Yale Economic Growth Center
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Economics and data-driven insights for equitable development
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Professor of Economics at Yale University (@YaleEconomics & @YaleSOM) | Director, @YaleRISE | Development Economics š§š© š°š¾
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Economist, political scientist & writer @UChicago @HarrisPolicy. See my book Why We Fight: https://t.co/pwWjDnGY6O
š£ Calling all Yale University undergrads passionate about economics & writing!
Join @EGC, #InclusionEconomics , & Yale UniversityEconomics for a Summer '24 internship.
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Duration: 06/10/24 - 08/16/24
ā° Weekly hours: Part & Full-time
Apply & spread the word! egc.yale.edu/opportunities/ā¦
š½ļø WATCH the #Kuznets2024 lecture!
Christopher Udry of Northwestern Economics NU Global Poverty Research Lab presented results based on data for ~60,000 farmers across 6 sub-Saharan African countries. Findings contradict the usual #StructuralTransformation narrative.
Video online now: youtu.be/9PJTQhZ6XwU?siā¦
Why do Indiaās digital #GenderGaps persist?
The recent āWomen and the Digital Economyā event by #InclusionEconomics Yale University and Inclusion Economics India Centre tackled this question, evaluating solutions & discussing whatās next.
Discover more in our recap: egc.yale.edu/events/confereā¦
Congratulations to Philipp Strack of Yale Department of Economics on winning the AEA Information John Bates Clark Medal!
The prize recognizes the American economist under 40 judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought & knowledge:
economics.yale.edu/news/240410/yaā¦
š£ Job Alert
Inclusion Economics India Centre is offering a new Director of Policy role in New Delhi, India!
As Director of Policy, you'll collaborate with researchers & spearhead policy engagements that promote inclusive, accountable economies & societies.
Apply: egc.yale.edu/ie/opportunitiā¦
Starting NOW:
'Rethinking Equality' a new podcast from Inter-American Development Bank sharing research from the #LACIR project (with EGC LSE & Institute for Fiscal Studies), with Orazio Attanasio & others on the causes & consequences of #Inequality in Latin America & Caribbean
Join here: cloud.mail.iadb.org/MultiPubTemplaā¦
Congratulations to Philipp Strack of Yale University University, winner of the 2024 John Bates Clark Medal! aeaweb.org/about-aea/honoā¦
š£ Calling all Yale University undergrads passionate about economics & writing!
Join @EGC, #InclusionEconomics , & Yale UniversityEconomics for a Summer '24 internship.
š
Duration: 06/10/24 - 08/16/24
ā° Weekly hours: Part & Full-time
Apply & spread the word! egc.yale.edu/opportunities/ā¦
How can we close the digital divide for women in India?
Dr. Moore (Yale University & Yale UniversityMacMillan) & Dr. Schaner (@USC) shared recent research findings at the āWomen & the Digital Economyā event hosted by #InclusionEconomics at Yale & Inclusion Economics India Centre.
Read more: egc.yale.edu/events/confereā¦
New research on causes & consequences of #Inequality in Latin America & Caribbean:
TODAY 11AM ET, 'Rethinking Equality' a new podcast from Inter-American Development Bank sharing research from the #LACIR project (with EGC LSE & Institute for Fiscal Studies), features Orazio Attanasio & others: cloud.mail.iadb.org/MultiPubTemplaā¦
Graduates of the one-year International and Development Economics (IDE) masterās program at Yale University describe how it enhanced their skills and expertise through a flexible curriculum that embraces the diversity of careers in international development.
egc.yale.edu/news/yale-ide-ā¦
What part do social norms play in economic development? How can harmful ones be changed?
Eliana La Ferrara (@Kennedy_School Harvard CID), Samuel Moyn š (@yale_history/Yale Law School) & Rohini Pande (EGC/Yale Department of Economics) discuss: egc.yale.edu/events/podcastā¦
š£ Come work with us! š£
The #InclusionEconomics research initiative (EGC/ YaleMacMillan Center) seeks an RM to lead the management of a portfolio that includes gender, climate, and governance, largely focused on #SouthAsia .
Spread the word!
egc.yale.edu/inclusion-econā¦
The world market rewards quality in products like coffee. Nonetheless, producers in LMICs often donāt upgrade quality. Why?
Jie Bai of Harvard Kennedy School Evidence for Policy Design Harvard CID presents experiments on the Ugandan coffee supply chain at #Kuznets2024
#Kuznets2024 panel:
Christopher Udry/Northwestern Economics: āI donāt understand why we donāt see land consolidation in India, especially w big returns to scale.ā
Rosenzweig: 'In the history of the world, you donāt see farm consolidation happen naturally.ā
Read more: egc.yale.edu/research/rosenā¦
'The focus on data and empirics were important.'
Doug Gollin of Tufts University Tufts Economics looks back on his time as a grad student at Yale University and the data contributions of Bob Evenson & T. Paul Shultz to agricultural economics.
#Kuznets2024 egc.yale.edu/events/kuznetsā¦
