New working paper! "NGOs and the effectiveness of interventions" Villages' preexisting relationships w/ implementing #NGO increase effectiveness of an RCT by at least 30% ➡️ implications for generalizability of experimental research w/ local partners wider.unu.edu/node/159911

Rural electrification and structural transformation: A guar(anteed) bet? Today's job market post by Faraz Usmani on how a tiny green bean called the guar helped rural electrification gains be realized tinyurl.com/y8q45l9z

Hey, it’s my job market paper! goo.gl/hsTxGA \begin{thread}[#EconTwitter #EconJobMarket #JobMarketPaper]

Muslim women are not a monolith, says Farah K. Usmani, the founder & hony editor of the “Rising Beyond The Ceiling” (RBTC), an initiative born out of frustration with the stereotypical narrative surrounding Muslim women in India. Jawed Usmani sunita aron, author and journalist epaper.hindustantimes.com/Home/MShareArt…

#UPElections are becoming interesting, with leaders of non-Yadav backward castes breaking away from BJP’s ‘Hindu embrace’ and coming back to the Yadav fold at the rate of one Minister per day. Will ‘Mandal’ be able to work its magic over ‘Kamandal’ this time?

Jan-Michael Archer🇬🇾🇺🇲 Finally, meet our last emerging environmental and climate justice scholar-- Sabah Usmani! Read their full bio on our website agentsofchangeinej.org/fellows/sabah-… and be sure to follow them on Twitter at Sabah

Will take oath as Chief Information Commissioner UP on 17 February 2015 at Raj Bhawan- A new chapter begins thehindu.com/todays-paper/t…

Confirming. Thank you for sending me this photo. #UPCIC upsic.up.nic.in

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@KootChakraNews Thanks for your wishes

Took oath as UP Chief Information Commissioner today @ Raj Bhawan #UPCIC

@asajjanMany thanks for the good wishes.

UP RTI Rules, 2015 via Economic Times bit.ly/1Jbap3z

The key outcomes of Karnataka: ominous for BJP facebook.com/jawed1956/post…