"The average migrant derives more social capital from ‘interconnected’ networks that provide social support than from ‘extensive’ networks that efficiently transmit information." Great paper based on the universe of mobile phone activity in Rwanda for the years 2005-2009.

Hi #EconTwitter! 🤖 Curious about the fundamentals of #MachineLearning? Check out this insightful new book by Giovanni Cerulli (CNR)!📈 It is an accessible guide that bridges theory and practice, complete with applications in #Python, #Rstats & #Stata. A great resource for

Congratulations Lindsay! Such a wonderful news!!

Just Accepted new paper, "Til Dowry Do Us Part: Bargaining and Violence in Indian Families" by Rossella Calvi and Ajinkya Keskar. zurl.co/Z2ln

🚨📢Publication alert! So happy to see online at ReStud (The Review of Economic Studies) my paper on socio-emotional skills! Special thanks to the editor and referees for the amazing and super-efficient process that improved the paper. It has been a a fantastic journey! restud.com/the-causal-imp…

FOrthcoming in #REHO this year: Estimating A Model of Inefficient #Cooperation and #Consumption in Collective Households by Arthur @Lewbel and Krishna Pendakur. Editor: Sonia Oreffice October 2023 buff.ly/49jzs4b

Big thanks to Econ That Matters for featuring the story of my paper! This is the first blog post I wrote and I hope you will enjoy reading it😀Also, don't miss out on their other blog entries as well!! Lots of fascinating works by brilliant development econ PhD students

This feeling is different—having followed David's blog for a long long time, and now seeing my own work featured in THE blog!! Thank you David McKenzie and Econ That Matters!!

Parents can't do this one at a time trying to limit our own kids' use of phones/social media. Schools, communities, & norms need to change the way we collectively approach children & phones. We wouldn't let kids walk around all day smoking, and yet. Important piece by Jonathan Haidt-

Our peer effect paper has now been published in the March issue of Econometrica. It proposes a model that generalizes the LIM (linear-in-means) model and estimates it. It shows the mistakes made by using the LIM model. See econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

Heading to NBER Labor meeting to present new work with Kristiina Huttunen Emily Nix Ning Zhang on the economic & mental health impacts of rape Why study the economic impact of rape? Isn't acknowledging the moral awfulness of the crime sufficient? 1/n

Interventions targeting parenting in LMICs (Mar 2023) x.com/leightjessica/…

Have been a fan of this paper for a while! Super cool and inspiring study!!

This is an important and compelling special issue of The JHR focused on child mental health and edited by Janet Currie. jhr.uwpress.org/page/child-men…

So much fun! A fantastic group.

Here are some of our brilliant young colleagues in Econ and other social sciences!! 🎊🎉🎉🎊

Now at The Economic Journal: What shape maternal investments? Mothers’ expectations of effort & return impact breastfeeding & play. Maternal depression raises perceived effort cost, lowering play. doi.org/10.1093/ej/uea… #econ_twitter @UTS_economics NOVAFRICA CAGE @ Warwick ISER

Thank you so much Jessica!! Finally settled down here in Helsinki (also my first time alone living in Europe🤩) I was lucky enough to have you assigned as my editor! Looking forward to starting exciting new projects here Aalto BIZ

The AEFP EdDev (Scholars of Education in Developing Countries) Community Group fall season kicks off this Friday Sept 13 at 11am ET! Join us to hear Serena Canaan & Josep Nadal-Fernandez present work in progress. All are welcome! Contact me for Zoom link.

A literature review on human capital with a focus on social skills, decision making, and other higher-order capacities, from David Deming and mikko silliman nber.org/papers/w32908