Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Informing Mothers About the Benefits of Conversing With Infants: Experimental Evidence From Ghana" by Pascaline Dupas, Camille Falezan, Seema Jayachandran, and Mark Walsh. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

RCT introduction of a pollution market in Surat, Gujarat. Pollution fell by 20–30%, and efficiently — gains came from the firms who could cut pollution most effectively. Mortality benefits are *25 times* costs. An incredible state/research collaboration. 1/2

Addressing language barriers can enhance research training in the DRC! 🌍📚 Gédéon Chomba's blog highlights the need to integrate English into scientific research to unlock global opportunities. Read more: i.mtr.cool/cyaggczwli #AuthorAID #research

It's been too long since I've made a substantive tweet, so here goes. At the following Dropbox link you can access the slides and Stata files for my recent talk at the Stata UK meeting: dropbox.com/scl/fo/50imn36… It's taken me awhile to see connections among various estimators.

Inequality isn't just about income and wealth. It's also related to transport and accessibility. Here's how poorer people are more impacted by inaccessibility to public services:

Using gganimate in R to show what causal inference methods actually do to data: Evidence from Differences-in-Differences:

Once upon a time, a picture was worth a thousand words. But with online news, blogs, and social media, a good picture can now be worth so much more. A JEP on how to construct compelling and effective graphics. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

The availability and accessibility of high-quality services are essential for people’s well-being, especially in towns and villages. Read this new blog post about an OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives project on service accessibility in towns and villages using Mapbox data. 👉 wrld.bg/okl250TJOIb

Internet access unlocks economic and educational opportunities. Using (free) geospatial data, we can now identify which areas lack internet access at super granular levels. Here's the breakdown:

Our Deputy Executive Director Louise Russell-Prywata is at the #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings this week, check out her updates 👇

Seasoned Greetings!!!

Do you remember when you joined X? We do! Dataking Consulting is already 4 years. #MyXAnniversary