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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jul 7

👥 How can India address under-representation of women entrepreneurs? 📰 The @timesofindia highlighted research by EGC affiliate Pinelopi Goldberg and coauthor Gaurav Chiplunkar on the need for multidimensional, state-specific policy solutions. 📚 More: egc.yale.edu/news/250629/pi…

YaleEGC's tweet card. In an article highlighting the low levels of female entrepreneurship in India, The Times of India cited recent research by EGC affiliate Pinelopi Goldberg and coauthor Gaurav Chiplunkar, a Yale...

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · 17 h

🗣️ What does the future hold for small farms in Africa? 🌍 In the latest #DevelopmentDialogues with @vox_dev, experts dissect one of Africa’s most persistent development challenges: the low productivity of small farms. 🔊 Listen to the full episode now: egc.yale.edu/news/250618/de…

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · 22 h

Evidence from China—one of the world’s largest suppliers of carbon offset projects—suggests that non-additional offsets (i.e. those that would have happened anyway) can in fact exacerbate environmental damages. Read today's article to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…

VVoxDev@vox_dev · Jul 22

🆕 Paying to pollute: How carbon offsets actually raised emissions in China Today on VoxDev, Qiaoyi Chen, Nicholas Ryan (@YaleEconomics) & @DanielYiXu (@DukeEcon) outline how a carbon offset programme raised emissions in China: voxdev.org/topic/energy-e…

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Tobin Center for Economic Policy@YaleTobinCenter · Jul 21

Hospitals are gobbling up physician practices—and health care prices are rising as a result. New research in @nberpubs shows that vertical mergers between hospitals & physician practices are driving up physician & hospital prices. Read our policy brief: tobin.yale.edu/research/hospi…

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 23

📢Registration is now open for #NEUDC2025! Conference registration link is available here: neudc2025.com The last day for paper submission is August 17 and the last day for registration is October 17. #NEUDC #EconTwitter

TTufts Economics@TuftsEconomics · Jun 16

Tufts University is thrilled to host the North East Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on November 8-9, 2025! 📝 Call for Papers: Submissions start June 16, and end August 17. Submit your papers here: editorialexpress.com/conference/Tuf… 📌More details to come! #NEUDC #NEUDC2025

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Yale Department of Economics@YaleEconomics · Jul 10

We’re excited to welcome Janet Currie to the Department and @YaleTobinCenter! Her research shows how smarter policy—on education, health coverage, clean air, & mental-health care—can change the life-trajectories of kids and the families who raise them. economics.yale.edu/news/250709/we…

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jul 9

🌏 While migrants and their urban destinations are extensively studied, less is known about how their departure transforms the rural economies they leave behind. 📊 In @Ideas4India, EGC affiliate Mushfiq Mobarak & coauthors dig deeper. 📚 Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250618/in…

YaleEGC's tweet image. 🌏 While migrants and their urban destinations are extensively studied, less is known about how their departure transforms the rural economies they leave behind.

📊 In @Ideas4India, EGC affiliate Mushfiq Mobarak &amp; coauthors dig deeper.

📚 Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250618/in…

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jul 2

💡Why is it so hard to implement a good idea? Mushfiq Mobarak (EGC, @YaleEconomics, @YaleSOM) explains what happens when technically sound solutions meet politics, behavior & unintended consequences. 🎧 Listen to "Lessons from SOM" Podcast: insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/lesso… #GlobalDev

YaleEGC's tweet card. Development economist Mushfiq Mobarak, the Jerome Kasoff ‘54 Professor of Management and Economics, explains how implementing new ideas can be complicated by politics, unintended consequences, and...

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 27

👥 Event recap: Gender gaps and structural transformation in a new development era 🤝Organized by EGC and @CGDev, hosted by @gatesfoundation on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank and IMF #SpringMeetings 🌍Read key takeaways from the event: egc.yale.edu/news/event-rec…

YaleEGC's tweet image. 👥 Event recap: Gender gaps and structural transformation in a new development era

🤝Organized by EGC and @CGDev, hosted by @gatesfoundation on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank and IMF #SpringMeetings

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 23

🗣️ What does the future hold for small farms in Africa? 🌍 In the latest #DevelopmentDialogues with @vox_dev, experts dissect one of Africa’s most persistent development challenges: the low productivity of small farms. 🔊 Listen to the full episode now: egc.yale.edu/news/250618/de…

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 20

New research: In Malawi, women avoid trying unfamiliar products—not due to skepticism, but to protect their household reputation. EGC Postdoc Nina Buchmann, @DupasPascaline (@Princeton) & Roberta Ziparo (AMSE) in @vox_dev: voxdev.org/topic/technolo…

YaleEGC's tweet card. Experimental evidence from rural Malawi shows that women's reputation concerns within households can lead to underinvestment in new technologies and persistence with bad ones. Engaging both spouses...

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 18

🆕 Podcast: What does the future hold for small farms in Africa? Our latest #DevelopmentDialogue w/ @Vox_Dev Guests @g_mukeshimana (@IFAD), @chrisudry (@NUEconomics @NU_GPRL) & Mark Rosenzweig (@YaleEconomics) discuss. 🎧 Listen to the episode: egc.yale.edu/news/250618/de…

YaleEGC's tweet image. 🆕 Podcast: What does the future hold for small farms in Africa? Our latest #DevelopmentDialogue w/ @Vox_Dev

Guests @g_mukeshimana (@IFAD), @chrisudry (@NUEconomics @NU_GPRL) &amp; Mark Rosenzweig (@YaleEconomics) discuss.

🎧 Listen to the episode:
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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 17

💡Why is it so hard to implement a good idea? Mushfiq Mobarak (EGC, @YaleEconomics, @YaleSOM) explains what happens when technically sound solutions meet politics, behavior & unintended consequences. 🎧 Listen to "Lessons from SOM" Podcast: insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/lesso… #GlobalDev

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 17

📃 A new EGC Discussion Paper by Mushfiq Mobarak (@YaleEconomics) & coauthors examines systems for identifying recipients of benefit transfers, and studies how their cost-effectiveness varies with the scale and scope of the program. 📚 Read the paper: egc.yale.edu/research/mobar…

YaleEGC's tweet card. Mobarak et al., 2025: "Scalable Targeting of Social Protection: When Do Algorithms Out-Perform...

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Yale Economic Growth Center@YaleEGC · Jun 15

New research: In Malawi, women avoid trying unfamiliar products—not due to skepticism, but to protect their household reputation. EGC Postdoc Nina Buchmann, @DupasPascaline (@Princeton) & Roberta Ziparo (AMSE) in @vox_dev: voxdev.org/topic/technolo…

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