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Migration and Informal Insurance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial and a Structural Model

… Migration and Informal Insurance: Evidence from a Randomized … Controlled Trial and a Structural Model … Costas Meghir … Mushfiq Mobarak … Corina Mommaerts … Melanie Mortenand … Migration …

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Insights from the Northeast Workshop on Energy Policy and Environmental Economics (NWEPEE)

… 2018 wildfire season, tracking how smoke affects household migration and firm performance. They found that smoke … maintaining policy relevance. Related publications Ryan et al., 2025: "Firm Selection and Growth in Carbon Offset …

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Noel Sardalla
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“Brain drain” or “brain gain”? New research identifies a more nuanced story about skilled migration

… New research identifies a more nuanced story about skilled migration … Mushfiq Mobarak … “Brain drain” or “brain gain”? New research identifies a more nuanced story about skilled migration …

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In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development

… In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development … June 2, 2025 | In Conversation In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development How can … Indonesia, Kenya, and Pakistan. by Greg Larson Robust evidence demonstrates that investments in early childhood …

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Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and middle income countries, and what can we do about it?"

… Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and middle income countries, and what can we do about it?" … Mobarak et al.: "Why are vaccination rates lower in low and …

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Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration by Mushfiq Mobarak

… Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration by Mushfiq Mobarak … May 28, 2020 | News Returns to … Shrestha, "Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration: Evidence from the Bangladesh-Malaysia Migration Lottery …

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Mushfiq Mobarak

… Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak is a Professor of Economics at Yale University with … and testing strategies to address seasonal poverty using migration subsidies or consumption loans in Bangladesh, Nepal … of Bangladesh and other local institutions to devise evidence-based COVID response strategies . He collaborated …

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Mushfiq Mobarak in Nature: Assessing social aid: the scale-up process needs evidence, too

… Mushfiq Mobarak in Nature: Assessing social aid: the scale-up process needs evidence, too … September 28, 2022 | In the News Mushfiq … which included 1,900 households, was evaluated through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 2008, and it seemed to …

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Mobarak et al.: "The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh"

… Mobarak et al.: "The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh" … Mobarak et al.: "The Impact …

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Goldberg et al., 2024: "The Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI)"

… Goldberg et al., 2024: "The Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI)" … … … Michael Peters … Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan … Goldberg et al., 2024: "The Global Gender Distortions Index (GGDI)" …

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Towards Gender Equality Newsletter Issue #8: Understanding Fertility Decline

… in recent years. (See related published paper by Kim et al. (2024) titled " Status Externalities in Education and Low … ; Conference Program & Speaker Bios ; Professor Costas Meghir on the economics of early childhood development ] On …

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Costas Meghir on the economics of early childhood development

… Costas Meghir on the economics of early childhood development … Costas Meghir … Costas Meghir on the economics of early childhood development …

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Julia Luckett
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Climate Change & Water Scarcity: Islamul Haque and Mushfiq Mobarak on crafting research based on community needs in Bangladesh

… Climate Change & Water Scarcity: Islamul Haque and Mushfiq Mobarak on crafting research based on community needs in … already proven to improve lives, such as rainfall insurance and clean-burning cookstoves. During the Covid-19 … solutions to address these challenges, and generating evidence on their effectiveness and scaling complexities. He …

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Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data"

… Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data" … Bergemann et al.: "The Economics of Social Data" Abstract A data …

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Mobarak et al., 2025: "Scalable Targeting of Social Protection: When Do Algorithms Out-Perform Surveys and Community Knowledge?"

… Mobarak et al., 2025: "Scalable Targeting of Social Protection: When Do … … Joshua E. Blumenstock … Raymond P. Guiteras … Mushfiq Mobarak … Mobarak et al., 2025: "Scalable Targeting of Social …

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