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Publishing Research on African Economics in Academic Journals with John Hoddinott Publishing Research on African Economics in Academic Journals: Pitfall and Opportunities Chief Editor of the Journal of African Economies (JAE), John Hoddinott (Cornell University) gives a…

Publishing in dev econ journals? @hoddinott.bsky.social shares hard-won advice👇
Rejection is common (75% desk reject rate!), but understanding why helps. Focus on:
🔹 Clear contribution
🔹 Rigorous methods
🔹 Self-contained tables
🔹 Tight intros (skip long lit reviews!)

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Janet Currie- 'Investing in children to tackle the mental health crisis of young people' YouTube video by FundacionAreces

The keynote lecture by Janet Currie at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. www.youtube.com/live/x20Rs3_... @au-spa.bsky.social

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Today on VoxDevTalks, Karen Macours @pse.bsky.social discusses @j-pal.bsky.social's latest policy insight on improving sanitation access in developing countries: voxdev.org/topic/health...

In 2019, PROGRESA was abruptly rolled back and replaced with a programme that looked similar on paper, but severely reduced support to the poorest beneficiary households. How has this affected educational outcomes?

Read the full article to learn more:

VDEV 63 - Joseph Kaboski (University of Notre-Dame and BREAD) YouTube video by CEPR & VideoVox Economics

Excellent paper on an interesting labor market policy.

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After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.