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karthik-econ.bsky.social @karthik-econ.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Delighted to announce multiple job openings for Economics PhDs interested in high-impact economic policy research careers in India at CEGIS (www.cegis.org) Job details at: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... It's a rolling deadline, but please apply by 12 Jan 2026 for full consideration.
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EJM - Econ Job Market
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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Great stuff @singhabhi.bsky.social!
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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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Sandip Sukhtankar @sandipz.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
India now spends ₹2 trillion/year (0.6% of GDP) on cash transfers to 130M+ women—yet we know little about their effects. In a new paper (bit.ly/4mE6EtW), @karthik-econ.bsky.social Paul Niehaus Jeff Weaver & I present findings from the first large-scale RCT of maternal cash transfers in India (1/10)
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Princeton Research Program in Development Economics @princetondevo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
And a large thank you to Prof. Karthik Muralidharan for giving an insightful talk on his new book, "Accelerating India's Development" last week leading into the BREAD Conference, @karthik-econ.bsky.social
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Mauricio Romero @marome1.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
In the most recent issue of @restatjournal.bsky.social (direct.mit.edu/rest/article...), we (Kaspar Wuthrich and @karthik-econ.bsky.social) provide guidance on how to analyze and design experiments with factorial designs (or cross-cuts). A 🧵 below:
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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Goldlilocks state capacity, why we can't get good stuff done. My blog today draws together some lessons from @karthik-econ.bsky.social 's book, @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social 's Abundance, and @noamangrist.bsky.social & @economeager.bsky.social 's work on ITT vs TOT. blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
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How matters as much as What: Why policy doesn’t get enough good things done and Goldilocks state capacity
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karthik-econ.bsky.social @karthik-econ.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
For my first post on this platform, I am happy to share that my TED Talk on how we can Accelerating Global Development is now online at: bit.ly/3Z1PMEb
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Why spending smarter beats bigger budgets
Billions of dollars are poured into global development every year, but results are lacking, says economist Karthik Muralidharan. Diving into an example with public education, he outlines how smarter r...
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