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Alex Eble

@alexeble

Associate Professor of Economics and Education @Columbia @TeachersCollege. Development economist, enthusiast.

New York, NY เข้าร่วม Temmuz 2007
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Alex Eble@alexeble·
This🧵is about a tricky problem in education The problem: despite growing global wealth and technological progress, there are extremely poor parts of the world where most children grow up illiterate and innumerate We have two new papers showing that this can be changed 1/n
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Abhijeet Singh@singhabhi·
I'm thrilled that @alexeble is following up long-term on these experiments. The initial effects were so large that there's actually a hope for these to be the Perry Preschool style demonstration project for foundational skills in Africa (except much larger in scope) 🤞🏼
Alex Eble@alexeble

I'm hiring a research manager to run fieldwork for follow-up studies in Guinea Bissau and The Gambia Info on original studies here: x.com/alexeble/statu… Job advert attached; email CV and cover letter to eble@tc.columbia.edu and if@effint.org, hiring asap! cc: @econ_ra

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Alex Eble@alexeble·
I'm hiring a research manager to run fieldwork for follow-up studies in Guinea Bissau and The Gambia Info on original studies here: x.com/alexeble/statu… Job advert attached; email CV and cover letter to eble@tc.columbia.edu and if@effint.org, hiring asap! cc: @econ_ra
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This🧵is about a tricky problem in education The problem: despite growing global wealth and technological progress, there are extremely poor parts of the world where most children grow up illiterate and innumerate We have two new papers showing that this can be changed 1/n

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Todd Pugatch
Todd Pugatch@toddpugatch·
The @aefpweb EdDev (Scholars of Education in Developing Countries) Community Group fall season kicks off this Friday Sept 13 at 11am ET! Join us to hear Serena Canaan & Josep Nadal-Fernandez present work in progress. All are welcome! Contact me for Zoom link.
AEFP@aefpweb

Reminder that the EdDev Community Group Monthly Meeting will happen on Friday 9/13 at 11 AM ET! Serena Canaan & Josep Nadal-Fernandez will present work in progress. Sign up to the community group via the AEFP website if you're not yet a member

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Paul Novosad
Paul Novosad@paulnovosad·
GPT just did the equivalent of an entire semester's work for a research assistant — I better check and make sure i'm not breaking the budget. Project's monthly bill:
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Minahil A.
Minahil A.@asim_minahil·
📣 The #EdDev community group @aefpweb 2024-25 Updates! @toddpugatch and I are excited to co-chair this year! We will meet online on the second Friday of every month at 11am ET. Two presenters will share their work-in-progress followed by quick reflections from two volunteers.
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Nishith Prakash
Nishith Prakash@Prof_Nishith_P·
Alex Eble is speaking at @GAP_NU_ next week. Anyone interested can register and attend online! @alexeble @JPAL_SA @econ_ra_india @WBG_Education
Global Action for Policy (GAP) Initiative@GAP_NU_

🎓 Join us for the final GAP Seminar of Spring 2024 at Northeastern University! 🌐 Don't miss out on an enlightening session with @Alexeble, as he presents "When Your Bootstraps Are Not Enough: How Demand and Supply Interact to Generate Learning in Settings of Extreme Poverty".

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Alex Eble@alexeble·
@Prof_Nishith_P An alternative to Twitter with less bad stuff! Many economists (including me!) now post primarily there. Come join us!
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Alex Eble@alexeble·
I've got two more codes for the other place. DM me!
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Alex Eble@alexeble·
@Prof_Nishith_P For setting up a bluesky account. Do you have one? Happy to share!
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Michael Kofoed
Michael Kofoed@mikekofoed·
Take a look at the great job market candidates from @EPSAatTC. Got to work with some of these great PhD students during my sabbatical year at Columbia. So excited to see where they land!!
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Breaking my silence here to tell you to check out the amazing econ job market candidates from @TeachersCollege @EPSAatTC here: tc.columbia.edu/education-poli… I'm the placement director/DGS and happy to field all/any inquiries. They are objectively great!!!

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Alex Eble@alexeble·
Also, if you made to the second tweet -- I have four invite codes for the other, blue-er place up for grabs. DM me!
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Lee Crawfurd
Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurd·
From a recent interview: Ashenfelter: "how do you feel about the way you historically were treated in the profession as a woman?" Goldin: "I spent six years at Princeton, and not once in the six years that I spent at Princeton was I asked to give a seminar"
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Riley Acton
Riley Acton@riacton·
JOB ALERT! 🚨 My dept. is hiring an AP in public, enviro, and/or IO. Miami is an awesome place to work. True research/teaching/life balance. Great colleagues & students. Affordable COL in either a charming college town or nearby Cincy. Apply & share! aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…
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Robert Metcalfe
Robert Metcalfe@RDMetcalfe·
Anybody need codes?
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Alex Eble@alexeble·
@Adrian_HaminsP In this, one for one! Hat tip to Morgan Hardy (she’s on here but can’t find her - new Twitter algo sucks!) for teaching me this
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Alex Eble@alexeble·
I’m going to start being over there more than over here. Same handle. Same content. See you there!
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