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Interested in pursuing a PhD in Development Economics? DIL is hiring 3 pre-doctoral researchers to contribute to designing and implementing research projects in close collaboration with Principal Investigators at UChicago, including Nobel laureate, Professor Michael Kremer. 1/3
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📣 Today is the big day. Join us for one of the world's biggest education gatherings. 250+ leading researchers, donors, policymakers, & practitioners at the What Works Hub for Global Education Annual Conference (@WWHGlobalEd)! ➡️Agenda: wwhge.org/get-involved/our-e… ➡️ Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=-lup1DKD…
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🚨 Blueprint is hiring research fellows 🚨 Join @metrics52, @prof_parag, @agarwaln_econ, @davidautor, @DAcemogluMIT, and @baselinescene to research some of the most pressing questions related to education, health care, AI, and job inequalities. youtube.com/watch?v=XOAE7utv…
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An SMS-based adaptive math learning service in 🇰🇪 increased math skills, school attendance & grade attainment of children in unelectrified households. Study by IPA Kenya, @PrecisionXDev @KICDKenya & researchers Torsten F. Walter, @SarahKabay & @LobeGray. bit.ly/smskenya
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Hiring Alert📢 1. We are looking for stellar candidates to serve as Research Managers at the Development Innovation Lab. Ideal candidates have experience conducting fieldwork in a developing country, project management skills, and an interest in managing research processes.
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JOB ALERT📢🚨DIL at @UChicago is hiring full-time Research Professionals/pre-docs to work with Michael Kremer and his team on a fast-growing portfolio of development economics projects.
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We're hiring! DIL is looking for stellar managers for our growing research portfolio in Latin America. We expect these positions to be based in Dominican Republic, Peru, or Colombia. These are fast-paced, high-impact roles that involve research supervision, government relations, and management. Apply by March 1st! bfi.uchicago.edu/senior-rese…
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13,000 papers reviewed, many hours of discussion of the evidence among the high powered interdisciplinary panel, thousands of detailed edits and its out!! Rukmini Banerji launches the 2023 GEEAP Report "Cost-Effective Approaches to Improve Global Learning". See link below.
“These are recommendations from all studies from all over the world. There is evidence on ways that are cost effective to help children learn well”. 📈 #GEEAP member Rukmini Banerji launching the new GEEAP report at #EWF2023 📙thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc…
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Applications to the Weiss Fund's Kabir Banerjee Predoctoral Fellowship are officially open until December 12💡 Apply using the QR code below or here bfi.uchicago.edu/weiss-fund-…. Applications must be completed in one session, so make sure to review all questions in advance 📑
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston,” by Gray-Lobe (@LobeGray), Pathak (@prof_parag), and Walters (@c_r_walt): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjac036
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I agree that political economy and the willingness of elites to allow reform is important for growth (who could disagree), but I find it less useful to compare political economy as a driver of growth to aid as the media loves to do. Thread 1/n theguardian.com/global-devel…
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New Working Paper: "Can Education be Standardized? Evidence from Kenya." bfi.uchicago.edu/working-pap… With @LobeGray , Anthony Keats, Michael Kremer, Isaac Mbiti. A short 🧵tagging many whose work has made this possible: @DIL_UChi @AW_Baker @ecupito @Shubhalakshmi9 @JoshiMridul9 1/
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A new randomized evaluation shows that a highly structured and standardized education model has the potential to substantially improve learning outcomes: bfi.uchicago.edu/working-pap… @dil_uchi @owenozier @AW_Baker
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Blueprint Director @prof_parag was featured in @DavidKirp's recent op-ed in the @nytimes on the power of pre-K. @prof_parag, @c_r_walt, and @LobeGray found that universal preschool boosts high school graduation rates. Read more here: nyti.ms/3KXKGyg
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Began our launch week yesterday with a conversation between @Diop_IFC and Michael Kremer. More events today and throughout the week - stay tuned! @UChicago @BeckerFriedman @UChi_Economics @ChicagoBooth @HarrisPolicy @rglenner @gyude_moore @josh_t_dean @mschomerus @dmckenzie001
It was a pleasure joining Michael Kremer in a fireside chat and participating in the launch of @DIL_UChi. It was great meeting researchers and students at U. Chicago. A lot of interesting opportunities for further collaboration. Thank you Rachel @rglenner and Chris @cblatts.
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Thoughtful writeup by @DLeonhardt of our new study (with @prof_parag and Guthrie Gray-Lobe) on the long-term effects of public preschool in Boston: nytimes.com/2021/05/10/brief… Link to the study: seii.mit.edu/research/study/…