Torsha Chakravorty
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PhD student @UCSDEcon
La Jolla, San Diego
Joined March 2018
#Econtwitter #EconJobMarket
@WelcomeEcon I'm a #EconJMC from @UCSDEcon. Happy to share my #EconJMP! Website: https://t.co/pyHDoaUtQ3 Many low-income countries have reached near-universal access to facility birth, while neonatal mortality remains high. Why? [1/5]
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#PhDone defended my dissertation today :) Very grateful to many people for supporting through this journey
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For those working on their Econ PhD applications: I've shared some advice that might help on my website. Take a look as deadlines near:
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So you’ve decided, you want to get your PhD. That is fantastic! I had a lot of support along the way and looking back, my conversations with my advisors and peers were a huge help in my plan …
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Physicists Ruth Howes and Caroline Herzenberg’s ten-year research project ensured a place in history for the female scientists, engineers and technicians who worked on the atomic bomb
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Physicists Ruth Howes and Caroline Herzenberg’s 10-year research project ensured a place in history for the female scientists, engineers and technicians who worked on the atomic bomb
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SERI and @EconJobMarket are organizing an online session to provide more information about the Indian Job Market for Economists. The info session is meant for both recruiting institutions and job market candidates. Date: Friday, October 28 Time: 8 PM IST Program 👇🏽
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Here's an exciting opening for people interested in development economics and policy research! I had an incredible experience working with @PrabhatBarnwal prior to grad school & strongly recommend applying to this opportunity to work with some of the best people working on India!
I am hiring a full-time Economics RA for development economics and policy research in India. This is a joint project with Prof. Farzana Afridi (ISI Delhi) & Prof. @DinkelmanTaryn (Notre Dame). Job Description- https://t.co/OY6Flg1KsA Apply here- https://t.co/vNHzTF9xvP
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I am hiring a full-time Economics RA for development economics and policy research in India. This is a joint project with Prof. Farzana Afridi (ISI Delhi) & Prof. @DinkelmanTaryn (Notre Dame). Job Description- https://t.co/OY6Flg1KsA Apply here- https://t.co/vNHzTF9xvP
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Hey #EconTwitter, I will be speaking to undergraduate students at @SRCCEcosoc's festival on the 'Role of young economists in today's India' Date: Friday, November 19 Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM IST Link: https://t.co/u33h6TmxHt
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Hi #EconTwitter #EconIndia Econometrics star Bhavna https://t.co/JKg4ZJqRa2 is looking for a RA in Mohali. Predocs at ISB are an excellent stepping stone to a PhD. If you love #metricstotheface this will be perfect for you! Apply today: https://t.co/ZuAwvqOb8b cc @econ_ra
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The Oxford comma seems important. Or how about: “We would like to thank our two dedicated research assistants, Raj Chetty and Emmanuel Saez.”?
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In India, a "total of 454 posts of high court judges are lying vacant in all 25 high courts across the country against the sanctioned strength of 1098 judges. The Supreme Court alone has eight vacancies against the sanctioned strength of 34 judges"
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A total of 454 posts of high court judges are lying vacant in all 25 high courts across the country against the sanctioned strength of 1098 judges. The Supreme
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Can't do a thread in a reply, hence the QT (sorry) Sex ratio and poverty - SHRUG https://t.co/mkjz6leFlq Colonialism - Iyer 2010 https://t.co/W67TiyMamz Conquests and purdah - Jha 2013 https://t.co/Lx9nPAW9qh 1/2
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Here is a #GitHub repo with notes on the current #DiD literature. It includes links to #Stata packages, videos, reading notes, lecture notes, lists, etc. This is still a work-in-progress. If you want to contribute just message and I will add you. https://t.co/4UQcgtSMhG
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Keeping track of what is going on with the latest DiD innovations. - asjadnaqvi/DiD
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@weconpol is kickstarting Young Women in Econ & Policy for all those who identify as women & are in final year of college. We aim to support women who don't have access to placements & strong alumni networks. Know more & be part of YWEP, here👇 https://t.co/G2vn2sgNoU
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Thank you for you interest in the Young Women in Economics Program! This program is open to those who identify as women. 1. This program is intended for final year students of economics, policy, and...
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2. It all started in 2007. The 3 biggest pharmacies in Chile (control 92% of the market) engaged in a price war. Later that year, they agreed to set prices jointly for 222 medicines including all oral contracept. On Jan 1 2008 the Pill was ˜40% more expensive than the day before
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What lessons can non-profits and social enterprises learn from development economics? Panel discussion featuring Dilip Mookherjee, Farzana Afridi and Karthik Muralidharan at @ISBedu on July 3 at 7 PM IST. Webinar registration: https://t.co/3X4XB2vNFc
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Save the date! Panel discussion on development economics on July 3 at 7 PM IST. Come hear from senior economists in the profession as they reflect on the dev econ's contribution to policy and new frontiers in research. Speakers: Dilip Mookherjee, Farzana Afridi and @karthik_econ
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There's a small error in the Appendix that we'd like to point out - GRE scores are valid for 5 years while TOEFL are valid for 2. Apologies for any confusion!
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