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    A brief history of EGC
    … I’m the only survivor from the early days, let me first of all welcome the old folks. It warms the cockles of my heart … institution. We had Reynolds shifting from labor economics where he had previously been active. He always called himself … world, but these days the IDE is self-financed. Another innovation that we are proud of is that, unlike most …
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    Harnoor Kaur
    … Institute at the University of Chicago Trust (EPIC India), where she worked on markets and energy-related projects. She … Institute at the University of Chicago Trust (EPIC India), where she worked on markets and energy-related projects. She … Institute at the University of Chicago Trust (EPIC India), where she worked on markets and energy-related projects. She …
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    Mansi Anil Kumar
    Mansi Anil Kumar (Yale College, Saybrook '27) is pursuing a major in economics. As an Economics Research Intern, she assists Dr. Rohini Pande's research. Her interests include understanding the role of government policy in poverty alleviation and …
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    Looking back on “The Columbian Shock: Explaining Long-Term Development of the Americas”
    … a large and detailed microdata set compiled by digitizing all residency permit applications between 1940 and 1954.   … Marco Tabellini (Harvard University)  studied  the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese immigration to … 1870 and 1940 – finding that the Act lowered income for all workers and caused a sharp contraction in manufacturing, …
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    Arroyo Abad & Espin-Sanchez Photograph by Vestal McIntyre
    Organizers of the Columbian Shock conference, Leticia Arroyo Abad (center) and José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez (R), during a Q&A.
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    Odile Mukiza
    … development, with special interests in Agriculture, social innovation and public-private partnerships. Odile most … analyst at the Office of the Prime Minister(OPM) of Rwanda where her primary responsibilities were to advise the Prime … development, with special interests in Agriculture, social innovation and public-private partnerships. Odile most …
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    Odile Mukiza
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    Michelle Neuman
    … in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where she strengthened play-based early childhood and … in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where she strengthened play-based early childhood and … in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where she strengthened play-based early childhood and …
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    Altering social norms with Yale economist Rohini Pande
    … last summer after 13 years at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she led research aimed at working with policymakers to … participation in the labor force, focusing on India, where, if anything, women’s participation in the workforce … can also alter social norms. These are places where social norms restrict women’s mobility, even …
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    Mark Rosenzweig reappointed as Director of Economic Growth Center
    … in 2006. Rosensweig was recently featured in the Yale News where he was asked about his work and the Economic Growth … new data from these countries to try to find out what’s going on. It continues over years so then you can ask dynamic … enjoy talking to people. That’s different than here. We all have better things to do than sitting down and answering …
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    EGC Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2025: Read the Economic Growth Center Annual Report
    … Historic patterns of structural transformation – where economies shift labor and resources from agriculture to … – as well as those working in existing institutions – all of whom will bring different perspectives and techniques … discuss the challenges of evidence-based policy in an era where populism and narratives often overshadow facts.  Listen …
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    The cover of the 2024 EGC Annual Report