We're recruiting @NU_GPRL! We are seeking a Senior Director (aka Executive Director). povertyactionlab.org/careers/senior…
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Christopher Udry
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Christopher Udry
@chrisudry
Development economist at Northwestern University Department of Economics and Global Poverty Research Lab.
Chicago, IL Katılım Ocak 2011
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@mosenkis No convincing was needed! Everybody likes Buffett lunch!
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@cblatts That makes me happy! And gives me a bit more confidence in my answers...
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As a (hardly) disinterested observer, I have to say her work is creative and exciting. She'll be an amazing colleague.
Grad Students in International Political Economy@gradstudent_ipe
🥁Job Market Candidate: Cleo is a postdoc at Penn's Browne Center for International Relations and a PhD candidate at Yale University. She studies IPE with particular interest in aid, development, climate and energy politics, ethnic relations, and scientific innovation.
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Does promoting one healthy behavior detract from others? Evidence from a field experiment" by Hannah Trachtmann. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
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BREAD conference @MIT @MITSloan on May 12/13
Paper deadline: submit a paper before midnight tonight!!!
Send us papers, please!
ibread.org/call-for-paper…
Tavneet Suri@SuriTavneet
Deadline for submitting BREAD conference papers is tomorrow!!! Please send us your work, we would love to read it! Program committee: #AbhijitBanerjee #DavidAtkin #DaveDonaldson #NamrataKala #KarenMacours @Ben_Olken @FrankSchilbach @guoxu_econ Submit at ibread.org/announcements/
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Great opportunity for grad students and postdocs to present at a World Bank conference @mushfiq_econ @chrisudry @TrebAllen @adammosman @melaniemorten
Matias Herrera Dappe@mherreradappe
1st Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics, organized by @WBG_Transport, will be held on March 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C., on the sidelines of #TTDC23
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The Weiss Fund applications for the Kabir-Banerjee pre-doctoral Fellowship program are now open!
🚨Application deadline for the first round is April 1
To apply and learn more: bfi.uchicago.edu/weiss-fund-pre…
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I recently gave a lecture summarizing some of my research across various contexts, all showing the importance of looking beyond test scores in evaluation work. It was fun to pull together. A copy of the slides is here. works.bepress.com/c_kirabo_jacks…
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Across Africa, many economies are particularly dependent on agriculture compared with the rest of the world.
Our new #VoxDevLit outlines these facts (see🧵) before exploring different explanations for Africa's technological stagnation & future avenues for effective policy. 1/11
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Short, fun interview with my colleague and co-author @RdoseiOsei .
J-PAL@JPAL
“Technology is not going anywhere, so it is critical that we understand how to leverage it in agriculture,” says @JPAL affiliate @RdoseiOsei. Read Robert’s reflections on the role of technology in agriculture in our latest #AffiliateSpotlight: j-p.al/s8h
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Delighted that "Who Benefits From Attending Effective High Schools?" with Sebastian Kiguel, Shanette C Porter, John Q Easton has just been accepted for publication in the Journal of Labor Economics.
WP version: works.bepress.com/c_kirabo_jacks…
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This fresh jmp finds that internships may increase employers' understanding of refugees and increase refugees' employment twitter.com/econ_jmp/statu…
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On Thursday December 1, 15:00 GMT, we will be joined by Senior Editors @SuriTavneet (@MITSloan) and @chrisudry (@NUEconomics @NU_GPRL) for the online launch event of our new #VoxDevLit.
Register ⬇️ for their presentation on agriculture in Africa: ow.ly/Z3Zi50LGK47
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Info from peers seems unreasonably important for the adoption of tech. Hossein argues that returns to new tech in agriculture vary wrt local conditions. Farmers know the local conditions of peers, but not of strangers. That contextual knowledge makes peer info super valuable.
Northwestern Economics@NUEconomics
Kellogg School of Management PhD Candidate Hossein Alidaee’s research interests are Development Economics, Behavioral Economics. Learn more about @halidaee & other Northwestern Economics Job Market Candidates at economics.northwestern.edu/people/phd-job…
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Eduardo studies how culture and identity interact with government policy. India reserves some legislative seats for members of scheduled castes. How does this political affirmative action for disadvantaged groups affect the distribution of public services? Find out by reading:
Northwestern Economics@NUEconomics
Department of Economics PhD Candidate Eduardo Campillo Betancourt's research interests are Development Economics, Political Economy. Learn more about @edcambet & other Northwestern Economics Job Market Candidates at economics.northwestern.edu/people/phd-job…
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This week I'm excited to start my new job at Stanford GSB. I'm looking forward to working with amazing colleagues and students at the GSB and in the broader Econ community at Stanford!
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Check out Kensuke's research. You're considering a policy (maybe a conditional cash transfer to encourage education). Will it work? How best to use info from past CCTs in other places? How about experience with related policies (say UCTs) in the same place?
Northwestern Economics@NUEconomics
Department of Economics PhD Candidate Kensuke Maeba‘s research interests are Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Economics of Education. Learn more about Kensuke & other Northwestern Economics Job Market Candidates at economics.northwestern.edu/people/phd-job…
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