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Ajinkya Keskar

@akeskar.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor in Economics at Binghamton University. Previously Postdoc J-PAL South Asia. PhD from Rice University. Interested in Family Economics, Gender, and Early Childhood Education. www.ajinkyakeskar.com

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Ajinkya Keskar @akeskar.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Happy to share: “Economic Empowerment and Mental Health: Evidence from India” (with Sulagna Mookerjee) is accepted at Economic Development and Cultural Change :) Full Paper: www.ajinkyakeskar.com/files/MHDraf...

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Abhijeet Singh @singhabhi.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn) @karthik-econ.bsky.social & I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16

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Todd Pugatch @toddpugatch.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Had a great visit with @akeskar.bsky.social & colleagues in the Binghamton University Economics Department last Friday to present my work on promoting youth entrepreneurship in Rwanda. Many thanks for hosting me! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda

The persistently high employment share of the informal sector makes entrepreneurship a necessity for youth in many developing countries. We exploit exogenous va

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Palaash Bhargava @palaashbhargava.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

1/ 🤔 Ever wondered if pairing socially isolated students with popular peers helps or hurts their outcomes? My job market paper explores this through a large-scale RCT across Indian schools. Thread below 🧵 #EconSky #EconJobMarket #JMP

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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed. go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe

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