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11 Nov, 23 tweets, 11 min read
Each year, the World Bank's Development Impact blog publishes a series of posts by job market candidates about their original research. Here's a running thread.
"Digitising microfinance loans to create female enterprise growth" by @EmmaRiley19
"Cracking open new markets: A contract helps farmers in Senegal meet export quality standards." by @JoshDeutschmann
"Wasting time vs wasting money: how liquidity and transaction costs shape demand for electricity in rural Rwanda" by Megan Lang (@econ_lang)
"Mission or money: How can the public sector motivate employees to perform their job?" by Muhammad Yasir Khan (@yasirmkh)
"What can a phonebook app teach us about how rural firms value relational contracting?" by Jess Rudder (@AreBerkeley)
How to Help New SMEs Overcome Growth Barriers in E-commerce Markets? by Zhengyun (Patricia) Sun (@zhengyun_sun)
Does Low State Capacity Set a Ceiling on Tax Rates? Evidence from Randomized Tax Rate Reductions in the D.R. Congo, by Augustin Bergeron (@AugustinBerge11)

Roads of fire: labor exits, crop-burning and the environmental costs of structural transformation, by Hemant Pullabhotla (@HPullabhotla)

The more the merrier: How larger refugee populations lead to more integration, by Thomas Gautier (@bu_economics)

Let the (P)rice Flow: Can Export Activity Benefit Domestic Consumers? Guest post by Utsav Manjeer (utsavmanjeer.com)

"Because the Mother-in-Law was Once a Daughter-in-Law: Mothers-in-Law Boost Women’s Labor Force Participation by Sharing Housework Burdens" by Divya Pandey (@Divya_Pandey4 @UVA)

"With great help from my friends: spillovers from college aspirations" by Jessica Gagete-Miranda (@GageteJessica)

"Dress to progress: religious veiling facilitates young women to pursue a career" by Naila Shofia

"Surprise! When do they work best for auditors?" by Wendy N. Wong (@wendynassrwong)

"Does violent crime exacerbate gender inequalities? Evidence from the Mexican Drug War" by Maria Hernandez-de-Benito (@MariaHdzdB)

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"What do we know about tax-evading politicians and their effect on public goods provision and economic development?" by Moogdho Mahzab (@moogdho_mahzab)

"Avoiding crime: the effects of homicides near the workplace on labor markets" by Camila Navajas-Ahumada (@CNavajasAhumada)

"A Dangerous Path to Opportunity: Risky Irregular Migration in the Mediterranean Sea" by Giacomo Battiston (@giac_bat)

"Travel distance or ability match with school, what do parents care about?" by Shanjukta Nath (@ShanjuktaN)

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"Does money motivate mothers?: Evidence from a maternal care program in India." by Deepmala Pokhriyal

"Profit vs. Revenue tax: How to make corporations pay their fair share?" by Thiago Scot (@thiagoscot / thiagoscot.com)

And here's @dmckenzie001's wrap-up with the full list of posts, a few statistics, and some advice for blogging about your work.

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