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The Master of Development Practice program proudly presents its Fall Symposium, featuring Manisha Shah (@manisha_econ), an esteemed expert on the critical topic of gender violence. Join us Monday, October 16 for this important discussion. #ucberkeley #goldmanschool #gspp

The Master of Development Practice hosted a packed house at the Faculty Club for the 2023 Fall Symposium. 2nd-year students tabled in the courtyard, sharing their summer practicum experiences before Prof. Manisha Shah delivered the keynote.

📆 VDEV/CEPR/BREAD Seminars -TOMORROW @ 16:00 BST Join us for this next session on "Sex, Power, and Adolescence: Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Behaviors" with guest speaker Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley, BREAD). To learn more and register: ow.ly/Piw050PXCgo

Yes Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng! Disturbed some who should know taking anti-evidence anti-rights stance on sex work. Evidence: when Rhode Island decriminalized, sexual violence went📉. gspp.berkeley.edu/assets/uploads… Manisha Shah Treating sex work as work= can tackle rights violations, exploitation

Life skills programs have a positive impact on the mental health of adolescent girls in LMICs like Tanzania, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, find Manisha Shah + coauthors. Read the full study: jhr.uwpress.org/content/wpjhr/…

Come work with me! Development Economics Predoctoral Fellow - cega.berkeley.edu/career/develop… Econ RA Listings

Back home from the 4th Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics! healtheconomics.org/event/4th-meet… All the comments were absolutely insightful! Great keynote lectures by Manisha Shah, great papers, and great poster experience. Thank you Shiko Maruyama and organisers!

🎉 #AWEHE2023 concludes with heartfelt thanks to all the contributors, and a special appreciation to our insightful keynote speaker Manisha Shah. Engaging with new ideas and connecting with amazing colleagues - I'm fueled with passion for research!

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 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