Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)

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Brief 42: Understanding the Failure of a Randomized Trial to Deepen Democracy in Rural India – EGAP EGAP researchers: Vijayendra Rao

This month we are featuring EGAP work on institutions & governance in Asia.

First up, @bijurao.bsky.social w/ Kripa Ananthpur & Kabir Malik look to India to ask: under what circumstances might an external intervention induce citizen participation in local governance? Learn more:

🚨🚨 Some hope: media and information literacy trainings - modules providing crucial skills to better consume information - in classroom settings appears to move the needle, and to have positive externalities!

Check out the (open-access) results of our large field-experiment in India.

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Limited but encouraging evidence about the relative effectiveness of locally led development also includes findings about agency By Annette N. Brown, February 2, 2026 One of the heralded expected outcomes from the drastic disruptions and reductions in foreign assistance over the last year is a greater shift toward locally led d...

New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
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YouTube video by INI Seminar Room 1 Prof. Cyrus Samii | Inference for Group Interaction Experiments

My talk on "Inference for group interaction experiments" from the Foundations of Causal Inference workshop at the Isaac Newton Institute is available via their Youtube channel: youtu.be/3hh-bM8YNSc?...

Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies In recent years, voter ID laws and convenience voting have generated heated partisan debates. To shed light on these policy issues, we survey the evidence on the institutional determinants and effects...

Very happy to share our paper “Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies,” published in the Annual Review of Economics!

Full paper here: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Short 🧵on main take-aways below.

w/ E. Cantoni and J. Schafer
#EconSky #PoliSciSky @annualreviews.bsky.social (1/n).

Learning Days 18: EGAP West Africa Regional Hub Learning Days Workshop 2026 – EGAP En Français

REMINDER: Our West Africa Hub is hosting a Learning Days workshop at CERAP this June 🌍

We welcome applicants from Africa-based researchers & evaluation professionals from university, government, & civil society orgs.

Apply by: Feb 27, 2026

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Building Trust and Improving Police Effectiveness: Lessons from Liberia – EGAP Metaketa researchers: Ben Morse, Lily Tsai

For our final spotlight on EGAP research in #Africa, see Lily Tsai & Ben Morse's #Metaketa experiment in Liberia. They test if community policing builds confidence in police, increases crime reporting, improves info sharing, & reduces incidence of crime.

🌟 Le invitamos a sumarse a nuestra red
@jakebowers.bsky.social @dktrdr.bsky.social @slopezcariboni.bsky.social @garciaponce.bsky.social @lmaldona.bsky.social
📌 Nota: Las personas interesadas sólo podrán postularse a una (1) actividad

📌 Requisitos para el Lab:
✔️ Estudiantes de doctorado activos en ciencias sociales o disciplinas afines (universidades @LatAm )
✔️ Proyecto de tesis avanzado (etapa de análisis o escritura)
✔️ Enviar un working paper del proyecto de investigación

El Lab de 1 día ofrece:
🎓 Retroalimentación constructiva para estudiantes de doctorado en América Latina
🌎 Oportunidades para perfeccionar tu trabajo con el apoyo de expertos
🤝 Consideración para una pequeña financiación para apoyar su investigación

📌 Requisitos para el Workshop:
✔️ Residir en América Latina
✔️ Formación en ciencias sociales
✔️ Conocimientos básicos de estadística (¡R es un plus!)
✔️ Disponibilidad completa para todas las actividades del taller (jornada completa Jul 27-31)

El Taller (5) Días de Aprendizaje incluye:
✔️ Diseño y práctica de experimentos controlados aleatorizados (RCTs)
✔️ Ejercicios prácticos con R
✔️ Sesiones personalizadas de asesoría para fortalecer tu diseño de investigación

📢 ¡EGAP #LatAm @EconomiaUAndes vuelve a organizar el taller de Learning Days y un PhD Lab este julio y agosto 2026!

📍 Lugar: Instituto de Sociología, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago

🗓 Cierre: 28 febrero 2026

🔗 Info: buff.ly/712R0Go

El Nodo Regional de EGAP en Latinoamérica @egap.bsky.social realizará un taller de Días de Aprendizaje Santiago en alianza con el Instituto de Sociología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, del 27 al 31 de julio de 2026:

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Compartan con sus redes y consideren aplicar

🌟 Join our network! 🌍
@jakebowers.bsky.social @dktrdr.bsky.social @slopezcariboni.bsky.social @garciaponce.bsky.social @lmaldona.bsky.social
📌 Note: Applicants may apply to one (1) event only

Eligibility for the Dissertation Camp:
✔️ Active PhD students in the social sciences or related disciplines (@LatAm universities)
✔️ Advanced dissertation project (analysis or writing stage)
✔️ Submit a working paper of the dissertation
💡📊 #Research and #Collaboration across #LatinAmerica! 🌍✨

The 1-day PhD Lab provides:
🎓 Constructive feedback for PhD students in Latin America
🌎 Opportunities to refine your work with insights from experts
🤝 Consideration for a small grant to support your research

📌 Eligibility for the Workshop:
✔ Based in Latin America
✔ Social sciences background
✔ ️Basic stats knowledge (R is a plus!)
✔ Available for all workshop activities (July 27-31, full days)

The 5-day Learning Days Workshop covers:
✔️ Randomized Controlled Trials Design
✔️ Hands-on exercises in R
✔️ Personalized advisory sessions to strengthen your research designs

📢 Call for Applications 📢

EGAP’s #LatAm Hub @ Facultad de Economía Uniandes is again hosting a Learning Days Workshop & PhD Lab this July & August, 2026!

📍 Location: Instituto de Sociología, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago

🗓 Apply by: February 28, 2026

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JOIN us for this year’s Rebecca Morton conference on experimental political science at NYU! March 6-7. We have a great line up of papers and posters!

Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica...

Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Looking forward to all the exciting talks in the LSE Latin American Politics Seminar (LAPS) series this term!

Talks will be on-campus (open to anyone interested) but you can also join remotely.

www.lse.ac.uk/government/r...

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Open Position: Knight Postdoctoral Fellow at Wharton School: Expertise in the quantitative study of the information ecosystem, especially news, media, and advertising.

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Brief 70: How Personal Narratives Reduce Negative Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Kenya – EGAP EGAP researchers: Kristin Michelitch

In our next spotlight on EGAP work in #Africa, Kristin Mitchelitch, Nicole Audette & Jeremy Horowitz ask if personal narratives reduce prejudicial attitudes towards immigrant outgroups & policies aimed at benefiting them in Kenya. Preparer: @bhumi.bsky.social.

📣 We’re hiring!

CEGA is looking for a Predoctoral Research Fellow to support rigorous impact evaluations in Uganda, India, and South Africa related to health, gender, and environmental economics.

🔗 Learn more and apply by January 21: go.cega.org/devecon-predoc

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Early career researchers (especially in Europe / UK, but all are welcome):

Apply to present your work on the urban/rural divide (very broadly defined!) @ LSE

@lseinequalities.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social