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    In Conversation: Lauren Falcao Bergquist & Amit Khandelwal on trade & development
    … guesses. Like Amit said: "In general, how do firms share tariffs with consumers?" What does that tell you about … questions to what policymakers actually care about, and share real-time updates rather than waiting years for the … academic paper.  There's also a lot of tacit knowledge to share. For example, I'm working with Rwanda’s Ministry of …
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    How an Early Vision of Training Global Economists Led to Yale’s International and Development Economics (IDE) Master’s Program
    … “broadly patterned upon the [Harvard] Graduate School of Public Administration, but directed toward the international … at Princeton as part of what is now the School of Public and International Affairs.) In Triffin’s view, most … Fieler. “It’s in these discussions that students share their diverse backgrounds, previous professional …
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    Creative destruction and catch-up growth in India
    … et al. 2006). In a new study (Peters and Zilibotti 2022), we demonstrate how readily available firm-level data … In developed economies, the firms that perform the lion’s share of aggregate economic activity are, on average, large, … what the economy produces are small and stagnant.  Figure 1 demonstrates this by comparing firms in India and the US. …
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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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    Rohini Pande Appointed Professor of Economics
    … institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in affecting change. Her research focusses on … ; and how biased social norms, unless challenged by public policy, can worsen individual  well-being  and reduce … institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in affecting change. Her research focusses on …
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    How Nurul Islam, one of Bangladesh’s founding economists, found intellectual refuge at Yale
    … Although 50 years separate them, these protest movements share a common target: a government imposing an inequitable … election in united Pakistan – Islam intensified his public support of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Awami League. … Nurul Islam Conversation with Syed Akhtar Mahmood, Part 1 (in Bangla) Conversation with Syed Akhtar Mahmood, Part 2 …
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    Satish Wasti
    … Associate for the Inclusion Economics initiative from July 2022 to July 2023 helping implement a randomized evaluation … Associate for the Inclusion Economics initiative from July 2022 to July 2023 helping implement a randomized evaluation … Associate for the Inclusion Economics initiative from July 2022 to July 2023 helping implement a randomized evaluation …
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    EGC affiliates in Ideas for India: Does access liberalise gender norms around phone use for rural women?
    … preliminary findings from a study, which suggests that the share of women who believe that supervised or unsupervised … preliminary findings from a study, which suggests that the share of women who believe that supervised or unsupervised … preliminary findings from a study, which suggests that the share of women who believe that supervised or unsupervised …
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    North East Universities Gender Day 2025: Advancing Research on Gender Economics
    … who are interested in topics related to gender to share research across departments and across more traditional … research ideas in small groups and receive feedback. Theme 1. Policies on Reproductive and Infant Health The first theme … The intervention led to a 40% increase in women’s private share of household consumption and a 33% reduction in men’s …
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    Development Dialogues: Who will pay for the global energy transition?
    Development Dialogues: Who will pay for the global energy transition? … April 15, 2025 | Podcast Development Dialogues: Who will pay for the global energy transition? Max Bearak, Anant Sudarshan and Jessica Seddon examine one of the most complex …
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    Winnie van Dijk
    … sets—including court filings, information collected by public agencies, surveys, and credit reports—and aims to … sets—including court filings, information collected by public agencies, surveys, and credit reports—and aims to … Academic Year 2024-25 Fields of Interest Labor Economics Public Economics Urban Economics … Winnie van Dijk is an …
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    Ayush Jain
    … the US. Prior to joining EGC, he completed his Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego, and he also holds a MA in … the US. Prior to joining EGC, he completed his Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego, and he also holds a MA in … the US. Prior to joining EGC, he completed his Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego, and he also holds a MA in …
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    Rohini Pande and Charity Troyer Moore in Hindustan Times: On Her Own Account: Impact of Strengthening Women's Financial Control
    … to economic growth as well as women’s autonomy. The share of women working or looking for work fell from 32 … to economic growth as well as women’s autonomy. The share of women working or looking for work fell from 32 … to economic growth as well as women’s autonomy. The share of women working or looking for work fell from 32 …
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