Gender and development: 36 insights from research What do we know about the challenges faced by women and girls worldwide, and what can we do about them? Evidence from 18 developing countries helps elucidate this.

Interested in research on gender but don’t know where get started?

Here are over 36 insights from @voxdev.bsky.social on the challenges faced by women across 18 developing countries in the workplace, school, household, and with fertility and norms.

+ research gaps!

voxdev.org/topic/gender...

In pursuit of security: Armed conflict and support for democ This paper studies how armed conflict affects public attitudes to democracy. We analyze the role of both experience and fear of violence in support for basic democratic principles and preference for d

New DIAL Working Paper: "In pursuit of security: Armed conflict and support for democracy in #Mali"
by Thomas Calvo @thcalvo.bsky.social, Emmanuelle Lavallée
@univdauphine.bsky.social, Mireille Razafindrakoto @ird-fr.bsky.social, François Roubaud (@ird-fr.bsky.social)
ideas.repec.org/p/dia/wpaper...

#CallForPapers ICDE 2026

Rouen, July 2-3 – Organized by EconomiX & AFEDEV @afedev.bsky.social

Keynotes speakers : Murat Güray Kirdar (Koç University), Karen Macours (PSE INRAE), Abdoulaye Touré (CERFIG, University Gamal Abdel Nasser)

Deadline for submissions : January 15
icde2026.sciencesconf.org

Attitudes and behaviors in a fragile state. A list experiment in Mali Understanding individual behaviors and attitudes towards political regimes is key to explaining their persistence. However, scantily available micro-l…

"Attitudes and behaviors in a fragile state. A list experiment in #Mali"
by Olivia Bertelli @univdauphine.bsky.social, Thomas Calvo @thcalvo.bsky.social, Emmanuelle Lavallée, Marion Mercier @marionmercier.bsky.social, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps @ird-fr.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Séminaire DIAL jeudi 2 octobre de 12h30 à 13h45
@univdauphine.bsky.social.
Thomas Calvo @thcalvo.bsky.social (@ird-fr.bsky.social) :
"No #Army Arrangement? Armed conflict and support for democracy in #Mali" (joint with E.Lavallée, M.Razafindrakoto & F.Roubaud)
dial.ird.fr/evenements/n...

Dialogue N°77 has just been published.
Focus of this number: Understanding men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence in #Mali
by O.Bertelli @univdauphine.bsky.social, @thcalvo.bsky.social, E.Lavallée, @marionmercier.bsky.social, S.Mesplé-Somps @ird-fr.bsky.social
dial.ird.fr/wp-content/u...

We released two insightful articles on FGM today on @voxdev.bsky.social—one on understanding the extent of its acceptability, and one on whether it can be phased out as a norm completely 1/3

Understanding men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence in Mali Combining direct questions with list experiments can help deduce men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence.

🆕 Understanding men’s true perspectives on gender-based violence in Mali

Today on VoxDev w/ Olivia Bertelli (Université Paris Dauphine), Thomas Calvo (IRD), Emmanuelle Lavallée (Université Paris Dauphine), Marion Mercier (CNRS) & Sandrine Mesplé-Somps (IRD): voxdev.org/topic/method...

#IRDEmploi | 📣 Le concours chercheuses et chercheurs IRD 2025 est ouvert !

Cette année, l'IRD propose :
🔴 18 postes de directeurs de recherche
🔴 25 postes de chargés de recherche

🗓️ Candidatures ouvertes jusqu'au 11/03

👉 +d'infos : www.ird.fr/concours-che...

#EnsemblePourDesSolutionsDurables

Two Assistant Prof positions with tenure in Economics opening in Dauphine this year! We encourage you to participate in “Days at LEDa” if you plan to apply. More information below.

PhD Students in Development Economics: Don’t miss this opportunity!

Join us for the Development Doctoral Days in Strasbourg on January 28-29, 2025.

Deadline to submit: December 20, 2024
Location: Strasbourg, France

afedev.fr/jdd-2025/

Call for Papers: International Conference on Development Economics (ICDE) 2025

We’re excited to announce the 2025 edition of the ICDE, hosted by EconomiX (UMR 7235) at the University Paris Nanterre from July 2 to July 4, 2025.

Deadline for submissions: February 9, 2025

icde2025.sciencesconf.org