Toman Barsbai
@tomanbarsbai.com
Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol. Development, migration, culture, and behavior. tomanbarsbai.com
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Greatful to @johanneshaushofer.com and @malengo.org for the opportunity! @unibonn.bsky.social has been a good place to study medicine.
Hillary Turinawe is a @malengo.org scholar from Uganda. Within a year of arriving in Germany, he taught himself C1 German and was accepted for medical school at @unibonn.bsky.social. This week, he passed his "Physikum", the tough two-year exam on the way to becoming a doctor. Congratulations!!
September 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Greatful to @johanneshaushofer.com and @malengo.org for the opportunity! @unibonn.bsky.social has been a good place to study medicine.
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Migration: this tool helps us see where the world’s 280 million international migrants were born, and where they live now.
→ ourworldindata.org/where-do-mig...
→ ourworldindata.org/where-do-mig...
July 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Migration: this tool helps us see where the world’s 280 million international migrants were born, and where they live now.
→ ourworldindata.org/where-do-mig...
→ ourworldindata.org/where-do-mig...
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Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon.bsky.social ... Open to every development economist, everywhere.
Join the community: idea.devecon.org
Please share 🌍
Join the community: idea.devecon.org
Please share 🌍
June 24, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon.bsky.social ... Open to every development economist, everywhere.
Join the community: idea.devecon.org
Please share 🌍
Join the community: idea.devecon.org
Please share 🌍
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Next up: Ingvild Almas (UZH Department of Economics) on perceived *unfair* inequality in labor markets — with a particular focus on the influence of inequality perceptions and fairness preferences.
May 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Next up: Ingvild Almas (UZH Department of Economics) on perceived *unfair* inequality in labor markets — with a particular focus on the influence of inequality perceptions and fairness preferences.
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When good ends require dodgy means, what do people do? Our second keynote Roland Benabou (Princeton Economics) runs a real-stakes trolley plus 5 other ends-vs-means games. 20–44% pick non-consequentialist — but trolley choices predict *nothing* about the rest. Kantian/utilitarian isn't a trait.
May 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
When good ends require dodgy means, what do people do? Our second keynote Roland Benabou (Princeton Economics) runs a real-stakes trolley plus 5 other ends-vs-means games. 20–44% pick non-consequentialist — but trolley choices predict *nothing* about the rest. Kantian/utilitarian isn't a trait.
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Last day of BÆM 2026. We conclude with a workshop on "Fairness in the Economy." We again have a jam-packed program of great presentations:
www.baem.info/Program_FIE_...
Stay tuned for live coverage!
www.baem.info/Program_FIE_...
Stay tuned for live coverage!
May 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Last day of BÆM 2026. We conclude with a workshop on "Fairness in the Economy." We again have a jam-packed program of great presentations:
www.baem.info/Program_FIE_...
Stay tuned for live coverage!
www.baem.info/Program_FIE_...
Stay tuned for live coverage!
The second 2026 Bristol Applied Economics Meeting is on the Economics of Migration. We have an amazing program ahead of us. Stay tuned for one key takeaway per talk.
Program: www.baem.info/Program_MIG_...
Program: www.baem.info/Program_MIG_...
May 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The second 2026 Bristol Applied Economics Meeting is on the Economics of Migration. We have an amazing program ahead of us. Stay tuned for one key takeaway per talk.
Program: www.baem.info/Program_MIG_...
Program: www.baem.info/Program_MIG_...
Welcome to the third edition of the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! We start with the Meeting on Development Economics. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, w/ Kate Orkin @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social, Imran Rasul, and Pauline Rossi as invited speakers.
Program: www.baem.info/Program_DEV_...
Program: www.baem.info/Program_DEV_...
May 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Welcome to the third edition of the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! We start with the Meeting on Development Economics. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers, w/ Kate Orkin @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social, Imran Rasul, and Pauline Rossi as invited speakers.
Program: www.baem.info/Program_DEV_...
Program: www.baem.info/Program_DEV_...
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💥 We’re absolutely thrilled that the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM) kick off tomorrow at the University of Bristol! 💥
We have an amazing program bringing together leading research on development, migration, and fairness in the economy.
We have an amazing program bringing together leading research on development, migration, and fairness in the economy.
May 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
💥 We’re absolutely thrilled that the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM) kick off tomorrow at the University of Bristol! 💥
We have an amazing program bringing together leading research on development, migration, and fairness in the economy.
We have an amazing program bringing together leading research on development, migration, and fairness in the economy.
1/ Could more empathy improve working conditions? In a study with the Philippine government, we find that a family photo, shared with the employer, can reduce mistreatment of migrant domestic workers. Out now in the JPE Micro.
May 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
1/ Could more empathy improve working conditions? In a study with the Philippine government, we find that a family photo, shared with the employer, can reduce mistreatment of migrant domestic workers. Out now in the JPE Micro.
Last call for applications. Deadline is on March 15.
📢 Fully funded PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics (Bonn)
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
PhD-position - Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics - Bonn, Germany | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
www.povertyactionlab.org
March 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Last call for applications. Deadline is on March 15.
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Come join @nathannunn.bsky.social James Fenske, Stephan Heblich and myself in the far north of 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, boasts up to 240 nights of active aurora borealis per year ❤️
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, boasts up to 240 nights of active aurora borealis per year ❤️
Only one week left to propose a paper for the joint economic history-Indigenous economics meeting August 21-23 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Send 1-2 page extended abstract to David Rosé ([email protected]) & Rob Gillezeau ([email protected]) by February 27!
economichistory.ca
Send 1-2 page extended abstract to David Rosé ([email protected]) & Rob Gillezeau ([email protected]) by February 27!
economichistory.ca
The Canadian Network for Economic History
economichistory.ca
February 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Come join @nathannunn.bsky.social James Fenske, Stephan Heblich and myself in the far north of 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, boasts up to 240 nights of active aurora borealis per year ❤️
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, boasts up to 240 nights of active aurora borealis per year ❤️
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🆕 How skilled migration from Asia reshaped the US economy 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, @econgaurav.bsky.social (@gpsucsd.bsky.social) discusses the rise of high-skilled migration from Asia to the US.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
Today on VoxDevTalks, @econgaurav.bsky.social (@gpsucsd.bsky.social) discusses the rise of high-skilled migration from Asia to the US.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
February 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM
🆕 How skilled migration from Asia reshaped the US economy 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, @econgaurav.bsky.social (@gpsucsd.bsky.social) discusses the rise of high-skilled migration from Asia to the US.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
Today on VoxDevTalks, @econgaurav.bsky.social (@gpsucsd.bsky.social) discusses the rise of high-skilled migration from Asia to the US.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
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Call for papers for the Migration Workshop of the BSE Summer Forum
bse.eu/summer-forum...
📅 Dates: 8-9 June 2026
Keynotes: Leah Boustan & Sam Bazzi
Organizers: L. Farré, J. Fernández-Huertas Moraga, A. Glitz, A. Groeger, J. Llull, J. Monràs
⏰ Deadline: 28 FEB
@bsebarcelona.bsky.social
bse.eu/summer-forum...
📅 Dates: 8-9 June 2026
Keynotes: Leah Boustan & Sam Bazzi
Organizers: L. Farré, J. Fernández-Huertas Moraga, A. Glitz, A. Groeger, J. Llull, J. Monràs
⏰ Deadline: 28 FEB
@bsebarcelona.bsky.social
Workshop on Migration
Find paper topics, past speakers, and the call for the next edition of the BSE Summer Forum Workshop on Migration
bse.eu
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Call for papers for the Migration Workshop of the BSE Summer Forum
bse.eu/summer-forum...
📅 Dates: 8-9 June 2026
Keynotes: Leah Boustan & Sam Bazzi
Organizers: L. Farré, J. Fernández-Huertas Moraga, A. Glitz, A. Groeger, J. Llull, J. Monràs
⏰ Deadline: 28 FEB
@bsebarcelona.bsky.social
bse.eu/summer-forum...
📅 Dates: 8-9 June 2026
Keynotes: Leah Boustan & Sam Bazzi
Organizers: L. Farré, J. Fernández-Huertas Moraga, A. Glitz, A. Groeger, J. Llull, J. Monràs
⏰ Deadline: 28 FEB
@bsebarcelona.bsky.social
📢 Fully funded PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics (Bonn)
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
PhD-position - Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics - Bonn, Germany | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
www.povertyactionlab.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
📢 Fully funded PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics (Bonn)
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
Opportunity to work on the scientific evaluation of @malengo.org, an exciting RCT on international educational migration from Uganda to Germany, and join our great team.
www.povertyactionlab.org/careers/phd-...
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Apply to present your work at the @novafrica.bsky.social PhD Workshop on Development Economics.
Organized by the fantastic Econ PhD students at Nova SBE!
Organized by the fantastic Econ PhD students at Nova SBE!
📢 Call for papers now open for the 4th @NOVAFRICA PhD Workshop on Development Economics
📍 Nova SBE (Lisbon, PT) | 📅 June 17, 2026
This is a pre-conference event ahead of the #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference.
📝 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4qPvWHy
#DevEcon #EconResearch
📍 Nova SBE (Lisbon, PT) | 📅 June 17, 2026
This is a pre-conference event ahead of the #NOVAFRICA2026 Conference.
📝 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4qPvWHy
#DevEcon #EconResearch
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Apply to present your work at the @novafrica.bsky.social PhD Workshop on Development Economics.
Organized by the fantastic Econ PhD students at Nova SBE!
Organized by the fantastic Econ PhD students at Nova SBE!
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🆕 How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Exposure to less restrictive reproductive health policies via international migration leads to lower fertility in origin communities through the diffusion of new knowledge, preferences, and behaviour.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🆕 How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
BÆM💥5 days left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings!
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 AM
BÆM💥5 days left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings!
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
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Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
R.I.P., dear Jon.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
R.I.P., dear Jon.
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.
https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B
We must have first met at several conferences…...
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.
https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B
We must have first met at several conferences ...
linkedin.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
R.I.P., dear Jon.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
R.I.P., dear Jon.
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I continue to be inspired by our amazing Malengo students — here is another conversation, this time with Kiltan Karbous, a Sudanese refugee from Uganda, who is studying Physics in Leipzig.
Introducing the world to our amazing Malengo students, vol. 4:
Please meet Kiltan Karbous, who is a Malengo Uganda–University Scholar studying studying Physics at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
youtu.be/qCyAzhzNjNM
Please meet Kiltan Karbous, who is a Malengo Uganda–University Scholar studying studying Physics at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
youtu.be/qCyAzhzNjNM
Malengo Scholar Profiles: Kiltan Karbous, Uganda–Germany University Scholar
YouTube video by Malengo Inc.
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I continue to be inspired by our amazing Malengo students — here is another conversation, this time with Kiltan Karbous, a Sudanese refugee from Uganda, who is studying Physics in Leipzig.
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This is a hard year for the job market.
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
📢 Weiss Fellowship for Junior Researchers: Job market PhD candidates planning to work in low- and middle-income countries can apply for up to 3 years of supplemental funding.
🗓️ Applications review starting Jan 15, 2026 — early applications prioritized. Apply here: https://ow.ly/6yHi50XTbEF
🗓️ Applications review starting Jan 15, 2026 — early applications prioritized. Apply here: https://ow.ly/6yHi50XTbEF
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is a hard year for the job market.
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
Dev economists: check out this available funding *if you’re open to be based in an LMIC*
It could supplement your salary + provide research funds.
Lots of research active hubs in Asia, Africa, LAC that would love to affiliate excellent global talent!
📢 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM). Come join us!
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
📢 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM). Come join us!
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi
👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides
⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås
👉 baem.info
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Inaugural Workshop of the Standing Committee for Political Economy of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.), @vfsecon.bsky.social
Call for Papers below! Maik T. Schneider, @steinhardt.bsky.social @theocharisgr.bsky.social
and I hope to see you in Berlin, March 26-27!
Call for Papers below! Maik T. Schneider, @steinhardt.bsky.social @theocharisgr.bsky.social
and I hope to see you in Berlin, March 26-27!
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Inaugural Workshop of the Standing Committee for Political Economy of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.), @vfsecon.bsky.social
Call for Papers below! Maik T. Schneider, @steinhardt.bsky.social @theocharisgr.bsky.social
and I hope to see you in Berlin, March 26-27!
Call for Papers below! Maik T. Schneider, @steinhardt.bsky.social @theocharisgr.bsky.social
and I hope to see you in Berlin, March 26-27!
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📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
📢 International migration is one of the most powerful tools available for poverty reduction and economic development.
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
At our VoxDevLit launch event on January 14, Dean Yang will summarise evidence on international migration.
Register➡️ https://ow.ly/y5n150XRWT9
Great new evidence from the Philippines on the long-run multiplier of labor migration in countries of origin.
"Initial migrant income shocks are magnified six-fold over time, increasing domestic income, education levels, migrant skills, and high-skilled migration."
"Initial migrant income shocks are magnified six-fold over time, increasing domestic income, education levels, migrant skills, and high-skilled migration."
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Great new evidence from the Philippines on the long-run multiplier of labor migration in countries of origin.
"Initial migrant income shocks are magnified six-fold over time, increasing domestic income, education levels, migrant skills, and high-skilled migration."
"Initial migrant income shocks are magnified six-fold over time, increasing domestic income, education levels, migrant skills, and high-skilled migration."