Love this paper on caste identity and labour supply by Suanna Oh (suannaoh.com/home): almost half of the workers refuse to do a 10-minute caste-incongruent task even when offered 10x their daily wage!

Great to have Melissa S. Kearney at Pitt Economics presenting her work on a very topical question :what would happen if there were an increase in college degree enrolllment

New Research Alert! Temperature and Human Capital in India from @teevrat, Maulik Jagnani, and @vis_taraz Check it out here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

My op-ed on why millions are protesting in #FarmersProtest. Ag reform is desperately needed, but the new farm laws lack the obvious safeguards that should accompany a massive deregulation: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… For economists - original version here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ry21_a…

Ugly use of economics: making feeble appeals to game theory to misrepresent war atrocities and disempower female victims. #EconTwitter chwe.net/irle/letter/?f…

Call for papers SIOE 2021 -- deadline Feb 25th!! Please send us your papers and help spread the word.👇 sioe.org/conference/2021

Amazing schedule for the Midwest development conference. It is being hosted virtually and is free to register. Starts April 30! mwiedc.org/schedule/ #mwiedc #miedc

Forthcoming in the AER: "Labor Rationing" by Emily Breza, Supreet Kaur, and Yogita Shamdasani. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

This Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Yogita Shamdasani paper is super impressive: drive.google.com/file/d/1BxnWka… They randomize hundreds of jobs across dozens of villages and months to measure the (extensive) typical slack in rural labor markets in India.

Friends, BU Economics is hosting NEUDC this year and the submission deadline is Aug 15th. Please do share! sites.google.com/view/neudc2021 Seema Jayachandran Asim Ijaz Khwaja Christopher Udry Nathan Nunn @FrankSchilbach @raogautam David Lagakos Ray Fisman Daniele Paserman @JoshuaSGoodman Andrew Foster

⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐ Roads are expensive. But Yogita Shamdasani of NUS tells Tim Phillips Talk Normal about how a national roadbuilding program in rural India is transforming agriculture. Listen and subscribe: podfollow.com/voxdev

So proud of Suanna Oh!

Our book is just around the corner!! Please spread the word to help us reduce women’s excessive load of unrewarded work @lrwpgh amazon.com/No-Club-Puttin…

Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Climate Change and Labor Reallocation: Evidence from Six Decades of the Indian Census" by Maggie Liu, Yogita Shamdasani, and Vis Taraz. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

Higher temperatures in India lower yields and thereby lower demand for non-agricultural goods. This keeps people trapped in low productivity agriculture, inhibiting structural transformation. steg.cepr.org/sites/default/… hugely important paper by @liu_mag Yogita Shamdasani & @vis_taraz

We're hiring a policy associate to work in the labour markets and firms sectors (0-2 years work ex). The role will involve supporting the team in building research and policy partnerships on youth employment, migration, and firm growth. Details below 👇DM for any questions!

Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers outside agriculture and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying in the long run. Maggie Liu @vis_taraz Smith College Economics Yogita Shamdasani NUS outline 🆕 research in #India: ow.ly/lHfe50M45ZE

Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers outside agriculture and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying in the long run. Maggie Liu, @vis_taraz Smith College Economics & Yogita Shamdasani NUS outline 🆕 research in #India here: ow.ly/lHfe50M45ZE

Come work with us at NUS! We have a vibrant community of pre-docs working with faculty on exciting projects in applied Econ, and we are looking to hire several pre-docs for the next academic year.

Come join us at NUS Economics as a pre-doc. You'll work with us and gain more experience before applying to a PhD program. fass.nus.edu.sg/ecs/pre-doc-ra… Please drop me an email directly if you are interested in working with me. Econ RA Listings