
Sanval Nasim
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Assistant Professor of Economics @ColbyCollege | air pollution | water | climate change
Waterville, ME
Joined April 2020
This looks potentially useful for junior scholars. "The Research Paper Playbook: A PhD Student's Guide to Writing and Presenting"
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Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics. Academic mothers are much more likely to... ◾temporarily leave the labor force ◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
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🚀 Our new research is out in the Journal of Development Economics! How fair are digital marketplaces when it comes to gender? 🤔 We ran an audit‐style experiment on Facebook Marketplace in Pakistan to find out. #econtwitter #genderecon @husnain_fateh
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Yes, there can be meritocracy—even in corrupt, low-transparency environments. In ``Meritocracy in a Bureaucracy'', I study Pakistan’s elite civil service and show that senior officials use discretion to reward talent over ties.
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Publication Day! Our edited volume is now available online:
Congratulations to Ammara Maqsood, Chris Moffat, @fizzahsajjad and their contributors! Their #OpenAccess book Lahore in Motion published today. Read and download free at: https://t.co/CayNvlLQde
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The fight for judicial independence in Pakistan isn’t over—why it matters now more than ever. My thoughts in @Dawn_News:
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If Pakistan’s judiciary succumbs to complete political control, the nation stands to lose not only rule of law but also democratic progress.
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This is one of the easiest red tape inconveniences to fix. The protector stamp is basically (State Life) insurnace. Any worker going abroad should be able to get this insurance online with a few clicks. They should own up and fix this—without deceiving workers.
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Pak embassies are relaying false information about the protector stamp for oversees workers. The govt hasn’t introduced an online stamp. You can fill out an online form but still need to appear at a local office to get your passport stamped. \1 https://t.co/93F3Bt1HrV
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Information and training helps individuals forecast and adapt to air pollution Last month, @husnain_fateh @univofthesouth, Matthew Gibson @WilliamsEcon, Fatiq Nadeem @ucsantabarbara, @SanvalNasim @ColbyCollege, @arezaee @ucdavis outlined their work: https://t.co/t1yYFLMU5y
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Air pollution causes seven million deaths each year. New evidence from Pakistan shows that improving individuals’ ability to forecast air pollution allows them to adapt better.
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But therein lies the rub—our govt just doesn’t have the institutional capacity/resources to deal with pollution, even when it knows what to do. We’re in this for the long haul—poor air quality will persist for years (if not decades). In for a massive generational health shock.
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Elites haven’t been up in arms over education/health because they’ve had access to private options. But air quality is a different type of public good (non-rival/non-excludable)—where private options (for those who can pay) don’t exist. You need regulation & govt to step in. \2
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Consider how air pollution is hitting the Pakistani elite hard vis-a-vis the “public good provision problem.” For many other (semi) public goods such as education & health, they’ve harnessed private solutions. But with clean air, they can’t just go & procure it in markets. \1
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My pessimistic views on air pollution below. We understand the problem and broadly know what to do but we don’t have the institutional capacity to do much. Just have to keep chipping away at the problem and hope air quality gradually improves over time. https://t.co/EM5q8nHzJJ
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Our upcoming Insights for Change article will dive into Pakistan's Air Pollution Calamity, and look at the possible solutions to combat it. Stay tuned! #airquality #Lahore #climatechange #Pakistan #pollution
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With air quality on all everyone's minds, take a look back at Dr. @SanvalNasim and Dr. Kulsoom Ahmed's Insights for Change article discussing how Pakistan can prioritize Climate Action through a Health and Vulnerability Lens. https://t.co/icAZ5LjZwz
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With air quality levels surpassing all previous levels, the the latest episode of Let's Talk Development sheds light on the issue of air pollution and its underlying impact with Dr. Kulsum Ahmed and Dr. Sanval Nasim. Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/BNtAZLNRsU
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Information and training helps individuals forecast and adapt to air pollution Last week, @husnain_fateh @univofthesouth, Matthew Gibson @WilliamsEcon, Fatiq Nadeem @ucsantabarbara, @SanvalNasim @ColbyCollege, @arezaee @ucdavis outlined their work: https://t.co/t1yYFLMU5y
voxdev.org
Air pollution causes seven million deaths each year. New evidence from Pakistan shows that improving individuals’ ability to forecast air pollution allows them to adapt better.
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Our friends in the English Department at Colby are searching for a teacher-scholar in the environmental humanities. https://t.co/3Yl5VldK4M
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We’re hiring for two tenure-track positions in economics at Colby. We have a fantastic department within a liberal arts environment—providing a valuable opportunity to practice both teaching and research. https://t.co/HA5QBAzPXN
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