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🌎💡 Missed our expert panel discussion on U.S.-India trade tensions last week? Watch now: https://t.co/HblgzKiDlb
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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 ( https://t.co/vbLgba0Wm0), we present findings from the first large-scale RCT of maternal cash transfers in India. Key results in🧵(1/10)
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Correction: Our panel discussion will start at 8:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Aug. 26, not 8 a.m. Join us with expert panel: @USAmbKeshap, Arun Kumar, @GPS_UCSD Dean @CarolineFreund, @KyleLHandley, & @achadhvaryu. Register: https://t.co/L1IqAXcedM
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🌎💡Join us Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 8 a.m. PT for a discussion on U.S.-India trade tensions & tariffs. What's at stake? Expert panel: @USAmbKeshap, Arun Kumar, @GPS_UCSD Dean @CarolineFreund, @KyleLHandley, & @achadhvaryu. Register now: https://t.co/L1IqAXcedM
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🤔📊 Why does good governance matter for India's future? Watch our faculty affiliate Karthik Muralidharan (@karthik_econ) share policy-relevant research insights as he discusses his book, "Accelerating India's Development." 👉 Watch Part 1: https://t.co/tBNyvvZ3Q6
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Wishing India a joyful Independence Day! 🇮🇳 Here’s to the ideas, partnerships, and innovations that connect us across the globe! 🌏
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📊💻 Watch professor Gaurav Khanna (@econgaurav) share his research on how U.S. migration policy drove India's tech boom: https://t.co/Kf9618Jaeh
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🌎💡Join us Aug. 12 at 8 a.m. PT for a roundtable discussion w/ @GPS_UCSD Dean @CarolineFreund + professors Teevrat Garg and Michael Davidson (@east_winds) on "The India-China Clean Energy Trade." 📈 Register here 👉 https://t.co/KdeorjwYjR
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🔗 NEW STORY: https://t.co/Nt19k0AVtL 🇮🇳 Travel grants from the @GPSIndiaCenter are making it possible for @UCSanDiego students to transform research on paper into on-the-ground experience. See how these scholars are exploring their curiosity IRL. #IndiaEconomy #PhDResearch
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📱💻 In our lastest episode of #IndiaInsights, economics professor @PaulFNiehaus discusses the role tech plays in social program delivery. Niehaus shares insights from studies in multiple Indian states and their policy implications. 🎥Watch now:
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🚀 Call for Presenters for our 2025–26 Seminar Series 🧑🏫 Early-career scholars doing exciting research on India’s economy 📅 Virtual, 1-hour sessions with discussants 🌍 Get feedback, connect with peers & grow our research community Nominate yourself 👉
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The goal of the UC San Diego 21st Century India Center Seminar Series is to provide a platform for junior scholars to share their research on the Indian economy, engage with our community of schola...
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🗣️📈 Learn why soft skills matter for frontline workers in India. @GPS_UCSD professor and Director of the 21st Century India Center, Achyuta Adhvaryu (@achadhvaryu) shares his research findings in this episode of "India Insights.” 🎥: https://t.co/4ONqxC2CoC
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🌏🧑🏭 “The effects of air pollution on productivity is substantially higher than we previously thought,” says GPS professor Teevrat Garg. ▶️ Catch Part 2 of “India Insights: Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution in South Asia”: https://t.co/YAMD39PeYF.
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🌏In this “India Insights,” professor Teevrat Garg shares findings on the impact of high levels of air pollution across India and other countries in South Asia. ▶️ Watch Part 1 of Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution in South Asia: https://t.co/pPFMHEYhZs.
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💡New study co-authored by our faculty affiliate, @GauravKhanna challenges conventional wisdom on "brain drain". Findings show high-skilled emigration from countries like India can boost economic development, human capital & innovation in home countries.
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As the national debate intensifies around immigration, a new study from the University of California School of Global Policy and Strategy is challenging conventional wisdom about “brain drain”—the...
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Join us this Wednesday for new insights from a paper by @SampreetGoraya & Akhil Ilango exploring how social identity affects market access & firm growth using Indian microdata. Discussant: @manaswini_rao This is our last session this academic year. We will be back this fall!
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In a new @vox_dev podcast episode, Achyuta Adhvaryu (@achadhvaryu), professor and @GPSIndiaCenter director, discusses his recent research review that examines how both workers and firms can benefit when working conditions are improved:
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Firms in developing countries are infamous for their poor working conditions—often justified in the name of productivity. A new research review, however, finds that improving working conditions not...
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We're thrilled to welcome Disha Gupta (@dishag9) from @IGIDR_Mumbai as the next speaker in our virtual Seminar Series on the Indian Economy with discussant Sudatta Ray from @YaleNUS. Join us by registering here: https://t.co/XBAbe567rZ
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🏫👨🎓Economist Gaurav Khanna shares his insights on the potential impact of losing international students on US colleges and universities in a recent @NYTimes article.
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Students could bypass the United States for friendlier countries as the Trump administration attacks universities and revokes visas. Their loss could hurt schools and the economy.
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🌸☕️ Our spring mixer last week was a huge hit as we gathered on a sunny afternoon to catch up with old friends and make new connections over cups of chai and tasty snacks! Thanks to all who joined us! 🙌😊
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