articles, podcasts & videos Where can you find articles, podcasts, and videos about research and topics in development economics? This blog is your one-stop shop for accessible resources related to development economics.

🆕 Where to find development economics resources

I've updated my list of all the various sources of newsletters, articles, podcasts & videos relevant to development economics that I've come across in my three years at @voxdev.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/where-...

18.09.2025 12:15 — 👍 7    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Financial and Agricultural Commodity Market Economics University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

@UCDavisARE.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Financial and Agricultural Commodity Market Economics.

recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07305

16.09.2025 15:16 — 👍 18    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 0
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2026 SF Fed Research Associate Company Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Are you a motivated college graduate looking for a chance to make a difference? The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is hiring Economic Research Asso...

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12.09.2025 19:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Submission: 8th Annual NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER

Hey, #EconSky! Got a policy-relevant paper that you want folks in DC to see? Present & publish it with NBER's Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy.

Submission deadline is Oct 20.

Conference is in DC on May 21, 2026.

More details below.

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

11.09.2025 19:15 — 👍 25    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 2

We (development econ faculty at Princeton) are hiring predocs, to start in summer 2026. Please share the application with folks who might be interested: rpde.princeton.edu/rpde-%E2%80%93-predoctoral-fellows-research-specialists-start-summer-2026
We'll review apps starting on 9/15. Thanks!

10.09.2025 12:24 — 👍 25    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 2

📢JOB OPPORTUNITY📢 I am hiring a part-time or full-time research assistant in Mexico City 🇲🇽

For a project with #PierreBachas #AndersJensen to understand the impacts of a tax on firms' cash deposits at banks

seankhiggins.com/assets/pdf/I...

#EconRA @povertyaction.bsky.social @j-pal.bsky.social

08.09.2025 15:32 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

#Econadvice I'm looking for some resources for undergraduate teaching, with an overview of key insights from the main fields in economics. E.g. what are some of the main findings from labor, public econ, etc.

Does someone have a class syllabus with such information? Or is there a book or similar?

31.08.2025 15:36 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 1
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Senior Fellow – Jobs, Firms and Growth - Center for Global Development - Career Page Apply to Senior Fellow – Jobs, Firms and Growth at Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.

CGD is #hiring! 🌟

The Center is seeking a Senior Fellow for a new initiative on jobs, firms, and growth. The Senior Fellow will work on issues of labor markets and firms to promote growth and development.

Apply:
https://bit.ly/4g09p6u

27.08.2025 17:22 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Thriving in Economics: PhD Student Edition - AI for Good Foundation The “Thriving in Economics” e-book series (pdf format) is a crowdsourced collection of bite-sized advice on almost everything related to a PhD and career in economics, featuring a variety of new and…

Are you starting a PhD program in Economics this fall or continuing your PhD? Check out this crowdsourced guide for success.

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21.07.2025 14:23 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1
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📢 Pre-doc RA position at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance! Join the Education & Skills programme led by Prof Sandra McNally. Work with large UK education datasets (e.g. NPD, LEO). Strong Stata skills & interest in policy a must. Apply by Aug 24 👉 ow.ly/bpN450WrLq4

18.07.2025 12:00 — 👍 1    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2
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Aerial view of college campus, with river in background

Friday is the application deadline for our 2025 Dissertation Award, given to the best policy-focused Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues. First prize is $2,500 and up to two honorable mention awards of $1,000 may also be given.
Details at www.upjohn.org/dissertation...

16.07.2025 15:39 — 👍 1    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

#EconConf

11.02.2025 10:31 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 We’re Hiring! 2 Doctoral Researchers – Labor Econ

💡 Interested in how global megatrends shape labor markets?
📈 Background in Econ/ STEM?
🖥️ Love working with large-scale data?

If 3xYes, then join my Research Group @ihs.ac.at in the heart of Vienna! 🙂

Apply by March 7: lnkd.in/egzuWgmC #EconSky

07.02.2025 09:01 — 👍 19    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 1
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Submission: Summer Institute 2025, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research

Environmental economists - submit to present at the NBER summer workshop

Submissions due March 20th: papers.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

#EconSky

04.02.2025 17:22 — 👍 22    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0

Dear #EconSky community, I want to help

I’m not super familiar with US federal data, but my #Rstats coding skills are strong and I know how to easily download data from the Internet

If you want me to help you keep copy of US federal data, please DM me or email me

Repost appreciated

31.01.2025 20:23 — 👍 119    🔁 121    💬 3    📌 3
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Submit your papers to the Women in Empirical Micro Conference @beckerfriedman.bsky.social, August 21-22!

Info here: bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event...

Please submit by Feb 28.

28.01.2025 15:13 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Help spread the word. The @minnpop.bsky.social is a great place to work. @popassocamerica.bsky.social @iaphs.bsky.social #Demography #PublicHealth #Sociology

15.01.2025 18:41 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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The 7th Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium will be hosted at @georgemasonu.bsky.social on Feb. 14, 2025

Details—> web.cvent.com/event/e1fd15...

Submissions due Dec. 20th—> forms.gle/vwoEbEhmt2rZ...

10.12.2024 18:23 — 👍 15    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
Development Economics Program Meeting
YouTube video by NBER Development Economics Program Meeting

The NBER Development Economics fall conference is being livestreamed now. Here's the program, which runs until 4:45 pm ET today: www.nber.org/conferences/...

06.12.2024 14:02 — 👍 24    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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Are you an applied microeconomist and golfer? Come to Fife & do both! The 1st annual Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf conference will be held 2-4 June. Golf on Balcomie (Old Tom Morris) and Craighead Links (Gil Hanse). Deadline 15 Jan. Info: applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/fifeamgolf/

27.11.2024 20:46 — 👍 38    🔁 15    💬 7    📌 16
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Postdocs on industrial policy at Columbia University www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

25.11.2024 21:12 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0