Monash CDES

The CDES at Monash University conducts rigorous, policy-relevant research to better understand the economic and social problems affecting the developing world.

[Monash CDES @CDES_Monash]

We missed a few familiar faces this year due to travel, but it was wonderful to celebrate the season together. Wishing everyone a joyful and relaxing break! Happy Holidays!

[Monash CDES @CDES_Monash]

@CDES_Monash is proud to contribute to Monash University being named the Leading research institution in the field of Development Economics by the The Australian’s Research 2025 rankings.

[Garance Genicot @GGenicot]

📢 Call for Papers open: Nov 1 – Feb 1, 2025 for the annual ThReD Conference, hosted by @MonashUni

📍 Monash Prato Centre, Prato, Italy🇮🇹
📅 June 25-26, 2025

Submit your research https://t.co/YgCZqsrIWU

@maitreesh #EconTwitter #DevelopmentEconomics

[Abu Siddique @absidd]

VoxDev piece on our paper just came out 👇

[Monash CDES @CDES_Monash]

Today, @CDES_Monash was pleased to welcome back @BerkOzler12 from the @WorldBank Development Research Group, who presented the working paper "Therapy, Mental Health, and Human Capital Accumulation among Adolescents in Uganda".

[Ideas for India @Ideas4India]

Do in-kind transfers for social assistance lead to deadwt. losses by restricting consumer choice? @CDES_Monash @AshokaUniv researchers conduct experiment in slums—offering choice b/w free rice & varying amounts of cash to elicit willingness to pay for rice
https://t.co/PuyigxEZ1e

[Monash CDES @CDES_Monash]

Call for Papers

ADEA-QUT Development Economics Conference

10-11 February 2025, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

For details, visit: https://t.co/OOhVE2LwTQ

Submissions close Friday, 15 November 2024.

[Somdeep Chatterjee @somdeepc]

Our @CDES_Monash working paper. Why is it so hard to adopt sustainable choices? Our RCT identifies “awareness” as a constraint. But traditional awareness campaigns usually don’t work. We propose: target the constraint better leveraging upward spillovers. https://t.co/bhPdVxlsOi

[Southern Economic Journal @SouthernEconJ]

Asad Islam of @CDES_Monash & @paraj00 of @MonashBusiness, examine how health shocks impact on households' decision to save, & how different #socioeconomic & #ethnic groups respond to health shocks in #Australia.

⬇️OPEN ACCESS⬇️
https://t.co/O64Zmlsbr8