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I didn't know my Poisson post would generate so much interest. It's an illustration of how we need to do a better job of distinguishing a model from an estimation method. Please correct your students early on when they use phrases such as "OLS Model." There's no such thing.
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Flagging the paid 8-month long McNamara Fellowship program at WB for current Ph.D. or recent MA students interested in dev econ. Applications open during March 1 – April 30. Great opportunity to work with DECRG/DIME researchers! #econtwitter worldbank.org/en/programs/sc…
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Instead of “et al” a student wrote in her paper “[author] and friends,” which is adorable...
And perhaps “et amicis” is what we should all strive for in a healthy research collaboration.
#SocTwitter #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter – at Manhattan, NY
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GDP per person, 1950-2016 (adjusted for price changes):
- 9 countries saw a reduction
- 9 countries saw over 15-fold increase
- DR Congo: fell by half
- World: grew 4.4-fold
- Botswana, Panana, Portugal: 9-fold
- China: 16-fold
- Taiwan, SKorea: >30-fold
ourworldindata.org/economic-…
Thom Jayne retweeted
In 1950, the US had the highest GDP per person in the world.
Today, the *worldwide* GDP per person is as high as it was in the US back then (adjusted for changes in prices).
Global living standards have grown tremendously.
Ht @frank_pinter @MaxCRoser
GDP per person, 1950-2016 (adjusted for price changes):
- 9 countries saw a reduction
- 9 countries saw over 15-fold increase
- DR Congo: fell by half
- World: grew 4.4-fold
- Botswana, Panana, Portugal: 9-fold
- China: 16-fold
- Taiwan, SKorea: >30-fold
ourworldindata.org/economic-…
Thom Jayne retweeted
New study finds that Jeff Sachs' Millennium Village in northern Ghana had small or null effects; the Big Push did not appear to break the Poverty Trap HT @m_clem
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Thom Jayne retweeted
#Tanzania registered 368,000 more medium-scale farms (2008-2014) which are playing a vital role in the agriculture sector. This trend can be catalyzed w supportive public policies and spending which crowds in more private investments: wrld.bg/rLmk50xx3OV
#EconomicUpdateTZ
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Our work on how smallholders are affected by medium- and large-scale neighboring farms is now out in Food Policy - comments welcome!
doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.20…
Thom Jayne retweeted
#Digital ecosystems are rapidly emerging throughout the African agri-food system, offering smallholder #farmers, consumers & businesses #data, tools & services that did not exist a decade ago. Read @Agrilinks on policy, regulation & digital ag in Africa bit.ly/36ntPB1
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"Does Farm Structure Affect Rural Household Incomes? Evidence from Tanzania" Read the new journal article in Food Policy by @luckywinner1 and @MSUAFRE and @foodsecuritylab's @jayne_thom to find out.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New research by @foodsecuritylab and @MSUAFRE's @jayne_thom, @milumuyanga and their colleagues explores the role of medium-scale farms in driving agricultural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more here ifpri.org/publication/are-me… @IFPRI @IAPRI14
Useful piece on how much technical innovation often credited to private entrepreneurs actually comes from publicly funded R&D
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Thom Jayne retweeted
Delay is not denial! I failed my First JAMB, scored a 279 at second trial & now I'm the Best graduating Student of my department with a total of 7 awards. I am also the only First class student from the department of Geography, University of Ibadan. Hello World!
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Jim Jordan's constant anger makes him incomprehensible most of the time, so if you replace what he says with Boomhauer dialogue, there really isn't much difference.
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Agricultural R&D among top-three development investments in Africa with cost-benefit ratio of 1:55.
Wonderful to see our new Best Buys report for Africa profiled in the Economist
"Do-gooders and do-besters"
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
Useful advice - An Interview with Amitabh Chandra, Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics – ASHEcon ashecon.org/newsletter/newsl…
Very useful advice — An Interview with Amitabh Chandra, Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics – ASHEcon ashecon.org/newsletter/newsl…
Thom Jayne retweeted
Missed our #webinar on "Changing #farm structure and #rural #transformation in #Africa" w/ @thom_jayne @michiganstateu last week? Check the recording, slides and podcast here 🔽
@MSUAFRE @CANRatMSU @Agrilinks @marketlinksorg @CGIAR @IFPRI @IFPRI_FSP
bit.ly/2oQkyBi