About a month ago, Jim Woodhill and I recorded a conversation about the likely impacts of COVID-19 and the lockdown on South Asia's food systems for the Foresight4Food Initiative. Here is the link to the blog and the video: foresight4food.net/2020/05/28/the…

We are delighted to share that the Ministry of Statistics and Prog. Implementation, Govt. of India, has conferred on our Chairman, Prof. C. Rangarajan, the first "Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics" 2020 #ProfCRangarajan #award #Statistics Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Today we remember those lives lost 19 years ago and honor the bravery and sacrifice of our first responders. We will #NeverForget 🇺🇸

Last year, my colleague/coauthor Ed Taylor and I published the 3rd Edition of our Intro to Dev Econ textbook with University of California Press (is on Bluesky). We explain the logic of this unconventional book and why we teach it the way we do in this blog post: ucpress.edu/blog/53946/why…

It also happened to me in Prague. The hotel manager saw my passport and thought I will be knowing Shah Rukh Khan since my last name is also #khan. I had to explain him that Shah Rukh Khan is even out of my reach. He was a great fan of Shah Rukh Khan like me. He was very kind. Thank you Shah Rukh Khan 🙏❤️👍

Transition complete: now on the other side of the desk! "From student to teacher"! Wrapping up an incredible journey with these brilliant minds!. Last day vibes with my amazing MBA students. Cheers to the memories and the bright paths ahead! Roanoke College #MBA #ClassOf2024

Big shoutout to my mentor, friend, and brother! Congratulations on your latest achievement. Here's to many more successes ahead! :)

Addressing the International Conference of Agricultural Economists. We are strengthening the agriculture sector with reforms and measures aimed at improving the lives of farmers. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Inauguration of International Conference of Agricultural Economics by Honorable Prime Minster of India Shri Narendra Modi, followed by address by Union Minister of Agriculture Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcome address by Prof. Ramesh Chand 🇮🇳 Prof. Matin Qaim icae2024 ZEF

How does electricity access influence gendered time use, labour allocation & decision-making? A study by Gupta, Md Tajuddin Khan & Negi uses data from Bangladesh to answer this question. Watch Tanu Gupta discuss their findings & read the full article here: bit.ly/IWD25-3