I am shocked this got published. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, offers immense potential to push the research frontiers, but this is just plain dumb!

Come work with me at the LSE next year on exciting projects in development, labor and political economy. Deadline to apply: 20 April 2024 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/61…

My coauthors & I are recruiting a summer research assistant for an experiment on the promise of remote work for refugees. Please share w/ potential candidates 🙏 Main reqs are Stata, SurveyCTO, & good management/communication skills #EconTwitter drive.google.com/file/d/1MBr90g…

Want to learn how to measure the effectiveness of programs dedicated to poverty alleviation? Consider #DEDP MicroMasters courses with MITx Courses: bit.ly/3JVpUBk #EconTwitter

We are looking for a research associate based in Peshawar, Pakistan, to work on an exciting RCT experiment. Please share. Economics@LUMS Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre Econ RA Listings linkedin.com/jobs/view/3930…

Watch the latest episode of Let's Talk Development, where Mansoor Sultan and Sher Afghan Asad discuss the digital transformation in tax administration in Pakistan. Watch the full podcast now: youtube.com/watch?v=TWrH4J… IGC Pakistan International Growth Centre

We are excited to announce that we are hosting a Lahore Policy Exchange on Lahore's future development, climate resilience, and urban planning. We are looking forward to an invigorating discussion! Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance.

Finally, on my way to London and attend this conference. Sad for missing the first day, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the conference and presenting my work to this very exciting audience.

Come work with us! We (Trade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel) Gautam Gowrisankaran, Pietro Tebaldi, and I) are hiring pre-docs to start in summer 2025. Econ RA Listings PREDOC.org

#EconTwitter Econ RA Listings J-PAL South Asia 📢JOB OPENING ALERT📢 Raymond Robertson (The Bush School, TAMU), Hamna Ahmed (Lahore School of Economics) & I are hiring a full time Research Manager in Lahore, Pakistan. - Exciting project on women's inclusion in the Green Transition. - Apply by Nov 30. Please RT!

How do NGOs impact development? My #JMP featured on the World Bank Development Impact blog explores this question. Read it here: blogs.worldbank.org/en/impactevalu… 🔗to full paper: dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7ozsn…

In CDPR & International Growth Centre 's latest Insights for Change article, Sher Afghan Asad discusses why tax compliance in Pakistan is so low & how behavioural insights can be leveraged to shift social norms and engage citizens. You can read the article here. cdpr.org.pk/wp-content/upl…

Publication Day! Our edited volume is now available online: uclpress.co.uk/book/lahore-in…

Congratulations to Dr. Sher Afghan Asad (Assistant Professor, CNM Department of Economics, LUMS), Dr. Hadia Majid (Chair and Associate Professor, CNM Department of Economics, LUMS) and Dr. Husnain Fateh Ahmad (Associate Professor, Sewanee) on the publication of their article.

Forthcoming in the JEL: "Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner’s Guide" by Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, and Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…