๐จ #JMP Alert ๐จ
I am on the #EconJobMarket!
In my JMP I study how new mines affect nearby farms through labor-market reallocation vs. environmental degradation using farm microdata and two complementary designs. [1/13]
Link: https://t.co/Q7xkTpAieZ
Iโm excited to share that I successfully defended my PhD dissertation in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota!
Iโm deeply grateful to my advisor, Paul Glewwe, and committee members Ragui Assaad, @raamadhok and Rebecca Thornton. Excited for the next chapter!
@ApEcMN
๐จ #JMP Alert ๐จ
I am on the #EconJobMarket!
In my JMP I study how new mines affect nearby farms through labor-market reallocation vs. environmental degradation using farm microdata and two complementary designs. [1/13]
Link: https://t.co/Q7xkTpAieZ
๐งฉ Mechanism
Evidence points to labor-market competition, not pollution as the short- to medium-run primary mechanism.
Contrast with Ghana (Aragรณn & Rud) likely reflects timing & measurement. [13/13]
The Department of Applied Economics at University of Minnesota is proud to announce our 2025/26 Ph.D. job market candidates! #econtwitter
Meet the stellar candidates and view their profiles here: https://t.co/oWP3KT5s7g
It was a privilege to present my JMP on mining and agriculture at NEUDC last weekend. I appreciate all the comments and feedback! Detailed summary thread incoming.
Hosam Ibrahim presents " Input Competition vs Pollution: The Effect of Mining on Agriculture in Africa".
Session 36: Agriculture and Structural Change
Chaired by Douglas Gollin
#NEUDC 2025 #Tufts University