Thank you for the warm welcome, ADB! I’m honored to take on the Asian Development Bank Chief Economist role. I look forward to contributing to ADB’s mission of helping build a green, resilient, and inclusive Asia and the Pacific.

Since I found them super helpful yesterday for figuring out how to implement sensitivity checks in an RDD/RKD setup, here's a reminder to #EconTwitter that paulgp's lecture notes on applied methods are free online: github.com/paulgp/applied… Thanks Paul!

10 Excellent Works by Amartya Sen 1) Home in the World: A Memoir An excellent intro to Sen's overall approach. This memoir contains dozens of insights on Econ and philosophy, as well as into other thinkers Sen has engaged with over his life. Wonderful and highly readable.

10 Excellent Empirical Papers on Economic Inequality 1) Income Inequality in the United States, 1913–1998 - @PikettyLeMonde + Saez This terrific paper details income inequality over the 20th century, positioning WW2 as a key shock in reducing inequality academic.oup.com/qje/article-ab…

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