Globally, schools were closed for an average of 5.5 months (22 weeks) since the onset of the pandemic, equivalent to two-thirds of an academic year How much did students learn? See: shorturl.at/wzNR0

Who all access private tutoring in secondary education in India? How much do they spend on it? Our recent paper in Journal of Social and Economic Development attempts to answer these questions...

Evidence on variations in quality and costs of market-based supplemental educational services in India are limited...This paper (with Harvinder Singh & Angrej Singh Gill) in the context of Haryana, a northern state in India, explores this… doi.org/10.1080/135967…

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Philanthropy in education is a critical policy debate worldwide...Where does India stand in CSR and philanthropic contributions for the expansion and development of the education sector? My reflections on this in NORRAG's policy insights...

The official nationwide book launch day is here! Get it from your favourite local bookstore, or online at: amazon.in/dp/067009594X The Endorsements, Table of Contents, and Preface are at: bit.ly/49j1DiS The book website is also live at: acceleratingindiasdevelopment.in

Happening today! ⏲️: 6:00 pm IST/ 8:30 am EST 'Pre-schooling in India: Policy, Progress, and Practice' #webinar co-hosted with Harvard Chan - India Research Center Explore key issues in early childhood #education (ECE), policy discourse, progress, and gaps. Register here: tinyurl.com/3hj3ct65

A great learning opportunity for young scholars interested in higher education research! Looking forward to seeing you at Issyk-Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan! The last date for sending the application is 17th May 2024. ioe.hse.ru/en/sumschool/s…

The Spring 2024 BREAD Development Economics Conference at UCSDEcon UCSD Development Economics (on 10-11 May 2024) will be livestreamed for viewing from anywhere in the world. Program is at: ibread.org/conference/bre… Webinar link is at: ucsd.zoom.us/j/92369739782 Pascaline Dupas Imran Rasul

This week we are sharing ‘Vocational education, skill training and self-employment: evidence from India’s non-farm sector’ by Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, Hrushikesh Mallick & Amit Kumar. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #NewTextTuesdays

We have 4 RA positions open, with a chance to: ✔️Work on human development themes—#health #education #gender #mobility & #employment— using & building IHDS Corner data! ✔️Work with Prof Sonalde Desai, @pallavi_econ, Debasis Barik & others 📎Apply here: bit.ly/4ezKnKc

One of our recent works on vocational education and labour market in India…

Delighted to share our recent work on "Impacts of industrial actions, protests, strikes and lockouts by health and care workers during COVID-19 and other pandemic contexts: a systematic review" in Human Resources for Health. …an-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Climate is impacting all aspects of human life and well-being...how climate perpetuates gender inequality, particularly in developing societies, is an important concern...happy to share an opinion piece covering gender and climate interactions that appeared in The Hindu...

Hiring RA on a project starting in Karnataka. The RA will work closely with me, Ani (Aniruddha Talukdar), Imrul, Prof. Maria, and Prof. Asad (Asad Islam). Knowing Kannada language is essential. Econ RA Listings Link to JD: dropbox.com/scl/fi/ay3psgb…

This is an important project undertaken by my doctoral student Akanksha Aggarwal and the impressive Bharti Nandwani. RA will learn a lot being part of this. Apply! #EconTwitter

Publication alert! "School choice in rural Odisha, India: Understanding from a multi-stakeholder perspective". We examine the socioeconomic and institutional complexities of school choice in rural Odisha, India, from a multi-stakeholder perspective. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Today’s talk by Priya Mukherjee at ZHCES, JNU…Looking forward to your participation…

Welcome reception of the summer school of the Institute of Education, HSE, Russia at Beach Bar, Coworking-Resort ololoAkjol…

Thrilled that my paper with Christopher A. Neilson and Seth Zimmerman on elite universities and the intergenerational transmission of human and social capital is conditionally accepted at AER AEA Journals. Below a short threat summarizing it...