A. Nilesh Fernando
@nileshfern
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Joining Econ @KingsCollegeLon, affiliate @JPAL and BREAD, alum @Harvard @hampshirecolg. author of a paper on cricket and some other stuff. views are my own.
Notre Dame, IN
Joined December 2013
RT @restatjournal: The threat of public ratings prompted intermediaries to improve job quality for migrant workers. Just Accepted new paper….
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Abstract. Migrant workers and employers rely on intermediaries to facilitate labor market placements. If information frictions obscure their reputation, however, intermediaries may under-invest in...
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More seriously, looking forward to not having to clarify what football actually is and reducing my dependence on the frozen foods section at Trader Joe's. I'll be visiting @DILatUChicago before moving to London, so do get in touch if you're in the area! (3/3).
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Former colleagues once described @nd_econ as a 'postdoc on steroids.' It's not hard to see why: between terrific development colleagues (Joe Kaboski, @taryndinkelman, and Lakshmi Iyer; who'd be a boon to any devo group) and resources it's a solid stepping stone (2/n).
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Some news: I'll be joining @kingsbschool later this year as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. Excited to join the exciting development community across @KingsCollegeLon! (1/n).
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RT @DropSiteNews: “We are watching Israel try to wipe Palestine off the face of the earth”. At MIT’s 2025 commencement on May 29, Class Pre….
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RT @thesamasher: 🚨PhD alert! In light of everything happening in the world, the Econ Department at @ImperialBiz is conducting a second ligh….
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RT @jonfavs: If you're an elected Democrat and you don't speak out about Trump's proposal to jail American citizens in a foreign torture du….
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RT @Oxford_CSAE: We're delighted to welcome Niharika Singh (@nd_econ) to Oxford today for the CSAE Lunchtime Seminar 'The Grass is Not Alwa….
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RT @Oxford_CSAE: Join us next week for the 1st CSAE Lunchtime Seminar of term. 🗣️Niharika Singh (@nd_econ) will discuss 'The Grass is Not….
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Wrote an op-ed about migration policy in Sri Lanka for the @Dailymirror_SL. Draws on findings from several papers including those with colleagues and students at @nd_econ, @KelloggInst , @VeriteResearch, and @BIGLabND. Version with links is here:
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Historically, migration restrictions have failed to improve #SriLankan migrant workers' welfare. In today's @Dailymirror_SL, Verité Research global academic network member Nilesh Fernando says incentivising employment agencies would be more effective. Read
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RT @MalindaMeegoda: Historically, migration restrictions have failed to improve #SriLankan migrant workers' welfare. In today's @Dailymirro….
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RT @restatjournal: Circular migration within Africa contributes to long-run structural change in origin country labor markets. Just Accepte….
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Abstract. Between 1967 and 1974, a bilateral treaty increased circular labor migration from Malawi to South Africa by 200%, bringing over 53 million USD in earnings into origin communities. A deadly...
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RT @nd_econ: Picture of several of our students spelling out “Econ” a couple of nights ago, when Nilesh Fernando (@nileshfern) took them ou….
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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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very insightful 'living' #VoxDevLit review of frontier research on frictions in urban labor markets , co-authored by my @nd_econ colleague @nihasingh06 , @caria_stefano, @kateorkin, @rachelmheath, and rob garlick. see: video:
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RT @vox_dev: Our #VoxDevLit - Barriers to Search and Hiring in Urban Labour Markets - is out now!. Senior Editors @caria_stefano (@warwicke….
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RT @vox_dev: 📢 On Monday, February 5th, we are releasing Issue 1 of our 🆕 #VoxDevLit on Job Search Barriers. This review documents the lab….
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