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development economist at UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Joined August 2012
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Poorer children show cognitive fatigue faster than richer ones, and attend schools that give fewer chances to build attentional capacity. But this can be improved with simple changes at school--as we show in our Cognitive Endurance paper. Summary below! @christinalbrown @h_schof
New NBER working paper with @supKaur @h_schof @GeetaKingdon showing:
- how formal schooling contributes to the development of fundamental cognitive skills, like attention
- attention appears to be highly malleable, at least in childhood
nber.org/papers/w30133?utm_c…
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In Africa, workers get constant requests to share money with others. Shielding their income increases work attendance and earnings by over 10%. Informal insurance creates a social tax, from Eliana Carranza, @AletheiaDonald @florian_grosset and @supKaur nber.org/papers/w30438
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Less than 9 hours left to make your Big Give gift to Berkeley Economics. Our students, faculty, and staff appreciate your support and generosity! givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…
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Bloody hell. Looking at a message from the Ukraine Library Association concerning the cancellation of their forthcoming conference. it basically says "We will reschedule just as soon as we have finished vanquishing our invaders". Ukrainian Librarians, I salute you
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Excited to share the virtual stage with these incredible scholars as we discuss Behavioral Consequences of Scarcity at 3:30pst on Friday #SPSP2022 @ShaiDavidai @supKaur @vancejlarsen @SherryJueyuWu
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.@supKaur discusses her work w/ @emilybreza & @yogitajs examining if external labour market shocks reveal the presence of ‘rationed’ workers. They find many rural workers turn to #selfemployment for lack of available #jobs, not visions of entrepreneurship: ow.ly/79hG50Gbfm8
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CEGA affiliate @supKaur talks to @vox_dev about whether the self-employed in rural India are entrepreneurs willingly or because they can't find jobs.
Her research finds that unemployment in low- & middle-income countries may be much higher than we assume.
voxdev.org/topic/labour-mark…
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This new philanthropy organization seems like it is interested in funding work on using science and technology in information and psychosocial interventions - and has Michael Kremer, @supKaur & BRAC's Munshi Sulaiman as advisors
@agencyfund harnesses science, data, and technology to support people as they chart a path forward. A path out of poverty.
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Over 400 Economists agree! Put simply, the Child Tax Credit expansion is good policy and we should make it permanent!
Thank you to everyone who signed.
You can find the final letter with list of signers here:
hilaryhoynes.com/s/Economist…
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Congress is now considering whether to extend the Child Tax Credit expansion. If you are an economist, please consider signing this open letter to Congress, highlighting the enormous social value this policy would generate. Sign here (by COB Tues): forms.gle/sst1P54EJ5f2SEgF9
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Today, we're excited to announce the SPC-Agency Fund Social Impact Fellowship, a collaboration between @agencyfund and @spc.
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EPoD affiliate @ElianaCarranza & @supKaur, @AletheiaDonald, @FGrst find that while kin networks provide a critical safety net for the poor, pressure to redistribute income makes saving more difficult.
Read the @WorldBankAfrica blog post here zurl.co/KSRP
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At least 25% of Indian rural workers can’t find jobs in lean months, helping explain why self-employment is high in poor countries and pointing to large labor market distortions, from @emilybreza, @supKaur, and Yogita Shamdasani nber.org/papers/w28643
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The average minimum wage worker would need to work a staggering 79 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom rental in 95 percent of U.S. counties...in the richest country on Earth.
If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
Congratulations Christina on a well-deserved amazing end to the job market! Eat lots of ice cream and recover from the ptsd.
My advisors @supKaur, Chris Walters and @tedmiguel gave me the freedom (and support) to work on my JMP which during my 3rd year prospectus was deemed "too risky" by other faculty. I am so thankful for their guidance and trust.
"We cannot continue to let inequality grow unchecked in our labor market. It is toxic to our people, to our society, and to our democracy. A higher minimum wage is an important first step to reversing it." @rothstein_jesse @hshierholz
thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…
Very personal account from Barkha Dutt on being a journalist in India. She's facing up to 3 years in jail for reporting on the murder of 2 Dalit girls. Viral video calling for her hanging for reporting on #FarmersProtest, endorsed by govt party members.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
