Shambhavi Priyam

Droughts are becoming more frequent & affecting the poorest the most. Our new immersive story showcases how countries & communities adapt to the changing climate by safeguarding land & water resources for future resilience. wrld.bg/jFhG50UoeLr #OurLandOurFuture #COP16Riyadh

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Nurturing the Future: How Positive Parenting Is Related to Children’s Skills and Well-Being | @laura_breitkopf Shyamal Chowdhury @What_a_Sham Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, @MattSutter_MPI #econtwitter cesifo.org/en/publication…

Do Economic Preferences of Children Predict #Behavior? This paper uses novel #data on nearly 6K children & adolescents aged 6-16 that combines incentivized measures of #social, time, & #risk preferences. Find the Answer: spkl.io/60134NtBz Subscribe: spkl.io/60144NtBM

Why fly solo when you can fly with friends?😊🙃New study shows that white #storks choose to fly together during migration, with younger storks, in particular, picking migration routes that are social hotspots! mpg.de/21823848/0412-… @hester_bronnvik @anflack @MPI_animalbehav

Do Economic Preferences of Children Predict Behavior? | @laura_breitkopf , Shyamal Chowdhury, @What_a_Sham , Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Matthias Sutter #EconTwitter cesifo.org/en/publication…

Interested economists, you won't find a better place to work!

At the MPI in Bonn we are looking for 2 post-docs (for up 5-6 years). Please spread the news to interested persons or apply yourself.

I have often wondered where my labneh comes from, and where these supposed cows are and what they are supposedly eating in water stressed Middle-East.

Did you know, one of the most common causes of death among children globally is diarrhea? Thanks to improvements in clean water & sanitation and vaccination, deaths from diarrheal diseases have declined over time, but they still carry a substantial death toll today.

A review of the literature on the psychology of poverty, from @jhaushofer and @DSalicath nber.org/papers/w31977

One from the archives. Happy Valentines Day. (PS: Cool kids don't p-hack.)

Forget flowers, chocolates, jewelry, and kisses. Tomorrow I'll post an update on Poisson versus NegBin, cross section and panel data versions -- with simulation evidence. Not expecting any love in return.

Max Planck Institute is one of the most rewarding places to work at. Axel Ockenfels will be heading a group that is bound to do amazing research!

POLICYMAKER: we set a cutoff for individuals to be eligible for the benefits… APPLIED ECONOMIST:

We are hiring pre-doctoral research associates @iza_bonn to join thriving teams at our locations in Bonn and Berlin! Please spread the word to those who might be interested. @predoc_org @econ_ra 🙏👉 iza.org/about/jobs

Fascinating new article in JDE by @gchiplunkar and @Jeff_Weaver_ documenting long-term trends in dowry in India. Key conclusion: dowry ⬆️ dramatically over about 40 years, primarily reflecting greater differentiation in groom quality (education) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Global delegates have set themselves the task of ending #PlasticPollution . But can they do that without hard caps on how much plastic is produced in the first place? Norway's @EspenBarthEide says yes. dw.com/en/nations-mee…