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    EGC launches a new program bringing economists to Yale for short-term visits
    … visited Yale during the Fall 2022 semester under the Kuznets Visitors Program. During their time on campus the … to come to the EGC.” Jie Bai is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School whose research … development, and the unique ways economists can help shape public policy,” He said. “It was a real privilege to have an …
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    Meredith Startz is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College whose research focuses on how information problems shape transactions and firms in developing countries
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    EGC Voices in Development Podcast, Episode 1: Leonard Wantchekon
    … as diverse as education and human capital externalities, public deliberation and clientelism, and the slave trade’s … week at Yale, hosted by EGC News Looking back on the 2022 Kuznets Mini-conference, “Political Distortions and Economic …
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    Princeton University professor Leonard Wantchekon
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    EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2023
    … Spring issue focuses on the EGC annual report, the 32nd Kuznets Memorial Lecture, and the Inclusion Economics-Asian … of the Economic Growth Center’s founding figures, Simon Kuznets. However, in an era of climate breakdown and widening … political and redistributive institutions, and asking how public policy can best support economic and political …
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    The cover of the EGC Annual Report, showing a teacher tutoring a student
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    EGC hosts economists from around the world conducting cutting-edge development research
    … development research In its second year, EGC's Kuznets Visitors Program brought prominent economists from … from around the world joined the Economic Growth Center as Kuznets Visitors during the 2023-2024 academic year to … especially the role of digital technology in improving public programs to not only reduce poverty but also improve …
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    A lecture at Yale
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    March 21, 2017: Mutual Learning
    … more in the health and education of their daughters. A wide range of research from South Asia and across the world … in Afghanistan to 80 percent in Nepal.    Why such a wide range? One explanation was put forward by Harvard … Growth Centre, and the Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program. This article is the first in a series: …
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    Graph of female, male labor force participation ratio per Log GNI Per Capita
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    Odile Mukiza
    … special interests in Agriculture, social innovation and public-private partnerships. Odile most recently worked as a … policies, strategies, and projects. She has worked on a wide range of policy and strategy drafting exercises, and … policies, strategies, and projects. She has worked on a wide range of policy and strategy drafting exercises, and …
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    Odile Mukiza
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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 … because they are too expensive to roll out across a wide population. We need policymakers to provide the fiscal … I also hope that the Economic Growth Center can provide a wide umbrella and a supportive environment for faculty …
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    Rohini Pande appointed the Heinz Professor of Economics
    … institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in effecting change. Pande, who most recently … particularly in the developing world, and the role of public policy in providing the poor and disadvantaged … institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in effecting change. Pande, who most recently …
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    pande photo
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    EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2024
    … & Economic Growth Conference, and announces the 33rd Kuznets Memorial Lecture. Subscribe to receive EGC's … EGC Research Upcoming Events Announcing the 33rd Annual Kuznets Memorial Lecture Christopher Udry, the Robert E. and … of multidisciplinary research in history, economics, and public policy in the U.S. and globally? The upcoming …
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    The cover of the EGC Annual Report, showing a teacher tutoring a student
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    EGC Voices In Development Podcast, Season 2 Episode 2: Kelsey Jack
    … discussing climate adaptation methods in Niger. Photo by Julia Luckett EGC Voices in Development, Season 2 Episode 2 •  … Lane , an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, on how …
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    Kelsey Jack presenting at the Yale Climate, Environment & Economic Growth Conference 2023. Photo by Julia Luckett
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    Aintzane Aboitiz Braun
    … as a Research and Program Assistant. She assisted with a wide range of EGC operations, particularly connected with new … She learned new skills quickly and applied herself to a wide range of tasks, including archival research for the EGC … as a Research and Program Assistant. She assisted with a wide range of EGC operations, particularly connected with new …
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    Aintzane Aboitiz Braun