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PhD candidate in Econ @ubcvse | Founder @weconpol | Previously at @JPAL_SA, Delhi School of Economics, @SRCCDU| (she/her)

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@prerna394
Prerna Kundu
4 years
#EconTwitter: @kekreaishwarya, @logwithbasee, @tchakravorty_, Vaibhav and I have written a Guide to Applying for PhD Programs in Econ (based on our personal experiences as international applicants). We hope you find this useful! https://t.co/IF4qMl2pGm (1/n)
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@arkdevghosh
Arkadev Ghosh
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New @VoxDev piece on our work (with @prerna394, @hmmlowe & Gareth Nellis) on how youth camps in India helped build social cohesion across religious lines. Paper in @RevEconStudies:
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Abstract. Non-family-based institutions for socializing young people may play a vital role in creating close-knit, inclusive communities. We study the pote
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VoxDev
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🆕 How youth camps helped build social cohesion in India Today on VoxDev w/ @arkdevghosh (@DukeEcon), @prerna394 (@ubcVSE), @hmmlowe (@ubcVSE) & Gareth Nellis (@UCSDPoliSci):
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@ubcVSE
UBC Economics
2 months
Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2025/26 PhD job market candidates! View their profiles here: https://t.co/OGe9A9ZeH1 @bbribeiro_22
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UBC Economics
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#EconJobMarket candidate Pierre-Loup Beauregard’s job market paper studies the impact of social housing on parental labour market outcomes and long-term child outcomes. Profile: https://t.co/LSRjiEDDrZ; JMP: https://t.co/y2P4bPMVlx
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UBC Economics
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#EconJobMarket candidate Spreeha Aggarwal’s (@AggarwalSpreeha) job market paper studies how changes in the demand for women’s domestic labour affect their marriage timing and outcomes in rural India. Profile: https://t.co/I3eYVxOaHV
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UBC Economics
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#EconJobMarket candidate Vibhu Pratyush's job market paper studies the effect of land ownership on intergenerational mobility in rural agrarian India. Profile: https://t.co/BwAjunHufJ
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@RevEconStudies
The Review of Economic Studies
7 months
Recently accepted to #REStud, "Creating Cohesive Communities: A Youth Camp Experiment in India," from @arkdevghosh, @prerna394, @hmmlowe and Nellis: https://t.co/qjFFMa0Y1r
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Priyanka Arora
9 months
Happy to have @prerna394 few days back at the TERI School campus for a wonderful @weconpol talk! @Econ_terisas
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@Feslavas
Francisco Eslava S
1 year
Can female leaders help to contain conflict violence? In my job market paper I study this question empirically in the context of the Colombian 🇨🇴 civil war. A quick 🧵summarizing my main findings👇#EconJobMarket
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Jan Rosa
1 year
Excited to share my job market paper: "National Firms, Local Effects: Spillovers from Multi-Establishment Employers' Expansions" I investigate how large firms' growth impacts wages and employment at smaller, local employers through labor market competition. #EconTwitter
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@hmmlowe
Matt Lowe
1 year
The Green Revolution in India brought huge agricultural productivity and calorie gains. But some note concerns of unintended negative effects. @AditiSingh095 studies these in her job market paper ( https://t.co/K5pN31xIXE). A đź§µ
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Aditi Singh is a PhD Candidate at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
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@valentinaruts
Valentina Rutigliano
1 year
New research on motherhood and entrepreneurship! We know children impact women’s careers, but in entrepreneurship, the effects are even more far-reaching. Here’s why that matters👇 #EconJobMarket
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UBC Economics
1 year
Valentina (@valentinaruts) studies Labor Economics, Corporate Finance, and Entrepreneurship. Her job market paper is “Minding Your Business or Your Child? Motherhood and the Entrepreneurship Gap”. Profile: https://t.co/ZaWRbNlY7I
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@mpplotkin
Pascuel Plotkin
1 year
I’m excited to be on the job market this year! My job market paper studies the trade-offs of technologies that transform the composition of labor while allowing firms to expand their markets. I focus on a technology growing worldwide: online-delivery platforms.
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UBC Economics
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Pascuel (@mpplotkin) studies how alternative work arrangements impact inequality. His job market paper links employer-employee data with delivery platforms to examine how platform adoption affects restaurants, their employees, and gig workers. Profile: https://t.co/6cissDhpjn
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@pvalenzuelac
Pablo Valenzuela-Casasempere
1 year
I am excited to share my profile as a job market candidate. My research studies how major infrastructure projects reshape the lives of the displaced and those residing in affected communities. Spoiler: Displacement reduces life expectancy by 3 months!
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UBC Economics
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Pablo (@pvalenzuelac) is an urban economist interested in history and public economics. His job market paper studies the long-run consequences for individuals displaced by the construction of the highway system in the US. Profile: https://t.co/jKIzxX8JA2
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Matt Lowe
1 year
Economists interested in gender norms typically focus on norms that constrain the behaviour of women. But what about those that constrain men? @iedarm is spearheading this work on masculinity norms, and she is on the job market this year ( https://t.co/nanOBqWpqX). A đź§µ
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Ieda Matavelli (pronounced like ee - eh - dah) [email protected]
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Ieda Matavelli
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Thank you @jenniferdoleac for this public good! Excited to be on the jm this year!
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Jennifer Doleac
1 year
Ieda Matavelli JMP: "We Don’t Talk About Boys: Masculinity Norms Among Adolescents in Brazil" Website: https://t.co/CGSZ8mxjT7
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@weconpol
Women in Econ/Policy
1 year
Exciting News: Applications Open for the 4th Cohort of the Young Women in Economics Program (YWEP)! CALL FOR MENTORS! Are you a young professional in Economics/Policy? Do you identify as a woman?
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Women in Econ/Policy
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Exciting News: Applications Open for the 4th Cohort of the Young Women in Economics Program (YWEP)! Are you a young Economics/Policy student in the final year of your degree? Do you identify as a woman?
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@weconpol
Women in Econ/Policy
1 year
A few days ago, we organized a Delhi meet-up at Lodhi Garden! It was amazing to connect with members and share fun, insightful conversations about their unique journeys in Economics and Policy. 🌿📊 #WomenInEconomics
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@weconpol
Women in Econ/Policy
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📢 We are excited to announce the scale-up of our flagship Young Women in Economics Program (YWEP)! 📷 As part of YWEP, we are partnering with 10 India-based universities to implement a 3-year intervention for undergrad colleges and a 2-year intervention for postgrad colleges.
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