Mariapia Mendola

Uhh I wish! I'm lucky I had the chance to meet and learn from you both, and I'm grateful the profession includes people like you guys (the ultimate truth!!🤗)

Great comments! 😅 You both are unbeatable and surpassing eccellence🚀

Hard to beat this discussant slide by force-of-nature @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social after I spoke at the IMF last Friday

A national extension programme in Uganda raised farmers’ expectations and adoption of oilseed crops – revealing how beliefs, not just knowledge, drive agricultural transformation.

Read today's article to learn more:

How information shapes farmers’ expectations and adoption in Uganda A national extension programme in Uganda raised farmers’ expectations and adoption of oilseed crops – revealing how beliefs, not just knowledge, drive agricultural transformation.

🆕 How information shapes farmers’ expectations and adoption in Uganda

Today on VoxDev, Jacopo Bonan (Milan), Harounan Kazianga (Oklahoma State) & Mariapia Mendola (Milano-Bicocca) discuss a national extension programme in Uganda: https://ow.ly/9ZwG50XlBQg

Innovation is at the center of economic growth. Congratulations to three who’ve taught us so much.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

This is a crucial point. Still relatively few economists are explicitly trained on this point, and too many econ papers show it.

Heading home after a great conference in Luxembourg! Many thanks to the organizers and the inspiring keynote speakers @marimendola.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social
Don't miss it next year!

What a lovely event with so many outstanding scholars!! There is beauty everywhere..if you only look (cit.)❣️🌷💛
#centrodagliano #unimb

Well there it is. I received this yesterday.

Data paid for and owned by the US public, now impounded and inaccessible—illegally, arbitrarily, indefinitely.

Anyone seeking ‘efficiency’ would at most seek an alternative data host.

Anyone seeking to suppress academic speech would… do this.

📌Call for applications out! 👀👀

Summer School on "Geo-economics, Natural Resources and Development" on Sept 2-5 in Tuscany, with the great Mathias Thoenig & Mathieu Couttenier!!

Deadline: May 9

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#EconConf #cepr #centrodagliano

Many of the world's best and brightest young people once came to study in the United States, fueling our global innovation powerhouse.

They now know that if they come, they can be seized by secret police off the street, at any moment—without charges, trial, or appeal, with absolute discretion.

What the fuck

Tariffs are not going to solve America’s ills Punitive import duties will neither reduce the US trade deficit nor boost employment in manufacturing

"Tariffs alone will not reduce the trade deficit or restore manufacturing jobs."

"Even worse, tariff threats distract us from the true sources of America's social problems and the policies that could help."

My @piie.com colleague, and top authority, Maury Obstfeld in @financialtimes.com —>

Hi #econbluesky community!

Excited to announce our Workshop on "Discrimination, Social Inclusion, and Development" at #MilanoBicocca on April 3-4, 2025!

Check out our amazing lineup of speakers and join us if you're in or around Milan—the workshop is free!

More info here: tinyurl.com/yeydfrbu

Hi #econbluesky community!

Excited to announce our Workshop on "Discrimination, Social Inclusion, and Development" at #MilanoBicocca on April 3-4, 2025!

Check out our amazing lineup of speakers and join us if you're in or around Milan—the workshop is free!

More info here: tinyurl.com/yeydfrbu

📣Last call for BÆM 2025!

💥Development Economics (May 6-7),
Keynote: @saralowes.bsky.social (UCSD)

💥Gender, Diversity, and Human Capital (May 8-9)
Keynote: Michèle Tertilt (Mannheim).

Submissions close tomorrow, 28th Feb!

More info 👇

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10 days left to apply to the next edition of the "Firms, Labor Markets, and Development" Workshop to be held in Bari, Italy, on 20-21 June.

Keynote speaker: Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale)

Info: steg.cepr.org/events/firms...

@micheledimaio.bsky.social
@marimendola.bsky.social
@fscoamodio.bsky.social

This is an illegal action by the US Administration. USAID is Congressionally mandated as an independent agency. It is not a small office of the State Department.

Those now choosing to ignore their duty to our laws, whether Conservative or Liberal, will miss them when they have lost meaning.

Keep your papers coming and join us for the Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on Development Economics, May 6-7!

📢 Invited talks by the brilliant @saralowes.bsky.social, Devesh Rustagi & @deanyang.bsky.social

📅 Submission deadline: Feb 28.
Details here👉http://baem.info

📢 4th Workshop on #Gender & #Economics

🗓️ May 22-23, 2025 at @uni.lu in #Luxembourg

🗣️ With keynotes from @marimendola.bsky.social & @essobecker.bsky.social

💪 Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Demographic Economics.

⏳ Submit via 📩 to dem@uni.lu before 15/03/25

Bravissimo!!💪💪😊😊

Cover of the Journal of Economic Perspectives

I'm honored to be elected to the editorial board of my favorite academic journal, the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

And excited to work with so many people I deeply admire at @aeajournals.bsky.social —>
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9/ 🚀 The takeaway?
This “light-touch” program proves that it is possible to address stereotypes and group differences head-on while fostering both understanding and cohesion.
It’s a model that could scale to other groups or countries facing similar challenges. 🌍

With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the

3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration

on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org

10/ ❤️ Programs like IBP show us the power of both cognitive and emotional skills to address complex issues, build bridges across divides and foster inclusion. With similar initiatives we can pave the way for more social cohesion. 🌏

Comments are welcome! 🗨️ #Immigration #SocialInclusion #Education

9/ 🚀 The takeaway?
This “light-touch” program proves that it is possible to address stereotypes and group differences head-on while fostering both understanding and cohesion.
It’s a model that could scale to other groups or countries facing similar challenges. 🌍

8/ 🔬 Interestingly, the program didn’t affect implicit bias or empathy directly. Instead, the change stemmed from challenging sociotropic concerns—misconceptions and perceived norms—not personal experiences.

7/ 📚 Two key drivers emerged:
1️⃣ Knowledge gain (migration literacy): Students corrected misconceptions about immigration.
2️⃣ Norm perception: They believed their peers held more positive views of immigrants, reinforcing inclusivity.