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Going the Last Mile (with Evidence)

Going the Last Mile (with Evidence) … March 13, 2024 | Perspectives Going the Last Mile (with Evidence) 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 …

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Pande and coauthors in myRepublica: We Recommend a New Funding Model to Address Covid-19 and Floods

Nepal's new federal structure delegates many administrative decisions to the local level. A large-scale survey of provincial and local government officials suggests that a data-driven approach to funding allocations can help address challenges posed by …

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Indian Express covers Rohini Pande's research on migrant workers and COVID-19

Study: Migrants who returned earned five-fold of those who stayed back By Karishma Mehrotra April 28, 2021 MIGRANT WORKERS who returned to cities for work after the first Covid lockdown earned roughly five times as much as those who stayed back, and last …

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Understanding gender gaps in pandemic recoveries for displaced migrants in India

Understanding gender gaps in pandemic recoveries for displaced migrants in India … Photo by Hema K. Pillalamarri, Flickr. Understanding gender gaps in pandemic recoveries for displaced migrants in India How has Covid-19 impacted the livelihoods of India’s …

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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 Bangladesh … July 22, 2024 | Podcast Climate Change & Water Scarcity: Islamul Haque and Mushfiq Mobarak on crafting research based on …

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Emma Riley

Emma Riley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan. She is a J-PAL , BREAD and Yale Inclusion Economics (YIE) affiliated researcher. Her research is in development economics, with a regional focus on …

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End COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries

End COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries … Mushfiq Mobarak … End COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries …

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The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries

The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor Countries … Mushfiq Mobarak … Edward Miguel … The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poor …

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EGC Quarterly Newsletter: February 2021

EGC Quarterly Newsletter: February 2021 … January 29, 2021 | News EGC Quarterly Newsletter: February 2021 Looking back over a challenging year, and looking forward to our 60th Anniversary Celebration. Subscribe to receive EGC's quarterly newsletter Beyond …

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Largest study on masks and Covid-19 demonstrates their effectiveness in the real world

Largest study on masks and Covid-19 demonstrates their effectiveness in the real world … Jason Abaluck … Laura H Kwong … Ashley Styczynski … Md. Ashraful Haque … Alamgir Kabir … Ellen Bates-Jeffries … Emily Crawford … Jade Benjamin-Chung … Salim Benhachmi …

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The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh

The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh … Mushfiq Mobarak … The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in …

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Using international migration links for early detection of COVID-19 risk exposure in low- and middle-income countries

Using international migration links for early detection of COVID-19 risk exposure in low- and middle-income countries … Mahreen Khan … Reshad Ahsan … Kazi Iqbal … Mushfiq Mobarak … Abu Shonchoy … Using international migration links for early detection of …

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The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries

The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries … Mushfiq Mobarak … Nursena Aksunger … Corey Vernot … Rebecca Littman … Maarten Voors … Niccolò F. Meriggi … Amanuel Abajobir … Bernd Beber … Katherine Dai … Dennis …

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Improving Nepal's Covid-19 Response with Data

Improving Nepal's Covid-19 Response with Data … Rohini Pande … Michael Callen … Satish Wasti … Deepak Singhania … Binod Paudel … Improving Nepal's Covid-19 Response with …

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In India's "invisible workforce" women face a slower economic recovery from Covid-19

In India's "invisible workforce" women face a slower economic recovery from Covid-19 … Jenna Allard … Maulik Jagnani … Yusuf Neggers … Rohini Pande … Simone Schaner … Charity Troyer Moore … In India's "invisible workforce" women face a slower economic …

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