Why higher tariffs won’t shrink the trade deficit piie.com/blogs/realtime…

Looking forward to this exchange tomorrow!

We are inviting applications for Axis-Ashoka PhD fellowships! Generous research support in addition to fellowships, opportunity to work in cutting edge fields such as Spatial-Trade, IO, International Finance, and great academic placements! More info below

I am tentatively happy with how this lecture on "Identification, calibration, and exact hat algebra" turned out. github.com/jdingel/econ69…

PhD applications at Ashoka Econ are now open. It’s a vibrant department with faculty working across multiple and varied research areas - come join us!

Today Vaidehi Tandel presents work in prog. paper w/ @TomBearpark, Ashwin Rode & Amine Ouazad PPT on impact of floods on urban housing markets in India. While this is researched in the US context there is scarce lit. on a developing country context Aradhya Sood is discussant

🚨 Post-doc alert 🚨 Ashoka University, in collaboration with Axis Bank, is offering two postdoc positions in Economics. The positions are initially for one year but can be renewed for another year upon satisfactory performance. ashoka.edu.in/axis-bank-post… Deadline: April 30th

Every econ referee report should include two scores out of 100: (1) Accuracy; (2) Importance. These scores should be public and should follow the papers. This would have all kinds of benefits: 1. It would reduce the incentive to submit to all 5 top five journals 🧵 1/n

Looking forward to present at CAFRAL my joint work with Ernesto Ugolini tomorrow!

1/ In May 2025, @CAFRALResearch hosted two fascinating research seminars exploring trade shocks in the US and healthcare access in rural India. Here's a quick breakdown of the key insights and policy implications from both studies 🧵

One more reason to cheer the Chenab railway bridge: it is designed by a woman. 17 years of dedicated work by Madhavi Lata G, professor of civil engineering at ⁦IISc Bangalore⁩ resulted in the completion of this challenging project. #womeninSTEM

Looking to hire a RA for a project. Join the team for an exciting project on how to tackle demand side constraints for female employment in india Ashwini_Deshpande

Thanks INFER for the 2025 INFER Research Prize to our work on City Size and the role of Geography!

Last few days to apply. I will start looking at apps on 6th Oct Tanu Gupta

We are hiring! Join the stellar Economics @ Ashoka faculty & further enrich the most diverse range of research expertise in 🇮🇳. Esp if you work on environmental econ & finance: the 2 areas we are looking to strengthen. #econtwitter Ashoka University

🎥 What on earth are rare earths? Why do they matter so much? Why do they nearly all come from China? And how worried should we be about the latest chapter in the trade war? These and more questions answered in my latest primer👇