UCSD Development Economics

[UCSD Development Economics @UCSDDevEcon]

geography matters 😉
https://t.co/pUy6BbEpdN

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

India's ICDS is the world's largest early-childhood development program. In a new @nberpubs WP https://t.co/3mESX8x8vd, @aganimian @c_r_walt & I show with a large-scale RCT that adding a worker to ICDS centers improved education, and nutrition, and was highly cost effective 🧵1/

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

This underscores the need for policy to be based on evidence (Yay, RCT's!) and not just hunches.

[UCSDEcon @UCSDEcon]

What are the reasons for mistrust of western medicine in Africa? @UCSDEcon's Sara Lowes examines this in a paper published in the American Economic Review. More information at https://t.co/vns1g5TDJT

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

Excited to support the @actgrants initiative to deploy philanthropic capital to encourage ed-tech innovation to facilitate improving education quality for all and not just for those who can pay; register for the program starting at 5pm IST today

[Paul Niehaus @PaulFNiehaus]

may I draw your attention to the interdisciplinary keynote session at this year's PacDev, featuring anthropologist James Ferguson and economists @SuriTavneet and @lwantchekon

(the anthropologist is not on twitter, holding out for >280 chars)

[UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation @UCIGCC]

.@UCSDEcon prof, @ESoConflict director, and IGCC Research Director for International Security Studies Eli Berman @clubmodel reflects on his academic career and what keeps him motivated in our most recent Why We Research posts. Check them out here: https://t.co/hHocZ6yhyn

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

In a new @nberpubs WP, with @renata__lemos & @danielascur, we show that the quality of school management (esp. people management) in Indian schools is strongly correlated with both teaching activity & school effectiveness at improving student learning: https://t.co/TJfnqoBOKS 1/n

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

PacDev 2021 is being hosted (virtually) by @UCSDDevEcon & @CEGA_UC; we welcome paper submissions on all topics in development economics from anywhere in the world. Submission deadline is today (Dec 31, 11:59pm)!

Submission portal: https://t.co/sb7hB7QNMX

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

Pleased to announce multiple post-doctoral positions @UCSDEcon for policy-relevant research on the Indian economy; we're building on our broad strength in @UCSDDevEcon with a deep focus on India.

Apply by 4 January 2021 at: https://t.co/5iJMGmQYux

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

Excellent thread on Bihar's development successes in the last 15 years, and the challenges ahead. Much of the low-hanging fruit has been harvested, but the path ahead requires a focus on boosting investments, productivity, skills, and jobs.

[Paul Niehaus @PaulFNiehaus]

a warm welcome to @SamuelBazzi who is joining us here @UCSDEcon and @GPS_UCSD. Sam does great work at the intersection of development and political economy. He is rugged but not at all individualistic.

https://t.co/LTu2Qgx0Xz

[UCSDEcon @UCSDEcon]

Proud to announce that Karthik Muralidharan has been added to the World Bank's Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel. This is a bridge between academia and policy making in Education. Academics making things happen! https://t.co/KmNdOwoOeG @karthik_econ

[Joaquin Carbonell @jcarbiv]

So proud of everyone involved in this study, 2nd of the @USAID #cashbenchmarking initiative. @AndrewZeitlin and Craig McIntosh, @EDCtweets, @GiveDirectly, @USAIDRwanda, @poverty_action, @CEGA_UC , @LizBrow29385570 and the incomparable @DanielHandel17

BIG REFLECTIONS THREAD

[Paul Niehaus @PaulFNiehaus]

how is Universal Basic Income affecting lives during the pandemic? some early results. w Abhijit Banerjee, @MichaelLFaye, Alan Krueger, and @SuriTavneet

https://t.co/5i2mh0tCdn

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

How does the use of #education technology impact students in the developing world? In this VoxDev video, @karthik_econ @UCSDEcon discusses research in urban areas of #Delhi, #India on using #technology to personalise instructions to individual students: https://t.co/9zCIIYRJnG

[UCSDEcon @UCSDEcon]

Welcome (virtually) to @UCSDEcon's new first year graduate students, who start math camp today. We look forward to seeing you in person, but are excited to begin the graduate student journey with you and make it a successful one regardless of the obstacles.

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

I greatly enjoyed this conversation with @amitvarma on making sense of the Indian education system

It is over 3 hours long, but you get a distilled summary of 2 decades of research, policy ideas, NEP, politics, philosophy, federalism, and much more!

https://t.co/WDvjO9YRBj

[J-PAL South Asia @JPAL_SA]

Webinar with @karthik_econ, @ashokkmeena & @ShagunSabarwal: August 6 at 7 PM IST.

Speakers will discuss lessons from rigorous #evaluations in India on the design, coverage & scope of unconditional cash transfers in addressing poverty in #India. Register: https://t.co/LQKeVH3qWl

[Karthik Muralidharan @karthik_econ]

A modest universal income transfer (of 1% of GDP) offers a fiscally-feasible way to deliver social protection & alleviate several micro-constraints to growth & development. Paper (with @maitreesh): https://t.co/H0liWqGdfq; Op-ed: https://t.co/z0acriyCwb; @vox_dev interview below:

[UCSDEcon @UCSDEcon]

Congratulations Prashant! For his brilliant work at the nexus of early childhood health, economic development and gender, Prashant Bharadwaj has been promoted to full professor. He also serves as the director of our graduate program. See his work here: https://t.co/FmZHolpiPU