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After reading ~5 drafts, and seeing 50 iterations of the cover via frantic WhatsApp messages, delighted to finally have Karthik Muralidharan's phenomenal book on India's development in hand! (thanks Burak Eskici!) Here's why it was worth the wait, and why you should get yours ASAP ... 1/n

We are thrilled to announce the distinguished Plenary Speakers for #ADE2024 Adrienne Lucas (Adrienne Lucas)- Professor of Economics, University of Delaware Jonathan Morduch (Jonathan Morduch)- Professor of Public Policy and Economics, New York University

Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched dataforindia.com, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data

My article with Jonathan Morduch, Saravana Ravindran and Parves Shonchoy -- the last of a series of three articles coming out of field research conducted in Bangladesh during my post-doc -- was published today in JEBO. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

While behavioral household finance shows that people are often more willing to spend when using less tangible forms of money like debit cards than when spending in cash, we show that this payment effect cannot be generalized to mobile money.

Submissions for #ADE2024 are open until May 10th. Don't miss out—click the link below to submit your papers now! forms.gle/kmhL2pmrrE14yt… Keynote Speakers: Adrienne Lucas Adrienne Lucas Jonathan Morduch Jonathan Morduch

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What will it take to foster improved #financialhealth and create inclusive insurance products? UNSGSA Queen Máxima H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, AXA EssentiALL’s G. Wattez-Richard, @FinancialAccess’ Jonathan Morduch, CGAP’s Sophie Sirtaine & Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth’s Shamina Singh weigh in. #DevexEvent

Results from a guaranteed income program for low-income households in Compton, California, from Sidhya Balakrishnan, Sewin Chan, Sara Constantino, Johannes Haushofer, and Jonathan Morduch nber.org/papers/w33209

In a new post, Josh Merfeld & Jonathan Morduch argue that, rather than the conventional definition, India’s poverty rate is better thought of as the share of the year that households experience poverty Don't miss this #LongRead on poverty measurement in India: ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty…

📢Call for Papers: Joint workshop with Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development, Econ Dept University of Groningen & Core IPD. Keynote: Jonathan Morduch (@NYUwagner). More 👉 rug.nl/rudolf-agricol… (end of page) We invite papers on financial decision-making in developing countries, with a special focus on Africa this year.

Articles on I4I covered some of the social and political developments in India this year, including research by: Anders Kjelsrud, Moene & Vandewalle: bit.ly/49Pqo8o Josh Merfeld & Jonathan Morduch: bit.ly/4fyaMXW Abhilasha Sahay: ideasforindia.in/topics/social-… (5/8)

Excited for this session tomorrow at ASSA! 10:15 am - 12:15 pm. I'll be presenting some new results, including with administrative data from Unemployment Insurance records, for the OpenResearch Unconditional income Study (ORUS). 1/2

🆕 What have we learned about microfinance? #VoxDevLit Issue 3 summarises the latest research w/ Jing Cai Muhammad Meki @simonrquinn Erica Field Jonathan Morduch @_farahsaid Cynthia Kinnan & Jon de Quidt: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/micr… Today's podcast covers this Lit: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

What have we learned about microfinance? #VoxDevLit Issue 3 summarises the latest research w/ Jing Cai Muhammad Meki @simonrquinn Erica Field Jonathan Morduch @_farahsaid Cynthia Kinnan & Jon de Quidt: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/micr… Podcast that covers this review: voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

📢Exciting news ahead! We are back with #ADE2025! The 7th International Applied Development Economics Conference will be held in #Lahore, August 18-20, 2025. The Call for Papers is now open! 📄 📅 Deadline: April 20, 2025 🔗 Submit your paper here: forms.gle/qPcrqcivz9Npvu…

Meet a dynamic group of development economists at #ADE2025. I attended last year and it was a great chance to get feedback on research ideas and learn about new work

Trump's tariffs are designed for maximum damage—to America This is not a both sides have a point situation. Maury Obstfeld Peterson Institute speaking truth to power. piie.com/blogs/realtime…

Are you coming to Toronto for the SOLE/EALE/AASLE joint meeting? Then you might be interested in a one-day workshop on cash transfers and other social safety net programs held at University of Toronto the day before. 1/ #SOLE2025 #econtwitter Economics U of T

The State of Development Journals 2025: Quality, Acceptance Rates, Review Times, Open Access, and What’s New blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…