Uttam Sharma

Interested in Development, Education, and health issues

[Kiran Raj Pandey @KiranRP]

The government should not be in the business of running a cigarette factory. Here's why:

https://t.co/FNCYpa2Uz0

@PM_nepal_ @mofnepal

[Victoria Pendry @VictoriaPendry1]

'Create a culture so that every single teacher in the school BELIEVES they can improve - not because they are not good enough because they can be even better.' @dylanwiliam

[रामेश @RaameshKoirala]

-चौधरीले मास्क बनाउन थाले
-मेडिकल इक्युप्मेन्टका एजेन्टले निःशुल्क मर्मत गर्दिए
-निसानले सयवटा एम्बुलेन्स दियो
-ज्योति ग्रुपले स्यानिटाइजर बाँड्यो
-गोल्छाले क्वारेन्टाइनमा बस्नेको खानाको जिम्मेवारी लियो
-यतिले नाफारहित सेवा दियो
.....
नेपालीको यस्तो पढ्ने भाग्य यही ट्विट नै रछ त!

[Uttam Sharma @uttamsha]

Can we dream of something similar happening in Nepal and many other developing countries?: BBC News - Why schools are at the centre of Delhi polls https://t.co/4az5Gcf8rB

[Richard H Thaler @R_Thaler]

When I don’t finish all my delicious food, my waiter approves of my (rare) self control and then kindly explains the concept of sunk costs to me. Quotes his wise mom: “waste not waist”. (Spelling assumed.)

[Setopati @setopati]

ओलीको ओइलाएको अनुकूलता https://t.co/TkFdmJyNHK by @SwarnimWagle

[Martin Ravallion @MartinRavallion]

Here are 5 straw man arguments against basic income: https://t.co/o1sfMVASUh

And here is my (uncrisp) attempt to tackle the difficult choice between guaranteed income and guaranteed employment:
https://t.co/0TUlFvByzT

Bottom line: Stay open on policy options. All depends.

[Shwetlena Sabarwal @shwetlena]

Will you be employed? Skills demanded by the changing nature of work https://t.co/gCtobOzm5k via @wb_research

[Ramesh Adhikari @Rramesh7]

कास्कीको मादी गाउँपालिकामा कुनै पनि कार्यक्रममा अतिथिहरुलाई ब्याच वितरण नगर्ने, खादा/माला नलगाउने तथा वक्ताहरुले मञ्चमा आसिनजति सबैलाई सम्बोधन नगर्ने प्रचलन शुरू गरेर उत्तम काम गरेछन। अरूले पनि अनुकरण गर्ने की? https://t.co/fbHnKuGCFn

[Uttam Sharma @uttamsha]

https://t.co/VgNgsTJqxg

[Prateek Pradhan @prateekpradhan]

प्रधानमन्त्रीले ढुंगा बोकेर, मेयरले बढारेर काम हुने भए ज्यामी, कुचीकारलाई प्रधानमन्त्री, मेयर बनाए भै हाल्थ्यो नी । सरकारको काम विदेशी कन्सलट्यान्ट र आईएनजीओ डलरमा तलब लिएर गर्छन, हामी भाषणै मात्र गरौ । जय होस् ।।

[Dr Ola abualghaib @AlghaibOla]

If Stephen Hawking taught us anything, it’s that society shouldn’t underestimate disabled people like me https://t.co/dK7fd30vuP

[Michael Clemens @m_clem]

On my adviser Jeff Williamson’s office door while I was at @HarvardEcon

[Pablo Torre 👀 @PabloTorre]

Next time someone complains about “rich athletes” protesting racial inequality, ask yourself how often we listen to the voices of the poor

[Harry A. Patrinos @hpatrinos]

Kenya: Free education means nothing if it’s bereft of quality and equity https://t.co/y59rP6FgcM

[Swarnim Waglé @SwarnimWagle]

*New Book*
Contemporary Asian Perspectives on South-South Cooperation: https://t.co/gzc67Eadnn
I have co/authored two chapters.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Migrants are our brothers and sisters in search of a better life, far away from poverty, hunger, and war.

[William Easterly @bill_easterly]

And thanks to you for illustrating Sample Selection Bias

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

This is how studying impact evaluation has ruined me for casual causal inference in my personal life.

https://t.co/HWGb5UVTGn

[Uttam Sharma @uttamsha]

अनुसन्धानको अभावमा कमजोर बौद्धिक https://t.co/Rab3byAytm via @setopati