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    Are cryptocurrencies currencies? Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador
    … Read the spotlight “The issues of trust and privacy are going to be key,” Argente says. If a lack of trust leads to a … of data on the blockchain—the digital public ledger where Bitcoin transactions are typically captured—validate … the adoption of a digital payment system in Costa Rica , where Van Patten grew up, plan to continue their work in this …
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    Rada Pavlova
    … Inclusion Economics Research Assistant during Spring 2023, where she worked on an experimental evaluation of a flood … Whether Zooming across oceans or tracking down data, all while balancing busy student life, she was a lifesaver. … Inclusion Economics Research Assistant during Spring 2023, where she worked on an experimental evaluation of a flood …
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    Rada Pavlova
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    Pascual Restrepo cited in New York Times: The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes
    Pascual Restrepo cited in New York Times: The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes … March 29, 2025 | In the News Pascual Restrepo cited in New York Times: The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes EGC affiliate Pascual Restrepo's …
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    An illustration showing a large pile of papers in an "in box" and a small stack in an "out box" Photo Illustration by Leslie dela Vega/The New York Times. Photograph by Swilmor, via Getty Images
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    Delhi had clean spring air- but it won't last
    … broad patterns. We examined ambient air pollution data going back to 2012 from the CPCB website and found some … over the city, keeping pollution close to the ground where people breathe. Delhi's persistent winter fog only …
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    People riding on a motorbike in thick pollution.
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    Aiden Lee
    … Aiden Lee worked as an EGC Communications Intern where he worked on the EGC History Project, researching … for it. It has been a wonderful community, and it is where I learned how economics can be used to help uplift … Aiden Lee worked as an EGC Communications Intern where he worked on the EGC History Project, researching …
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    Aiden Lee
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    Nancy Folbre: Why we should all care more about the care economy
    … Nancy Folbre: Why we should all care more about the care economy … October 5, 2023 | EGC History Nancy Folbre: Why we should all care more about the care economy The University of … studies … Greg Larson … Nancy Folbre: Why we should all care more about the care economy …
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    Nancy Folbre at IAFFE conference 2018
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    Lornah Wahome
    Lornah served as a Research Manager Consultant at the Yale Economic Growth Center. She managed the research implementation and stakeholder engagement of a number of studies across East Africa such as the Kenya Pre-School RCT study in Tharaka Nithi that …
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    Lornah Wahome
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    Mushfiq Mobarak
    … and faculty director of the  Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) . Mobarak has several ongoing  … and Melinda Gates Foundation,  Givewell.org , the Global Innovation Fund, and Yale Macmillan Center. At Yale he … and faculty director of the  Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) . Mobarak has several ongoing  …
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    Gaurav Chiplunkar
    … of Labor Economics (IZA), Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), and Yale Inclusion Economics … of Labor Economics (IZA), Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), and Yale Inclusion Economics … of Labor Economics (IZA), Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), and Yale Inclusion Economics …
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    Development Dialogues: Are vocational training programs effective?
    … Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, where she also directs the Hub for Equal Representation. Her … low, and those who did do the training didn't benefit at all.” - Oriana Bandiera  Cost-effectiveness and the role of … often assumes a baseline level of human capital, which not all participants have.  “Training programs assume a certain …
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    The cover for Development Dialogue episode 4
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    Why women in India are dropping out of the workforce: Farzana Afridi and Kanika Mahajan on their research on gender and labor markets
    … puzzle,” said Afridi. “Unlike the developed countries, where you see declines in fertility rates, you see increases … up, your productivity increases,” Afridi said. “So you’re going to be more productive in the labor market, because you … kids grow up, they're going to work in the labor market – all the educational attainment is going to feed back into the …
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    Kanika Mahajan and Farzana Afridi
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    Brochure … Brochure The Climate, Energy & Growth Initiative brings together researchers analyzing many sides of the climate crisis as well as testing potential responses Download the brochure … …
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