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    Researchers convene a policy workshop on Gender and Growth Gaps in South Asia
    … pandemic, climate disruptions, and fluctuating economic opportunities. Rigorous analysis is needed to inform policy … improving human welfare in the long run. Luckily, recent research has built on earlier analyses of women's … Insights from this body of work will be shared at a research and policy workshop to be held at the Infosys …
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    Kaivan Munshi
    … of Economics at the University of Cambridge. Munshi’s research career has been devoted to the analysis of social … serving different economic functions (such as providing jobs and credit for their members) can be organized. Since … serving different economic functions (such as providing jobs and credit for their members) can be organized. Since …
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    Kaivan Munshi
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    Research by EGC affiliates offers perspectives on the effects of new tariffs
    … Research by EGC affiliates offers perspectives on the effects of new tariffs … February 3, 2025 | News Research by EGC affiliates offers perspectives on the effects … joined the Planet Money podcast to share insights from his research on "bystander countries" and how the "China + 1" …
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    EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2023
    … to honor their achievements .  With their impressive jobs, our PhD students in development and trade will disperse … of 31 graduates who are moving on to PhD programs and research and policy jobs. We are saying farewell to several … Getulio Vargas - SP in Brazil (after a postdoctoral fellowship at IFS, London);  Matthew Gordon , a …
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    EGC Postgraduate Associates (back row L-R) Hema Balarama, Viyaleta Farysheuskaya, Fikremariam Gedefaw, (front row) Diana K. Perez Lopez, Marie-Rose Tonguino, and Sarah Danner
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    Carmen Arbaizar Mazas
    … economic integration and technological change, and jobs impact on well-being and social welfare. Prior to joining the EGC, Carmen has provided research support for the Spanish Ministry of Foreign affairs, … economic integration and technological change, and jobs impact on well-being and social welfare. Prior to …
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    Carmen Arbaizar Mazas
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    Mary Reynolds' pioneering role at Yale EGC – and in literary studies
    … all married to Yale economics professors, hired to provide research and administrative support at the EGC. Six years … he would have hired her.  Trackett won a Radcliffe fellowship for graduate study at Harvard, but was shocked by … Growth Center in 1961. Mary joined the EGC’s team as a research associate, tasked with setting up the Center’s …
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    In 1967, after she was asked to leave the EGC, Mary Reynolds completed a month-long trek to the Everest base camp in Nepal with her husband, Yale economics professor Lloyd Reynolds. Photo courtesy of Priscilla Roosevelt
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    Towards Gender Equality Newsletter Issue #8: Understanding Fertility Decline
    … that this newsletter opens up a whole world of compelling research on the agency and welfare of individuals today, and … including segmented labor markets where career-oriented jobs require high entry costs and long working hours. The … the University of the West Indies.   Additional News and Opportunities Spotlight: Costas Meghir on the Economics of …
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    A map showing variation in recruitment intensity across Burkina Faso based on archival records.
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    Towards Gender Equality Newsletter Issue #2: Closing the Digital Gender Gap
    … . In this issue we dive into an exciting portfolio of new research on closing digital gender gaps by EGC affiliates, … Bringing Work Home: Flexible Work Arrangements as Gateway Jobs for Women in West Bengal (2024) In a field experiment … by men for whom 3G coverage has also provided better opportunities. Goldberg & Chiplunkar [Summary] Goldberg & …
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    Yale researchers offer new economic perspectives on climate mitigation, adaptation & negotiations
    … strategies to combat climate change and its consequences? Research by affiliates of the Yale Economic Growth Center and … Recent awards: EGC affiliates to pursue interdisciplinary research on climate solutions EGC affiliates awarded new … Solutions (YPS) grants, supporting transformative research at the intersection of climate science, policy, and …
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    How Marsha Goldfarb established a place for women in economics at Yale
    … Chile in the summer of 1970. She completed her thesis research on the Chilean economy while studying at … growth path for Chile, using data she had collected on a research trip to Santiago. It was when she entered the job … time that the demand for economists was very strong, and opportunities for women were growing very rapidly,” Goldfarb …
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    Goldfarb at a museum in Santiago, Chile in the summer of 1970. She completed her thesis research on the Chilean economy while studying at Northwestern. Photo courtesy Marsha Goldfarb
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    EGC Incubation Fund
    … EGC Incubation Fund … EGC Incubation Fund The EGC Research–to–Policy Incubator Fund enables EGC faculty … of high–potential, time–sensitive policy–focused research opportunities alongside opening many ways to directly involve … priority questions facing lower–income countries. When opportunities arise, the EGC Incubation Fund is invested in …
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    IE team members during a field visit
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    In Conversation: José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez and Mayara Felix on inequality in Latin America
    … markets work better for the poor, in terms of creating opportunities, increasing employment, and making the economy … reforms can be a means of doing that.  How does your research shed light on the persistence of inequality in Latin … that the policy had a positive impact on inequality and on opportunities for poor people, like my father.  Across my …
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    Getting India's Women into the Workforce: A Smart Approach
    … Yet, programs struggle to recruit women, place them in jobs, and keep them in jobs once they are placed. Instead, a growing body of research suggests that an important part of the answer … policies right So, the goal should be to provide economic opportunities for women who want work, and allow the benefits …
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    Rohini Pande
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    Aakash Bhalothia
    … in India. He gained useful skills and insights into the research process. His work also heavily influenced his current research interests, as he continues to work on FLFP in India. … me for graduate school, and continues to inform my research on female labor force participation in India”  …
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    Aakash Bhalothia