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Honored and grateful! Very special
Honored and grateful! Very special
Extremely happy to announce that I've been officially promoted to Associate Professor with tenure @BarnardCollege. Thank-you very much to everyone in the department @barnardecon and all who've provided support in the profession and beyond over the last few years 1/2
Extremely happy to announce that I've been officially promoted to Associate Professor with tenure @BarnardCollege. Thank-you very much to everyone in the department @barnardecon and all who've provided support in the profession and beyond over the last few years 1/2
🚨Do you want in-depth feedback on your draft paper or PAP? @Pavithra_Suri @MathiasPoertner & I will be hosting EuroWEPS IX @LSEGovernment on 8 May! EuroWEPS is a read-in-advance workshop focused on polisci research seeking to make causal inferences.Application deadline:3 April👇
Registrations to become a GAIN mentor are now open! GAIN mentors are assigned to help guide a mentee one-on-one through the entire graduate application cycle in economics or related fields. ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/GAINMentors 🗓️ Deadline: April 21st Please share widely!
LAST WEEK TO APPLY for the EGAP West Africa Regional Hub at @cerapabidjan in Cote d'Ivoire #LearningDays workshop (24-29 June). The workshop will focus on causal inference in impact evaluation for Africa-based researchers and evaluators. Apply by 1 March: egap.org/project/learni…
Colleagues, please share with Africa based collaborators who could benefit from this fantastic opportunity
Colleagues, please share with Africa based collaborators who could benefit from this fantastic opportunity
Thanks Oyebola! Huge opportunity. Nigeria deserves frontier training programs in economics and related disciplines. We are committed to offer just that…
Thanks Oyebola! Huge opportunity. Nigeria deserves frontier training programs in economics and related disciplines. We are committed to offer just that…
*REMINDER* Apply for the EGAP West Africa Regional Hub at @cerapabidjan in Cote d'Ivoire #LearningDays workshop (24-29 June). The workshop will focus on causal inference in impact evaluation for Africa-based researchers and evaluators. Apply by 1 March: egap.org/project/learni…
Applications for 2024 @EITM_Institute at @emorycollege are open. NSF funded grad workshop for all subfields of political science. Applications due on 3/824. More info and application link here: EITM.emory.edu @FormalTheory @PolMethSociety
This is an amazing opportunity for African students interested in graduate school in Econ, public policy, related fields -Hidden curriculum on the application process -One-on-one mentorship for essays, CV, where to apply -Financial support with exams etc. Please spread the word!
This is an amazing opportunity for African students interested in graduate school in Econ, public policy, related fields -Hidden curriculum on the application process -One-on-one mentorship for essays, CV, where to apply -Financial support with exams etc. Please spread the word!
The African School of Economics founder and President, Prof @lwantchekon, presented the coveted Sir Arthur Lewis lecture at the National Economic Association @NEAEcon session of the annual ASSA Conference 2024. Read the lecture summary here: shorturl.at/mwOQ8
Calling all Africa-based junior economists (Phd post 2018) Applications for STAARS program by @CornellDyson @wb_research and PEP is open until JAN 19: barrett.dyson.cornell.edu/staars/staars-… Outstanding mentorship and prof development program. All the alums I've met are amazing @cbb2cornell
.@lwantchekon is a hero of mine. His story from boy in Benin to political prisoner to @Princeton prof is awe-inspiring. But his role as Founder of @ASE_Africa will i think be his most lasting legacy. @CCIdotCity is so excited to be help build the new ASE campus in Zanzibar! 🌇
.@lwantchekon is a hero of mine. His story from boy in Benin to political prisoner to @Princeton prof is awe-inspiring. But his role as Founder of @ASE_Africa will i think be his most lasting legacy. @CCIdotCity is so excited to be help build the new ASE campus in Zanzibar! 🌇
We are excited to have visiting Prof. @jorgeghombrados from @UAM_Madrid talking to our students on impact evaluation techniques. We can't wait for this exciting seminar tomorrow! Learn more: linktr.ee/aseafrica.
Exciting events in Côte d'Ivoire: the African Cup of Nations and the ES African Meeting on June 5, 2024. Join us in Abidjan for thrilling sports and metrics discussions. Your presence would be a joy! Details: econometricsociety.org/regional-activ…. @ESAfricaRegion, @EnseaO
Exciting events in Côte d'Ivoire: the African Cup of Nations and the ES African Meeting on June 5, 2024. Join us in Abidjan for thrilling sports and metrics discussions. Your presence would be a joy! Details: econometricsociety.org/regional-activ…. @ESAfricaRegion, @EnseaO
Yesterday, ASE's Director of Communications, Obi Obiwulu, alongside the Country Coordinator of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, met with Nigeria's Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, to flag off collaborations between the ministry and ASE Athletics.
Super excited to have ASE expanding to Zanzibar, & becoming an anchor to @CCIdotCity's partner new city project, Fumba Town 🌇🌇 ASE ZNZ will help develop high-skilled human capital for Silicon Zanzibar, a new tech ecosystem -- game-changing for ZNZ, Tanzania, & for East Africa
Super excited to have ASE expanding to Zanzibar, & becoming an anchor to @CCIdotCity's partner new city project, Fumba Town 🌇🌇 ASE ZNZ will help develop high-skilled human capital for Silicon Zanzibar, a new tech ecosystem -- game-changing for ZNZ, Tanzania, & for East Africa
In honor of #ElectionDay2023 I was excited to speak w/@UWArtSci about my new book w/@daniellefjung: The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies. We ask: why do people bother to vote? The answer may surprise you! artsci.washington.edu/news/2023-10/v…
Please apply to have your paper discussed at the 2024 #WGAPE meeting at the University of #Ghana, March 20-23. All travel costs are covered. More details on the meeting and how to apply here (deadline Dec. 10): docs.google.com/document/d/14X… Please share!
Hi all - I will be hosting a webinar next week for prospective students to discuss Chicago’s great new(ish) PhD program in political economy, joint between Harris and Political Science. Please forward/join! Here is the link (not active in attached image): uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Honored and grateful! Very special
SU awarded honorary doctorates to two economic experts Profs Leonard Wantchekon and James Robinson at the March graduation this week.They received the degrees Doctor of Commerce (DCom), honoris causa, for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. bit.ly/499hBfy
Extremely happy to announce that I've been officially promoted to Associate Professor with tenure @BarnardCollege. Thank-you very much to everyone in the department @barnardecon and all who've provided support in the profession and beyond over the last few years 1/2
The @barnardecon department congratulates @belindaarch on her well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor with tenure... Congratulations Belinda!
🚨Do you want in-depth feedback on your draft paper or PAP? @Pavithra_Suri @MathiasPoertner & I will be hosting EuroWEPS IX @LSEGovernment on 8 May! EuroWEPS is a read-in-advance workshop focused on polisci research seeking to make causal inferences.Application deadline:3 April👇
Always try to be "sharp". Please check our recent pub, with my amazing co-authors Lixiong Li (JHU), and Desire Kedagni @UNC_econ.
Unveiling risks in non-sharp identified sets: This paper reveals that non-sharp identified sets, contrary to the intuition, could be misleading. It provides a framework to address discrepancies for more robust empirical analysis econometricsociety.org/publications/q…
Registrations to become a GAIN mentor are now open! GAIN mentors are assigned to help guide a mentee one-on-one through the entire graduate application cycle in economics or related fields. ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/GAINMentors 🗓️ Deadline: April 21st Please share widely!
LAST WEEK TO APPLY for the EGAP West Africa Regional Hub at @cerapabidjan in Cote d'Ivoire #LearningDays workshop (24-29 June). The workshop will focus on causal inference in impact evaluation for Africa-based researchers and evaluators. Apply by 1 March: egap.org/project/learni…
Colleagues, please share with Africa based collaborators who could benefit from this fantastic opportunity
*APPLY NOW* for the EGAP West Africa Regional Hub at @cerapabidjan in Cote d'Ivoire #LearningDays workshop (24-29 June). The workshop will focus on causal inference in impact evaluation for Africa-based researchers and evaluators. Apply by 1 March: egap.org/project/learni…
Thanks Oyebola! Huge opportunity. Nigeria deserves frontier training programs in economics and related disciplines. We are committed to offer just that…
HUGE congratulations to ASE on receiving its license from the National University Commission 🇳🇬👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Now the work of training the next generation of global econ leaders in Africa can continue in Nigeria Huge congrats to our olori ebi @lwantchekon and the entire ASE family
Excited to share my recent work on measurement at @PSRMJournal! In it, my coauthor and I revisit the use of self-reported political ideology in American politics. (1/12) doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2…
*REMINDER* Apply for the EGAP West Africa Regional Hub at @cerapabidjan in Cote d'Ivoire #LearningDays workshop (24-29 June). The workshop will focus on causal inference in impact evaluation for Africa-based researchers and evaluators. Apply by 1 March: egap.org/project/learni…
How can lower income countries collect more taxes? That’s a big question on the minds of many government officials and researchers. Gabe Tourek @gabezt and I offer some answers in our new paper just out in the Journal of Econ Perspectives @aeapubs aeaweb.org/articles?id=10… 1/n
Congratulations to @oyebolaoo and @VictorPouliquen who were recognized for the AEJ Best Paper Award for Economic Policy at #ASSA2024 for the paper “Technology, Taxation, and Corruption: Evidence from the Introduction of Electronic Tax Filing.” aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
Applications for 2024 @EITM_Institute at @emorycollege are open. NSF funded grad workshop for all subfields of political science. Applications due on 3/824. More info and application link here: EITM.emory.edu @FormalTheory @PolMethSociety
This is an amazing opportunity for African students interested in graduate school in Econ, public policy, related fields -Hidden curriculum on the application process -One-on-one mentorship for essays, CV, where to apply -Financial support with exams etc. Please spread the word!
Applications are open for the 2024 GAIN program! Information sharing, mentoring, and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields. ➡️ Apply here: gain-network.net/participants 🗓️ Deadline: March 11th Please share widely!
The African School of Economics founder and President, Prof @lwantchekon, presented the coveted Sir Arthur Lewis lecture at the National Economic Association @NEAEcon session of the annual ASSA Conference 2024. Read the lecture summary here: shorturl.at/mwOQ8
Calling all Africa-based junior economists (Phd post 2018) Applications for STAARS program by @CornellDyson @wb_research and PEP is open until JAN 19: barrett.dyson.cornell.edu/staars/staars-… Outstanding mentorship and prof development program. All the alums I've met are amazing @cbb2cornell
Thanks to the NEA for this incredible honor! Exciting opportunity to show the promise of institutional editing and experimentation in development research.
Now at #NEAatASSA #ASSA2024, @lwantchekon of @Princeton and @ASE_Africa presents the @NEAEcon Sir W. Arthur Lewis Lecture on “State Capacity, Institutional Experimentation, and Development”. This lecture recognizes an economist who has produced seminal research on development.
Now at #NEAatASSA #ASSA2024, @lwantchekon of @Princeton and @ASE_Africa presents the @NEAEcon Sir W. Arthur Lewis Lecture on “State Capacity, Institutional Experimentation, and Development”. This lecture recognizes an economist who has produced seminal research on development.
2023 was a challenging year both professionally and personally. Luckily, it ends on a high note as I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be joining @EmoryPolisci as an Assistant Professor next fall. I’m incredibly grateful to so many people and very excited for the journey ahead.