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Sustainable Development at CU SIPA prepares scholars to undertake serious research and policy assessments to further the goal of sustainable development.
New York, NY
Joined June 2015
Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum Nicole Ngo. Chpt 10: "Effects of Fare-Free Public Transport Policies on Extended Mobility and Urban Access in Libreville, Gabon," looks at the impact of fare free public transportation on spatial social inequalities by enhancing accessibility
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"Groundwater, a primary irrigation source in India, faces increasing demand due to low rainfall and intensive agricultural activity. The limited groundwater and interrupted water cycle due to climate change and inadequate water supply through the canals are unable to fulfill the
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Seung Min Kim: "Estimating spring frost risk in apple farms from crop insurance data." https://t.co/toLWCqzRBF
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This is in fact one of the benefits of the Sustainable Development PhD at Columbia. The first year is econ, second year is more flexible across fields. Students love the flexibility and enhances creativity. JMPs and placements are wild! https://t.co/D4ZojTUYSb
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Purely from a practical perspective: econ PhD students could spend more time looking into other fields. It's actually very useful for writing papers! You look very impressive if you can quote sociologists or historians or lawyers or the like
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Quantifying how slavery shaped the antebellum US economy, showing the coercion, expropriation, and misallocation of enslaved labor had large welfare and economic impacts, from @treballen, Winston Chen, and @snaidunl
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Taking the literature as a whole, the global consequences of unmitigated climate change are likely to be substantial, unequal, harmful in aggregate, and potentially destabilizing, from Solomon Hsiang https://t.co/i3mQFiHxmN
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA Sustainable Development faculty member Jeff Shrader: "A Guide to Climate Damages" https://t.co/lHSE6MbR1g
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum Aaron Baum: "Time-varying associations between diabetes and mortality following COVID-19: Evidence from a U.S. Veteran population." https://t.co/SFqmNbWeeh
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Can collecting and sharing environmental data benefit public health? Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD student Seung Min Kim, alum Prabhat Barnwal and @LamontEarth researcher Lex Van Geen uses Bangladesh’s well water arsenic crisis as a case study to answer this question. "Well
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum Sol Hsiang: "What Can Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Measure?" What Can Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Measure? https://t.co/t5qXe0BVJj
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Can decentralized renewable energy (DRE) democratize energy production? Research from @ColumbiaSIPA PhD Alum @RamFishman. https://t.co/GQe8NiD8fH
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum @sandraguilarg.
Finally out at JEEM! This paper uses an RDD approach to examine Mexico City's air quality warning program, which includes driving and industrial restrictions. I have three main findings, which bring nuance to the discussion of the city's recent environmental policies. 🧵:
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD alum José Carlos Orihuela: "Chile at the Green Window of Opportunity: The Troubled Road to New Productive Capabilities." https://t.co/GxjYNYHcTa
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Research by @ColumbiaSIPA PhD Alum @francisannan and @belindaarch: Mobile communication as mental health policy: Lessons from Ghana during COVID-19
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Research on Ghana found that providing low-income adults with small, regular mobile communication credits significantly reduced mental distress and domestic violence during COVID-19.
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