Karthik Muralidharan
@karthik_econ
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Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics @UCSanDiego| Co-founder & Scientific Director @CEGISOfficial| Author: https://t.co/JEZigRWbEY
Chennai; San Diego
Joined May 2013
Delighted & overwhelmed to win the @crossword_book Award 2024 for "Accelerating India’s Development". I am deeply grateful to the many readers who have engaged with the book and its ideas, and hope that this lovely citation by the award jury encourages many more to do so!
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RT @ATabarrok: In India, government jobs pay far more than equivalent jobs in the private sector–so much so that the entire labor market an….
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RT @CMOMaharashtra: 🤝 MoU to Boost Social Governance!. CM Devendra Fadnavis chaired a meeting on strengthening the 'CMO Social Sector War R….
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RT @JustinSandefur: I think I verbally cite this paper every other week in conversations with people about how they're presenting/interpret….
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RT @marome1: In the most recent issue of @restatjournal ( ), we (with Kaspar Wuthrich and @karthik_econ) provide g….
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RT @Ideas4India: 🎙️ Presenting a new edition of #I4IConversations!. Listen to @maitreesh (@LSEEcon) and @karthik_econ (@UCSanDiego) discuss….
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Thoughtful blog post by @dmckenzie001 @wb_research on my book on the centrality of better state capacity for "Accelerating India's Development" and the parallels with the "abundance" framework of @ezraklein and @DKThomp in the US context.
The similarities between Abundance & @karthik_econ's Accelerating India's Development; the need for tinkering, but also for stopping dumb polices - today's blog post is my attempt to draw out common themes and lessons
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RT @restatjournal: In the March issue, "Identity Verification Standards in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from India" by Karthik M….
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RT @SatwikVyasIFS: Bureaucracy and hope often seem mutually exclusive, as bureaucracy tends to maintain the status quo while hope drives ch….
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Was a great pleasure to meet with @BillGates yesterday in Delhi, exchange signed copies of our books, and discuss ideas for accelerating global development and how innovations in India can contribute to this goal.
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RT @MoRD_GoI: Improving Equity and Employment: Insights from Prof. Karthik Muralidharan during the Post Budget Webinar on BUILDING RURAL PR….
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For folks in Chennai:. I will be giving a public lecture on "Accelerating India's Development" this Friday, 21 Feb at 4pm at the Madras School of Economics @MSEChennai . Look forward to seeing you there!
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RT @gipe_official: 📢To Wrap-Up Day 2 . Join us from 6:20 PM - 7:30 PM on 15th Feb 2025 for a session on Bureaucratic & Governance Reforms….
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It was an honor to give the keynote address @WorldBank Conference on Public Institutions for Development. The recording of my lecture on: "Accelerating Development: The Imperative of State Capacity" is now online at:. @ArturoHerrera_G @IndermitGill.
Governments are not there only to rule, but to serve their citizens. To do so effectively, they need to invest in #statecapacity. See more takeaways from @karthik_econ @UCSanDiego & @CEGISOfficial presentation: "Accelerating Development: The Imperative of State Capacity":
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Honored to be giving a Diamond Jubilee Lecture at the Delhi School of Economics next week (Tuesday, 21 Jan at 3pm) on "Accelerating India's Development: The Imperative of State Capacity" hosted by @RamSinghEcon; chaired by @amitabhk87 . It's a public lecture - all are welcome!
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Announcing multiple job openings for Economics PhDs interested in policy research in India @CEGISofficial . Details at: . Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but please apply by 12 Jan 2025 for full consideration.
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For folks in Mumbai:. I will be giving the Prof. D T Lakdawala Memorial Lecture at the University of Mumbai (@Uni_Mumbai) this week on Wed, 8 Jan (3-430pm) chaired by @CafeEconomics .on "Accelerating India's Development". It is a public lecture open to all; details below:
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RT @CarnegieEndow: Each year, #GrandTamasha features several brilliant authors and their equally brilliant books. Click below to read @Mila….
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RT @DinaPomeranz: Monday evening in Zurich: Public Keynote Lecture by Prof. Karthik Muralidharan about the role of state capacity in global….
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For Bangalore book lovers: . I'll be in conversation with Manish Sabharwal tomorrow at the @BlrLitFest discussing my book on Accelerating India's Development (and signing books). Look forward to seeing many of you there!
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