Soham Sahoo
@sohamsahoo
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Researcher in Economics and Public Policy. Associate Professor @iimb_official
Bangalore, India
Joined March 2010
In this paper in JDE, we provide new evidence on the impact of teachers' stereotypical attitudes on students' cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. https://t.co/vpbtFj14vQ (1/4)
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#FacultyPublication In their article published in @OxDevStud, NLS faculty member Dr. @SudipaSarkr and her co-authors examine how social identity shapes future aspirations in the context of a developing country. Their findings suggest that "trainees from the socially
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Tip for starting empirical researchers: you should spend just as much time looking at the N in your regression findings as the coefficient and standard error (ignore the stars). You should know what the N is supposed to be + investigate when you see any surprises
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Gopinath Annadurai, an #IIMBPhD student in the Public Policy area, has been selected for the Visiting PhD Fellowship at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki. 🔗Read more: https://t.co/KUlDx78PkJ
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We’re hiring Academic Associates in the Public Policy Area at IIM Bangalore! Great opportunity for those aiming for a PhD in Economics, Public Policy, or related fields. Apply here: https://t.co/KcItSfhEnl Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
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Early Childhood Education is central to India’s NEP and global edu goals. In a new paper at @EJ_RES ( https://t.co/TkecrDoydL),w/
@pt_berg @marome1, we show private ECE (Nursery/KG) outperform public options, explain 60% of SES gap. In primary school, NO private premium.
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David Roodman writes: consumers of economic research are more truth-seeking than the producers. Here is Roodman's recap of his re-analysis of a set of papers on temperature and judge decision-making. The comment process is not working that well! Gory details in 🧵 1/
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I’m excited to share our new @Nature paper 📝, which provides strong evidence that the walkability of our built environment matters a great deal to our physical activity and health. Details in thread.🧵 https://t.co/omO3YcHrvG
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📚 A pre-primary program in West Bengal 🇮🇳 boosted enrolment but did not improve learning outcomes @Nilanjanb01 et al. show how poor infrastructure may limit policy impact. Read more 👉: https://t.co/pBnWlAX1Nb
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Not surprisingly, Trump doesn’t appreciate the difference between a percentage point change and a percent change. Teach your students better.
Trump makes a tariff announcement in Pennsylvania: "We are going to be imposing a 25% increase -- we're gonna bring it from 25% to 50%, the tariffs on steel into the US."
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🚨 The 5th Discrimination and Diversity Workshop will be held via Zoom on 2–3 June 2025. Keynotes: Alexander Cappelen & Claudia Olivetti. Sessions on LGBTQ+, Gender, AI, Environment, and Migration. More details below👇 Programme & free registration:
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NEW VIDEO - on the state of Bengaluru's roads, BBMP's lust for more flyovers & tunnels, and India's urgent need for legitimate urban governments 🗳️ Enjoy! https://t.co/e0wLKcvbkv
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The Journal of Law and Public Policy welcomes its new editorial board @NLSIUofficial @SLR_NLSIU @NLSJ_NLSIU @SudipaSarkr @MPP_NLSIU @NLSIRev @devyani_pande @PostitAcademic @onneshaghosh @GhoshSamyak @AninditaAdhik13 @nandan_aniket
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🚨 New Special Issue Alert! 🚨 This special issue of Economic Inquiry on reproducibility & replicability in economics is co-edited by Farasat Bokhari, Michalis Drouvelis and our chair, Abel Brodeur. This is Part I, focusing on methodological advances and key challenges. 🧵👇
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🇮🇳 "Changes in the Employment Structure in India from 2012 to 2020: A Trend Towards Job Upgrading and De-routinization", by Sudipa Sarkar and Sergio Torrejón | https://t.co/RWUb4mItS8
@SudipaSarkr @dundeeuni @NLSIUofficial
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This paper analyses employment growth across occupations and sectors in India for the period that goes from 2011–12 to 2019–20. Using data from the National Sample Survey Organisation and the...
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📢 Book Alert! "Global Trends in Job Polarisation and Upgrading: A Comparison of Developed and Developing Economies" is out! Published by @Palgrave / @SpringerNature, this volume examines global patterns of job creation at a global scale | 🔗 https://t.co/Vcmr93orp5
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In case you needed another reason to be angry today, here's my new (grim) piece in @Slate: How Trump’s proposed NIH cuts expose one of the worst-kept secrets in academia. https://t.co/d0SFpI6YNA via @slate
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When schools suddenly lose a bunch of money, they’ll look for ways to make up the difference.
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How good data sharpens India's policy approach
newindianexpress.com
Good data not only helps formulate strategy, but also reduces the risk of policy paralysis. Over the last 75 years, data produced as part of the National Sample
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Private schooling has experienced rapid expansion in India. A study by @muneer1200 & @sohamsahoo shows that constituencies w/ ruling party-aligned politicians experience ⬆️ in private schools - but this does not lead to improvements in educational quality https://t.co/NjgUDGA0OX
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Private schooling has experienced rapid expansion in India – both in terms of number of schools and student enrolment. Analysing data from 2005-2017, this article shows that constituencies represen...
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We were featured by @ThePrintIndia. Read the full article here: https://t.co/9RS9aFnUH3
#publishing #jupress #publishersofx
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