Yogita Shamdasani
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Development economist and assistant professor @NUSingapore.
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Joined July 2015
Come join us at @NUSingapore Economics as a pre-doc. You'll work with us and gain more experience before applying to a PhD program. https://t.co/RLlTKRLFGa Please drop me an email directly if you are interested in working with me. @econ_ra
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Come work with us at NUS! We have a vibrant community of pre-docs working with faculty on exciting projects in applied Econ, and we are looking to hire several pre-docs for the next academic year.
NUS Economics, Finance, and Public Policy are looking to hire several full-time pre-doc research assistants starting around July-August. The initial application is simple and only requires CV, Transcript, and cover letter. https://t.co/lAbE0pxM15
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Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers outside agriculture and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying in the long run. Maggie Liu, @vis_taraz @Smith_Economics & @yogitajs @NUSingapore outline 🆕 research in #India here: https://t.co/plNTgt6rVD
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Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers outside agriculture and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying in the long run. Maggie Liu @vis_taraz @Smith_Economics @yogitajs @NUSingapore outline 🆕 research in #India:
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We're hiring a policy associate to work in the labour markets and firms sectors (0-2 years work ex). The role will involve supporting the team in building research and policy partnerships on youth employment, migration, and firm growth. Details below 👇DM for any questions!
#HIRING: Policy Associate for our #LabourMarkets and #Firms sectors. You will: 👉 synthesise and disseminate evidence 👉 support the initiation of new randomised evaluations 👉 track changes in the policy landscape Apply: https://t.co/AwN1sXbG5y
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Higher temperatures in India lower yields and thereby lower demand for non-agricultural goods. This keeps people trapped in low productivity agriculture, inhibiting structural transformation. https://t.co/c3JEK0BIa4 hugely important paper by @liu_mag @yogitajs & @vis_taraz
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Climate Change and Labor Reallocation: Evidence from Six Decades of the Indian Census" by Maggie Liu, Yogita Shamdasani, and Vis Taraz.
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(May 2023) - How do rising temperatures affect long-term labor reallocation in developing economies? In this paper we examine how increases in temperature impact structural transformation and...
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Our book is just around the corner!! Please spread the word to help us reduce women’s excessive load of unrewarded work @lrwpgh
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The No Club started when four women, crushed by endless to-do lists, banded together to get their work lives under control. Working harder than ever, they still trailed behind their male colleagues....
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So proud of @suannaoh!
Does identity affect labor supply? We are very proud to announce that #briqPostdoctoralFellow @SuannaOh has received this year's Distinguished @CESifoGroup Affiliate Award in the area of Behavioral Economics for her approach on investigating this question: https://t.co/FAF7JxWLFx
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⭐ VoxDev Talks: NEW EPISODE Today ⭐ Roads are expensive. But @yogitajs of @NUSingapore tells @timsvengali about how a national roadbuilding program in rural India is transforming agriculture. Listen and subscribe: https://t.co/52wZIE4fEe
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Friends, @bu_economics is hosting NEUDC this year and the submission deadline is Aug 15th. Please do share! https://t.co/sd6nhTFc6t
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The North East Universities Development Consortium 2021 conference will be held virtually on November 5 and 6, 2021, hosted by Boston University. Please find the full program here. Register here to...
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This @emilybreza @supKaur @yogitajs paper is super impressive: https://t.co/2d76fJDaKX They randomize hundreds of jobs across dozens of villages and months to measure the (extensive) typical slack in rural labor markets in India.
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Labor Rationing" by Emily Breza, Supreet Kaur, and Yogita Shamdasani.
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(October 2021) - This paper measures excess labor supply in equilibrium. We induce hiring shocks—which employ 24 percent of the labor force in external month-long jobs—in Indian local labor markets....
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Amazing schedule for the Midwest development conference. It is being hosted virtually and is free to register. Starts April 30! https://t.co/eXtKVmNw6u
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Call for papers SIOE 2021 -- deadline Feb 25th!! Please send us your papers and help spread the word.👇
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Ugly use of economics: making feeble appeals to game theory to misrepresent war atrocities and disempower female victims. #EconTwitter
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My op-ed on why millions are protesting in #FarmersProtest. Ag reform is desperately needed, but the new farm laws lack the obvious safeguards that should accompany a massive deregulation: https://t.co/FGt0SpT70z For economists - original version here:
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New Research Alert! Temperature and Human Capital in India from @teevrat, @maulikjagnani, and @vis_taraz Check it out here: https://t.co/SOenbCG5jT
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Great to have @kearney_melissa at @PittEcon presenting her work on a very topical question :what would happen if there were an increase in college degree enrolllment
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Love this paper on caste identity and labour supply by Suanna Oh ( https://t.co/BJ3eJjG9Bj): almost half of the workers refuse to do a 10-minute caste-incongruent task even when offered 10x their daily wage!
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