@akeskar
Assistant Professor in Economics at Binghamton University. Previously Postdoc J-PAL South Asia. PhD from Rice University. Interested in Family Economics, Gender, and Early Childhood Education. https://www.ajinkyakeskar.com
Thanks Todd!
Happy to share: “Economic Empowerment and Mental Health: Evidence from India” (with Sulagna Mookerjee) is accepted at Economic Development and Cultural Change :) Full Paper: www.ajinkyakeskar.com/files/MHDraf...
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Had a great visit with @akeskar.bsky.social & colleagues in the Binghamton University Economics Department last Friday to present my work on promoting youth entrepreneurship in Rwanda. Many thanks for hosting me! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/ 🤔 Ever wondered if pairing socially isolated students with popular peers helps or hurts their outcomes?
My job market paper explores this through a large-scale RCT across Indian schools.
Thread below 🧵
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #JMP
I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
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The Limits of Inference without Theory by Ken Wolpin is a great resource.