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How an EGC collaboration with South Asian economists in the 1960s yielded era-defining research

How an EGC collaboration with South Asian economists in the 1960s yielded era-defining research … How an EGC collaboration with South Asian economists in the 1960s yielded era-defining research EGC History March 12, 2025 In the 1960s, members of EGC's …

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Air pollution in India: New findings on how to reduce crop burning

Air pollution in India: New findings on how to reduce crop burning … Air pollution in India: New findings on how to reduce crop burning Makh, Shutterstock Air pollution is the top preventable cause of mortality in many low- and middle-income countries, …

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An Overview of Formal Childcare Programs: What Works to Improve Maternal and Child-related Outcomes?

An Overview of Formal Childcare Programs: What Works to Improve Maternal and Child-related Outcomes? … An Overview of Formal Childcare Programs: What Works to Improve Maternal and Child-related Outcomes? Key Insights 1. Provision of formal childcare may …

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Going the Last Mile (with Evidence)

Going the Last Mile (with Evidence) … Going the Last Mile (with Evidence) Perspectives March 13, 2024 In 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in remote areas of Sierra Leone were in the single digits, even as majorities in the developed world received second …

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Improving Public Service Delivery by Fixing Payment Systems

Improving Public Service Delivery by Fixing Payment Systems … Improving Public Service Delivery by Fixing Payment Systems Charity Troyer Moore In the News January 28, 2022 In "Ideas for India", Charity Troyer Moore argues that improving payment systems is …

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Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration by Mushfiq Mobarak

Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration by Mushfiq Mobarak … Returns to Low-Skilled International Migration by Mushfiq Mobarak News May 28, 2020 Many economists believe that the returns to migration are high. However, credible experimental …

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Empowering women entrepreneurs can have a “multiplier effect” on India’s economy

Empowering women entrepreneurs can have a “multiplier effect” on India’s economy … Empowering women entrepreneurs can have a “multiplier effect” on India’s economy Oscar Espinosa, Shutterstock Over the past three decades, India has become one of the …

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Q&A: Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Why Market Size and Equality Are Critical for Poverty Reduction

Q&A: Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Why Market Size and Equality Are Critical for Poverty Reduction … Q&A: Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Why Market Size and Equality Are Critical for Poverty Reduction Greg Larson News February 28, 2024 The Elihu …

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Altering social norms with Yale economist Rohini Pande

Whether Yale economist Rohini Pande is designing public policies aimed at reducing air pollution or expanding women’s employment opportunities, her general goal is the same: Serving people left behind amid booming economies and technological …

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Vocational training programs in India are leaving women behind, but this needn’t be the case

This article first appeared on the IGC on February 23, 2018. Vocational training programs in India are leaving women behind, but this needn’t be the case … Vocational training programs in India are leaving women behind, but this needn’t be the case This …

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EGC affiliates present research at Rwanda policy dialogue featuring Yale President Peter Salovey

EGC affiliates present research at Rwanda policy dialogue featuring Yale President Peter Salovey … EGC affiliates present research at Rwanda policy dialogue featuring Yale President Peter Salovey News March 14, 2024 The March 11 event was chaired by Dr. …

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Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: “Identity politics” is economic policy

Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: “Identity politics” is economic policy … Rohini Pande in Science Magazine: “Identity politics” is economic policy Rohini Pande Perspectives January 16, 2025 Could a novel form of affirmative action lead to a better, …

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Local Infrastructure Support Programme

Local Infrastructure Support Programme … Local Infrastructure Support Programme Keso S, Flickr 1 Introduction 1.1 Infrastructure and Governance in Nepal Resilient infrastructure is critical for economic growth. Nepal’s 2017 move to three spheres of …

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Did Colombia’s nationwide preschool expansion benefit students?

Did Colombia’s nationwide preschool expansion benefit students? … Did Colombia’s nationwide preschool expansion benefit students? Which strategies work to improve the quality of public preschools? In new research published in the Journal of Political …

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Our History

Our History … Our History The EGC History Project In celebration of EGC’s 60th anniversary in 2021, the Center documented its rich history. The aim was to recognize the people who made up EGC — the founders, faculty, students, and visitors — to understand …

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