I was happy to deliver opening remarks for the 4th Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics, which we recently hosted at the ADB Headquarters in Manila. The workshop provides an opportunity for top health economists in Asia to share their latest research and

Life skill programs improve girls' #childmentalhealth in low- & middle-income countries, but impact varies by program design, Manisha Shah, Sarah Baird, Jennifer Seager, Benjamin Avuwadah, Joan Hamory, Shwetlena Sabarwal & @AmitaNVya find. #jhrchildmentalhealth #OpenAccess doi.org/10.3368/jhr.12…

the four most important theories on sex work and prostitution advanced by economists. Namely, such theories are: Edlund and Korn 2002; Gertler et al. 2005 Manisha Shah; Della Giusta et al. 2009 Marina Della Giusta, EconProf@Unito, European and Immordino and Russo 2015. 3/N

Do life skills programs improve youth mental health? Manisha Shah, Baird, Jennifer Seager, Benjamin Avuwadah, Joan Hamory, Sabarwal & Vyas identify 3 aspects of programs that help girls thrive. #ResearchHighlight uwpress.wisc.edu/jhr-news/?p=11… #OpenAccess doi.org/10.3368/jhr.12… #JHRChildMentalHealth

First paper from a LMIC! Manisha Shah Jennifer Seager Benjamin Avuwadah Joan Hamory show life skills programming significantly enhanced a component of youth mental health in Tanzania, Bangladesh + Ethiopia; but w/substantial heterogeneity in impact jhr.uwpress.org/content/59/S/S…

Congratulations to newly appointed AER Board Members (starting in July ‘24): Briana Chang, Francesc Dilmé, Pauline Grosjean, Pablo Kurlat, Conrad Miller, Johanna Rickne, Florian Scheuer, and Manisha Shah. AEA Journals

Excited to share new work with Manisha Shah on disruptions to early childhood preschool services during the Covid-19 pandemic in India, now published in Journal_PopEcon! Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Goldman School of Public Policy link.springer.com/article/10.100…

📌New study provides causal evidence on the impact of life skills programming on the mental health of adolescent girls aged 10–19 in #Tanzania, #Bangladesh, and #Ethiopia! GAGE programme Manisha Shah gage.odi.org/publication/im… #MentalHeathAwareness

🧑🏽‍💻 Development Economics Predoctoral Fellow (multiple positions) - ideal for graduating seniors + master’s students interested in doing a PhD - work with CEGA faculty like Paul Gertler, Laura Chioda, Manisha Shah, Tamma Carleton + Kelsey Jack - salary ranges from $64,100 – $75,700

Examining whether access to low-cost loans decrease forced labor risk and improve worker outcomes in the Indian construction sector, from Anisha Sharma, Manisha Shah, and Beata Łuczywek nber.org/papers/w32912

Could low-cost loans help improve working conditions in India’s construction sector? J-PAL affiliate Manisha Shah and coauthors Anisha Sharma and Beata Łuczywek explore this question in a 🆕 NBER #workingpaper. Read here ➡️nber.org/papers/w32912

Our next Brownbag is on Wed, Nov 13 @ 12pm w/Manisha Shah. The talk is titled: “Violent Discipline and Child Behavior: The Short- and Medium-term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers in Jamaica.” Join us @ 310 Social Sciences w/ zoom option. events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event/2…

Thank you Natalie Bau! None of this would have been possible without my wonderful co-author okello joseph ayo, and the support of four incredible advisors in Natalie Bau, Juliana Londoño-Vélez , Manisha Shah, and Adriana Lleras-Muney. I have learned so much from all of them! :)

🚨New Paper Alert🚨 In this multi-country RCT just out in The Economic Journal we show that bias towards youth in family planning care reduces with a multifaceted intervention, and that this improves quality of fp care. Started this one when Obama was president! academic.oup.com/ej/advance-art…

Micro-contractors in India's construction sector face financial pressures that can contribute to worker exploitation. A study evaluated the impact of low-cost loans for micro-contractors. More educated & non-migrant contractors taking the loans reduced forced labor risks &

Providing loans to micro-contractors alone isn't enough to tackle worker exploitation. A recent study in India shows that while loans helped some contractors, low uptake and financial management challenges meant they had limited impact on reducing forced labor risks. Read more

Extreme heat during the growing season increases the number of undernourished households in the following year, measured by calories, iron, and other nutrients in rural India, from Paul Stainier, Manisha Shah, and Alan Barreca nber.org/papers/w34047

A life skills / soccer playing intervention among boys and a goal setting intervention among girls each reduce girls' reports of intimate partner violence. manishashah.net/wp-content/upl… Manisha Shah presenting evidence from Tanzania at #LACDEV2025

“It can lead to poor quality care, poor health outcomes, it can exacerbate existing disparities that we already observe in health settings… it can also just discourage people from seeking care.” Manisha Shah on bias among healthcare providers: x.com/vox_dev/status…

It was great chatting with Tim Phillips Talk Normal for the VoxDev podcast about our recent RCT testing an intervention to reduce bias in family planning care #VoxDevTalks Manisha Shah