The new public transit option brings large gains for commuters in Lagos, but reduces welfare for the private minibuses drivers. Our research on the ambitious Bus Reform Initiative led by @Lamata, summarized here! 👇

Come work with us in Lagos- great team, unique experience in an amazing city. @econ_ra

Send us your papers! Young economists, whether it is your last stop on the #EconJobMarket or if you are a PhD student, this is a cool opportunity to share your research widely.

Our findings in Lagos!My co-authors @danbjork , @nagpal_geetika, @NTsivanidis and I find that indirect benefits of establishing a new public bus system stemming from the competition with the ubiquitous private minibuses- commuters get lower prices on connected routes.

Lagos’ new public bus system brought cheaper rides & cleaner air, saving commuters $1.84M/month and cutting CO₂ emissions by 9%. But the story isn’t simple—private minibuses still move half the city! Discover the valuable lessons for urban mobility: ➡️ https://t.co/J5xmn5diwJ

A great, comprehensive summary of what we know about why housing has become more expensive. In US: construction productivity *falling* (would be 3x higher if it improved at same rate as manufacturing in past 50 yrs!) plus densification *falling* (stricter zoning rules). 1/2

🚨PhD alert! In light of everything happening in the world, the Econ Department at @ImperialBiz is conducting a second lightning round of admissions for fall 2025! Applications due April 30, offers in mid-May. Please spread the word! More details:

3 years ago, I lobbied for an Open Streets DC event on Capitol Hill even convincing ANC 6A and 6B to write support letters to DDOT. Now that dream is becoming a reality 😭😭😭 See you all on June 28th!

@josh_t_dean and I are each hiring a Research Professional (predoc) to work full time in Chicago starting this summer. If you are interested in empirical behavioral economics and eventually graduate school, please consider applying for the position. Link in the next tweet.

We are hiring predocs at @devdatalab! Application link in next tweet. What you get: an inspired research team (N=10) with tons of cooperation, work on important topics for human wellbeing, work in the best research workflow in the discipline, explore the frontiers of using AI

🚨 Just published in @Nature w @gemmadipoppa 🚨 We argue that reducing crop burning in South Asia, responsible for toxic air for 100s of millions, is not completely intractable. We show bureaucrats exert control when incentivized, w large consequences for pub health Details 👇

I'm hiring pre-docs for fall 2025. Come work with me on housing policy, urban economics, and inequality with big data.

Last few days to submit! @DinaPomeranz @fgerard_BE @joana_naritomi NadaEissa + I look forward to your submissions for 9th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries Travel costs covered Deadline: July 8 Conf:Dec 16-17 (ski day:Dec 18) https://t.co/u4QssTDXx4

🚨We are still looking for French-speaking RAs for research projects in the DR Congo focusing on state capacity and development. Apply and come work with us! Predoc: https://t.co/fDeo91ivIO Research Associate: https://t.co/yWnPMaeql5 Research Intern:

Out now in World Development, a review of the constraints women face in the use of public transport in urban centers of the developing world

Tomorrow May 7 12:30 pm ET! 3 talks on taxation and development prepared for a general audience (policy makers, tax administrators, NGOs, students, researchers etc)

Excited to share my team's github page, where we maintain: *did_multiplegt_dyn (Stata, R): *twowayfeweights (Stata, R) *did_multiplegt (Stata, R) To inquire about packages, post your Q in Issue section on GitHub page: your Q may help other users! https://t.co/SIv0kLylr7

We are very excited to be hosting the 2024 NetMob conference that will bring leading researchers working on mobile phone data analysis to DC and will help foster collaboration between academia and policy in this innovative space