Biz media attributes MGNREGA employment crash to “rising incomes”, but it could also be due to mass deletion of job cards, digital attendance, compulsory Aadhaar-based payments, etc. financialexpress.com/policy/economy…

The one article to read on NPS v UPS, by Renuka Sane theprint.in/opinion/centre… via @theprintindia

Why should governments invest in access to quality early childhood education programs? heckmanequation.org/resource/early…

Once again, the flower fields of Pallichal Panchayat are ready to welcome visitors this #Onam. At Kurandivila, five acres bloom with vibrant orange and yellow marigolds. This is part of the 'Nammude Onam Nammude Pookkal' initiative, an #MNREGA project led by I.B. Satheesh MLA.

"The question ‘What is the point of doing all of this now?’ dominates my thoughts, profoundly impacting my writing process, readings, and my free time." Read shahdab perumal's insightful reflection on ethnography in the shadow of genocide in Palestine: ethnomarginalia.com/2024/08/28/bea…

Clubs and networks in economics: Authors with connections to editors via same PhD program, work relationships or co-author networks more often avoid desk rejection. Referee decisions influenced by PhD, employment matches, signalling. Great connectivity papers get fewer citations

"The evidence is clear: [school] meals cooked on site are fresher, tastier and healthier." Yup. scroll.in/article/107252…

📢Our paper on "Understanding Child Sex Trafficking Using Victim-Level Data" is forthcoming in EDCC. The fieldwork for this paper was one of the toughest in my life, and I am glad the paper is out, and the world will learn so we can try to change. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

How can we rethink accountability and citizen engagement in our parliamentary democracy? Some thoughts from my work in Assam, on the need to demystify legislative work & sustain citizen engagement beyond election cycles. medium.com/@goatodelhi/bu…

.TheNewsMinute's conversation with Nidhi Suresh on the "what next" after the Hema Committee reminded me of how Jolly Chirayath summarised the women's struggles in the industry for Ala's podcast on film a year ago: "കരയുന്ന കുഞ്ഞിനെ പാലുള്ളൂ" (1/2) open.spotify.com/episode/1Knn6o…

Day 1-4 of 2023, near Basavangudi she would keep the flowers every day without fail

Data science for economists: version control, web scraping, spatial analysis, workflow, project management and other needs. github.com/uo-ec607/lectu…

On 1 Aug, Rishika Pardikar revealed how #Modi govt had shut 199 agromet units providing free, weather-based farm advisories to farmers nationwide. After the story sparked political protest, the govt, reports PTI, has now reversed its decision article-14.com/post/farm-weat…

Afternoon walk down the street is only to find out these amazing pieces of art - From Diary Archives of 2023

More of us should be tracking NITI Aayog. Its creation came at a cost i.e. dismantling of the Planning Commission. So, what has it achieved so far? More importantly, what is its role? Who are these people & what are their credentials to sit in on meetings & influence decisions

Python materials for economists, this time with the datasets to accompany the slides: pyecon.org/references/ Slides: pyecon.org/down/pyecon.pdf Datasets: pyecon.org/down/data.zip

Would you leave your job in Mumbai, to start a free boarding school in India’s highest village? Portia Putatunda from Ranchi did. #Inspiration #EducationForAll #MakingADifference #ImpactfulJourney #CommunityService #ChangingLives #EducationMatters

Scholarships for doing an Econ PhD please help share the opportunity

I'm restarting open Econometrics Office Hours this week, now from Bowdoin College, where I am visiting this year. Open to anyone anywhere needing econometrics help! Now Wednesdays 10-12 AM Eastern or by appointment.

A PhD scholar writing her thesis on women's access to higher education, quits her course after her sexual harassment complaint against a prof goes unheard. Like her, women across institutes, workplaces fear going to the ICC as it might “complicate things”. Here's why: