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📢 Our new VoxDevLit on Sanitation Infrastructure is out now! Read and download here: https://lnkd.in/gAFpRBYJ In this VoxDevLit, Senior Editors Britta Augsburg (Institute For Fiscal Studies), Molly Lipscomb (University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy) and Andrew Foster (Brown University), and Co-Editors Bansi Malde (City St George’s, University of London) and Anna Tompsett (Stockholm University), systematically review #economicresearch on the welfare impacts of #sanitation investments and the effectiveness of strategies to expand coverage. Later today, at 15:00 UK time, we will be joined by the Senior Editors at our online launch event to discuss key takeaways for policy from Issue 1 of this living literature review. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eMzfDwXv

This week in development economics: - We featured research on pollution, renewable energy, mobile money, sleep & more. - Interesting links on fixing foreign aid, African cities, value chains & more. Catch up, and sign up to receive this weekly summary, here: https://lnkd.in/ecTwJ2kt

🆕 Understanding self-employment in Brazil: Can people afford to search for jobs? Today on VoxDev, Thiago Scarelli (Department of Economics, University of Oxford) and David Margolis (Paris School of Economics) show that material scarcity and financial constraints appear to be the main drivers of self-employment in #Brazil: https://lnkd.in/e5CQuSwk

🆕 Partnering with business for development economics research 📢 How can academics partner with the private sector to conduct research and have impact? Today on VoxDevTalks, Francis Annan (UC Berkeley, Rausser College of Natural Resources University of California, Berkeley) outlines #research on #Ghana: https://lnkd.in/dQdwBEkE

🆕 How serfdom hardwired extractive institutions into the Russian economy Unlike Western Europe, #Russia entrenched serfdom as an extractive institution rooted in frontier defence, as opposed to fundamentals such as land abundance and trade. To secure its southern border, the state granted land to servicemen who leveraged their strategic role to restrict peasant mobility—hardwiring coercion into law and shaping Russia’s long-term institutional landscape. Today on VoxDev w/ Andrea Matranga (Università degli Studi di Torino) & Timur Natkhov (National Research University — Higher School of Economics): https://lnkd.in/djAUyYJf

🆕 How developing the renewable energy sector increased employment in Brazil The development of the wind energy sector in Brazil improved employment in recipient municipalities—with workers under the age of 40 and those without high school degrees benefitting the most. Today on VoxDev, Danae Hernandez-Cortes (Arizona State University) & Sophie Mathes (FGV EESP) outline #research on #Brazil: https://lnkd.in/e_5t_md4

🆕 Breadwinner’s burden: How financial relief improved sleep and cognition in Indonesia Cash transfers improve sleep quality for household heads but not other family members, revealing how financial pressures burden those responsible for providing. Today on VoxDev, Claire Duquennois (University of Pittsburgh) & Maulik Jagnani (Tufts University) outline #research on #Indonesia: https://lnkd.in/en6gQURv

🆕 Workers in African cities are extremely exposed to air pollution In African cities, small firms locate on busy roads to attract customers and increase profits, exposing workers to substantial air pollution. Today on VoxDev, Vittorio Bassi (University of Southern California), Matthew E. Kahn (University of Southern California), Nancy Lozano (The World Bank), Tommaso Porzio (Columbia Business School Columbia University) & Jeanne Sorin (University of Chicago) outline research on #Uganda: https://lnkd.in/e7Bh5VFQ

🆕 Mobile money in Ghana: Lessons for boosting financial inclusion Improving transparency, increasing competition, and addressing gender disparities are key to reducing fraud and strengthening trust in mobile money markets. Today on VoxDevTalks w/ Francis Annan (UC Berkeley, Rausser College of Natural Resources University of California, Berkeley): https://lnkd.in/e74rXgQV

🆕 Electoral reform in Brazil reduced voter fraud and improved public services Evidence from #Brazil highlights how tackling voter fraud can not only protect election integrity, but also enhance political accountability, improve leadership quality, and promote better governance outcomes. Today on VoxDev w/ Ridwan Karim (Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University): https://lnkd.in/eA4mJd8w