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Development Economics X is research on global inequalities in the present and in history with the future of development economics. Featuring .@KwekuOA
Development Economics X
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Development Economics X
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The next generation of development economics.
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- LaTeX is now native to GitHub. LaTeX's mathematical expressions are key to precision, models detail and information sharing amongst development economists, whether structural, reduced-form, theorists, or all of the above. github.blog/2022-05-19-mat…
- The Volta River Project as a Development Economics Masterclass. For us at Development Economics X Corporation, Ghana's past impacts Africa's future. The Volta River Project was a monumental challenge. What lessons can a modern company learn from this project? A thread. #Ghana
- The next generation.Children's Library, Accra.
- African grains “need to be better known and more widely eaten...They could become future staples around the world, as widespread in the United States as cocoa or coffee.”
- The blueprints for the factories, the plans for the cities, and the vision for a self-reliant Ghana built in the 1960s were more than just history. They are a testament to potential. Our work at Development Economics X Corporation is built on that enduring ethos--for a new era.
- Presenting RCTs on distribution functions, a first-of-its-kind experimental approach that achieves state-of-the-art causal inference for distributional functions with significant depth for development economics relative to mean effects: developmenteconomicsx.com/randomized-con…
- The next-generation of differences-in-differences: staggered with distribution functions. It will transform the way we experience causal inference, open new horizons & make development impact epic. By .@KwekuOA. developmenteconomicsx.com/differences-in…
- A word of caution: it would appear that there may likely be some issues with the sampling here. Such non-probability online panels may overrepresent tech-savvy groups, esp. in regions with digital divides. A short thread:Replying to @kyleichanThere are very strong regional differences in attitudes toward AI. Asian countries are generally quite positive about AI while Western countries are more nervous. @Ipsos
- 🚨 Discover the economics of analysis paralysis—why it happens, how it spreads, and how to fix it. A game-changer for leaders, teams, & anyone who’s ever felt stuck. Don’t miss out! 👇 🧠🔗 developmenteconomicsx.com/the-economics-… #Economics #BehavioralScience #DecisionMaking #AnalysisParalysis
- Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence on March 6, 1957, remains a beacon of peace. Happy Independence Day to all Ghanaians!
00:00 - The comments from Nigerians are heartbreaking. Ethnic division is a problem. Most Africans must get to the point where they can vote out their own co-ethnic to punish them for non-performance--the reality in Ghana. If ineffective leaders still get votes, they never change.A photo of a public university hostel in Ghana 🇬🇭 📍University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra
