💡How to generate ideas💡 UBC Economics students have started to ask me how to generate research ideas, now that they are moving to 2nd or 3rd year. I don't know whether I answer this question well, but here is what I tell them: [1/N]

📢 Just a few weeks left! Submit your paper by Aug 1st to be part of our 4th Annual Conference on Economic Opportunity (Oct 9–10), featuring opening remarks from Raj Chetty and a keynote by @DavidAutor. A great platform for both junior and senior scholars to share their work. ⬇️

📚📊 NEW Center for Global Development RESEARCH: Children who master basic reading and math in primary school earn significantly more as adults. Evidence that foundational literacy and numeracy skills have real economic returns throughout life.

The 6th World Bank–KDI School Development Impact Conference is on Nov 6–7 in Washington, D.C.! We’re more than excited to have Michael Kremer as the keynote speaker. Graduate students are welcome to submit. Deadline is Aug 29. Click the link for details. worldbank.org/en/events/2025…

🎓 Recently gave a lecture at the Econometric Society The Econometric Society Summer School on Dynamic Structural Econometrics. Topic: how subjective expectations data help us model educational choices. Link to slides: dropbox.com/scl/fi/qui40nh… 🧵

Dang, solid burn from NYT. But in seriousness, as profession, we need to be ready for time when graduating with Econ toolkit will be less competitive for job market. To be pro-active, we need to create joint/dual programs (eg Econ-CS) and invest in interdisciplinary training.

New meta-analysis: "School-meal programs in high-income economies have minimal impact on students' behavior, health, & education." For evidence on sizeable impacts in low- & middle-income countries, see this review from Biniam Bedasso & Amina Mendez Acosta at Center for Global Development: cgdev.org/blog/do-school…

🙌🙌 Data on every district boundary change in India since 1951? Yes please! Link in reply

Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be in Denver May 1-2--you can now submit! Deadline for submissions is October 31--it should be a great conference! mailchi.mp/sole-jole/sole…

India now spends ₹2 trillion/year (0.6% of GDP) on cash transfers to 130M+ women—yet we know little about their effects. In a new paper (bit.ly/4mE6EtW), we present findings from the first large-scale RCT of maternal cash transfers in India. Key results in🧵(1/10)

RA position for research on culture and development. Please consider applying Econ RA Listings employment.ucsd.edu/research-assis…

We (me, Jeff Weaver, Anahita Karandikar) are looking to hire a Gujarati-speaking paid intern and RA to help with lab-in-the-field work on barriers to trade in rural Gujarat. Full details in the link, and feel free to help us by RTing! docs.google.com/document/d/1X-…

Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn) Abhijeet Singh & I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate,” by Bau (Natalie Bau), Khanna, Low, and Voena: doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

This YouTube channel “The Structural Econ Guy” by Tyler Ransom is awesome. Not just about econometrics but also about code management. youtube.com/@structuraleco…

Happy Monday! Looking for referees for multiple (largely health-related) papers on interrelated topics in area of GBV/IPV: violence in schools, intergenerational transmission of violence, effects of violence against children, men experiencing violence. If interested - ping me!

Very excited to announce that Cornell is hiring an AP in Labor Econ, and I will be chairing the recruitment committee. Please spread the word! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30637

Early Childhood Education is central to India’s NEP and global edu goals. In a new paper at The Economic Journal (bit.ly/4gOtoVV),w/ Petter Berg Mauricio Romero, we show private ECE (Nursery/KG) outperform public options, explain 60% of SES gap. In primary school, NO private premium.

We (Economía ITAM) are hiring:econjobmarket.org/positions/11841 Pay is competitive with the US (in absolute terms), working language is English, virtually no service work, spend ~80% of your time in research, and you get to live in one of the coolest cities in the world. #econtwitter

UCL's 2025 Gorman Lectures with Ariel Pakes are now online for your delight! UCL Economics UCL Policy Lab youtu.be/Bqvtv0qczn4?si… youtu.be/N4F4KTWUiKU?si…