Princeton Development Economics Research Program

Check out our most recent conversation with Abdou Cisse, a Postdoc with us this year whose research focuses on energy markets in sub-Saharan Africa. It was a great conversation. Link below

Women’s power at home In last month's podcast, @seema_econ @PrincetonEcon & Alessandra Voena @StanfordEcon discussed what economic research has taught us about women’s power in the household: voxdev.org/topic/institut…

New NBER paper reviewing the literature on women's power within the household in developing countries, from our affiliate Seema Jayachandran. NBER link: nber.org/papers/w34605 Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_J…

As an update, @bihar_police has implemented this policy, with both uniform and undercover police patrol to address #gbv!

Pascaline Dupas, professor of economics and public affairs and director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, has been recognized by VoxDev for research examining the impacts of subsidized secondary education in Ghana. tinyurl.com/4ewyra3a

A fantastic piece by @seema_econ in the @CGDev blog about why nonprofits should ask not just “how much did we raise?” but “how much new good did these funds create?” Take a read: cgdev.org/blog/case-coun…

Nonprofits celebrate big grants, but Seema Jayachandran asks: how much new good did this funding create, & how much simply shifted between capable orgs? Her new blog shows how this counterfactual thinking can strengthen impact across the sector: go.cgdev.org/4oSvqXn

Have an interest in development economics and a passion for taking action? J-PAL Global, our team based at @MIT in Cambridge, MA, is hiring full-time Policy Associates and one Senior Policy Associate, with postings for Managers to come soon. Join us tomorrow, Dec 12 at noon EST for a Zoom information session: bit.ly/4oLr30o. And apply here by January 5! 🔗 Associates: bit.ly/48nm2EY. 🔗 Senior Associate: bit.ly/4pErXgg

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Our affiliate @seema_econ argues that nonprofits should value new funds they attract to the cause more than competitive grants they win that would have otherwise gone to an equally capable peer. cgdev.org/blog/case-coun…

Check out our conversation with Nina Buchmann, visiting RPDE this year before she joins the economics faculty at UC Berkeley. We discuss her work at the intersection of gender and labor markets — and her reflections on where the field is heading. Link in the replies 👇👇

🚨 Pre-doc Hiring! 🚨 We are hiring pre-docs to start in Princeton in Summer 2026, supporting @DupasPascaline @thomasfujiwara @seema_econ & @micasviatschi. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in development economics research before applying to PhD programs. Link 👇

We sat down with @JessAGoldberg (RPDE visiting faculty in Spring '25) this summer to pick her brain. Learn about the surprising journey that brought her back to Princeton 20 years after finishing her MPA. Link below

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Check out our conversation with Miguel Ortiz, who visited us this year as a Postdoc after his PhD @berkeleyecon, starting at UBC @UBC @ubcVSE this fall. Learn about the economics of conflict & how an dissertation involved producing a 24 episode radio drama. Link in comments

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🚨 FIELD JOB OPENING ALERT 🚨: @JohriTejal61310 is hiring a Senior Field Research Associate for a 3-month contract based in Uganda. See LinkedIn post in the comments below for more details and to apply!