Michael Best
@myklebest
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Assistant professor at @columbia_econ working in public and development economics. Dad.
New York, NY
Joined December 2010
RT @cailin_slattery: I am hiring 3 RAs to help build out a data set on state DOT infrastructure costs. Description attached. If you are int….
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RT @guoxu_econ: Studying bureaucracy is my thing. Here are some insights from my research about the ongoing efforts to transform teh US bur….
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RT @jenniferdoleac: Akanksha Vardani. JMP: "A House for Two: Empowering Women with Property Rights". Website: https….
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Come work with us! We (@TradeDiversion @GGowrisankaran, Pietro Tebaldi, and I) are hiring pre-docs to start in summer 2025. @econ_ra @predoc_org.
Update: Columbia Economics and the Program for Economic Research have opened applications for pre-doctoral Staff Associate positions in Economics! Interested in learning more? View position details and apply at: @econ_ra @predoc_org #econra #econpredoc.
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RT @TradeDiversion: In January 2025, I will join Columbia University as a tenured Associate Professor of Economics. I’m happy to return to….
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RT @maziacband: Friday! #maziac #opensight #thembloodykids #ygodeh #alternativemetal #altmetal #progressivemetal #p….
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RT @EricVerhoogen: Columbia's @Policy_Dialogue is hiring a full-time RA (pre-doc) to work with @JosephEStiglitz and me and others on issues….
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RT @AnneBrockmeyer: 10 years ago my PhD advisors (+&others I admire) co-authored a symposium in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on #ta….
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RT @miguel_almunia: A conversation with @giulia_mascagni at a Zurich conference became an idea, then we joined forces with @AnneBrockmeyer,….
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RT @oyebolaoo: How can lower income countries collect more taxes? . That’s a big question on the minds of many government officials and res….
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RT @sherafghan_asad: We (including @myklebest (Columbia), @adnanqk (LSE), and Anders Jensen (Harvard)) are seeking a research associate wit….
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RT @vox_dev: 🆕 Sanitation and property tax compliance: Analysing the social contract in Brazil 🇧🇷. Evan Plous Kresch @oberlincollege, Mark….
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RT @VisibleHandPod: In the next episode Michael Best (@myklebest) will argue that, in the public sector, there are large differences in pro….
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RT @AshleySchapitl: One of the top priorities for the IRS is to use Inflation Reduction Act resources to pursue tax evasion by large, compl….
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RT @dszakonyi: New at @acdatacollectiv!. We spent months scraping over 5 million websites to build a French beneficial ownership database f….
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RT @anticorruption: 🔵 In a first-ever attempt to connect company records to real estate ownership information in France, our report with @T….
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RT @KateVyborny: Actively recruiting for 5 Research Associate and Research Assistant positions on projects I'm involved in at @CERPakistan….
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RT @ewarren: Now more than ever, we need judges on the federal bench who are experts on reproductive rights. With Julie Rikelman, that’s ex….
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Come work with us! @TaniaMocanu and I are hiring a pre-doctoral fellow to work with us @columbia_econ starting later this summer. Apply here: . cc @econ_ra @predoc_org.
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RT @DinaPomeranz: Call for papers: 8th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries, Dec 18 – 19. Application deadline: Jul….
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