… Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and EGC director, delves into research on meritocratic … talent is optimally allocated; that is, when the person who would be most productive in a job gets that job. In … driven by a reduction in institutional barriers to women's and Black Americans' advancement in the labor market. …

… individuals today, and how investments in the future are shaped by the current economic and social environment.  … smaller optimal family size, even though measures of women's education, empowerment, or child mortality remain … The authors do not find support for this hypothesis. Women who were given free access to modern contraception for three …

… EGC Quarterly Newsletter, September 2020 … September 23, 2020 … to receive EGC's quarterly newsletter Enabling Inclusion: Women in economics, and economics in women’s lives This … Taft Morris’s story , along with examples of other women  who overcame systematic bias to make brilliant contributions …

… How an Early Vision of Training Global Economists Led to Yale’s International and Development Economics (IDE) Master’s Program … April 30, 2025 | EGC History How an Early Vision of Training Global Economists … “There was a great need for economics practitioners who were not going to be academics, but at the same time had …

… of Economics, Director of the Economic Growth Center (EGC), and Director of Inclusion Economics at Yale University . EGC now has two faculty members who have won the Infosys Prize:  Kaivan Munshi was a winner … key importance, including governance and accountability, women’s empowerment, the role of credit in the lives of the …

… This conference aimed to provide a forum for economists who are interested in topics related to gender to share … Health The first theme investigates how policies shape women's reproductive health and and infants’ health outcomes, … reduced inequality in employment penalties. Dana Scott (Yale) examined how remote work affects motherhood penalties …

… For women workers in India, direct deposit is ‘digital empowerment’ By Mike Cummings July 1, 2021 Giving women in India’s Madhya Pradesh state greater digital control … about working women, concluded a new study co-authored by Yale economists Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore. The …

… Center expanded its internship program to Yale students who had lost other summer work opportunities, putting them to … of how the pandemic is affecting different groups. Women are more likely to be employed in the sectors most … Economic Growth Center and Yale Economics  in September, honoring the  women who helped found EGC  in the 1960s. We …

… EGC launches a new program bringing economists to Yale for … lecture series to bring to campus short-term visitors who can advance research priorities and provide diverse … of Global Affairs in Sumer 2022. “That and the support for women and other underrepresented groups within economics, has …

… later, that lesson has come full circle for Javorcik, who received her PhD in economics from Yale in 1999. She is … and admired in Kraków. Despite being one of only three women in her PhD cohort, Javorcik quickly found her footing … Haven for shaping the leader she would become.    “Yale shaped my thinking about economics and prepared me well for a …

… Study: Migrants who returned earned five-fold of those who stayed back … as those who stayed back, and last year’s exodus affected women more than men, according to a  Yale University survey  that tracked 5,000 migrants across …

… in lower-income countries? Meghir, a faculty affiliate of EGC and Inclusion Economics, and Hasan, a World Bank … quality care: Insights on advancing child development and women’s empowerment ” conference in New Haven. Meghir and … connections among socially isolated Indian women – who often marry into different villages where they don’t have …

… her rethink global development … November 17, 2021 | EGC History How Nancy Birdsall’s time at Yale Economic Growth … to the next. As an undergraduate student at the all-women’s Newton College of the Sacred Heart, she started as an … more about the outstanding lives and careers of women who helped found EGC and Yale Economics – and demanded …