Our friends at GoodBusinessLab currently have 13 internship openings and they're actively looking to hire Bahujan students. They have also reserved 50% of positions for candidates from marginalized backgrounds - a first of its kind initiative. bit.ly/3lm67zy

A 🧵 introducing the new volume by Sanjoy Chakravorty and me: Colossus: The Anatomy of Delhi. The book seeks to characterize social change, state interactions, and inequalities in the region surrounding Delhi (National Capital Region). Available at: amazon.in/Colossus-Anato…

Join us on Thursday, Dec 2 for our final virtual seminar of 2021 with @AshwDeshpande of Ashoka University (in partnership with UPenn South Asia Center) Register: eventbrite.com/e/casi-seminar…

Thrilled to share that my first book 'Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India' is now available for pre-order in India at this link. Available in book stores and overseas from Dec 6 Westland Books Labyrinth Literary Agency amazon.in/-/hi/Rukmini-S…

🚨The front end of covid19bharat is now live for those wondering what's going on with 🦠numbers in India Link: covid19bharat.org - Credit: DataKind Bengaluru + a star volunteer team of many! - Also shoutout to Tobias Lunt for putting together the website medium.com/datakind-banga…

Investing in Anganwadis to strengthen access to critical early childhood services is crucial for India We make a case that there are plenty of evidence-informed actions to be taken Subhalakshmi Nandi Dr Alok I Ranjan Dr. Neena Bhatia Arjan de Wagt Dr. Purnima Menon Nina B Dipa Sinha

Tuesday at 6 pm! All students will get a 40% discount on the book. Tune in to find out how to claim it. Ashoka University TCPD Ashoka Economics Society Mr madhan Kumar gil mail . Com Gautam Menon Rukmini S kanika mahajan sabyasachi das Anisha Sharma Swagata Bhattacharje Ayush Pant sneha bakshi Arghya Banerjee

My paper on why women opt out of STEM majors has been published by Oxford Economic Papers. tinyurl.com/y6tnw8t7 I had earlier blogged about this project on Ideas for India and I'll just summarise the big takeaways here ideasforindia.in/topics/human-d… +

Will be moderating a discussion with these incredible women, #sukirtisharma Shanta Nepali #purnimashrestha this Friday. The discussion is a part of #OWNITNepal's Main Stage Panel Discussion. If you have any questions for these amazing women, comment below. Women LEAD

Google Sheets crashed when Junior Economist, Mitali Roy Mathur was orchestrating a 5,000 household survey. Read how our Data Science Engineering and Monitoring + rapid survey teams improved IDinsight's system for data collection. bit.ly/3vgYekb

(1/3) In 2019, I was a year into my job in finance and was quite disillusioned and lost. I had a vague sense of what I wanted to do next (join the impact sector) but had no idea about how to make a career switch or which sub-field in the sector I was interested in.

Hiring for a research associate, the person will be closely working with me on a project looking at demand side constraints affecting women’s employment in India. Econ RA Listings Women in Econ/Policy

The CEDA Agri market Data portal is now live will full features. The data can be visualised and downloaded with ease. It will update monthly will the latest data from the agmarknet.gov.in. feedback on how it may be improved is welcome!

I write in the Hindustan Times today about my research on why women are less likely to study STEM. Preferences vary by gender, but so too do expectations: especially about grades.

See below and apply if this is the right role for you!

My paper on the unintended consequences of India's ban on sex-selective abortions has been published in the Journal of Population Economics. A short thread on our main results: + tinyurl.com/yrr4vhe4

excited (read: stressed) to present at my first panel tomorrow! do join 😙

I'm hiring an RA for a one-year position to work with Lori Beaman and Karmini S on an exciting project in Delhi relating to women's employment in firms. Please apply or send to people who might be a good fit! See here for more details: tinyurl.com/44kzxmpj

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NEW blog by IDinsight’s Divya Nair & Fahad Hasin in WEDGE Program delves into challenges & mitigation strategies for reaching Indian women through phone surveys. A synthesis of work done by IDinsight on phone surveys & women in India. 🧵⬇️ (1/5) bit.ly/3DCKQv1