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The same position is also open to candidates with BA and 1+ years of fieldwork/RCT experience (but cannot sponsor visa for only BA candidates) -- apply: main-princeton.icims.com/jobs/19858/pol…

Not development econ, but a new paper by Princeton Development Economics Research Program affiliate Seema Jayachandran and others shows that couples systematically favor the man's career advancement over the woman's when deciding whether to move.

With generous support from Open Philanthropy, Center for Global Development is issuing a Request for Proposals for research that can help us better understand & mitigate the global burden of lead poisoning. Initial expressions of interest are due Dec. 16. Read on for more details! ⬇ bit.ly/48a6Laf

Payments for Ecosystem Services can be made 4x more cost-effective through a simple contract change -- enrollees have to enroll all of their forest. New research in Nature Communications by faculty affiliate Seema Jayachandran. nature.com/articles/s4146…

This week's links include Jishnu Das on the private/public debate being complicated in schooling, Seema Jayachandran on PES improvements in Mexico, green skills explained, job openings at the IFC research group, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu…

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Princeton's econ job market candidates are now posted. They include the first-rate development economist Patrick Agte. Check out his and the others' exciting research!

We have featured a range of research on voluntary carbon markets & Payments for Ecosystem Services on VoxDev. Read how payments to reduce crop burning affected pollution in India by Kelsey Jack, Seema Jayachandran, Namrata Kala & Rohini Pande: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

RPDE is hiring (!!) for multiple roles. Please share/apply: - 1 Research Coordinator/Manager to start as soon as possible - 2 Post-doctoral researchers to start summer 2025 Join Seema Jayachandran Pascaline Dupas & their team. Learn more and apply here: rpde.princeton.edu/opportunities/…

🆕 Closing loopholes can dramatically improve financial incentives for conservation Today on VoxDev, Santiago Izquierdo-Tort UNAM, Seema Jayachandran Princeton Economics & Santiago Saavedra URosario explore how smarter contract design prevented deforestation in Mexico: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

Now posted on VoxDev: Princeton Development Economics Research Program's Seema Jayachandran and coauthors summarize their research on Payments for Ecosystem Services in Mexico. A simple modification to the PES contract increased cost-effectiveness 5-fold.

1/ Sexual harassment isn’t just about individuals—laws, social norms, and institutions shape it. At #JLF2025, Seema Jayachandran, Aruna Roy, Vrinda Grover, Pramod Bhasin & Abhijit Banerjee stressed engaging men and boys, reforming policing, and challenging harmful norms.

Citing Professor Seema Jayachandran's research, the The New York Times analyzes the potential impact of firing the staff at the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. nytimes.com/2025/04/02/cli…