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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to BIG Lab PhD candidate Virna Vidal-Menezes who was one of only 35 candidates selected nationally for the NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship! Read more: buff.ly/6S5B54y

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

⌛️ Don't miss out! This May, the BIG Lab will host a two-day colloquium on debt relief in the Global South, convening scholars and practitioners to examine current challenges and policy responses. Join the conversation and contribute to the dialogue. Register here: buff.ly/uL4qXMp

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

📣 Join the BIG Lab this May for a two-day colloquium on debt relief in the Global South. The event will bring together experts for in-depth discussion and engagement with pressing policy challenges.🌍 Register here: buff.ly/uL4qXMp

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The BIG Lab has been well represented at the STEG Conference in Nairobi!

Jeremy Majerovitz, Eva Dziadula, Taryn Dinkelman, and Joe Kaboski in back row

Laurene Lee, Zeina Shalaby and Sagara Johny in front

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🚨 Don't miss out. Now hiring predoc Research Associates for the BIG Lab! 🖥️ Collaborate on development research projects with Notre Dame faculty! Deadline: 12/31/25 ☘️ Learn more and apply: buff.ly/pEUjn07 #econ #predoc

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

📢 Now hiring predoc Research Associates for the BIG Lab! 🔬Collaborate on development research projects with Notre Dame faculty! Deadline: 12/31/25 ✍ Learn more and apply: buff.ly/BjAcByg #econ #predoc

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📣 BIG Lab PHD student Andres Ramasco's paper, “Not a Sip: Effects of Zero Tolerance Laws on Road Traffic Fatalities,” has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of the Journal of Health Economics.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Pete Klenow giving our keynote at #BIGForumND

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Register Now! Registration for the BIG Forum at Notre Dame closes September 12 - this Friday. We will have keynotes by Dean Karlan, Ted Miguel and Pete Klenow and great sessions looking at development through the lenses of micro, macro and political economy. buff.ly/XjHrEai

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Forum is September 25-26 at Notre Dame. We'll have talks by @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social @deankarlan.bsky.social @tedmiguel.bsky.social @novosad.bsky.social and @taryndinkelman.bsky.social. #econsky Register now! 👇 biglab.nd.edu/news-events/...

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

New research by Lakshmi Iyer & Coleson Weir explores the persistence of colonial-era disparities in India, finding that some have faded while others remain, highlighting the impact of targeted policies. Journal of Development Economics: buff.ly/sdfvnh0

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Mark your calendars for BIG Lab's inaugural conference, the BIG Forum, happening on September 25-26. Registration kicks off in July. #BIGForum biglab.nd.edu/news-events/... @artslettersnd.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The BIG Lab is hiring! Do you want to contribute to research on economic growth and development. We're looking for a writer who understands economics and data. This is a part-time, remote position. jobs.nd.edu/postings/37617

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

How do rural roads reshape economies & societies? A working paper by Santosh Kumar Guatam et al. digs into India's PMGSY program finding roads: ⬆️ Producer prices ⬇️ Consumer prices ➡️ Labor shift to local work buff.ly/LFZqcqg @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Trade has fueled agricultural modernization by providing crucial inputs like fertilizers and machinery, increasing yields and food consumption globally. Vox Dev discusses Heitor Pellegrina's recent paper. #econsky (buff.ly/3EpgwGS).

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We had two presentations at the Development Lunch today, Ge Sun & Patrizio Piraino. @ndecon.bsky.social

Graduate student Ge Sun standing in front of her title slide which says “Impacts of Expected Fertility on Women’s Wages “

Professor Patrizio Piraino standing in front of the title slide of his presentation which reads “Psychosocial stressors and resilience patterns in a sample of low-income South Africans”

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Samson M’boueke is presenting his JMP, Commodity Prices and the Terms-of-Trade Disconnect, at the Development Lunch today. @ndecon.bsky.social

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

Join us at the BIG Lab tailgate! This Saturday, September 7 from 11:30 - 3 in the tent just east of Jenkins Nanovic Hall. Let's make it a day to remember! #BIGLab #Tailgate #TheOnlyTailgateServingGoat #notredame #football @artslettersnd.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social

Notre Dame’s iconic gold dome with lawn and trees turning red in the foreground

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

The inaugural @biglabnd.bsky.social visiting scholar, Raissa Fabregas, gave a great talk at our Development Lunch.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Two @ndecon.bsky.social PhD students, Xinyi Li & Virna Vidal Menezes, presented their 3rd year papers at the Development Lunch today.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Talking about monopsony power and outsourcing in Mexico at the Development Lunch today.

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