This is a fantastic paper! We've been studying the effects of infrastructure projects for ages, but often projects are left unfinished. Antonella Bancalari shows that this has important effects.

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

What an honor! Thank you for the spotlight Jessica Leight 😀 Correction: University of Glasgow*

Terrific to see early childhood research about the role of fathers! This review highlights the promises & pitfalls of programs aimed at fatherhood engagement. We need more of this in the policy, program, & research spheres -

Study by Jalnidh Kaur finds that exposure to psycho-social intervention leads to a 14% ⬆️ in teachers' confidence in their abilities. These teachers also exert more effort within and outside the classroom, which translates into ⬆️ exam scores for students ideasforindia.in/topics/human-d…

Honored to be one of the student speakers at the TC convocation!

Honored to deliver the student address at Teachers College, Columbia University convocation. I shared my reflections on pursuing a Ph.D. while starting a family and the incredible support from TC community. youtu.be/1dRtjmbry3A?si… Alex Eble Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton Sarah Cohodes @peterbergman_

Today's cool young researcher #EconTwitter is Nayantara Biswas , now a postdoc Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society + having just completed her PhD @Clarkuecon (congrats!) who works on questions related to human capital including reproductive + child health + maternal employment nayantara.biswas.me

Economic behavior is triggered by many different wirings in our brains, says economist Kaushik Basu. And policymakers must be attuned to that.

The giant has finally arrived at my desk. Excited to dive into Karthik Muralidharan's monumental work. Looking forward to unpacking it's insights -- many of which are sure to find their way into my growth and development lectures at University of Glasgow this fall!

🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 📝 Human Capital at Home: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in the Philippines 🇵🇭 We tested an 8-week home-based program to boost early math & phonics skills, empowering parents and caregivers to become teachers! Summary in 13 tweets 🧵👇

In a new working paper, Jacobus Cilliers, Nour Elashmawy & I look at the use of PDS Lasso for selecting control variables in field experiments. This is an issue that in part came up through discussions a while back on Twitter, 1/5 blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

What kind of childhood makes a top scientist? Is it enough to have all the right traits (brilliance, grit, etc) or do you need the right family too? And why should we care? A 🧵 on our paper on the Nobel Laureates. A teaser: the income distribution of the laureates' fathers.1/N

Honored to join the CESifo and engage with this thoughtful and inspiring community!

We are hiring! Come join Abi Adams, Kristiina Huttunen, Martti Kaila, Ning Zhang and I for a 3-year postdoc. You will work on a series of exciting papers with us while developing your own research agenda. Please reach out with any questions. Job ad: econjobmarket.org/positions/11218

Very interesting JMP showing access to clean cooking fuels improves children's learning outcomes

Ramu Damodaran posted this anecdote about Dr. Manmohan Singh in a St. Stephen’s College Alumni Whatsapp Group. With Ramu’s permission I am posting it here “My first meeting with Dr MMS was in July ‘91, the day I joined Prime Minister Narasimha Rao’s office. The devaluations of

📢 Kicking off 2025 is the January Policy Roundup! Presenting a curation of I4I content on the need to mitigate #globalwarming; the impact of uncertainty around US #immigration policies; the new ASER Centre report and improving students’ learning outcomes ideasforindia.in/topics/miscell…

Evaluating a Digital Empowerment Curriculum in India 📱 Can an educational intervention help students with social media use, mental health, and academics? RCT conducted by Mridul Joshi, Jalnidh Kaur, and Lena Song. socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/3840… 🗓️ Closes March 31 ⏱️10 min

Agency is extremely important to children. 4yo rejects the dress I hand over to her this morning, even though it's her favorite. ‘I can’t wear that because I did not choose it.’ It's not the outfit that matters, its who got to choose it. 🤔