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I am currently a PhD researcher at the University of Groningen. My research focuses on the causes of global poverty. Particularly, I am interested in contributing to the academic debate on recent patterns of structural change and industrialization in developing countries. Recently, I was part of the GGDC and UNU-WIDER team constructing the Economic Transformation Database. These data provide researchers with evidence on sectoral employment and productivity for a large number of developing countries. Our own research using these data was - among others - presented at the CEPR STEG conference 2...

Short lecture by Aya Ezawa The awarding of the Pieter de la Court medals are usually accompanied by a lecture to explore one or more of the Pieter de la Court themes. This year Aya Ezawa, Diversity Officer at Leiden University, talked about how the university works on diversity and inclusivity. “One of my tasks as Diversity Officer is to translate our ambitions to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment into action. It’s one thing to have this shared ideal, but quite another to actually make it happen. … So, what can we do? Inclusion is first and foremost a matte...