Willa Friedman
@willafriedman
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Assoc prof at UH, fellow @OESatGSA, former postdoc @CGDev. Intrigued by health, language, data, peace, thought, behavior, behavioral econ, pol econ, etc
Houston, TX
Joined March 2010
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🚨New Paper Alert🚨 In this multi-country RCT just out in @EJ_RES we show that bias towards youth in family planning care reduces with a multifaceted intervention, and that this improves quality of fp care. Started this one when Obama was president! https://t.co/gxPNOUNcZ3
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Abstract. Bias among health care providers can lead to poor-quality care and poor health outcomes, and it can exacerbate disparities. We use a randomised c
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I absolutely adored this experience: a chance to think a lot about totally new-to-me questions and methods with a wonderful group of people. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
📢 The Office of Evaluation Sciences is now accepting Evaluation Fellowship applications! OES Evaluators apply promising interventions at a national scale, reach millions of people, and work closely with key decision makers in government. Apply by 1/17: https://t.co/Rd38KuaRMG
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📢 The Office of Evaluation Sciences is now accepting Evaluation Fellowship applications! OES Evaluators apply promising interventions at a national scale, reach millions of people, and work closely with key decision makers in government. Apply by 1/17: https://t.co/Rd38KuaRMG
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EHEC Spring 2025 Call for papers! Due January 15. https://t.co/ogAhMSFkfN Health economics papers welcome! (Please share call with friends!) @Hoagland_Alex
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• We are looking for papers across any area of health economics (broadly defined) • Please upload a complete draft of your paper • This form will be open until August 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM CDT • We...
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Hello #EconTwitter, we are excited to introduce our 2024-25 Job Market Candidates. We have 9 candidates across fields this year; a thread. RT for visibility. You can find the list of candidates, their CVs and contact details on our website at https://t.co/WATQ370zbR
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Our final seminar of 2024 will be held this Wednesday, November 13 at 2:30 EST -- we are excited to have @jenn_kao presenting "Representation in Product Development: Evidence from Insurance and Clinical Trials" joint with @TamarOostrom Register here:
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@UH_econ #PhD Program provides a friendly, diverse environment with rigorous training in the heart of Houston. @Prof_Nishith_P @santosh_econ @shreyaseedas @fanwangecon @sharon_zuo
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🧑‍🏫Are you a researcher from East or West Africa looking to grow your skillset in the quantitative social sciences? Apply now to the CEGA Fellowship Program! Successful applicants will spend 16 weeks in-person, at either @UCBerkeley or @NorthwesternU:
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Happening today!
Happening in 2 days! Register below to join our chat about mental health impacts of work-from-home
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Don't forget to register for our next meeting on 10/9! We are excited to have @Gabri_EllaConti present "Workforce quality in early years interventions: Evidence from a large-scale home visiting program" (joint with @Sarah_Cattan and @ckfarquharson) Link:
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Looking for a couple of great recent papers related to gender for a development class. Big fan of papers with clear presentation and/or new ideas and/or that could be done on a limited budget. Send me ideas!
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Indeed, we @CGDev are looking for fellows and senior fellows who can deliver impact by doing great research and helping make sure that leads to improved lives. Read @JustinSandefur full thread for fuller discussion of what being a researcher @CGDev is like and who should apply.
Did I mention @rglenner is our new president? It's probably hard to think of someone more invested in the idea that top tier academic research is relevant to development policy work.
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One week left to apply. Let me say a little about the roles and why I think @CGDev is a great place for development researchers, including policy-oriented academics, who might be skeptical of a think tank job... 1/
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Two days! Come see the amazing @KosaliSimon present!
This is happening next week -- register now!
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đź“ŁJoin us as a Research Associate. Exciting effort to evaluate key elements of $45 million @USAID scale-up of evidence-based education programs in Uganda "Targeting the Learning Crisis (TLC)". @willafriedman @mandabeat @sasha_gallant @_Rob_Rogers_ @econ_ra
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.@CGDev is looking for fellows or senior fellows w/ expertise in: * global health policy * education & child well-being * Sustainable agriculture * Climate change Fellow: 130k - 150k /yr Senior fellow: 180k - 190k /yr Apply by Sept 20th! #EconTwitter
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I am looking for a deputy & thought partner @CGDev: record of strong research, interest in management (eg mentoring younger researchers), proven ability & desire to impact policy, strategic thinker. Team worker & builder. Based in DC. Please submit soon! https://t.co/VG19Lk6Hf8
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