🚀 Day 3 of @soasuni.bsky.social DLD FLP 12

🏭🌍 Industrial Policy: History, Rationale, and #Africa

🎤 With Arkebe Oqubay, Zainab Usman & Paul Jourdan

💬 Revisiting the historical foundations of industrial policy for Africa’s #structuraltransformation in a changing global order 🌍

Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment Abstract. Rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are typically underserved by financial services. Mobile money brings a substantial reduction in the transaction costs of remittances. We follow the introduc...

@catiabatista.bsky.social & #PedroVicente (2025)
"Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa?"
Review of Economics and Statistics

Main finding:
Newly introducing #MobileMoney in #Mozambique promoted #StructuralTransformation by inducing #Migration out of rural areas

direct.mit.edu/rest/article...

5/ The BRI’s role in reshaping economies in the Global South is monumental—but complex. It offers opportunities for structural transformation, yet outcomes depend on governance, planning, & sustainability efforts.

Your thoughts? 🤔

#BeltAndRoadInitiative #GlobalDevelopment #StructuralTransformation

6/ What are your thoughts on the BRI’s potential to transform LMICs? Let’s discuss! 💬
#BeltAndRoad #StructuralTransformation #GlobalEconomy #China #Development